RF John Stites #3
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Unhappy
04/05/1977
RF JOHN STITES #3 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 65 65
BABIP 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 70 60 70 75
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 35 40 40
Eye 45 45 50 65
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
04/01/1977 PHI Win, 6-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/31/1977 @ LAB Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
03/30/1977 @ STL Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/29/1977 SDC Loss, 6-8 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
03/28/1977 @ MIL Loss, 7-7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/27/1977 BRO Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/26/1977 @ CHI Loss, 1-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/25/1977 KCB Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
03/23/1977 CLE Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
03/22/1977 @ CIN Win, 4-2 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
John has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/31/1952
Born in:Anaheim, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$80,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 4
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 23 152 596 168 17 5 5 50 69 40 5 3 43 15 18 .282 .331 .352 .683 101 99 2.7
Total MLB 357 1291 345 36 9 13 113 139 98 13 8 116 24 37 .267 .323 .339 .663 90 89 4.4
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 152 152 315 28 2 358 15 .958 1328.0 2.32 +10.3 1.035
TOTAL RF 338 331 651 50 3 727 26 .964 2911.0 2.17 +25.3 1.057
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).
10/04/1976 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/11/1976 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1975 153 4
1976 152 6
Year HP Rank
1975 6 10
1976 5 10
Year SH Rank
1975 24 3
1976 14 7
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