1B Rick Gruber #19
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/07/1977
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1B RICK GRUBER #19 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
116 199 55 10 2 4 32 16 36 .276 .339 .407 1 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 50 50
BABIP 55 50 60 60
Avoid K's 40 35 40 40
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 55 40 60 60
Eye 55 40 55 55
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: 55
1st Base: 60 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/25/1977 PIT Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/1977 PIT Win, 7-6 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/22/1977 CIN Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1977 CIN Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1977 CIN Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1977 DEN Loss, 2-4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/17/1977 DEN Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1977 DEN Loss, 4-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1977 @ PIT Win, 7-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/1977 @ CIN Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Gruber is a fan favorite.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/09/1951
Born in:Glendale Heights, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$91,350
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 26th Pick in Round 3
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 116 199 55 10 2 4 32 21 16 36 .276 .339 .407 .746 .324 .131 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 35 221 4 3 0 7 0 2 81 16 1 2 33.3 26.0 4.52 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   40 9 0 0 0 2 2 3 8 0 0 1 .225 .295 .225 .520
Versus Right   159 46 10 2 4 30 19 13 28 2 0 3 .289 .350 .453 .803
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   22 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .273 .304 .318 .623
May   37 9 1 2 0 7 3 3 4 1 0 0 .243 .293 .378 .671
June   36 13 1 0 0 5 5 6 8 0 0 1 .361 .465 .389 .854
July   22 9 3 0 1 7 5 2 4 0 0 2 .409 .500 .682 1.182
August   52 11 3 0 2 10 5 2 10 1 0 1 .212 .250 .385 .635
September   30 7 1 0 1 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 .233 .281 .367 .648
Spring Training   66 19 4 0 1 10 8 8 11 3 0 1 .288 .359 .394 .753
Last Year   435 135 19 0 11 54 63 62 71 6 1 0 .310 .392 .430 .822
2 Years Ago   425 116 17 0 16 66 50 63 75 7 0 3 .273 .365 .426 .791
Career   1229 351 54 3 34 165 154 162 214 16 1 8 .286 .368 .417 .786
Home   105 31 6 1 2 14 11 7 17 1 0 2 .295 .348 .429 .776
Road   94 24 4 1 2 18 10 9 19 1 0 2 .255 .330 .383 .713
Grass   193 53 10 2 2 28 19 16 33 2 0 4 .275 .340 .378 .718
Turf   6 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Day   122 33 5 2 3 21 9 10 19 1 0 2 .270 .333 .418 .751
Night   77 22 5 0 1 11 12 6 17 1 0 2 .286 .349 .390 .738
As Starter   128 33 7 1 0 14 10 9 18 1 0 3 .258 .319 .328 .647
As Reliever / Substitution   71 22 3 1 4 18 11 7 18 1 0 1 .310 .375 .549 .924
Pinch Hitting   60 18 2 1 4 15 9 5 15 0 0 1 .300 .364 .567 .930
Close/Late   75 27 6 0 4 17 11 8 15 2 0 1 .360 .419 .600 1.019
Inning 1-3   44 15 2 0 0 7 2 4 3 0 0 1 .341 .408 .386 .795
Inning 4-6   49 9 2 1 0 4 6 3 11 0 0 2 .184 .259 .265 .525
Inning 7-9   102 30 6 1 4 21 11 8 21 2 0 1 .294 .345 .490 .835
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   73 17 4 1 1 2 9 6 13 0 0 1 .233 .300 .356 .656
1 Outs   60 13 2 0 0 5 6 7 15 2 0 1 .217 .300 .250 .550
2 Outs   66 25 4 1 3 25 6 3 8 0 0 2 .379 .423 .606 1.029
Scoring Position   71 20 2 1 2 30 7 6 13 2 0 2 .282 .346 .423 .768
Bases Empty   91 28 5 1 2 2 11 7 16 0 0 2 .308 .370 .451 .821
Runner on 1st   37 7 3 0 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 0 .189 .250 .270 .520
Runner on 2nd   24 5 0 1 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 .208 .269 .292 .561
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   15 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 0 1 .200 .294 .267 .561
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .778 1.278
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 1 0 0 .600 .571 .600 1.171
Bases Loaded   12 5 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .385 .667 1.051
