LF Rick Gruber #19
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
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LF RICK GRUBER #19 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
27 83 28 6 0 4 16 8 18 .337 .387 .554 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 50
Power 50 45 55 60
Eye 55 45 60 55
Avoid K's 40 35 40 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 55
Errors: - 40 50
Arm: 20 40 55
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/11/1975 PIT Loss, 1-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/1975 PIT Win, 6-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/09/1975 PIT Loss, 1-15 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0
05/07/1975 LAB Win, 6-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1975 LAB Win, 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/05/1975 LAB Loss, 5-7 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
05/04/1975 SDC Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/03/1975 SDC Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/02/1975 SDC Win, 7-6 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
05/01/1975 @ PIT Loss, 8-14 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Gruber keeps his nose to the grindstone.
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/09/1951
Born in:Glendale Heights, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 34 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 3
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 27 83 28 6 0 4 16 9 8 18 .337 .387 .554 .941 .419 .217 170
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 93 0 0 0 7 0 2 46 10 0 0 0.0 15.3 6.46 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Versus Right   69 24 6 0 4 15 9 7 15 2 0 0 .348 .397 .609 1.006
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 10 3 0 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 .625 .588 1.000 1.588
April   55 16 2 0 3 12 5 4 13 0 0 0 .291 .339 .491 .830
May   28 12 4 0 1 4 4 4 5 2 0 0 .429 .471 .679 1.149
Spring Training   64 14 4 0 1 11 7 11 16 0 1 0 .219 .333 .328 .661
Last Year   170 45 8 1 3 13 20 21 32 1 0 1 .265 .347 .376 .724
Career   253 73 14 1 7 29 29 29 50 3 0 1 .289 .360 .435 .795
Home   45 16 4 0 2 8 7 7 10 2 0 0 .356 .426 .578 1.004
Road   38 12 2 0 2 8 2 1 8 0 0 0 .316 .333 .526 .860
Grass   83 28 6 0 4 16 9 8 18 2 0 0 .337 .387 .554 .941
Day   49 12 2 0 2 5 5 3 13 1 0 0 .245 .283 .408 .691
Night   34 16 4 0 2 11 4 5 5 1 0 0 .471 .525 .765 1.290
As Starter   79 27 6 0 4 16 9 8 16 2 0 0 .342 .393 .570 .963
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   16 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 .250 .316 .312 .628
Inning 1-3   29 13 1 0 2 9 4 3 6 1 0 0 .448 .485 .690 1.175
Inning 4-6   27 6 3 0 0 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Inning 7-9   27 9 2 0 2 5 4 1 7 1 0 0 .333 .345 .630 .974
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   29 8 0 0 3 5 5 2 8 1 0 0 .276 .312 .586 .899
1 Outs   26 10 2 0 0 4 2 5 2 1 0 0 .385 .469 .462 .930
2 Outs   28 10 4 0 1 7 2 1 8 0 0 0 .357 .379 .607 .986
Scoring Position   28 6 1 0 1 11 2 4 6 2 0 0 .214 .294 .357 .651
Bases Empty   38 15 2 0 2 2 4 4 8 0 0 0 .395 .452 .605 1.058
Runner on 1st   17 7 3 0 1 3 3 0 4 0 0 0 .412 .412 .765 1.176
Runner on 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   37 7 1 0 2 6 2 3 18 1 0 0 .189 .244 .378 .622
First Pitch   7 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 0-1   8 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 0-2   9 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556
Count 1-0   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   6 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .571 1.000 1.571
Count 1-2   12 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 .250 .231 .333 .564
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 2-1   8 5 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 1.125 1.750
Count 2-2   10 3 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Full Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   29 7 1 0 1 3 1 0 10 1 0 0 .241 .233 .379 .613
Ahead in Count   25 12 2 0 2 7 5 5 0 0 0 0 .480 .567 .800 1.367
Batting 4th   12 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .833 1.333
Batting 5th   16 6 2 0 2 4 3 0 7 1 0 0 .375 .353 .875 1.228
Batting 6th   49 14 3 0 1 10 3 8 8 1 0 0 .286 .379 .408 .787
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   30 11 3 0 1 5 2 2 6 1 0 0 .367 .394 .567 .961
Medium Leverage   34 12 3 0 2 7 6 4 8 0 0 0 .353 .421 .618 1.039
High Leverage   19 5 0 0 1 4 1 2 4 1 0 0 .263 .318 .421 .739
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
1974 Cleveland - MLB 22 100 170 45 8 1 3 13 20 21 1 1 32 0 0 .265 .347 .376 .724 109 109 0.7
1975 Cleveland - MLB 23 27 83 28 6 0 4 16 9 8 0 2 18 0 0 .337 .387 .554 .941 156 170 0.7
Total MLB 127 253 73 14 1 7 29 29 29 1 3 50 0 0 .289 .360 .435 .795 124 129 1.5
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
1970 Total - 18 40 166 72 16 1 13 54 71 25 5 2 16 2 1 .434 .515 .777 1.292 100 100 4.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Cleveland - MLB 1B 39 20 215 16 16 232 1 .996 199.0 10.45 -0.1 .961
1974 Cleveland - MLB LF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 -0.4 .865
1974 Cleveland - MLB RF 11 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 80.1 2.13 -1.2 .932
1975 Cleveland - MLB 1B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.047
1975 Cleveland - MLB LF 24 23 51 0 0 57 6 .895 189.1 2.42 -3.4 .929
1975 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 42 20 217 16 16 234 1 .996 202.0 10.38 -0.1 .965
TOTAL LF 28 26 56 0 0 62 6 .903 215.1 2.34 -3.8 .923
TOTAL RF 11 9 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 80.1 2.13 -1.2 .932
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 26, 82nd overall pick) by the Denver Burros, out of high school Brookfield East (Brookfield East; Brookfield, WI).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 35 (50).
10/25/1971 Named the #83 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (55).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #85 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (55).
03/05/1973 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Denver Burros development complex.
04/03/1973 Named the #70 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1973 Named the #48 prospect in the MLB
07/31/1973 Was traded by the Denver Burros to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for SS Kevin Gunn and RF Steve Garcia.
10/18/1973 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
03/15/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/09/1974 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
03/11/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
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