C Lute Eccles #5
Houston Drillers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/24/1976
BNN Index | MLB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C LUTE ECCLES #5 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
122 367 111 21 3 7 58 55 58 .302 .394 .433 15 4.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
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
09/23/1976 DAL Win, 4-1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1976 DAL Win, 3-2 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1976 DAL Loss, 6-9 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/19/1976 SFS Loss, 4-8 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
09/18/1976 SFS Win, 4-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/17/1976 SFS Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1976 CHH Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1976 CHH Win, 4-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/13/1976 CHH Win, 7-5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
08/22/1976 @ BOS Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lute is lackadaisical and has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
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:$652,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 28 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 122 367 111 21 3 7 58 53 55 58 .302 .394 .433 .828 .383 .131 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 426 2 0 0 3 0 2 159 31 15 13 53.6 65.2 6.42 4.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 25 4 0 2 16 12 11 14 1 0 0 .312 .391 .438 .829
Versus Right   287 86 17 3 5 42 41 44 44 1 0 2 .300 .395 .432 .827
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Last Week   22 8 1 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .391 .545 .937
April   34 11 3 0 1 6 6 8 5 0 0 0 .324 .452 .500 .952
May   82 24 5 2 0 16 16 12 14 2 0 2 .293 .388 .402 .790
June   78 22 4 1 1 7 7 11 17 0 0 0 .282 .371 .397 .768
July   81 28 4 0 3 11 11 10 11 0 0 0 .346 .418 .506 .924
August   61 15 4 0 1 10 11 11 8 0 0 0 .246 .361 .361 .722
September   31 11 1 0 1 8 2 3 3 0 0 0 .355 .412 .484 .896
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   49 9 1 1 0 5 5 12 11 0 0 0 .184 .344 .245 .589
Last Year   467 134 21 4 3 49 74 103 64 5 0 3 .287 .415 .368 .784
2 Years Ago   388 98 15 2 3 34 45 90 63 1 0 0 .253 .392 .325 .717
Career   3116 832 128 16 46 334 407 555 521 16 13 20 .267 .380 .363 .742
Home   181 51 9 1 3 28 19 23 25 1 0 0 .282 .361 .392 .753
Road   186 60 12 2 4 30 34 32 33 1 0 2 .323 .425 .473 .898
Grass   367 111 21 3 7 58 53 55 58 2 0 2 .302 .394 .433 .828
Day   217 64 11 2 4 32 28 31 32 0 0 0 .295 .383 .419 .802
Night   150 47 10 1 3 26 25 24 26 2 0 2 .313 .410 .453 .863
As Starter   342 104 19 3 6 55 50 51 54 2 0 2 .304 .395 .430 .825
As Reliever / Substitution   25 7 2 0 1 3 3 4 4 0 0 0 .280 .379 .480 .859
Pinch Hitting   13 3 0 0 1 2 3 3 4 0 0 0 .231 .375 .462 .837
Close/Late   91 30 4 1 3 9 12 13 11 0 0 0 .330 .413 .495 .908
Inning 1-3   113 37 7 2 1 20 17 16 20 1 0 2 .327 .417 .451 .868
Inning 4-6   117 32 8 0 2 22 18 18 19 1 0 0 .274 .368 .393 .761
Inning 7-9   124 37 4 1 4 15 17 19 19 0 0 0 .298 .392 .444 .835
Extra Innings   13 5 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .385 .467 .538 1.005
0 Outs   129 42 8 1 1 9 24 20 26 0 0 2 .326 .424 .426 .850
1 Outs   112 26 4 1 1 20 14 14 11 2 0 0 .232 .312 .312 .625
2 Outs   126 43 9 1 5 29 15 21 21 0 0 0 .341 .435 .548 .983
Scoring Position   91 34 7 1 3 52 15 16 12 2 0 0 .374 .459 .571 1.030
Bases Empty   213 62 10 2 3 3 35 30 32 0 0 2 .291 .384 .399 .783
Runner on 1st   63 15 4 0 1 3 3 9 14 0 0 0 .238 .333 .349 .683
Runner on 2nd   37 13 3 1 1 11 4 4 5 0 0 0 .351 .415 .568 .982
Runner on 3rd   13 4 1 0 1 10 3 2 3 1 0 0 .308 .375 .615 .990
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 6 2 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .471 .533 1.004
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 6 0 0 0 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 .545 .615 .545 1.161
Bases Loaded   7 5 1 0 1 14 4 2 1 1 0 0 .714 .700 1.286 1.986
Two Strikes   260 70 13 0 4 35 30 22 58 2 0 1 .269 .326 .365 .692
First Pitch   21 9 2 2 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 0-1   25 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .320 .600
Count 0-2   29 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 19 0 0 0 .103 .103 .207 .310
Count 1-0   19 9 2 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .474 .474 .737 1.211
Count 1-1   17 6 0 0 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 .353 .389 .706 1.095
Count 1-2   44 7 1 0 1 7 3 0 23 1 0 1 .159 .174 .250 .424
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-1   14 5 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
Count 2-2   68 18 3 0 0 5 6 0 12 0 0 0 .265 .265 .309 .574
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 19 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 3 0 1 0 0 3 14 0 0 0 0 .750 .944 1.250 2.194
Full Count   119 42 9 0 2 22 20 22 4 1 0 0 .353 .451 .479 .930
Behind in Count   98 17 2 0 2 11 6 0 42 1 0 1 .173 .180 .255 .435
Ahead in Count   44 19 5 1 1 8 13 33 0 0 0 0 .432 .675 .659 1.334
Batting Leadoff   15 4 1 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 0 .267 .389 .333 .722
Batting 2nd   22 6 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .360 .273 .633
Batting 3rd   32 15 5 1 1 7 6 5 3 1 0 0 .469 .526 .781 1.308
Batting 4th   67 17 2 1 0 8 8 7 12 1 0 0 .254 .320 .313 .633
Batting 5th   79 22 3 0 2 14 7 10 8 0 0 0 .278 .360 .392 .752
Batting 6th   138 43 8 1 4 25 25 24 28 0 0 2 .312 .421 .471 .892
Batting 7th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   8 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 .375 .545 .625 1.170
Low Leverage   156 43 11 1 2 10 18 20 23 0 0 0 .276 .358 .397 .755
Medium Leverage   143 43 5 2 3 20 24 23 24 0 0 2 .301 .405 .427 .831
High Leverage   65 24 5 0 2 28 10 12 11 2 0 0 .369 .456 .538 .994
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 29 122 367 111 21 3 7 58 53 55 2 2 58 15 13 .302 .394 .433 .828 138 148 4.4
Total MLB 993 3116 832 128 16 46 334 407 555 20 16 521 95 74 .267 .380 .363 .742 118 126 29.9
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 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 108 94 547 65 1 621 9 .986 860.2 6.40 +0.3 1.028 8 92 32 34.8
TOTAL C 873 842 4735 638 54 5406 33 .994 7519.0 6.43 +11.4 1.102 82 732 272 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.
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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