1B Rick Gruber #19
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
09/05/1977
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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
102 170 48 9 2 3 30 14 31 .282 .347 .412 1 0.9
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 60 65
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: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/03/1977 WAS Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1977 MIL Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/30/1977 MIL Loss, 1-2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/29/1977 MIL Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1977 @ PHI Win, 3-2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
08/28/1977 @ PHI Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1977 @ PHI Win, 10-8 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
08/26/1977 @ PHI Loss, 3-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/1977 @ WAS Loss, 4-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1977 @ WAS Loss, 2-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:153 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 102 170 48 9 2 3 30 19 14 31 .282 .347 .412 .759 .327 .129 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 190 4 3 0 5 0 2 70 14 1 2 33.3 23.4 4.83 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 1 .217 .308 .217 .525
Versus Right   147 43 9 2 3 28 17 12 26 2 0 3 .293 .354 .442 .796
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 .222 .333 .333 .667
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   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   1200 344 53 3 33 163 152 160 209 16 1 8 .287 .370 .418 .788
Home   90 26 5 1 1 12 10 6 14 1 0 2 .289 .343 .400 .743
Road   80 22 4 1 2 18 9 8 17 1 0 2 .275 .352 .425 .777
Grass   164 46 9 2 1 26 17 14 28 2 0 4 .280 .348 .378 .726
Turf   6 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Day   105 29 5 2 2 20 8 10 16 1 0 2 .276 .347 .419 .767
Night   65 19 4 0 1 10 11 4 15 1 0 2 .292 .347 .400 .747
As Starter   106 27 6 1 0 13 10 8 14 1 0 3 .255 .322 .330 .652
As Reliever / Substitution   64 21 3 1 3 17 9 6 17 1 0 1 .328 .389 .547 .936
Pinch Hitting   53 17 2 1 3 14 7 4 14 0 0 1 .321 .379 .566 .945
Close/Late   64 24 5 0 3 15 9 7 14 2 0 1 .375 .432 .594 1.026
Inning 1-3   37 12 2 0 0 7 2 4 3 0 0 1 .324 .405 .378 .783
Inning 4-6   42 8 2 1 0 4 6 2 8 0 0 2 .190 .261 .286 .547
Inning 7-9   87 27 5 1 3 19 10 8 19 2 0 1 .310 .367 .494 .862
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   61 17 4 1 1 2 9 6 10 0 0 1 .279 .353 .426 .779
1 Outs   51 10 2 0 0 5 5 5 14 2 0 1 .196 .271 .235 .506
2 Outs   58 21 3 1 2 23 5 3 7 0 0 2 .362 .413 .552 .964
Scoring Position   60 19 1 1 2 29 7 6 10 2 0 2 .317 .386 .467 .852
Bases Empty   76 22 5 1 1 1 9 5 15 0 0 2 .289 .349 .421 .770
Runner on 1st   34 7 3 0 0 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 .206 .270 .294 .564
Runner on 2nd   19 5 0 1 0 1 3 2 4 0 0 0 .263 .333 .368 .702
Runner on 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .182 .308 .182 .490
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   10 5 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .455 .800 1.255
Two Strikes   83 22 4 1 0 9 10 5 31 1 0 3 .265 .326 .337 .663
First Pitch   20 4 0 0 1 8 1 2 0 1 0 1 .200 .292 .350 .642
Count 0-1   21 6 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .476 .762
Count 0-2   13 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 1-0   9 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.000 1.556
Count 1-1   23 7 2 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .304 .333 .522 .855
Count 1-2   19 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 7 1 0 2 .158 .227 .158 .385
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   7 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-2   28 8 2 0 0 3 3 0 12 0 0 1 .286 .310 .357 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Full Count   23 7 1 1 0 4 3 5 6 0 0 0 .304 .429 .435 .863
Behind in Count   53 13 3 1 0 5 6 0 13 1 0 2 .245 .268 .340 .607
Ahead in Count   23 9 1 0 1 6 4 6 0 0 0 0 .391 .517 .565 1.082
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 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   22 5 1 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 1 .227 .346 .364 .710
Batting 5th   45 11 2 0 0 7 4 3 3 1 0 1 .244 .300 .289 .589
Batting 6th   42 17 4 0 2 13 4 4 6 0 0 1 .405 .468 .643 1.111
Batting 7th   18 4 2 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 0 0 .222 .263 .333 .596
Batting 8th   22 7 0 0 1 4 6 3 3 1 0 0 .318 .385 .455 .839
Batting 9th   15 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 1 .200 .250 .333 .583
Low Leverage   50 7 2 2 0 1 4 3 12 0 0 1 .140 .204 .260 .464
Medium Leverage   57 22 5 0 0 8 7 1 7 0 0 2 .386 .417 .474 .890
High Leverage   62 19 2 0 3 21 8 9 12 2 0 1 .306 .392 .484 .876
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 25 102 170 48 9 2 3 30 19 14 4 2 31 1 2 .282 .347 .412 .759 102 108 0.9
Total MLB 470 1200 344 53 3 33 163 152 160 8 16 209 5 9 .287 .370 .418 .788 125 129 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 44 8 136 9 11 147 2 .986 117.1 11.12 +0.2 1.011
1977 Cleveland - MLB LF 36 21 43 1 0 46 2 .957 201.1 1.97 +2.2 1.035
1977 Cleveland - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 192 122 1226 88 89 1327 13 .990 1122.2 10.53 -1.5 .984
TOTAL LF 187 158 306 7 1 327 14 .957 1378.1 2.04 +4.0 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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