2B Javier Abarca #29
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
2B JAVIER ABARCA #29 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
106 304 78 11 2 4 25 30 45 .257 .322 .345 12 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 50 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 25
Errors: - 65 55
Arm: 25 65 65
Turn DP: - 75 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 75 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 ATL Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 ATL Win, 8-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1974 ATL Loss, 4-5 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1974 DET Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/11/1974 DET Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1974 DET Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 @ MON Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 @ MON Loss, 2-9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1974 @ MON Win, 8-6 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/06/1974 @ MON Win, 3-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
PERSONALITY
No love lost for Javier from his teammates. They'd like to give him the heave-ho.
Personality Class: Disruptive
High: Adaptability
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/08/1946
Born in:San Pedro de MacorĂ­s, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 15th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 106 304 78 11 2 4 25 29 30 45 .257 .322 .345 .668 .309 .089 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 341 1 0 0 2 3 3 105 17 12 4 75.0 37.0 4.19 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 23 1 0 2 5 8 9 9 1 0 0 .261 .327 .341 .667
Versus Right   216 55 10 2 2 20 20 21 36 2 3 1 .255 .321 .347 .668
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .238 .304 .286 .590
April   23 12 3 0 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 .522 .522 .652 1.174
May   73 19 0 0 2 9 7 8 11 2 0 0 .260 .325 .342 .668
June   33 9 3 1 1 5 6 4 3 1 1 0 .273 .342 .515 .857
July   90 22 3 0 0 5 5 11 13 0 1 1 .244 .333 .278 .611
August   43 10 1 1 1 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 .233 .250 .372 .622
September   42 6 1 0 0 0 2 6 11 0 1 0 .143 .250 .167 .417
Spring Training   51 7 0 0 0 4 6 7 7 1 1 0 .137 .237 .137 .375
Last Year   170 47 3 2 2 15 21 19 22 3 7 1 .276 .347 .353 .700
2 Years Ago   531 101 12 5 6 32 52 33 74 2 32 0 .190 .237 .266 .502
Career   1086 239 27 10 12 76 113 94 154 8 45 3 .220 .282 .297 .579
Home   156 38 4 1 0 10 13 12 17 1 1 1 .244 .300 .282 .582
Road   148 40 7 1 4 15 16 18 28 2 2 0 .270 .345 .412 .757
Grass   304 78 11 2 4 25 29 30 45 3 3 1 .257 .322 .345 .668
Day   152 38 4 1 4 14 16 22 30 2 1 1 .250 .345 .368 .713
Night   152 40 7 1 0 11 13 8 15 1 2 0 .263 .298 .322 .621
As Starter   298 78 11 2 4 25 27 30 44 3 3 1 .262 .328 .352 .681
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 2 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   51 14 4 0 0 2 4 8 8 1 0 0 .275 .367 .353 .720
Inning 1-3   108 33 4 2 2 11 12 10 13 0 1 0 .306 .364 .435 .800
Inning 4-6   108 24 2 0 2 10 8 7 19 2 2 0 .222 .265 .296 .561
Inning 7-9   83 19 5 0 0 4 6 12 12 1 0 1 .229 .330 .289 .619
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
0 Outs   95 19 2 0 0 3 11 10 11 0 3 0 .200 .276 .221 .497
1 Outs   107 31 4 0 1 9 7 10 18 3 0 1 .290 .347 .355 .702
2 Outs   102 28 5 2 3 13 10 10 16 0 0 0 .275 .339 .451 .790
Scoring Position   77 25 4 2 1 22 12 5 10 3 3 0 .325 .353 .468 .820
Bases Empty   171 38 7 0 3 3 13 17 23 0 0 1 .222 .296 .316 .612
Runner on 1st   56 15 0 0 0 0 3 8 12 0 0 0 .268 .359 .268 .627
Runner on 2nd   26 10 3 1 0 7 4 3 3 0 2 0 .385 .448 .577 1.025
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .333 1.400 1.733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 9 0 0 0 2 5 1 4 0 1 0 .290 .312 .290 .603
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 2 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Bases Loaded   5 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Two Strikes   111 21 2 0 2 8 9 13 45 3 0 0 .189 .268 .261 .529
