SS Mario Alva #8
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
05/05/1975
SS MARIO ALVA #8 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
24 82 21 4 0 2 11 12 18 .256 .358 .378 2 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 50 50 50 60
Eye 60 65 55 60
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: 50
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
05/04/1975 PIT Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
05/03/1975 PIT Win, 6-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/02/1975 PIT Loss, 3-8 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
05/01/1975 CHI Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/30/1975 CHI Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
04/29/1975 CHI Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/27/1975 WAS Win, 7-5 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
04/26/1975 WAS Win, 8-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/24/1975 @ MIL Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/1975 @ MIL Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 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:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$98,135
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 2nd Pick in Round 1
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 24 82 21 4 0 2 11 7 12 18 .256 .358 .378 .736 .331 .122 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 95 1 2 0 2 0 0 31 6 2 0 100.0 11.8 5.04 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   22 6 2 0 0 4 2 4 8 0 0 1 .273 .407 .364 .771
Versus Right   60 15 2 0 2 7 5 8 10 0 0 0 .250 .338 .383 .722
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 .190 .292 .238 .530
April   68 18 4 0 2 11 6 10 15 0 0 1 .265 .367 .412 .779
May   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
Spring Training   47 13 3 0 3 14 8 4 6 1 0 1 .277 .340 .532 .872
Last Year   490 104 17 0 15 55 43 63 118 4 2 6 .212 .307 .339 .646
2 Years Ago   317 73 12 0 9 44 41 38 70 3 0 2 .230 .314 .353 .667
Career   1320 283 47 0 35 151 129 165 317 9 5 15 .214 .307 .330 .636
Home   50 12 1 0 1 4 5 7 10 0 0 0 .240 .333 .320 .653
Road   32 9 3 0 1 7 2 5 8 0 0 1 .281 .395 .469 .863
Grass   82 21 4 0 2 11 7 12 18 0 0 1 .256 .358 .378 .736
Day   62 16 2 0 1 9 5 10 11 0 0 1 .258 .370 .339 .709
Night   20 5 2 0 1 2 2 2 7 0 0 0 .250 .318 .500 .818
As Starter   82 21 4 0 2 11 7 12 18 0 0 1 .256 .358 .378 .736
Close/Late   17 5 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .294 .368 .353 .721
Inning 1-3   21 7 1 0 0 2 2 3 5 0 0 1 .333 .440 .381 .821
Inning 4-6   33 8 2 0 2 5 4 5 7 0 0 0 .242 .342 .485 .827
Inning 7-9   26 5 1 0 0 4 0 4 6 0 0 0 .192 .300 .231 .531
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   34 7 1 0 1 4 4 3 6 0 0 0 .206 .270 .324 .594
1 Outs   20 3 1 0 0 2 1 7 5 0 0 1 .150 .393 .200 .593
2 Outs   28 11 2 0 1 5 2 2 7 0 0 0 .393 .433 .571 1.005
Scoring Position   23 5 0 0 0 8 1 4 8 0 0 1 .217 .357 .217 .575
Bases Empty   50 13 4 0 1 1 5 6 8 0 0 0 .260 .339 .400 .739
Runner on 1st   9 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121
Runner on 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .222 .364 .222 .586
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   44 8 2 0 1 2 3 4 18 0 0 1 .182 .265 .295 .561
First Pitch   12 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
Count 0-1   5 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 0-2   9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-0   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-1   7 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 1-2   13 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 .308 .357 .462 .819
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   8 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 2-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Full Count   13 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 .154 .353 .385 .738
Behind in Count   27 9 2 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 1 .333 .357 .407 .765
Ahead in Count   14 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 .357 .550 .500 1.050
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 7th   79 21 4 0 2 11 7 11 17 0 0 1 .266 .363 .392 .755
Low Leverage   30 9 4 0 1 2 2 6 6 0 0 0 .300 .417 .533 .950
Medium Leverage   33 7 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 0 0 0 .212 .316 .212 .528
High Leverage   18 5 0 0 1 7 2 1 5 0 0 1 .278 .350 .444 .794
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 22 115 317 73 12 0 9 44 41 38 2 3 70 0 1 .230 .314 .353 .667 86 86 2.6
1974 Kansas City - MLB 23 153 490 104 17 0 15 55 43 63 6 4 118 2 9 .212 .307 .339 .646 86 87 3.9
1975 Kansas City - MLB 24 24 82 21 4 0 2 11 7 12 1 0 18 2 0 .256 .358 .378 .736 101 105 0.7
Total MLB 449 1320 283 47 0 35 151 129 165 15 9 317 5 14 .214 .307 .330 .636 82 83 10.9
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 112 92 185 363 75 563 15 .973 824.1 5.98 +15.6 1.097
1974 Kansas City - MLB SS 151 151 280 588 105 890 22 .975 1296.2 6.02 +25.2 1.074
1975 Kansas City - MLB SS 24 24 41 94 21 140 5 .964 213.0 5.70 +3.1 1.094
TOTAL SS 441 411 752 1587 305 2399 60 .975 3553.2 5.92 +74.3 1.090
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.
11/06/1973 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
03/22/1974 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $98,135.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1974 151 6
Year K Rank
1974 118 2
Year HP Rank
1974 6 7
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