2B Javier Abarca #29
New York Empires MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/30/1977
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2B JAVIER ABARCA #29 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
131 443 126 21 3 6 39 39 74 .284 .343 .386 25 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
BABIP 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 50 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
09/28/1977 @ MON Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1977 @ MON Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1977 @ BOS Win, 6-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/1977 @ BOS Loss, 3-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/23/1977 @ BOS Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1977 MON Win, 4-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1977 @ CHI Win, 4-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1977 ATL Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/17/1977 ATL Loss, 4-9 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1977 ATL Win, 2-0 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2
PERSONALITY
Javier is slow to catch on.
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:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$182,240
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 15th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 131 443 126 21 3 6 39 51 39 74 .284 .343 .386 .729 .318 .102 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 120 495 1 2 0 11 11 1 171 30 25 9 73.5 59.0 4.57 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   87 17 2 0 1 3 5 5 15 0 1 1 .195 .247 .253 .500
Versus Right   353 108 19 3 5 36 46 34 58 1 10 0 .306 .366 .419 .785
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
April   59 14 1 2 0 3 5 5 7 0 0 0 .237 .297 .322 .619
May   74 21 1 0 3 12 9 5 12 1 5 1 .284 .333 .419 .752
June   83 23 5 0 2 11 13 9 11 0 0 0 .277 .348 .410 .757
July   63 19 2 0 1 5 5 4 13 0 1 0 .302 .343 .381 .724
August   88 26 10 0 0 6 8 7 19 0 3 0 .295 .347 .409 .756
September   73 22 2 1 0 2 11 9 11 0 2 0 .301 .378 .356 .734
Spring Training   14 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 .143 .200 .286 .486
Postseason   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Last Year   437 112 17 2 6 52 48 44 59 4 9 1 .256 .323 .346 .669
2 Years Ago   394 86 18 1 0 24 43 36 55 1 5 4 .218 .290 .269 .559
Career   2401 574 86 16 25 200 261 216 352 15 72 9 .239 .303 .319 .622
Home   221 62 14 3 4 19 27 14 32 0 2 0 .281 .323 .425 .749
Road   219 63 7 0 2 20 24 25 41 1 9 1 .288 .362 .347 .709
Grass   440 125 21 3 6 39 51 39 73 1 11 1 .284 .343 .386 .729
Day   260 73 12 1 1 20 28 23 42 1 8 1 .281 .340 .346 .687
Night   180 52 9 2 5 19 23 16 31 0 3 0 .289 .347 .444 .791
As Starter   427 121 20 2 6 39 48 39 70 1 11 1 .283 .344 .382 .726
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   99 27 5 0 0 6 8 8 17 0 1 1 .273 .333 .323 .657
Inning 1-3   157 49 7 1 3 16 19 8 27 0 4 0 .312 .345 .427 .772
Inning 4-6   145 37 7 1 3 12 19 19 25 1 6 0 .255 .339 .379 .719
Inning 7-9   123 35 6 1 0 9 11 12 17 0 1 1 .285 .353 .350 .703
Extra Innings   15 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
0 Outs   154 45 8 0 1 6 35 18 22 1 7 0 .292 .364 .364 .728
1 Outs   133 35 6 1 2 15 11 9 28 0 4 0 .263 .310 .368 .678
2 Outs   153 45 7 2 3 18 5 12 23 0 0 1 .294 .349 .425 .774
Scoring Position   123 34 6 1 2 34 13 12 23 1 11 0 .276 .338 .390 .728
Bases Empty   243 66 10 2 3 3 34 21 45 0 0 0 .272 .330 .366 .696
Runner on 1st   74 25 5 0 1 2 4 6 5 0 0 1 .338 .395 .446 .841
Runner on 2nd   39 9 3 0 0 5 3 4 9 0 8 0 .231 .302 .308 .610
Runner on 3rd   15 5 0 1 1 7 1 1 1 0 2 0 .333 .375 .667 1.042
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 11 1 0 1 6 5 4 5 0 0 0 .324 .395 .441 .836
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Bases Loaded   17 5 0 0 0 8 1 2 5 0 1 0 .294 .368 .294 .663
Two Strikes   222 56 13 1 0 15 22 23 73 1 0 0 .252 .321 .320 .641
First Pitch   67 20 2 0 2 9 9 2 0 0 3 1 .299 .329 .418 .746
Count 0-1   43 7 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 .163 .163 .233 .395
Count 0-2   41 11 5 0 0 1 2 0 16 0 0 0 .268 .268 .390 .659
Count 1-0   39 17 3 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 .436 .436 .641 1.077
Count 1-1   35 15 1 0 2 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .629 1.057
Count 1-2   66 20 3 0 0 9 7 0 14 1 0 0 .303 .299 .348 .647
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   23 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .348 .652
Count 2-2   69 19 4 1 0 4 6 0 22 0 0 0 .275 .275 .362 .638
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 2 0 0 1 2 3 8 0 0 1 0 .286 .667 .714 1.381
Full Count   46 6 1 0 0 1 7 23 21 0 0 0 .130 .420 .152 .572
Behind in Count   150 38 9 1 0 14 13 0 30 1 3 0 .253 .252 .327 .578
Ahead in Count   73 27 4 1 2 6 9 14 0 0 4 0 .370 .471 .534 1.006
Batting Leadoff   66 23 4 0 1 9 7 3 16 0 0 0 .348 .377 .455 .831
Batting 2nd   35 8 2 0 1 1 3 1 8 0 3 0 .229 .250 .371 .621
Batting 4th   68 20 2 1 0 2 10 8 8 0 2 0 .294 .368 .353 .721
Batting 5th   21 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 .238 .273 .238 .511
Batting 6th   142 34 8 0 2 11 17 14 21 0 3 1 .239 .312 .338 .650
Batting 7th   73 25 2 2 2 15 8 6 9 1 3 0 .342 .388 .507 .894
Batting 8th   28 8 3 0 0 1 5 6 5 0 0 0 .286 .412 .393 .805
Batting 9th   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Low Leverage   166 51 8 2 2 7 12 13 31 0 0 0 .307 .358 .416 .773
Medium Leverage   184 55 10 1 4 18 30 15 22 0 10 1 .299 .355 .429 .784
High Leverage   87 19 3 0 0 14 9 11 20 1 1 0 .218 .303 .253 .556
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 29 131 437 112 17 2 6 52 48 44 1 4 59 25 9 .256 .323 .346 .669 100 102 4.6
1977 New York - MLB 30 131 443 126 21 3 6 39 51 39 1 1 74 25 9 .284 .343 .386 .729 96 103 3.3
Total MLB 772 2401 574 86 16 25 200 261 216 9 15 352 104 44 .239 .303 .319 .622 81 82 13.6
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
1977 New York - MLB 30 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -125 1.0
Total MLB 6 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714 97 98
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 102 90 225 296 81 529 8 .985 823.2 5.69 +15.5 1.111
1976 New York - MLB SS 30 26 48 91 25 142 3 .979 233.0 5.37 +2.4 1.031
1977 New York - MLB 2B 127 120 198 366 75 578 14 .976 1038.2 4.89 +7.8 1.032
1977 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 630 522 1184 1647 383 2904 73 .975 4704.1 5.42 +58.8 1.074
TOTAL SS 142 116 214 406 87 645 25 .961 1054.2 5.29 -1.4 1.008
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.
11/11/1976 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $182,240.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
02/28/1977 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the New York Empires development complex.
03/06/1977 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 3-4 weeks.
04/09/1977 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for one week.
07/02/1977 Injured (bruised knee),out for 5 days.
08/23/1977 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1972 32 1
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