RF Ron Byrd #39
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
07/26/1976
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RF RON BYRD #39 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 316 83 8 1 2 27 21 42 .263 .319 .313 0 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 60
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 45 75
Arm: 20 70 80
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: 35 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 75
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/25/1976 CLE Win, 6-1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/24/1976 CLE Win, 3-2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/23/1976 MIL Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1976 MIL Win, 6-5 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
07/19/1976 @ KCB Loss, 0-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/18/1976 @ KCB Loss, 3-4 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/18/1976 @ KCB Win, 6-3 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
07/17/1976 @ KCB Win, 10-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1976 @ STL Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/15/1976 @ STL Loss, 4-11 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ron is nothing if not fickle.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:07/22/1947
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$190,000
Signed Through:1978 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:111 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, 11th 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 97 316 83 8 1 2 27 24 21 42 .263 .319 .313 .632 .293 .051 87
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 348 6 1 0 6 3 2 99 11 0 1 0.0 32.1 3.53 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 13 1 0 0 7 1 4 12 2 0 0 .224 .266 .241 .507
Versus Right   258 70 7 1 2 20 23 17 30 0 3 6 .271 .331 .329 .660
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 6 2 0 1 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 .353 .353 .647 1.000
April   74 19 1 0 0 5 4 4 11 0 0 1 .257 .304 .270 .574
May   82 20 2 0 1 6 4 5 12 0 2 2 .244 .303 .305 .608
June   81 21 0 1 0 8 5 9 8 1 1 3 .259 .351 .284 .635
July   79 23 5 0 1 8 11 3 11 1 0 0 .291 .313 .392 .706
Spring Training   59 15 2 2 0 7 8 3 10 0 0 2 .254 .312 .356 .668
Last Year   162 35 4 0 1 19 15 12 12 5 0 0 .216 .263 .259 .522
2 Years Ago   180 51 9 2 5 31 19 17 21 3 1 6 .283 .359 .439 .798
Career   1973 510 72 15 25 243 186 131 227 22 12 18 .258 .307 .348 .656
Home   152 43 5 0 1 15 13 12 20 1 1 3 .283 .345 .336 .681
Road   164 40 3 1 1 12 11 9 22 1 2 3 .244 .294 .293 .586
Grass   306 81 8 1 2 27 23 21 41 2 3 5 .265 .320 .317 .637
Turf   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .273 .200 .473
Day   197 50 2 1 1 18 12 16 25 1 3 2 .254 .315 .289 .604
Night   119 33 6 0 1 9 12 5 17 1 0 4 .277 .326 .353 .679
As Starter   303 81 7 1 2 27 23 20 41 2 3 6 .267 .323 .317 .640
As Reliever / Substitution   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Pinch Hitting   11 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Close/Late   72 15 1 0 0 3 6 4 8 0 0 2 .208 .269 .222 .491
Inning 1-3   99 33 4 0 2 14 8 5 14 1 1 1 .333 .368 .434 .802
Inning 4-6   115 26 2 0 0 8 8 10 17 1 2 3 .226 .302 .243 .546
Inning 7-9   96 22 2 1 0 5 7 6 10 0 0 2 .229 .288 .271 .559
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   113 24 0 1 1 6 12 6 17 0 1 3 .212 .270 .257 .527
1 Outs   107 32 3 0 1 10 9 10 12 2 2 2 .299 .364 .355 .719
2 Outs   96 27 5 0 0 11 3 5 13 0 0 1 .281 .324 .333 .657
Scoring Position   83 24 2 0 0 23 6 5 10 2 3 3 .289 .344 .313 .657
Bases Empty   160 39 3 1 1 1 11 13 20 0 0 2 .244 .309 .294 .602
Runner on 1st   73 20 3 0 1 3 7 3 12 0 0 1 .274 .312 .356 .668
Runner on 2nd   33 9 1 0 0 7 3 4 2 0 2 1 .273 .368 .303 .671
Runner on 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 2 .261 .320 .261 .581
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .667 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .222 .250 .472
Two Strikes   122 28 2 1 2 9 7 14 42 1 0 1 .230 .312 .311 .623
First Pitch   38 14 2 0 0 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 .368 .390 .421 .811
Count 0-1   40 15 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .390 .425 .815
Count 0-2   17 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .118 .118 .176 .294
Count 1-0   32 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .281 .531
Count 1-1   40 9 1 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 3 .225 .279 .250 .529
Count 1-2   43 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 12 0 0 1 .233 .250 .233 .483
Count 2-0   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 2-1   27 7 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 .259 .259 .519
Count 2-2   42 11 0 1 2 5 5 0 18 0 0 0 .262 .262 .452 .714
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Full Count   20 5 1 0 0 2 0 14 4 1 0 0 .250 .543 .300 .843
Behind in Count   100 27 3 0 0 5 7 0 20 0 0 2 .270 .284 .300 .584
Ahead in Count   76 17 1 0 0 3 5 6 0 0 3 0 .224 .280 .237 .517
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   303 81 7 1 2 27 23 20 41 2 3 6 .267 .323 .317 .640
