SS Mario Alva #8
Age: 22 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/31/1973
SS MARIO ALVA #8 - AGE: 22 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
77 204 48 7 0 5 26 23 42 .235 .313 .343 0 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 50
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 45 50 45 55
Eye 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 35 35 35 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 75 50
Errors: - 80 45
Arm: 20 80 75
Turn DP: - 80 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 80
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1973 LAB Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1973 @ STL Loss, 2-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1973 @ STL Loss, 1-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
07/28/1973 @ STL Win, 5-1 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/27/1973 @ SDC Win, 8-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/26/1973 @ SDC Loss, 4-5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/25/1973 @ SDC Win, 3-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
07/23/1973 @ CHI Loss, 2-9 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
07/22/1973 @ CHI Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/21/1973 @ CHI Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He's a crowd pleaser. They love his work ethic and personality.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:11/05/1950
Born in:San Pedro de MacorĂ­s, SAN
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 77 204 48 7 0 5 26 25 23 42 .235 .313 .343 .656 .298 .108 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 62 230 1 2 0 5 0 2 70 12 0 1 0.0 22.0 3.63 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 10 1 0 1 2 7 3 9 1 0 0 .200 .241 .280 .521
Versus Right   154 38 6 0 4 24 18 20 33 1 0 1 .247 .335 .364 .699
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Last Week   22 7 0 0 3 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 .318 .348 .727 1.075
April   35 6 0 0 0 1 4 9 11 0 0 1 .171 .356 .171 .527
May   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
June   71 19 3 0 1 11 10 7 18 1 0 0 .268 .329 .352 .681
July   94 22 4 0 4 14 11 7 13 1 0 0 .234 .284 .404 .689
Spring Training   39 11 3 1 1 8 4 5 9 0 0 0 .282 .364 .487 .851
Last Year   303 64 11 0 6 32 24 40 74 2 2 1 .211 .303 .307 .610
2 Years Ago   128 21 3 0 3 9 14 12 37 0 1 5 .164 .262 .258 .520
Career   635 133 21 0 14 67 63 75 153 4 3 7 .209 .298 .309 .607
Home   87 17 2 0 1 8 12 16 18 1 0 0 .195 .317 .253 .570
Road   117 31 5 0 4 18 13 7 24 1 0 1 .265 .310 .410 .720
Grass   204 48 7 0 5 26 25 23 42 2 0 1 .235 .313 .343 .656
Day   102 26 5 0 3 15 16 12 23 1 0 0 .255 .330 .392 .723
Night   102 22 2 0 2 11 9 11 19 1 0 1 .216 .296 .294 .590
As Starter   201 48 7 0 5 26 25 22 41 2 0 1 .239 .314 .348 .662
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   40 9 2 0 0 4 2 3 7 1 0 0 .225 .273 .275 .548
Inning 1-3   58 12 1 0 1 7 8 7 12 0 0 0 .207 .292 .276 .568
Inning 4-6   77 20 4 0 2 10 10 9 16 1 0 1 .260 .341 .390 .731
Inning 7-9   67 16 2 0 2 9 7 6 14 1 0 0 .239 .297 .358 .656
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   66 18 4 0 1 7 12 8 15 0 0 0 .273 .351 .379 .730
1 Outs   77 18 3 0 2 10 9 3 19 2 0 0 .234 .256 .351 .607
2 Outs   61 12 0 0 2 9 4 12 8 0 0 1 .197 .338 .295 .633
Scoring Position   56 15 1 0 2 21 7 9 13 2 0 0 .268 .358 .393 .751
Bases Empty   113 23 4 0 1 1 14 11 22 0 0 1 .204 .280 .265 .545
Runner on 1st   35 10 2 0 2 4 4 3 7 0 0 0 .286 .342 .514 .856
Runner on 2nd   16 7 1 0 2 9 3 0 2 0 0 0 .438 .438 .875 1.312
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 3 0 0 0 1 4 4 7 0 0 0 .188 .350 .188 .537
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Bases Loaded   10 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   117 22 0 0 2 12 12 14 42 1 0 1 .188 .278 .239 .518
First Pitch   21 8 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .381 .435 .476 .911
Count 0-1   14 5 2 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .714 1.071
Count 0-2   19 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0 0 1 .211 .250 .211 .461
Count 1-0   19 6 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .526 .842
Count 1-1   14 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
Count 1-2   32 3 0 0 2 5 3 0 14 1 0 0 .094 .091 .281 .372
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   11 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .250 .364 .614
Count 2-2   38 8 0 0 0 5 3 0 12 0 0 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .556 .000 .556
Full Count   28 7 0 0 0 2 3 14 6 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Behind in Count   65 12 2 0 3 7 9 0 24 1 0 1 .185 .194 .354 .548
Ahead in Count   38 9 2 0 1 6 7 7 0 1 0 0 .237 .348 .368 .716
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   49 8 2 0 2 3 7 3 7 0 0 0 .163 .212 .327 .538
Batting 8th   150 39 5 0 3 23 18 19 33 2 0 1 .260 .343 .353 .696
Low Leverage   84 17 2 0 1 3 6 11 16 0 0 1 .202 .302 .262 .564
Medium Leverage   76 19 4 0 3 13 12 6 16 2 0 0 .250 .298 .421 .719
High Leverage   42 11 1 0 1 10 6 6 9 0 0 0 .262 .354 .357 .711
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
1971 Kansas City - MLB 20 49 128 21 3 0 3 9 14 12 5 0 37 0 0 .164 .262 .258 .520 53 50 0.6
1972 Kansas City - MLB 21 108 303 64 11 0 6 32 24 40 1 2 74 1 4 .211 .303 .307 .610 80 80 3.0
1973 Kansas City - MLB 22 77 204 48 7 0 5 26 25 23 1 2 42 0 1 .235 .313 .343 .656 80 85 1.4
Total MLB 234 635 133 21 0 14 67 63 75 7 4 153 1 5 .209 .298 .309 .607 75 76 5.1
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 - 19 67 291 85 13 1 16 64 75 36 6 2 61 2 1 .292 .379 .509 .888 100 100 2.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Kansas City - MLB SS 48 40 78 163 28 244 3 .988 357.0 6.08 +10.5 1.132
1972 Kansas City - MLB SS 106 104 168 379 76 562 15 .973 862.2 5.71 +19.9 1.090
1973 Kansas City - MLB SS 76 62 124 241 54 378 13 .966 549.0 5.98 +7.7 1.078
TOTAL SS 230 206 370 783 158 1184 31 .974 1768.2 5.87 +38.1 1.096
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Kansas City Bulls.
10/29/1970 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 40 (60).
03/12/1971 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Kansas City Bulls development complex.
04/06/1971 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
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: 40 (45); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
03/06/1972 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Kansas City Bulls development complex.
06/25/1972 Injured (tender shoulder),out for one week.
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: 40 (45); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
04/24/1973 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
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