RF John Stites #3
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
06/28/1976
RF JOHN STITES #3 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 286 84 4 2 3 27 17 23 .294 .336 .353 9 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 65 65
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 35 40 45
Eye 45 45 50 65
Avoid K's 65 55 65 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 65
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 40 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/27/1976 @ KCB Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1976 @ KCB Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
06/24/1976 NYK Loss, 3-5 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
06/23/1976 NYK Loss, 6-11 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
06/22/1976 NYK Win, 3-2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
06/21/1976 NYK Win, 13-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/20/1976 PHI Win, 4-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
06/19/1976 PHI Win, 7-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/18/1976 PHI Win, 6-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
06/17/1976 @ CLE Loss, 6-7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
John is thick-headed.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/31/1952
Born in:Anaheim, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:83 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 286 84 4 2 3 27 28 17 23 .294 .336 .353 .689 .311 .059 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 72 313 1 0 0 2 9 0 101 9 9 8 52.9 33.8 4.13 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 19 1 1 0 3 7 3 10 0 6 0 .244 .272 .282 .554
Versus Right   208 65 3 1 3 24 21 14 13 0 3 1 .312 .359 .380 .739
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 11 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 .478 .520 .652 1.172
April   87 25 3 1 2 12 12 6 10 0 2 0 .287 .333 .414 .747
May   108 36 0 1 0 10 8 8 8 0 4 1 .333 .385 .352 .736
June   91 23 1 0 1 5 8 3 5 0 3 0 .253 .277 .297 .573
Spring Training   78 22 4 1 0 4 6 6 6 0 2 0 .282 .333 .359 .692
Last Year   577 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 58 4 24 6 .258 .322 .333 .655
2 Years Ago   75 19 3 1 0 7 2 3 7 1 0 2 .253 .296 .320 .616
Career   981 261 23 6 11 90 98 75 96 5 36 9 .266 .322 .335 .658
Home   162 52 1 2 2 15 15 9 14 0 2 1 .321 .360 .389 .749
Road   124 32 3 0 1 12 13 8 9 0 7 0 .258 .303 .306 .609
Grass   273 80 4 2 3 25 27 16 22 0 8 1 .293 .334 .355 .690
Turf   13 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Day   185 55 3 1 3 21 20 12 13 0 6 1 .297 .343 .373 .716
Night   101 29 1 1 0 6 8 5 10 0 3 0 .287 .321 .317 .638
As Starter   286 84 4 2 3 27 28 17 23 0 9 1 .294 .336 .353 .689
Close/Late   61 21 2 0 0 7 5 3 3 0 2 0 .344 .375 .377 .752
Inning 1-3   114 34 1 0 1 10 8 10 9 0 3 1 .298 .360 .333 .693
Inning 4-6   91 27 1 2 2 9 13 3 9 0 4 0 .297 .319 .418 .737
Inning 7-9   77 21 2 0 0 8 6 4 5 0 1 0 .273 .309 .299 .607
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   85 28 1 0 2 10 14 6 9 0 7 0 .329 .374 .412 .785
1 Outs   127 34 1 1 1 6 11 6 6 0 2 1 .268 .306 .315 .621
2 Outs   74 22 2 1 0 11 3 5 8 0 0 0 .297 .342 .351 .693
Scoring Position   77 28 1 0 2 25 7 1 6 0 9 1 .364 .380 .455 .834
Bases Empty   175 40 1 2 1 1 16 14 15 0 0 0 .229 .286 .274 .560
Runner on 1st   34 16 2 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 .471 .500 .529 1.029
Runner on 2nd   43 16 1 0 0 8 2 1 5 0 7 1 .372 .400 .395 .795
Runner on 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 2 0 0 2 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 .833
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .800 .800 .800 1.600
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Two Strikes   110 29 0 1 1 8 10 6 23 0 0 1 .264 .308 .309 .617
First Pitch   54 13 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 .241 .241 .333 .574
Count 0-1   24 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 0-2   18 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 .389 .421 .389 .810
Count 1-0   41 16 4 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 .390 .390 .488 .878
Count 1-1   30 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 1-2   30 7 0 1 0 1 2 0 7 0 0 0 .233 .233 .300 .533
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   16 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 .438 .438 .625 1.062
Count 2-2   35 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 .171 .171 .171 .343
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Full Count   27 9 0 0 1 5 4 6 6 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
Behind in Count   72 23 0 1 0 6 4 0 9 0 1 1 .319 .329 .347 .676
Ahead in Count   68 25 4 0 1 9 13 11 0 0 3 0 .368 .456 .471 .926
Batting 2nd   286 84 4 2 3 27 28 17 23 0 9 1 .294 .336 .353 .689
Low Leverage   124 29 2 1 1 5 11 11 12 0 0 0 .234 .296 .290 .587
Medium Leverage   101 33 1 1 1 12 10 3 8 0 4 1 .327 .352 .386 .739
High Leverage   59 22 1 0 1 10 7 3 3 0 5 0 .373 .403 .441 .844
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Washington - MLB 20 14 43 9 3 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 8 0 0 .209 .292 .279 .571 60 46 -0.4
1974 Washington - MLB 21 37 75 19 3 1 0 7 2 3 2 1 7 1 4 .253 .296 .320 .616 77 80 0.4
1975 Washington - MLB 22 154 577 149 13 3 8 52 62 50 6 4 58 8 15 .258 .322 .333 .655 83 83 1.7
1976 Washington - MLB 23 72 286 84 4 2 3 27 28 17 1 0 23 9 8 .294 .336 .353 .689 100 102 1.9
Total MLB 277 981 261 23 6 11 90 98 75 9 5 96 18 27 .266 .322 .335 .658 86 87 3.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Total - 17 35 148 65 15 3 5 40 57 18 4 1 7 5 5 .439 .509 .682 1.191 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Washington - MLB RF 10 10 15 0 0 16 1 .938 91.0 1.48 -1.7 .918
1974 Washington - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Washington - MLB RF 23 16 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 150.0 1.92 +4.1 1.141
1975 Washington - MLB RF 153 153 289 22 1 321 10 .969 1342.0 2.09 +12.7 1.082
1976 Washington - MLB RF 72 72 154 17 2 177 6 .966 633.0 2.43 +5.4 1.046
TOTAL RF 258 251 490 39 3 546 17 .969 2216.0 2.15 +20.5 1.068
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 26, 110th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school Dana Hills (Dana Hills; Dana Point, CA).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (55).
04/06/1971 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1971 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (65).
02/14/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Houston Drillers development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #22 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #15 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (65).
04/03/1973 Named the #17 prospect in the MLB
06/04/1973 Was traded by the Houston Drillers to the Washington Eagles, along with RP Billy Gray, SS Larry Daniel, a 1st round draft pick, and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for RF Mike Lockhart and SP Tom McAteer.
06/28/1973 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (65).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (65).
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 153 4
Year HP Rank
1975 6 10
Year SH Rank
1975 24 3
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