2B Javier Abarca #29
New York Empires MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/16/1976
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2B JAVIER ABARCA #29 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
98 323 81 11 2 4 30 33 47 .251 .321 .334 18 2.8
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 50
Arm: 25 65 60
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: 55
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
08/15/1976 @ MON Loss, 6-9 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 1
08/14/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-9 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/13/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
08/11/1976 @ DET Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/09/1976 @ DET Loss, 3-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/07/1976 BAL Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/06/1976 BAL Loss, 4-10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/1976 MON Win, 7-6 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/04/1976 MON Win, 5-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/03/1976 MON Win, 15-1 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0
PERSONALITY
Abarca is limited in terms of intelligence.
High: Adaptability
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/08/1946
Born in:San Pedro de Macorís, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$110,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:132 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 15th Pick in Round 1
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 98 323 81 11 2 4 30 32 33 47 .251 .321 .334 .656 .299 .084 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 364 1 2 0 9 6 1 108 17 18 7 72.0 35.2 3.58 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   91 24 5 1 1 9 6 5 16 0 1 0 .264 .302 .374 .676
Versus Right   232 57 6 1 3 21 26 28 31 1 5 1 .246 .328 .319 .647
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 7 1 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .368 .429 .421 .850
April   60 14 3 0 1 4 5 5 9 0 0 0 .233 .292 .333 .626
May   68 13 1 1 1 6 3 4 11 0 2 0 .191 .236 .279 .516
June   72 21 3 0 0 7 9 11 7 1 0 0 .292 .381 .333 .714
July   91 23 3 0 2 10 7 5 18 0 4 1 .253 .299 .352 .651
August   32 10 1 1 0 3 8 8 2 0 0 0 .312 .450 .406 .856
Spring Training   57 11 0 1 0 5 3 1 9 1 1 1 .193 .217 .228 .445
Last Year   394 86 18 1 0 24 43 36 55 1 5 4 .218 .290 .269 .559
2 Years Ago   345 89 14 2 5 34 35 33 55 4 5 1 .258 .321 .354 .675
Career   1844 417 59 13 17 139 194 166 266 11 58 8 .226 .291 .300 .591
Home   162 42 4 2 3 18 18 19 20 1 2 1 .259 .339 .364 .703
Road   161 39 7 0 1 12 14 14 27 0 4 0 .242 .303 .304 .607
Grass   323 81 11 2 4 30 32 33 47 1 6 1 .251 .321 .334 .656
Day   210 46 6 1 3 17 18 18 30 0 3 0 .219 .281 .300 .581
Night   113 35 5 1 1 13 14 15 17 1 3 1 .310 .392 .398 .791
As Starter   315 80 11 2 3 27 31 32 46 1 6 1 .254 .324 .330 .654
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .500 .722
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   80 22 3 0 0 7 4 8 12 0 3 0 .275 .341 .312 .653
Inning 1-3   100 21 3 1 0 5 11 13 15 0 2 1 .210 .307 .260 .567
Inning 4-6   113 30 4 1 3 13 15 11 15 1 1 0 .265 .328 .398 .726
Inning 7-9   100 29 4 0 1 12 5 8 13 0 3 0 .290 .343 .360 .703
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
0 Outs   122 34 3 0 1 5 15 9 12 1 5 1 .279 .331 .328 .659
1 Outs   97 14 2 1 0 5 6 14 21 0 1 0 .144 .252 .186 .438
2 Outs   104 33 6 1 3 20 11 10 14 0 0 0 .317 .377 .481 .858
Scoring Position   75 26 3 0 3 28 10 12 12 1 6 0 .347 .432 .507 .938
Bases Empty   185 38 6 1 1 1 17 15 23 0 0 1 .205 .269 .265 .534
