C Lute Eccles #17
Chicago Hawks MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/07/1975
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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
76 254 78 12 0 1 20 52 28 .307 .425 .366 13 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 70
Gap 45 45 50 50
Power 45 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
07/06/1975 @ SFS Win, 6-5 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/05/1975 @ SFS Win, 6-3 3 0 2 3 0 2 0 1
07/04/1975 @ SFS Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1975 @ SFS Loss, 1-9 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/02/1975 @ LAP Loss, 6-8 6 1 3 3 1 0 0 1
07/01/1975 @ LAP Loss, 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/30/1975 @ LAP Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/1975 DET Loss, 4-6 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
06/27/1975 DET Win, 5-4 5 1 4 0 0 1 0 0
06/26/1975 SFS Loss, 5-17 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Lute puts out the bare minimum of effort and is unthinking.
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: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:90 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 76 254 78 12 0 1 20 42 52 28 .307 .425 .366 .791 .364 .059 134
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 65 306 0 6 0 6 0 0 93 13 13 7 65.0 42.7 6.10 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 19 3 0 0 3 8 5 10 0 0 0 .328 .381 .379 .760
Versus Right   196 59 9 0 1 17 34 47 18 0 0 0 .301 .436 .362 .798
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 7 1 0 1 6 3 6 0 0 0 0 .350 .500 .550 1.050
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   16 5 1 0 1 6 3 6 0 0 0 0 .312 .500 .562 1.062
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   2536 665 98 9 37 247 322 449 427 9 13 15 .262 .375 .352 .727
Home   114 30 4 0 0 7 17 20 14 0 0 0 .263 .373 .298 .671
Road   140 48 8 0 1 13 25 32 14 0 0 0 .343 .465 .421 .887
Grass   254 78 12 0 1 20 42 52 28 0 0 0 .307 .425 .366 .791
Day   134 41 5 0 1 12 24 23 16 0 0 0 .306 .408 .366 .773
Night   120 37 7 0 0 8 18 29 12 0 0 0 .308 .443 .367 .810
As Starter   245 76 11 0 1 19 42 50 27 0 0 0 .310 .427 .367 .794
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Pinch Hitting   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Close/Late   59 20 3 0 0 4 15 19 6 0 0 0 .339 .500 .390 .890
Inning 1-3   86 27 2 0 1 11 8 12 8 0 0 0 .314 .398 .372 .770
Inning 4-6   79 20 3 0 0 5 12 14 12 0 0 0 .253 .366 .291 .657
Inning 7-9   83 28 6 0 0 3 18 22 8 0 0 0 .337 .476 .410 .886
Extra Innings   6 3 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .700 .667 1.367
0 Outs   89 31 7 0 1 5 21 16 15 0 0 0 .348 .448 .461 .908
1 Outs   82 19 3 0 0 7 9 17 7 0 0 0 .232 .364 .268 .632
2 Outs   83 28 2 0 0 8 12 19 6 0 0 0 .337 .461 .361 .822
Scoring Position   70 16 3 0 1 20 11 19 4 0 0 0 .229 .393 .314 .708
Bases Empty   134 49 6 0 0 0 27 24 19 0 0 0 .366 .462 .410 .872
Runner on 1st   50 13 3 0 0 0 4 9 5 0 0 0 .260 .373 .320 .693
Runner on 2nd   24 4 1 0 1 5 7 12 1 0 0 0 .167 .444 .333 .778
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .167 .444 .167 .611
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .296 .308 .604
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 4 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Two Strikes   165 46 6 0 1 17 27 23 28 0 0 0 .279 .367 .333 .700
First Pitch   24 11 4 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 .458 .536 .625 1.161
Count 0-1   18 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .500 .944
Count 0-2   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 1-0   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-1   17 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
Count 1-2   36 7 1 0 0 2 3 0 8 0 0 0 .194 .194 .222 .417
Count 2-0   10 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-2   43 15 1 0 0 5 7 0 8 0 0 0 .349 .349 .372 .721
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 2 13 0 0 0 0 .200 .778 .200 .978
Full Count   73 22 4 0 1 10 17 23 5 0 0 0 .301 .469 .397 .866
Behind in Count   67 17 2 0 0 2 5 0 15 0 0 0 .254 .254 .284 .537
Ahead in Count   30 9 1 0 0 2 7 25 0 0 0 0 .300 .618 .333 .952
Batting 3rd   122 37 5 0 1 9 26 28 13 0 0 0 .303 .433 .369 .802
Batting 4th   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .091 .231 .091 .322
Batting 5th   102 34 5 0 0 9 15 19 9 0 0 0 .333 .438 .382 .820
Batting 6th   11 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   7 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Low Leverage   91 31 7 0 0 0 18 21 6 0 0 0 .341 .464 .418 .882
Medium Leverage   102 28 1 0 1 10 16 20 15 0 0 0 .275 .393 .314 .707
High Leverage   61 19 4 0 0 10 8 11 7 0 0 0 .311 .417 .377 .794
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 76 254 78 12 0 1 20 42 52 0 0 28 13 7 .307 .425 .366 .791 120 134 2.6
Total MLB 805 2536 665 98 9 37 247 322 449 15 9 427 70 53 .262 .375 .352 .727 114 122 23.4
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 66 65 362 52 4 416 2 .995 591.1 6.30 +1.5 1.163 8 59 21 35.6
TOTAL C 705 689 3876 526 51 4423 21 .995 6124.0 6.47 +10.1 1.115 71 573 214 37.3
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
Year OBP Rank
1971 .405 4
Year WAR Rank
1971 6.5 10
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