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 9th   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Low Leverage   107 27 3 1 1 3 6 12 15 0 0 1 .252 .333 .327 .660
Medium Leverage   143 37 5 0 1 16 13 7 17 1 2 3 .259 .305 .315 .620
High Leverage   65 18 0 0 0 8 5 2 10 1 1 2 .277 .314 .277 .591
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
1970 San Diego - MLB 22 51 162 38 6 0 2 21 16 9 3 1 28 0 1 .235 .286 .309 .594 66 64 -0.2
1971 San Diego - MLB 23 132 385 92 16 2 3 48 31 26 1 5 45 0 1 .239 .285 .314 .600 75 74 1.5
1972 San Diego - MLB 24 128 440 126 19 6 6 64 49 26 1 4 54 0 1 .286 .325 .398 .723 114 112 1.3
1973 San Diego - MLB 25 107 328 85 10 4 6 33 32 20 1 2 25 0 0 .259 .302 .369 .671 89 88 0.4
1974 San Diego - MLB 26 105 180 51 9 2 5 31 19 17 6 3 21 0 3 .283 .359 .439 .798 131 131 1.3
1975 San Diego - MLB 27 93 162 35 4 0 1 19 15 12 0 5 12 0 0 .216 .263 .259 .522 48 50 -0.8
1976 Chicago - MLB 28 97 316 83 8 1 2 27 24 21 6 2 42 0 1 .263 .319 .313 .632 82 87 0.1
Total MLB 713 1973 510 72 15 25 243 186 131 18 22 227 0 7 .258 .307 .348 .656 90 89 3.5
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 - 21 71 322 102 16 5 9 61 80 26 3 1 18 3 3 .317 .372 .481 .854 100 100 2.4
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
1970 San Diego - MLB 22 12 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 37 0.1
1971 San Diego - MLB 23 12 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 .111 .182 .111 .293 -12 -12 1.4
1972 San Diego - MLB 24 9 15 5 3 0 0 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .444 .533 .978 190 188 -0.2
1973 San Diego - MLB 25 9 26 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 .192 .192 .346 .538 50 49 0.1
1974 San Diego - MLB 26 10 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .062 .062 .062 .125 -64 -70 -0.0
Total MLB 52 74 14 4 0 1 8 10 4 0 1 10 1 0 .189 .228 .284 .512 49 47
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 San Diego - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 San Diego - MLB RF 49 47 75 7 0 83 1 .988 401.0 1.84 +1.6 1.034
1971 San Diego - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1971 San Diego - MLB LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.7 1.303
1971 San Diego - MLB CF 16 14 23 5 1 28 0 1.000 121.0 2.08 -3.0 .901
1971 San Diego - MLB RF 108 78 158 14 1 172 0 1.000 742.2 2.08 +11.5 1.126
1972 San Diego - MLB LF 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 50.2 1.07 +0.2 .982
1972 San Diego - MLB CF 40 25 60 4 0 64 0 1.000 252.0 2.29 -3.9 .903
1972 San Diego - MLB RF 86 83 155 9 0 167 3 .982 720.1 2.05 +1.4 1.028
1973 San Diego - MLB CF 15 7 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 84.2 2.02 -1.6 .916
1973 San Diego - MLB RF 84 77 128 15 0 145 2 .986 703.1 1.83 +2.9 1.033
1974 San Diego - MLB 1B 2 0 14 1 2 15 0 1.000 12.0 11.25 +0.1 1.039
1974 San Diego - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 San Diego - MLB CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.3 1.004
1974 San Diego - MLB RF 67 33 95 2 0 97 0 1.000 375.1 2.33 +4.2 1.030
1975 San Diego - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 San Diego - MLB LF 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 .667 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.032
1975 San Diego - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 San Diego - MLB RF 69 26 70 1 0 72 1 .986 324.0 1.97 -0.4 1.012
1976 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Chicago - MLB RF 91 84 168 12 0 183 3 .984 744.1 2.18 -4.0 .992
TOTAL 1B 5 0 15 1 2 16 0 1.000 16.0 9.00 +0.1 1.039
TOTAL LF 8 7 11 1 0 13 1 .923 66.2 1.62 +0.9 1.083
TOTAL CF 76 47 103 9 1 112 0 1.000 470.2 2.14 -8.9 .906
TOTAL RF 554 428 849 60 1 919 10 .989 4011.0 2.04 +17.2 1.037
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the San Diego Captains, out of college Butler
10/29/1969 Named the #90 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
04/07/1970 Named the #82 prospect in the MLB
07/02/1970 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
10/28/1970 Wins the 1970 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
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 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
03/08/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Diego Captains development complex.
05/03/1971 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/05/1971 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/24/1971 Wins the 1971 World Series with the San Diego Captains.
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: 55 (65); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
03/11/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the San Diego Captains development complex.
03/30/1973 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for one week.
05/01/1973 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for one week.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $34,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $80,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
11/16/1975 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
02/02/1976 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $570,000 with the Chicago Traders organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
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