C Lute Eccles #5
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/16/1977
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C LUTE ECCLES #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 49 12 2 0 1 5 10 10 .245 .367 .347 3 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
BABIP 60 60 60 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 80 75 80 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 25
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 50 35 35
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
05/15/1977 @ SEA Win, 4-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/14/1977 @ SEA Win, 6-5 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
05/13/1977 @ SEA Loss, 5-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/12/1977 BAL Loss, 4-12 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
05/11/1977 BAL Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
05/10/1977 BAL Loss, 5-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
05/08/1977 TCN Loss, 10-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/07/1977 TCN Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1977 TCN Win, 4-3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/05/1977 SEA Loss, 7-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lute won't form a long-term attachment to a team, dogs it too often, and is unthinking. He has few friends among his teammates.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:06/03/1946
Born in:Plainview, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$756,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 69 Days
Service This Yr:41 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, 3rd 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 25 49 12 2 0 1 5 4 10 10 .245 .367 .347 .714 .306 .102 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 60 0 2 0 1 0 1 17 3 3 1 75.0 7.1 4.76 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Versus Right   40 12 2 0 1 5 3 9 10 1 0 0 .300 .420 .425 .845
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   22 6 1 0 1 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .455 .788
April   22 5 1 0 0 3 1 6 6 1 0 0 .227 .379 .273 .652
May   27 7 1 0 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 .259 .355 .407 .762
Spring Training   57 10 2 0 1 4 7 9 4 1 0 1 .175 .294 .263 .557
Last Year   375 111 21 3 7 59 53 55 60 2 0 2 .296 .387 .424 .811
2 Years Ago   467 134 21 4 3 49 74 103 64 5 0 3 .287 .415 .368 .784
Career   3173 844 130 16 47 340 411 565 533 17 13 20 .266 .379 .361 .740
Home   26 7 1 0 0 2 1 8 8 0 0 0 .269 .441 .308 .749
Road   23 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .217 .269 .391 .661
Grass   49 12 2 0 1 5 4 10 10 1 0 0 .245 .367 .347 .714
Day   29 6 2 0 1 4 3 8 4 1 0 0 .207 .368 .379 .748
Night   20 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
As Starter   36 9 2 0 1 4 4 6 7 1 0 0 .250 .349 .389 .738
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 .231 .412 .231 .643
Pinch Hitting   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 .200 .385 .200 .585
Close/Late   19 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 .263 .391 .263 .654
Inning 1-3   14 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .143 .188 .286 .473
Inning 4-6   13 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 .308 .471 .538 1.009
Inning 7-9   22 6 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 .273 .407 .273 .680
0 Outs   21 3 1 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 .143 .250 .190 .440
1 Outs   14 6 1 0 1 4 1 6 3 1 0 0 .429 .571 .714 1.286
2 Outs   14 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Scoring Position   12 4 1 0 0 4 1 5 2 1 0 0 .333 .500 .417 .917
Bases Empty   32 7 1 0 1 1 3 2 7 0 0 0 .219 .265 .344 .608
Runner on 1st   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .700
Runner on 2nd   5 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .600 .750 .800 1.550
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   24 4 2 0 1 3 3 5 10 1 0 0 .167 .300 .375 .675
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Count 0-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-2   9 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Full Count   7 1 1 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 0 0 .143 .462 .286 .747
Behind in Count   15 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Ahead in Count   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .375 .545 .375 .920
Batting Leadoff   21 5 1 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .238 .304 .429 .733
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Batting 6th   9 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 3 0 0 0 .222 .500 .333 .833
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Low Leverage   16 5 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 0 0 .312 .389 .562 .951
Medium Leverage   19 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 .211 .304 .263 .568
High Leverage   14 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 4 0 0 0 .214 .421 .214 .635
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 .784 124 136 4.8
1976 Houston - MLB 29 124 375 111 21 3 7 59 53 55 2 2 60 15 13 .296 .387 .424 .811 139 146 4.3
1977 Houston - MLB 30 25 49 12 2 0 1 5 4 10 0 1 10 3 1 .245 .367 .347 .714 89 85 0.3
Total MLB 1020 3173 844 130 16 47 340 411 565 20 17 533 98 75 .266 .379 .361 .740 118 125 30.1
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 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
1976 Houston - MLB 29 12 44 7 1 0 0 3 6 5 0 0 6 1 0 .159 .245 .182 .427 27 27 0.6
Total MLB 12 44 7 1 0 0 3 6 5 0 0 6 1 0 .159 .245 .182 .427 27 27
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
1976 Houston - MLB C 110 96 559 65 1 633 9 .986 878.2 6.39 +0.1 1.028 8 94 32 34.0
1977 Houston - MLB C 13 10 75 10 0 85 0 1.000 95.2 8.00 +1.1 1.150 0 6 3 50.0
TOTAL C 888 854 4822 648 54 5503 33 .994 7632.2 6.45 +12.4 1.103 82 740 275 37.2
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.
11/18/1975 Became a free agent.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (70); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 80 (80).
01/09/1976 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $2,912,000 with the Houston Drillers organization.
07/04/1976 Was selected to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/22/1976 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 80 (80).
04/07/1977 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
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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