CF Ken Mays #42
Chicago Traders MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/21/1975
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CF KEN MAYS #42 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
66 153 42 5 2 0 13 11 24 .275 .323 .333 7 1.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 35 40 35 45
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 70
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 40 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 75
1st Base: - Center Field: 60
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/20/1975 KCB Loss, 2-3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1
07/19/1975 KCB Loss, 2-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/18/1975 @ DEN Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/1975 @ DEN Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1975 @ DEN Loss, 9-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/15/1975 @ LAB Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/13/1975 @ LAB Win, 4-1 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/1975 CLE Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/10/1975 CLE Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/06/1975 SDC Win, 5-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Money motivates Mays.
High: Financial Ambition
Birthday:12/08/1948
Born in:San Francisco, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$65,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 22 Days
Service This Yr:104 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, 24th Pick in Round 3
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 66 153 42 5 2 0 13 16 11 24 .275 .323 .333 .657 .301 .059 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 34 170 1 0 0 0 3 2 51 7 7 3 70.0 18.1 4.11 1.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 12 1 2 0 6 4 6 5 0 0 1 .255 .352 .362 .714
Versus Right   106 30 4 0 0 7 12 5 19 2 3 0 .283 .310 .321 .630
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .182 .357 .182 .539
April   29 10 2 1 0 2 5 3 6 1 0 0 .345 .394 .483 .877
May   44 11 1 1 0 5 5 1 7 0 1 0 .250 .267 .318 .585
June   51 11 0 0 0 2 2 3 8 0 2 1 .216 .273 .216 .488
July   29 10 2 0 0 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 .345 .412 .414 .826
Spring Training   50 13 4 0 0 4 6 7 9 0 0 0 .260 .351 .340 .691
Last Year   355 95 17 4 6 35 45 31 33 5 4 2 .268 .326 .389 .714
2 Years Ago   111 27 1 0 0 6 10 7 13 0 0 1 .243 .294 .252 .546
Career   662 174 24 6 6 57 78 55 79 7 8 4 .263 .320 .344 .664
Home   77 23 3 1 0 8 8 6 12 1 1 0 .299 .345 .364 .709
Road   76 19 2 1 0 5 8 5 12 1 2 1 .250 .301 .303 .604
Grass   153 42 5 2 0 13 16 11 24 2 3 1 .275 .323 .333 .657
Day   91 27 4 0 0 7 8 7 11 1 3 0 .297 .343 .341 .684
Night   62 15 1 2 0 6 8 4 13 1 0 1 .242 .294 .323 .617
As Starter   127 36 3 2 0 10 13 10 16 1 3 0 .283 .333 .339 .672
As Reliever / Substitution   26 6 2 0 0 3 3 1 8 1 0 1 .231 .276 .308 .584
Pinch Hitting   22 6 2 0 0 3 3 1 6 1 0 1 .273 .320 .364 .684
Close/Late   47 10 2 0 0 5 4 2 7 1 1 1 .213 .255 .255 .510
Inning 1-3   43 14 1 1 0 2 8 5 8 0 2 0 .326 .396 .395 .791
Inning 4-6   44 13 1 1 0 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 .295 .333 .364 .697
Inning 7-9   62 15 3 0 0 7 5 3 12 1 1 1 .242 .284 .290 .574
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   59 17 2 1 0 3 10 2 9 1 3 0 .288 .306 .356 .662
1 Outs   48 14 2 0 0 7 2 3 9 1 0 0 .292 .327 .333 .660
2 Outs   46 11 1 1 0 3 4 6 6 0 0 1 .239 .340 .304 .644
Scoring Position   46 13 0 1 0 12 6 3 8 2 3 0 .283 .314 .326 .640
Bases Empty   87 22 3 1 0 0 5 5 12 0 0 0 .253 .293 .310 .604
Runner on 1st   20 7 2 0 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 1 .350 .458 .450 .908
Runner on 2nd   17 7 0 1 0 4 4 2 0 0 3 0 .412 .474 .529 1.003
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Two Strikes   70 14 2 2 0 3 7 4 24 1 0 0 .200 .240 .286 .526
First Pitch   26 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 .231 .250 .231 .481
Count 0-1   10 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
