2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/31/1972
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2B LOU WARD #40 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 367 95 11 2 8 34 44 54 .259 .345 .365 4 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 60 60 60 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 45 60
Arm: 20 50 40
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1972 SFS Loss, 4-8 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/30/1972 SFS Win, 3-1 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
07/29/1972 SFS Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1972 LAP Win, 4-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/27/1972 LAP Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/26/1972 LAP Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1972 DAL Win, 4-0 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
07/23/1972 DAL Loss, 3-5 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
07/22/1972 DAL Loss, 1-2 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
07/20/1972 CHH Win, 2-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Lou is a perfectionist.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:05/20/1946
Born in:Ft. Lee, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$26,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:118 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$1,280,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 101 367 95 11 2 8 34 56 44 54 .259 .345 .365 .710 .330 .106 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 95 415 4 2 0 10 1 0 134 21 4 3 57.1 46.4 4.38 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   112 28 6 0 1 9 14 12 14 0 1 1 .250 .328 .330 .658
Versus Right   255 67 5 2 7 25 41 32 40 0 0 3 .263 .352 .380 .732
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Last Week   18 5 1 0 2 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 .278 .316 .667 .982
April   85 18 2 1 0 4 13 11 18 0 0 0 .212 .302 .259 .561
May   89 24 8 0 5 12 15 11 8 0 0 1 .270 .356 .528 .885
June   103 24 0 0 1 10 14 12 13 0 0 1 .233 .319 .262 .581
July   90 29 1 1 2 8 14 10 15 0 1 2 .322 .402 .422 .824
Spring Training   53 16 2 1 1 7 7 8 11 1 0 2 .302 .406 .434 .840
Last Year   575 160 37 3 14 79 83 94 75 3 1 2 .278 .380 .426 .806
2 Years Ago   483 143 31 3 10 63 88 109 98 5 0 6 .296 .428 .435 .863
Career   1486 412 81 8 34 188 234 253 242 8 2 13 .277 .385 .411 .796
Home   197 49 5 1 7 20 25 19 27 0 0 3 .249 .324 .391 .715
Road   170 46 6 1 1 14 31 25 27 0 1 1 .271 .367 .335 .703
Grass   367 95 11 2 8 34 56 44 54 0 1 4 .259 .345 .365 .710
Day   240 61 6 1 5 22 36 30 37 0 1 3 .254 .344 .350 .694
Night   127 34 5 1 3 12 20 14 17 0 0 1 .268 .345 .394 .739
As Starter   364 95 11 2 8 34 55 43 53 0 1 4 .261 .345 .368 .714
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   81 22 2 0 1 10 12 15 15 0 0 1 .272 .392 .333 .725
Inning 1-3   145 36 3 2 3 14 19 17 13 0 1 2 .248 .335 .359 .694
Inning 4-6   116 28 5 0 2 6 18 10 25 0 0 1 .241 .307 .336 .643
Inning 7-9   95 27 2 0 3 14 17 16 14 0 0 1 .284 .393 .400 .793
Extra Innings   11 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
0 Outs   119 38 3 1 4 12 28 15 20 0 1 1 .319 .400 .462 .862
1 Outs   151 36 5 1 3 9 21 19 19 0 0 1 .238 .327 .344 .672
2 Outs   97 21 3 0 1 13 6 10 15 0 0 2 .216 .303 .278 .581
Scoring Position   77 19 0 0 1 25 19 17 13 0 1 1 .247 .389 .286 .675
Bases Empty   243 62 11 1 6 6 27 20 37 0 0 2 .255 .317 .383 .700
Runner on 1st   47 14 0 1 1 3 9 7 4 0 0 1 .298 .400 .404 .804
Runner on 2nd   29 5 0 0 1 5 6 8 6 0 1 0 .172 .351 .276 .627
Runner on 3rd   13 5 0 0 0 7 6 3 1 0 0 1 .385 .529 .385 .914
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 0 .118 .250 .118 .368
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Bases Loaded   5 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267
Two Strikes   172 36 5 0 4 17 19 18 54 0 0 1 .209 .288 .308 .596
First Pitch   55 17 1 0 0 7 8 2 0 0 0 2 .309 .356 .327 .683
Count 0-1   27 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .148 .179 .148 .327
Count 0-2   26 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 0 .231 .231 .269 .500
Count 1-0   38 11 3 2 3 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .289 .711 1.000