Runner on 1st   63 17 2 1 0 1 5 6 12 0 0 0 .270 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   27 14 1 0 1 10 3 2 5 0 4 0 .519 .552 .667 1.218
Runner on 3rd   7 3 1 0 1 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 .429 .600 1.000 1.600
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 .190 .261 .190 .451
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 .952
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 .111 .333 .222 .556
Bases Loaded   5 3 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 .600 .571 .600 1.171
Two Strikes   144 29 4 0 1 8 10 11 47 1 0 0 .201 .256 .250 .506
First Pitch   57 12 3 0 0 8 4 2 0 0 3 0 .211 .237 .263 .500
Count 0-1   21 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .429 .762
Count 0-2   18 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .389 .389 .444 .833
Count 1-0   29 12 2 1 2 7 3 0 0 0 2 0 .414 .414 .759 1.172
Count 1-1   33 10 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 .303 .324 .455 .778
Count 1-2   45 8 1 0 1 3 3 0 16 0 0 0 .178 .178 .267 .444
Count 2-0   13 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Count 2-1   19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .316 .632
Count 2-2   49 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 1 0 0 .143 .140 .163 .303
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 .143 .647 .143 .790
Full Count   32 7 1 0 0 2 6 11 7 0 0 0 .219 .419 .250 .669
Behind in Count   84 22 4 0 1 4 6 0 23 0 0 0 .262 .262 .345 .607
Ahead in Count   68 23 2 1 2 10 13 20 0 0 2 0 .338 .489 .485 .974
Batting Leadoff   49 12 4 2 0 5 10 11 9 0 0 0 .245 .383 .408 .791
Batting 2nd   68 15 0 0 1 8 7 8 7 0 2 1 .221 .312 .265 .576
Batting 6th   21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 .095 .095 .095 .190
Batting 7th   121 32 5 0 1 11 10 6 20 1 2 0 .264 .297 .331 .627
Batting 8th   61 20 2 0 2 6 5 7 7 0 1 0 .328 .397 .459 .856
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   127 29 3 1 2 9 13 14 20 1 0 0 .228 .303 .315 .618
Medium Leverage   140 39 7 1 2 13 15 11 21 0 1 1 .279 .336 .386 .721
High Leverage   55 13 1 0 0 8 4 8 6 0 5 0 .236 .333 .255 .588
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 27 118 345 89 14 2 5 34 35 33 1 4 55 15 5 .258 .321 .354 .675 101 105 2.9
1975 New York - MLB 28 117 394 86 18 1 0 24 43 36 4 1 55 13 11 .218 .290 .269 .559 60 67 0.8
1976 New York - MLB 29 98 323 81 11 2 4 30 32 33 1 1 47 18 7 .251 .321 .334 .656 89 98 2.8
Total MLB 608 1844 417 59 13 17 139 194 166 8 11 266 72 33 .226 .291 .300 .591 75 75 8.6
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 92 62 165 187 51 364 12 .967 577.1 5.49 +8.3 1.104
1974 New York - MLB SS 32 31 59 99 18 164 6 .963 254.0 5.60 -1.9 .989
1975 New York - MLB 2B 104 98 237 298 61 553 18 .967 846.2 5.69 +10.0 1.076
1975 New York - MLB SS 17 10 12 35 5 51 4 .922 97.0 4.36 -1.0 .997
1976 New York - MLB 2B 73 64 161 201 51 367 5 .986 586.0 5.56 +9.1 1.095
1976 New York - MLB SS 26 23 43 77 20 123 3 .976 206.1 5.23 +2.0 1.031
TOTAL 2B 474 376 922 1186 278 2164 56 .974 3428.0 5.53 +44.6 1.081
TOTAL SS 138 113 209 392 82 626 25 .960 1028.0 5.26 -1.8 1.007
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.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $65,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
08/03/1975 Injured (tendinitis (hamstring)),out for 2 weeks.
11/16/1975 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $110,000.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
04/17/1976 Injured (spained knee),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/04/1976 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1972 32 1
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