C Lute Eccles #17
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/18/1975
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C LUTE ECCLES #17 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
142 467 134 21 4 3 49 103 64 .287 .415 .368 23 4.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 70
Gap 45 45 50 50
Power 40 40 45 50
Eye 80 75 80 80
Avoid K's 50 45 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 50 35 40
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 @ LAP Win, 8-3 3 0 2 3 0 3 0 0
09/27/1975 @ LAP Loss, 2-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/1975 TCN Loss, 1-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/1975 TCN Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
09/22/1975 TCN Win, 3-1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/21/1975 TOR Win, 8-3 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 2
09/20/1975 TOR Win, 5-3 3 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
09/18/1975 LAP Loss, 0-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1975 LAP Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1975 LAP Loss, 5-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Lute has very little hustle and is a slow learner.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/03/1946
Born in:Plainview, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$322,650
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 3rd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 142 467 134 21 4 3 49 74 103 64 .287 .415 .368 .784 .365 .081 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 124 578 3 7 0 14 0 5 172 28 23 15 60.5 77.5 5.70 4.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   106 30 5 1 0 5 17 25 17 2 0 1 .283 .418 .349 .767
Versus Right   361 104 16 3 3 44 57 78 47 3 0 2 .288 .414 .374 .788
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   63 19 2 0 0 5 8 13 5 0 0 0 .302 .421 .333 .754
May   86 22 3 0 0 5 15 19 9 0 0 0 .256 .390 .291 .681
June   89 32 6 0 0 4 16 14 14 0 0 0 .360 .447 .427 .874
July   78 21 2 1 2 18 16 19 9 2 0 1 .269 .410 .397 .807
August   86 24 6 1 0 8 9 17 15 2 0 0 .279 .390 .372 .763
September   65 16 2 2 1 9 10 21 12 1 0 2 .246 .438 .385 .823
All-Star Game   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   59 18 1 0 2 6 9 7 8 0 0 1 .305 .388 .424 .812
Last Year   388 98 15 2 3 34 45 90 63 1 0 0 .253 .392 .325 .717
2 Years Ago   462 125 18 3 5 50 73 77 69 3 2 3 .271 .376 .355 .731
Career   2749 721 107 13 39 276 354 500 463 14 13 18 .262 .378 .353 .731
Home   227 62 8 4 1 23 36 45 32 3 0 3 .273 .396 .357 .753
Road   240 72 13 0 2 26 38 58 32 2 0 0 .300 .433 .379 .812
Grass   467 134 21 4 3 49 74 103 64 5 0 3 .287 .415 .368 .784
Day   266 76 11 2 2 29 43 54 37 3 0 2 .286 .406 .365 .771
Night   201 58 10 2 1 20 31 49 27 2 0 1 .289 .427 .373 .800
As Starter   451 130 20 3 3 48 72 100 62 5 0 3 .288 .417 .366 .783
As Reliever / Substitution   16 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .368 .438 .806
Pinch Hitting   15 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .267 .600
Close/Late   105 31 4 2 0 12 20 27 12 2 0 1 .295 .437 .371 .808
Inning 1-3   152 44 6 2 2 18 19 30 18 1 0 0 .289 .404 .395 .799
Inning 4-6   150 37 6 0 1 15 20 27 28 2 0 2 .247 .365 .307 .671
Inning 7-9   152 47 7 0 0 13 28 40 17 1 0 1 .309 .454 .355 .809
Extra Innings   13 6 2 2 0 3 7 6 1 1 0 0 .462 .600 .923 1.523
0 Outs   164 46 7 0 1 12 33 32 25 2 0 2 .280 .400 .341 .741
1 Outs   148 38 7 4 1 20 23 38 20 3 0 1 .257 .405 .378 .784
2 Outs   155 50 7 0 1 17 18 33 19 0 0 0 .323 .441 .387 .829
Scoring Position   126 32 5 0 2 46 19 34 14 5 0 1 .254 .404 .341 .745
Bases Empty   248 80 11 4 1 1 45 49 37 0 0 1 .323 .436 .411 .848
Runner on 1st   93 22 5 0 0 2 10 20 13 0 0 1 .237 .377 .290 .668
Runner on 2nd   44 9 1 0 2 10 9 16 6 0 0 0 .205 .417 .364 .780
Runner on 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 7 2 5 2 2 0 0 .231 .400 .308 .708
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 11 2 0 0 9 2 5 2 0 0 1 .262 .354 .310 .664
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 5 1 0 0 5 5 4 1 0 0 0 .455 .600 .545 1.145
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .273 .222 .495
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 9 0 3 1 2 0 0 .286 .417 .286 .702
Two Strikes   317 82 12 1 2 35 39 41 64 3 0 3 .259 .346 .322 .668
First Pitch   35 14 4 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 .400 .475 .571 1.046
Count 0-1   30 11 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 .367 .355 .400 .755
Count 0-2   28 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 1 0 0 .107 .103 .107 .211
Count 1-0   18 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .211 .333 .544
Count 1-1   32 10 1 1 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .406 .719
Count 1-2   70 20 4 0 1 10 6 0 21 1 0 1 .286 .292 .386 .677
Count 2-0   14 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