Two Strikes   95 23 4 1 0 9 11 7 36 1 0 3 .242 .311 .305 .617
First Pitch   28 7 0 0 2 9 2 2 0 1 0 1 .250 .312 .464 .777
Count 0-1   24 7 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .458 .750
Count 0-2   15 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .267 .267 .333 .600
Count 1-0   10 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.100 1.700
Count 1-1   26 8 2 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .308 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-2   24 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 8 1 0 2 .167 .222 .167 .389
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 2-2   30 8 2 0 0 3 3 0 14 0 0 1 .267 .290 .333 .624
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
Full Count   26 7 1 1 0 4 4 7 7 0 0 0 .269 .424 .385 .809
Behind in Count   63 15 3 1 0 5 6 0 15 1 0 2 .238 .258 .317 .575
Ahead in Count   26 10 2 0 1 7 4 6 0 0 0 0 .385 .500 .577 1.077
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   23 5 1 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 1 .217 .333 .348 .681
Batting 5th   45 11 2 0 0 7 4 3 3 1 0 1 .244 .300 .289 .589
Batting 6th   49 20 5 0 2 14 4 5 7 0 0 1 .408 .473 .633 1.105
Batting 7th   34 7 2 0 0 3 1 1 9 0 0 0 .206 .229 .265 .493
Batting 8th   24 7 0 0 1 4 6 3 3 1 0 0 .292 .357 .417 .774
Batting 9th   18 4 0 1 1 2 2 0 7 0 0 1 .222 .263 .500 .763
Low Leverage   64 13 2 2 1 2 5 4 14 0 0 1 .203 .261 .344 .605
Medium Leverage   64 22 5 0 0 8 7 1 8 0 0 2 .344 .373 .422 .795
High Leverage   70 20 3 0 3 22 9 10 14 2 0 1 .286 .373 .457 .831
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 23 139 425 116 17 0 16 66 50 63 3 7 75 0 3 .273 .365 .426 .791 123 123 2.7
1976 Cleveland - MLB 24 129 435 135 19 0 11 54 63 62 0 6 71 4 4 .310 .392 .430 .822 141 149 3.5
1977 Cleveland - MLB 25 116 199 55 10 2 4 32 21 16 4 2 36 1 2 .276 .339 .407 .746 98 105 0.9
Total MLB 484 1229 351 54 3 34 165 154 162 8 16 214 5 9 .286 .368 .417 .786 124 128 7.8
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 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
1975 Cleveland - MLB 23 20 60 16 1 0 4 11 7 6 0 0 8 0 0 .267 .333 .483 .817 129 135 0.7
1976 Cleveland - MLB 24 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182 -43 -24 -0.9
Total MLB 25 68 16 1 0 4 12 8 8 0 1 8 0 0 .235 .312 .426 .738 104 112
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 15 1 29 4 0 33 0 1.000 30.1 9.79 -0.5 1.041
1975 Cleveland - MLB LF 113 111 210 1 0 223 12 .946 917.2 2.07 +1.1 .993
1975 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Cleveland - MLB RF 6 4 7 0 0 8 1 .875 40.0 1.57 -0.5 .912
1976 Cleveland - MLB 1B 94 93 846 59 62 915 10 .989 776.0 10.50 -1.1 .982
1976 Cleveland - MLB LF 34 23 48 5 1 53 0 1.000 233.1 2.04 +1.1 1.037
1976 Cleveland - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Cleveland - MLB 1B 48 9 151 10 12 163 2 .988 130.1 11.12 +0.2 1.012
1977 Cleveland - MLB LF 41 26 54 1 0 58 3 .948 244.1 2.03 +2.4 1.030
1977 Cleveland - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 196 123 1241 89 90 1343 13 .990 1135.2 10.54 -1.4 .984
TOTAL LF 192 163 317 7 1 339 15 .956 1421.1 2.05 +4.1 1.003
TOTAL RF 17 13 26 0 0 27 1 .963 120.1 1.94 -1.7 .927
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.
10/29/1975 Wins the 1975 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats.
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
03/05/1976 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/28/1976 Injured (strained back muscle),out for 2 weeks.
05/24/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1976 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 2 days.
08/15/1976 Goes 5-5 against the New York Knickerbockers, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
08/16/1976 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/1976 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $91,350.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
02/15/1977 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AVG Rank
1976 .310 7
Year OBP Rank
1976 .392 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1976 6.11 9
Year wOBA Rank
1976 .378 7
Year OPS Rank
1976 .822 9
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