2B Lou Ward #40
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/20/1971
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2B LOU WARD #40 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
147 555 157 36 3 14 78 89 72 .283 .382 .434 1 6.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 70 70 70 70
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: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1971 @ SFS Loss, 4-6 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/18/1971 @ SFS Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/1971 @ SFS Win, 7-4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/16/1971 DAL Win, 6-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/15/1971 DAL Win, 7-1 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1971 DAL Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1971 CHH Win, 5-4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/11/1971 CHH Win, 4-1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/10/1971 CHH Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1971 SFS Win, 10-1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 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:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$24,800
Signed Through:1971 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 20th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1971 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 147 555 157 36 3 14 78 83 89 72 .283 .382 .434 .816 .373 .151 140
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 144 649 2 2 0 12 1 3 241 53 1 6 14.3 94.4 6.07 6.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   194 53 14 0 5 30 21 35 29 1 0 1 .273 .385 .423 .808
Versus Right   361 104 22 3 9 48 62 54 43 2 1 1 .288 .380 .440 .821
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 10 1 0 1 5 3 2 4 0 0 0 .417 .462 .583 1.045
April   86 22 1 1 2 12 9 14 14 0 0 1 .256 .366 .360 .727
May   103 26 6 0 2 10 17 22 13 0 0 0 .252 .384 .369 .753
June   95 27 4 1 2 17 13 16 13 2 0 0 .284 .381 .411 .791
July   106 23 10 0 2 10 15 11 13 0 1 0 .217 .291 .368 .659
August   96 35 11 1 2 18 19 22 13 0 0 1 .365 .487 .562 1.050
September   69 24 4 0 4 11 10 4 6 1 0 0 .348 .378 .580 .958
Spring Training   51 14 4 0 0 6 9 16 9 0 0 1 .275 .456 .353 .809
Last Year   483 143 31 3 10 63 88 109 98 5 0 6 .296 .428 .435 .863
2 Years Ago   61 14 2 0 2 12 7 6 15 0 0 1 .230 .309 .361 .669
Career   1099 314 69 6 26 153 178 204 185 8 1 9 .286 .399 .430 .830
Home   279 81 18 1 9 40 43 39 32 2 1 1 .290 .377 .459 .836
Road   276 76 18 2 5 38 40 50 40 1 0 1 .275 .387 .409 .797
Grass   555 157 36 3 14 78 83 89 72 3 1 2 .283 .382 .434 .816
Day   340 93 20 3 9 45 48 57 47 2 1 1 .274 .378 .429 .807
Night   215 64 16 0 5 33 35 32 25 1 0 1 .298 .390 .442 .831
As Starter   552 157 36 3 14 78 83 89 71 3 1 2 .284 .384 .437 .820
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   109 33 8 0 4 13 20 24 12 0 0 1 .303 .433 .486 .919
Inning 1-3   220 55 12 1 4 26 31 39 35 1 1 0 .250 .362 .368 .730
Inning 4-6   178 51 10 2 4 29 24 20 21 1 0 0 .287 .357 .433 .789
Inning 7-9   150 49 14 0 5 21 26 27 16 1 0 2 .327 .433 .520 .953
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .714 1.214
0 Outs   173 42 10 0 5 16 31 30 24 1 1 2 .243 .359 .387 .747
1 Outs   234 70 15 2 6 28 40 46 35 2 0 0 .299 .411 .457 .869
2 Outs   148 45 11 1 3 34 12 13 13 0 0 0 .304 .360 .453 .813
Scoring Position   136 49 12 2 4 63 23 22 9 3 1 1 .360 .444 .566 1.011
Bases Empty   301 75 21 1 7 7 44 52 46 0 0 1 .249 .362 .395 .757
Runner on 1st   118 33 3 0 3 8 16 15 17 0 0 0 .280 .361 .381 .742
Runner on 2nd   62 25 8 1 4 22 14 11 3 0 1 0 .403 .493 .758 1.251
Runner on 3rd   25 7 1 0 0 10 0 1 2 0 0 0 .280 .308 .320 .628
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 8 2 1 0 11 5 2 1 0 0 1 .400 .478 .600 1.078
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .300 .375 .675
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 0 0 0 7 2 5 1 0 0 0 .333 .529 .333 .863
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 0 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Two Strikes   258 59 14 2 3 25 28 41 72 0 0 0 .229 .334 .333 .668
First Pitch   77 22 9 0 2 9 13 2 0 0 0 1 .286 .312 .481 .793
Count 0-1   57 18 5 0 4 10 6 0 0 0 0 1 .316 .328 .614 .942
Count 0-2   33 9 3 0 1 7 5 0 8 0 0 0 .273 .273 .455 .727
Count 1-0   45 16 1 0 1 10 3 0 0 1 1 0 .356 .348 .444 .792
Count 1-1   52 16 3 0 1 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .302 .423 .725
Count 1-2   86 17 5 1 0 6 5 0 38 0 0 0 .198 .198 .279 .477
Count 2-0   21 9 2 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .667 1.095
Count 2-1   32 11 2 1 1 10 5 0 0 1 0 0 .344 .333 .562 .896
Count 2-2   78 16 5 1 1 6 5 0 16 0 0 0 .205 .205 .333 .538
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 11 28 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 5 0 0 1 2 7 18 0 0 0 0 .417 .767 .667 1.433
Full Count   61 17 1 0 1 6 13 41 10 0 0 0 .279 .569 .344 .913
Behind in Count   176 44 13 1 5 23 16 0 46 0 0 1 .250 .254 .420 .675
Ahead in Count   111 42 5 1 4 28 31 46 0 2 1 0 .378 .553 .550 1.103
Batting 2nd   541 151 31 3 14 76 81 88 71 3 1 2 .279 .380 .425 .805
Batting 4th   7 3 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Batting 5th   4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.250 2.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   274 64 17 1 4 18 32 41 40 1 0 1 .234 .334 .347 .681
Medium Leverage   194 62 14 1 6 28 35 31 25 0 1 0 .320 .413 .495 .908
High Leverage   84 31 5 1 4 32 16 17 6 2 0 1 .369 .471 .595 1.066
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 25 147 555 157 36 3 14 78 83 89 2 3 72 1 6 .283 .382 .434 .816 129 140 6.0
Total MLB 316 1099 314 69 6 26 153 178 204 9 8 185 3 12 .286 .399 .430 .830 135 144 11.0
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 7 6 57 9 5 66 0 1.000 52.1 11.35 +0.6 .975
1971 Houston - MLB 2B 140 137 312 430 124 763 21 .972 1217.2 5.48 +10.8 1.030
1971 Houston - MLB 3B 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 8.0 1.12 -0.6 .522
1971 Houston - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 12 6 71 10 7 81 0 1.000 62.1 11.70 +0.7 .982
TOTAL 2B 287 283 643 872 241 1552 37 .976 2478.2 5.50 +10.4 1.012
TOTAL 3B 4 4 4 5 1 11 2 .818 30.0 2.70 -0.6 .933
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1970 109 4
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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