Count 1-0   14 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 1-1   19 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .368 .368 .474 .842
Count 1-2   25 5 1 1 0 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .320 .520
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-2   23 5 1 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 .217 .217 .261 .478
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .600 .750 .800 1.550
Full Count   14 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 .214 .389 .357 .746
Behind in Count   43 11 1 1 0 3 3 0 9 1 0 0 .256 .250 .326 .576
Ahead in Count   28 10 1 0 0 1 5 7 0 0 1 0 .357 .486 .393 .879
Batting Leadoff   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Batting 2nd   38 11 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 1 0 .289 .325 .289 .614
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   44 14 0 2 0 6 6 4 6 0 0 0 .318 .375 .409 .784
Batting 7th   37 8 3 0 0 4 1 3 4 1 1 0 .216 .268 .297 .566
Batting 8th   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Batting 9th   15 4 1 0 0 2 3 1 4 1 0 0 .267 .294 .333 .627
Low Leverage   58 15 2 0 0 2 3 4 10 1 0 0 .259 .302 .293 .595
Medium Leverage   54 19 3 2 0 5 9 6 7 0 2 0 .352 .417 .481 .898
High Leverage   40 8 0 0 0 6 4 1 7 1 1 1 .200 .233 .200 .433
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 Chicago - MLB 22 25 39 8 1 0 0 3 7 6 0 0 8 3 0 .205 .311 .231 .542 59 50 0.1
1972 Chicago - MLB 23 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 194 195 0.1
1973 Chicago - MLB 24 57 111 27 1 0 0 6 10 7 1 0 13 5 1 .243 .294 .252 .546 52 58 0.1
1974 Chicago - MLB 25 128 355 95 17 4 6 35 45 31 2 5 33 15 5 .268 .326 .389 .714 103 103 3.6
1975 Chicago - MLB 26 66 153 42 5 2 0 13 16 11 1 2 24 7 3 .275 .323 .333 .657 81 86 1.3
Total MLB 280 662 174 24 6 6 57 78 55 4 7 79 30 9 .263 .320 .344 .664 87 89 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 - 21 50 218 58 10 6 8 45 49 24 3 1 22 15 7 .266 .346 .477 .823 100 100 1.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Chicago - MLB LF 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.1 1.04 -0.0 .977
1971 Chicago - MLB CF 13 10 22 0 0 23 1 .957 74.0 2.68 +0.1 .979
1971 Chicago - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Chicago - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Chicago - MLB LF 31 17 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 167.0 1.89 +1.2 1.062
1973 Chicago - MLB CF 7 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.4 1.012
1973 Chicago - MLB RF 6 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 31.0 1.74 +0.1 1.049
1974 Chicago - MLB LF 15 11 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 114.0 1.74 +1.6 1.087
1974 Chicago - MLB CF 12 11 40 0 0 40 0 1.000 102.0 3.53 +1.7 1.030
1974 Chicago - MLB RF 67 60 132 0 0 134 2 .985 535.0 2.22 +8.4 1.081
1975 Chicago - MLB LF 24 16 35 0 0 36 1 .972 141.2 2.22 +2.6 1.097
1975 Chicago - MLB CF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.1 4.15 -0.1 1.008
1975 Chicago - MLB RF 21 18 45 5 1 50 0 1.000 157.0 2.87 +3.8 1.116
TOTAL LF 79 44 94 0 0 95 1 .989 440.2 1.92 +5.4 1.079
TOTAL CF 35 22 68 0 0 69 1 .986 198.1 3.09 +1.4 1.011
TOTAL RF 96 81 183 5 1 190 2 .989 725.0 2.33 +12.3 1.089
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 80th overall pick) by the Chicago Traders, out of college Oregon State
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
04/06/1971 Named the #90 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 (55); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
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: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
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: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/08/1974 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Chicago Traders development complex.
11/14/1974 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $65,000.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
06/15/1975 Injured (strained quadriceps),day-to-day for one week.
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