1B Rick Gruber #19
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
07/18/1977
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1B RICK GRUBER #19 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
65 101 30 3 2 1 19 10 18 .297 .363 .396 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 50 50
BABIP 55 45 60 60
Avoid K's 40 35 40 40
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 55 40 55 65
Eye 55 40 60 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: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/15/1977 @ CIN Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/1977 @ CIN Win, 8-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/10/1977 NYK Win, 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
07/08/1977 NYK Win, 5-2 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
07/06/1977 BRO Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1977 BRO Loss, 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1977 BRO Win, 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1977 PHI Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/1977 @ NYK Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/28/1977 @ NYK Loss, 8-11 3 0 1 2 0 1 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.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$91,350
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:104 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 65 101 30 3 2 1 19 10 10 18 .297 .363 .396 .759 .327 .099 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 16 113 1 2 0 4 0 1 40 6 1 2 33.3 13.4 4.65 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   13 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .357 .308 .665
Versus Right   88 26 3 2 1 19 9 9 16 1 0 1 .295 .364 .409 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   6 2 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
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   1131 326 47 3 31 152 143 156 196 15 1 5 .288 .373 .417 .790
Home   46 12 0 1 1 8 3 2 7 0 0 0 .261 .292 .370 .661
Road   55 18 3 1 0 11 7 8 11 1 0 1 .327 .415 .418 .834
Grass   99 30 3 2 1 19 10 10 16 1 0 1 .303 .369 .404 .773
Turf   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   68 20 2 2 0 11 6 7 9 0 0 1 .294 .368 .382 .751
Night   33 10 1 0 1 8 4 3 9 1 0 0 .303 .351 .424 .776
As Starter   58 16 1 1 0 6 5 5 9 0 0 1 .276 .344 .328 .671
As Reliever / Substitution   43 14 2 1 1 13 5 5 9 1 0 0 .326 .388 .488 .876
Pinch Hitting   36 11 1 1 1 10 4 3 8 0 0 0 .306 .359 .472 .831
Close/Late   44 17 3 0 1 10 5 6 9 1 0 0 .386 .451 .523 .974
Inning 1-3   20 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Inning 4-6   24 4 0 1 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 1 .167 .259 .250 .509
Inning 7-9   55 20 3 1 1 13 7 6 11 1 0 0 .364 .419 .509 .928
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   40 10 1 1 0 1 4 5 8 0 0 0 .250 .333 .325 .658
1 Outs   27 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 6 1 0 1 .185 .281 .222 .503
2 Outs   34 15 1 1 1 17 4 2 4 0 0 0 .441 .472 .618 1.090
Scoring Position   35 14 1 1 1 19 5 4 4 1 0 1 .400 .463 .571 1.035
Bases Empty   48 13 1 1 0 0 4 3 10 0 0 0 .271 .314 .333 .647
Runner on 1st   18 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 .167 .286 .222 .508
Runner on 2nd   10 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .300 .364 .500 .864
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 .444 .286 .730
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .750 1.000 1.750
Bases Loaded   7 4 0 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.000 1.571
Two Strikes   50 16 2 1 0 6 7 4 18 1 0 1 .320 .375 .400 .775
First Pitch   13 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Count 0-1   10 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .500 .800
Count 0-2   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   14 4 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .571 .905
Count 1-2   12 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 1 0 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   20 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 8 0 0 1 .250 .286 .300 .586
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Full Count   12 6 1 1 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 .500 .625 .750 1.375
Behind in Count   28 8 0 1 0 3 2 0 8 1 0 0 .286 .276 .357 .633
Ahead in Count   14 4 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 4th   20 5 1 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 1 .250 .375 .400 .775
Batting 5th   26 6 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Batting 6th   14 9 1 0 1 7 1 1 2 0 0 0 .643 .667 .929 1.595
Batting 7th   11 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
Batting 8th   18 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .222 .318 .222 .540
Batting 9th   9 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
Low Leverage   25 3 0 2 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 .120 .185 .280 .465
Medium Leverage   36 15 2 0 0 5 5 1 4 0 0 1 .417 .447 .472 .920
High Leverage   40 12 1 0 1 13 3 7 8 1 0 0 .300 .396 .400 .796
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 65 101 30 3 2 1 19 10 10 1 1 18 1 2 .297 .363 .396 .759 103 109 0.4
Total MLB 433 1131 326 47 3 31 152 143 156 5 15 196 5 9 .288 .373 .417 .790 127 130 7.3
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 28 0 42 1 3 43 0 1.000 38.2 10.01 +0.1 1.049
1977 Cleveland - MLB LF 27 16 31 1 0 33 1 .970 142.1 2.02 +1.8 1.046
1977 Cleveland - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 176 114 1132 80 81 1223 11 .991 1044.0 10.45 -1.5 .982
TOTAL LF 178 153 294 7 1 314 13 .959 1319.1 2.05 +3.5 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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