First Pitch   60 15 3 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Count 0-1   27 11 0 1 1 6 4 0 0 0 1 0 .407 .407 .593 1.000
Count 0-2   19 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 .158 .150 .211 .361
Count 1-0   36 11 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .306 .389 .694
Count 1-1   27 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .286 .296 .582
Count 1-2   31 8 0 0 1 1 4 0 12 0 0 0 .258 .258 .355 .613
Count 2-0   10 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .700 1.200
Count 2-1   21 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 .286 .381 .667
Count 2-2   37 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 17 0 0 0 .189 .189 .216 .405
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 2 0 0 1 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 .417 .917
Full Count   24 3 0 0 1 3 3 13 9 2 0 0 .125 .410 .250 .660
Behind in Count   77 22 1 1 2 9 9 0 19 1 1 0 .286 .282 .403 .685
Ahead in Count   79 24 5 1 1 6 5 17 0 0 1 0 .304 .427 .430 .857
Batting Leadoff   29 9 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .310 .355 .345 .700
Batting 2nd   96 28 6 0 1 10 8 8 15 2 1 1 .292 .346 .385 .731
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   17 5 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 0 0 0 .294 .400 .647 1.047
Batting 5th   26 9 0 0 0 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 .346 .357 .346 .703
Batting 6th   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   73 14 1 0 0 3 4 10 9 0 2 0 .192 .289 .205 .495
Batting 8th   52 11 2 1 2 5 6 6 12 0 0 0 .212 .293 .404 .697
Low Leverage   148 34 8 0 3 9 15 17 19 1 0 1 .230 .311 .345 .656
Medium Leverage   108 31 3 2 1 10 6 8 19 0 2 0 .287 .336 .380 .716
High Leverage   45 12 0 0 0 6 7 5 7 2 1 0 .267 .327 .267 .594
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
1970 New York - MLB 23 27 81 13 1 1 0 4 11 12 1 0 13 3 1 .160 .277 .198 .474 38 40 -0.1
1972 New York - MLB 25 140 531 101 12 5 6 32 52 33 0 2 74 17 5 .190 .237 .266 .502 57 45 0.5
1973 New York - MLB 26 108 170 47 3 2 2 15 21 19 1 3 22 6 4 .276 .347 .353 .700 101 97 1.6
1974 New York - MLB 27 106 304 78 11 2 4 25 29 30 1 3 45 12 4 .257 .322 .345 .668 91 103 2.5
Total MLB 381 1086 239 27 10 12 76 113 94 3 8 154 38 14 .220 .282 .297 .579 72 69 4.5
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
1969 Total - 22 72 315 95 15 7 12 63 79 41 2 2 32 32 12 .302 .383 .508 .891 100 100 2.9
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
1973 New York - MLB 26 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 591 656 0.9
Total MLB 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500 591 656
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 New York - MLB 2B 2 2 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.3 .997
1970 New York - MLB SS 25 23 40 72 18 118 6 .949 216.0 4.67 +0.3 1.013
1972 New York - MLB 2B 130 129 293 378 89 687 16 .977 1125.0 5.37 +10.4 1.062
1972 New York - MLB SS 16 8 21 45 6 70 4 .943 87.2 6.78 -0.7 1.021
1973 New York - MLB 2B 73 21 64 118 25 187 5 .973 283.0 5.79 +6.6 1.103
1973 New York - MLB SS 22 18 34 64 15 100 2 .980 167.0 5.28 -0.6 .999
1974 New York - MLB 2B 80 50 136 150 39 294 8 .973 481.0 5.35 +8.1 1.130
1974 New York - MLB SS 32 31 59 99 18 164 6 .963 254.0 5.60 -1.9 .990
TOTAL 2B 285 202 495 650 154 1174 29 .975 1899.0 5.43 +25.4 1.084
TOTAL SS 95 80 154 280 57 452 18 .960 724.2 5.39 -2.9 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the New York Empires.
10/29/1969 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
03/15/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the New York Empires development complex.
04/07/1970 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
05/02/1972 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/05/1972 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
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 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
07/14/1974 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1972 32 1
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