C Lute Eccles #17
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
06/11/1973
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C LUTE ECCLES #17 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 188 52 8 1 3 21 28 27 .277 .374 .378 6 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 70
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 45 40 45 50
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 45 45 45 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 25
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 50 40 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.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/10/1973 TCN Loss, 5-7 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0
06/09/1973 TCN Win, 6-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
06/07/1973 DAL Loss, 2-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/06/1973 DAL Loss, 1-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
06/05/1973 DAL Loss, 1-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/03/1973 LAP Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/03/1973 LAP Win, 11-4 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
06/02/1973 LAP Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/01/1973 LAP Win, 6-0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/30/1973 @ HOU Loss, 8-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lute is short on effort and is not very cerebral.
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/03/1946
Born in:Plainview, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$150,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 21 Days
Service This Yr:69 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 3rd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 188 52 8 1 3 21 31 28 27 .277 .374 .378 .752 .341 .101 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 50 219 2 3 0 1 0 1 71 12 6 4 60.0 28.7 5.46 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 12 1 0 1 4 5 12 10 0 0 0 .267 .421 .356 .777
Versus Right   143 40 7 1 2 17 26 16 17 1 0 2 .280 .358 .385 .743
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   19 6 1 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 0 0 .316 .381 .368 .749
April   75 22 6 0 1 5 8 12 13 0 0 1 .293 .398 .413 .811
May   83 20 1 1 1 11 15 13 11 0 0 1 .241 .351 .313 .664
June   30 10 1 0 1 5 8 3 3 1 0 0 .333 .382 .467 .849
Spring Training   57 10 1 1 1 5 4 9 8 0 1 1 .175 .299 .281 .579
Last Year   445 105 20 0 7 40 51 78 87 1 0 4 .236 .354 .328 .682
2 Years Ago   473 137 19 2 13 52 63 88 87 2 1 5 .290 .405 .421 .826
Career   1620 416 61 5 31 164 193 258 294 6 11 14 .257 .362 .358 .721
Home   100 27 5 1 2 12 16 13 13 1 0 2 .270 .362 .400 .762
Road   88 25 3 0 1 9 15 15 14 0 0 0 .284 .388 .352 .741
Grass   188 52 8 1 3 21 31 28 27 1 0 2 .277 .374 .378 .752
Day   90 24 4 0 1 12 17 18 11 1 0 1 .267 .391 .344 .735
Night   98 28 4 1 2 9 14 10 16 0 0 1 .286 .358 .408 .766
As Starter   182 51 8 1 3 21 30 27 27 1 0 2 .280 .377 .385 .762
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   41 10 3 0 0 3 2 9 8 0 0 0 .244 .380 .317 .697
Inning 1-3   55 17 2 1 0 4 10 9 9 0 0 0 .309 .406 .382 .788
Inning 4-6   61 15 1 0 1 8 12 9 5 1 0 1 .246 .347 .311 .659
Inning 7-9   68 20 5 0 2 9 9 8 12 0 0 1 .294 .377 .456 .833
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   62 23 4 0 3 7 17 7 10 1 0 1 .371 .437 .581 1.017
1 Outs   69 18 3 1 0 9 10 9 8 0 0 0 .261 .346 .333 .679
2 Outs   57 11 1 0 0 5 4 12 9 0 0 1 .193 .343 .211 .553
Scoring Position   41 15 3 0 0 18 6 9 7 1 0 1 .366 .481 .439 .920
Bases Empty   125 33 5 1 3 3 17 14 18 0 0 0 .264 .338 .392 .730
Runner on 1st   22 4 0 0 0 0 8 5 2 0 0 1 .182 .357 .182 .539
Runner on 2nd   15 4 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 .267 .450 .333 .783
Runner on 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 5 1 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 .714 .750 .857 1.607
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Two Strikes   131 39 7 0 3 19 19 11 27 1 0 1 .298 .354 .420 .774
First Pitch   11 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
Count 0-1   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Count 0-2   12 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   6 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-1   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .294 .200 .494
Count 1-2   29 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 .207 .207 .276 .483
Count 2-0   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-1   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-2   32 12 1 0 2 7 7 0 6 0 0 1 .375 .394 .594 .988
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 1 0 0 4 9 0 0 0 0 .500 .909 1.500 2.409
Full Count   58 19 4 0 1 9 11 11 4 1 0 0 .328 .429 .448 .877
Behind in Count   51 10 2 0 0 3 2 1 17 0 0 0 .196 .212 .235 .447
Ahead in Count   21 4 1 1 0 1 9 14 0 0 0 0 .190 .514 .333 .848
Batting 3rd   70 19 1 0 1 8 13 10 10 1 0 0 .271 .358 .329 .687
Batting 4th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 5th   110 31 7 1 2 13 17 17 17 0 0 2 .282 .388 .418 .806
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   91 21 2 1 1 6 10 11 15 0 0 0 .231 .314 .308 .621
Medium Leverage   70 21 2 0 2 7 16 9 8 1 0 2 .300 .390 .414 .805
High Leverage   27 10 4 0 0 8 5 8 4 0 0 0 .370 .514 .519 1.033
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 56 188 52 8 1 3 21 31 28 2 1 27 6 4 .277 .374 .378 .752 109 118 1.8
Total MLB 520 1620 416 61 5 31 164 193 258 14 6 294 29 24 .257 .362 .358 .721 114 120 14.9
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 51 50 276 53 7 332 3 .991 448.0 6.61 +2.9 1.131 6 44 22 50.0
TOTAL C 452 440 2498 317 36 2831 16 .994 3882.0 6.53 +7.7 1.100 46 330 134 40.6
TOTAL 2B 3 3 13 7 3 21 1 .952 25.0 7.20 -1.2 .706
TOTAL SS 2 2 4 3 1 9 2 .778 16.0 3.94 -1.0 .613
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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1971 88 10
Year OBP Rank
1971 .405 4
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.5 10
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