SS Dave Cox #44
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/17/1976
SS DAVE COX #44 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 350 92 14 2 3 49 14 39 .263 .293 .340 0 1.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 30 30 30 45
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 55 60 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 50
Errors: - 70 60
Arm: 20 65 65
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 65
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/1976 @ TOR Win, 4-1 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1976 @ TOR Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/11/1976 @ ATL Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1976 @ ATL Win, 12-7 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/09/1976 @ ATL Win, 8-5 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/08/1976 @ SEA Win, 10-0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/07/1976 @ SEA Win, 9-6 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
09/06/1976 @ SEA Loss, 3-14 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1976 BAL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1976 BAL Win, 14-3 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Plain vanilla.
Birthday:04/14/1952
Born in:Iowa Falls, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 28th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 350 92 14 2 3 49 35 14 39 .263 .293 .340 .633 .286 .077 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 379 3 0 0 13 7 5 119 19 0 2 0.0 32.2 3.05 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   131 32 4 0 0 12 7 4 14 1 2 1 .244 .270 .275 .545
Versus Right   219 60 10 2 3 37 28 10 25 4 5 2 .274 .306 .379 .685
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Last Week   22 5 0 0 1 6 2 1 2 2 1 0 .227 .240 .364 .604
April   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
May   25 7 1 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 .280 .308 .320 .628
June   80 22 2 1 0 8 8 1 8 1 2 0 .275 .280 .325 .605
July   90 20 3 0 1 10 7 4 11 1 1 2 .222 .268 .289 .557
August   103 29 6 1 1 19 13 4 9 1 1 1 .282 .312 .388 .700
September   46 12 2 0 1 8 5 4 6 2 2 0 .261 .308 .370 .677
Spring Training   37 11 2 0 0 5 4 6 5 0 1 0 .297 .395 .351 .747
Last Year   195 44 14 2 0 13 26 13 25 0 1 0 .226 .274 .318 .592
Career   545 136 28 4 3 62 61 27 64 5 8 3 .250 .286 .332 .618
Home   151 33 6 0 1 20 14 5 16 1 3 2 .219 .252 .278 .530
Road   199 59 8 2 2 29 21 9 23 4 4 1 .296 .324 .387 .711
Grass   350 92 14 2 3 49 35 14 39 5 7 3 .263 .293 .340 .633
Day   184 43 11 1 2 28 20 11 21 2 5 1 .234 .278 .337 .615
Night   166 49 3 1 1 21 15 3 18 3 2 2 .295 .310 .343 .654
As Starter   335 88 14 2 3 47 34 14 37 5 7 3 .263 .294 .343 .637
As Reliever / Substitution   15 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .267 .267 .267 .533
Pinch Hitting   6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   80 21 2 1 1 12 6 1 9 2 1 0 .263 .265 .350 .615
Inning 1-3   103 28 3 0 2 17 12 5 13 1 2 1 .272 .309 .359 .668
Inning 4-6   125 29 6 0 0 11 12 6 14 2 4 2 .232 .274 .280 .554
Inning 7-9   114 33 5 1 1 21 10 3 11 2 1 0 .289 .303 .377 .680
Extra Innings   8 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
0 Outs   93 23 4 1 1 6 16 5 6 0 1 0 .247 .286 .344 .630
1 Outs   134 32 5 1 1 20 16 3 18 5 6 2 .239 .257 .313 .570
2 Outs   123 37 5 0 1 23 3 6 15 0 0 1 .301 .338 .366 .704
Scoring Position   120 38 6 1 2 47 17 5 12 5 7 1 .317 .336 .433 .769
Bases Empty   174 43 6 1 1 1 11 8 23 0 0 2 .247 .288 .310 .598
Runner on 1st   56 11 2 0 0 1 7 1 4 0 0 0 .196 .211 .232 .443
Runner on 2nd   35 13 0 0 1 9 5 1 4 0 6 1 .371 .405 .457 .863
Runner on 3rd   16 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .188 .176 .188 .364
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 14 4 1 0 14 9 2 4 0 0 0 .368 .400 .526 .926
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 5 2 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 .353 .438 .790
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 .250 .143 .250 .393
Bases Loaded   11 2 0 0 1 7 1 1 3 1 0 0 .182 .231 .455 .685
Two Strikes   111 20 3 0 1 11 10 6 39 1 0 1 .180 .227 .234 .461
First Pitch   77 24 2 1 1 15 9 0 0 2 4 0 .312 .304 .403 .706
Count 0-1   35 10 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .343 .629
Count 0-2   16 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .312
Count 1-0   48 12 3 1 1 11 7 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .245 .417 .662
Count 1-1   41 11 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 .268 .286 .293 .578
Count 1-2   40 5 1 0 0 4 4 0 19 1 0 1 .125 .143 .150 .293
Count 2-0   14 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Count 2-1   20 7 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .350 .381 .350 .731
Count 2-2   39 9 0 0 1 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 .500 .700 .750 1.450
Full Count   16 4 1 0 0 2 3 6 3 0 0 0 .250 .455 .312 .767
Behind in Count   91 17 4 0 0 9 7 0 23 1 0 1 .187 .194 .231 .424
Ahead in Count   86 27 6 1 1 18 12 8 0 2 2 1 .314 .371 .442 .813
Batting Leadoff   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   199 52 8 2 2 30 23 10 22 4 5 2 .261 .298 .352 .649
Batting 7th   24 5 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .208 .269 .333 .603
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   121 33 6 0 0 15 9 2 16 1 2 1 .273 .288 .322 .610
Low Leverage   158 39 9 0 1 14 11 7 24 1 0 2 .247 .286 .323 .608
Medium Leverage   128 37 3 1 1 18 17 4 9 1 3 1 .289 .313 .352 .665
High Leverage   62 15 2 1 1 17 7 3 6 3 4 0 .242 .265 .355 .620
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
1975 Detroit - MLB 23 63 195 44 14 2 0 13 26 13 0 0 25 0 0 .226 .274 .318 .592 70 70 -0.5
1976 Detroit - MLB 24 109 350 92 14 2 3 49 35 14 3 5 39 0 2 .263 .293 .340 .633 83 88 1.2
Total MLB 172 545 136 28 4 3 62 61 27 3 5 64 0 2 .250 .286 .332 .618 78 82 0.7
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 43 189 84 20 1 5 52 64 18 4 3 8 1 1 .444 .495 .640 1.136 100 100 3.6
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 Detroit - MLB 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1975 Detroit - MLB 2B 25 17 51 57 12 111 3 .973 176.1 5.51 -2.8 .953
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 21 18 10 42 1 54 2 .963 161.0 2.91 -0.7 .987
1975 Detroit - MLB SS 19 10 27 29 7 58 2 .966 101.2 4.96 -2.0 .909
1976 Detroit - MLB 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.032
1976 Detroit - MLB 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.063
1976 Detroit - MLB SS 100 94 146 318 49 487 23 .953 829.1 5.04 -0.9 .991
TOTAL 2B 27 17 51 58 12 112 3 .973 180.1 5.44 -2.8 .954
TOTAL 3B 24 18 10 43 1 55 2 .964 164.0 2.91 -0.7 .989
TOTAL SS 119 104 173 347 56 545 25 .954 931.0 5.03 -2.9 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 28, 28th overall pick) by the Detroit Wolverines, out of high school Indianola (Indianola; Indianola, IA).
10/29/1970 Named the #92 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (45).
07/01/1971 Named the #75 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (45).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
02/06/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Detroit Wolverines development complex.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
08/11/1975 Injured (strained calf),out for one week.
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: 50 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
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