Count 2-1   9 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .778 1.111
Count 2-2   75 22 3 0 0 5 8 0 16 0 0 1 .293 .303 .333 .636
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 10 31 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 5 1 0 0 4 8 26 0 0 0 0 .417 .816 .500 1.316
Full Count   144 37 5 1 1 19 25 41 12 1 0 1 .257 .422 .326 .749
Behind in Count   128 34 5 0 1 12 10 0 36 3 0 1 .266 .265 .328 .593
Ahead in Count   53 17 3 1 1 8 20 57 0 1 0 0 .321 .667 .472 1.138
Batting 3rd   244 70 12 2 2 30 43 49 35 3 0 2 .287 .406 .377 .783
Batting 4th   18 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 .167 .318 .222 .540
Batting 5th   181 54 6 2 1 16 28 46 22 2 0 1 .298 .439 .370 .809
Batting 6th   12 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .385 .417 .801
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   11 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .273 .429 .364 .792
Low Leverage   178 57 13 2 0 7 31 45 21 0 0 1 .320 .460 .416 .876
Medium Leverage   179 45 3 0 3 18 30 40 29 1 0 1 .251 .389 .318 .708
High Leverage   110 32 5 2 0 24 13 18 14 4 0 1 .291 .383 .373 .756
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 Chicago - MLB 22 24 74 9 2 0 0 2 4 7 0 0 15 0 3 .122 .198 .149 .346 3 -5 -0.7
1970 Chicago - MLB 23 144 440 113 12 2 8 49 44 57 3 2 78 5 3 .257 .345 .348 .692 98 101 2.7
1971 Chicago - MLB 24 148 473 137 19 2 13 52 63 88 5 2 87 8 10 .290 .405 .421 .826 145 152 6.7
1972 Chicago - MLB 25 148 445 105 20 0 7 40 51 78 4 1 87 10 4 .236 .354 .328 .682 114 125 4.3
1973 Chicago - MLB 26 138 462 125 18 3 5 50 73 77 3 3 69 14 12 .271 .376 .355 .731 112 118 3.5
1974 Chicago - MLB 27 127 388 98 15 2 3 34 45 90 0 1 63 20 14 .253 .392 .325 .717 113 125 4.2
1975 Chicago - MLB 28 142 467 134 21 4 3 49 74 103 3 5 64 23 15 .287 .415 .368 .784 118 133 4.6
Total MLB 871 2749 721 107 13 39 276 354 500 18 14 463 80 61 .262 .378 .353 .731 114 123 25.3
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 61 247 76 14 1 12 56 73 55 3 0 33 18 11 .308 .439 .518 .958 100 100 3.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Chicago - MLB C 21 21 116 12 1 128 0 1.000 193.0 5.97 +0.5 .958 3 11 6 54.5
1970 Chicago - MLB C 127 124 698 73 8 775 4 .995 1071.1 6.48 +1.8 1.207 11 95 35 36.8
1971 Chicago - MLB C 128 124 700 105 12 811 6 .993 1114.1 6.50 +3.0 1.095 15 96 44 45.8
1972 Chicago - MLB C 125 121 708 74 8 785 3 .996 1055.1 6.67 -0.5 1.017 11 84 27 32.1
1972 Chicago - MLB 2B 3 3 13 7 3 21 1 .952 25.0 7.20 -1.2 .706
1972 Chicago - MLB SS 2 2 4 3 1 9 2 .778 16.0 3.94 -1.0 .613
1973 Chicago - MLB C 126 124 697 106 12 807 4 .995 1109.2 6.51 -0.1 1.088 15 122 42 34.4
1974 Chicago - MLB C 112 110 595 104 6 701 2 .997 989.0 6.36 +3.8 1.168 8 106 39 36.8
1974 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Chicago - MLB SS 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.2 1.038
1975 Chicago - MLB C 126 124 674 99 6 778 5 .994 1125.2 6.18 +2.6 1.109 11 126 47 37.3
TOTAL C 765 748 4188 573 53 4785 24 .995 6658.1 6.44 +11.2 1.109 74 640 240 37.5
TOTAL 2B 3 3 13 7 3 21 1 .952 25.0 7.20 -1.2 .706
TOTAL SS 3 2 5 4 1 11 2 .818 17.0 4.76 -0.8 .684
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Chicago Hawks, out of college Plainview
10/29/1969 Named the #5 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 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 50 (75).
04/07/1970 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1970 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/29/1970 Finished 3rd in 1970 MLB ABL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
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 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 60 (75).
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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: 50 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 70 (75).
07/08/1972 Injured (sore hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/04/1972 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $150,000.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 75 (75).
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $194,241.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
03/04/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Chicago Hawks development complex.
03/09/1974 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for one week.
07/17/1974 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 2 weeks.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $322,650.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
03/11/1975 Outstandingly completed training to generate gap power at the Chicago Hawks development complex.
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1971 88 10
1974 90 10
1975 103 7
Year OBP Rank
1971 .405 4
1975 .415 5
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.5 10
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