Count 1-1   30 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Count 1-2   50 10 2 0 1 2 5 0 17 0 0 1 .200 .216 .300 .516
Count 2-0   11 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 2-1   25 10 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .440 .840
Count 2-2   58 11 1 0 2 6 5 0 15 0 0 0 .190 .190 .310 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 5 0 0 1 1 6 13 0 0 0 0 .556 .818 .889 1.707
Full Count   38 9 1 0 1 6 7 18 13 0 0 0 .237 .482 .342 .824
Behind in Count   103 20 3 0 1 5 9 0 26 0 0 2 .194 .210 .252 .462
Ahead in Count   83 30 5 2 4 9 25 24 0 0 0 0 .361 .505 .614 1.119
Batting Leadoff   32 13 2 0 2 4 11 3 2 0 0 0 .406 .457 .656 1.113
Batting 2nd   306 77 9 2 4 24 41 35 47 0 1 4 .252 .336 .333 .670
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 6th   24 4 0 0 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .292 .577
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   173 39 7 1 3 7 21 20 21 0 0 2 .225 .313 .329 .642
Medium Leverage   129 32 3 1 2 10 19 14 24 0 1 1 .248 .326 .333 .660
High Leverage   64 23 1 0 3 17 14 10 9 0 0 1 .359 .453 .516 .969
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
1969 Houston - MLB 23 29 61 14 2 0 2 12 7 6 1 0 15 0 1 .230 .309 .361 .669 94 98 -0.1
1970 Houston - MLB 24 140 483 143 31 3 10 63 88 109 6 5 98 2 5 .296 .428 .435 .863 145 154 5.1
1971 Houston - MLB 25 154 575 160 37 3 14 79 83 94 2 3 75 1 6 .278 .380 .426 .806 136 140 6.1
1972 Houston - MLB 26 101 367 95 11 2 8 34 56 44 4 0 54 4 3 .259 .345 .365 .710 107 117 2.8
Total MLB 424 1486 412 81 8 34 188 234 253 13 8 242 7 15 .277 .385 .411 .796 131 138 13.9
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
1968 Total - 22 46 196 60 9 1 6 44 48 32 5 0 21 22 5 .306 .416 .454 .870 100 100 2.0
CAREER POSTSEASON 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 Houston - MLB 24 7 26 5 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 .192 .267 .269 .536 53 49 0.3
Total MLB 7 26 5 2 0 0 4 3 3 0 1 2 0 0 .192 .267 .269 .536 53 49
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Houston - MLB 1B 5 0 14 1 2 15 0 1.000 10.0 13.50 +0.2 1.047
1969 Houston - MLB 2B 12 12 25 37 7 63 1 .984 97.2 5.71 -1.0 .964
1969 Houston - MLB 3B 2 2 2 5 1 8 1 .875 15.0 4.20 -0.0 1.051
1969 Houston - MLB SS 7 0 1 5 2 7 1 .857 12.2 4.26 -0.4 .788
1970 Houston - MLB 2B 135 134 306 405 110 726 15 .979 1163.1 5.50 +0.6 .997
1970 Houston - MLB 3B 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.050
1970 Houston - MLB SS 11 0 2 14 2 16 0 1.000 26.2 5.40 -0.5 .902
1971 Houston - MLB 1B 8 6 59 9 5 68 0 1.000 54.0 11.33 +0.6 .978
1971 Houston - MLB 2B 144 141 317 437 127 776 22 .972 1249.2 5.43 +10.5 1.026
1971 Houston - MLB 3B 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 .667 16.0 1.12 -0.6 .695
1971 Houston - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Houston - MLB 1B 2 0 4 0 1 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 1.033
1972 Houston - MLB 2B 99 95 211 263 56 488 14 .971 835.0 5.11 +2.2 1.028
1972 Houston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 15 6 77 10 8 87 0 1.000 68.0 11.51 +0.8 .986
TOTAL 2B 390 382 859 1142 300 2053 52 .975 3345.2 5.38 +12.3 1.014
TOTAL 3B 5 5 4 6 1 12 2 .833 38.0 2.37 -0.5 .944
TOTAL SS 18 0 3 19 4 23 1 .957 39.1 5.03 -0.8 .878
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of college Buffalo
10/31/1968 Named the #30 prospect in the MLB
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (70).
04/08/1969 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1969 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 60 (70).
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/26/1970 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Lords, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (70).
01/14/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,280,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
03/19/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Houston Drillers development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1971 674 3
Year 2B Rank
1971 37 4
Year BB Rank
1970 109 4
1971 94 6
Year HP Rank
1970 6 10
Year OBP Rank
1970 .428 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 7.35 8
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .395 8
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