SS Dave Cox #44
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/24/1977
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
117 376 104 16 2 4 53 15 42 .277 .306 .362 0 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
BABIP 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 60 65 60 60
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 30 30 30 40
Eye 40 40 40 40
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
09/26/1976 TOR Win, 9-3 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
09/25/1976 TOR Loss, 6-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1976 TOR Win, 4-3 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
09/23/1976 ATL Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1976 ATL Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/1976 SEA Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1976 SEA Loss, 1-2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/17/1976 SEA Win, 7-4 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
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
PERSONALITY
Rarely makes waves.
Birthday:04/14/1952
Born in:Iowa Falls, IA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 117 376 104 16 2 4 53 41 15 42 .277 .306 .362 .667 .301 .085 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 406 3 0 0 14 7 5 136 22 0 2 0.0 38.4 3.45 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 33 4 0 0 12 8 4 14 1 2 1 .248 .273 .278 .552
Versus Right   243 71 12 2 4 41 33 11 28 4 5 2 .292 .323 .407 .730
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   72 24 4 0 2 12 11 5 9 2 2 0 .333 .367 .472 .839
Spring Training   37 11 2 0 0 5 4 6 5 0 1 0 .297 .395 .351 .747
Last Year   376 104 16 2 4 53 41 15 42 5 7 3 .277 .306 .362 .667
2 Years Ago   195 44 14 2 0 13 26 13 25 0 1 0 .226 .274 .318 .592
Career   571 148 30 4 4 66 67 28 67 5 8 3 .259 .295 .347 .642
Home   177 45 8 0 2 24 20 6 19 1 3 2 .254 .285 .333 .618
Road   199 59 8 2 2 29 21 9 23 4 4 1 .296 .324 .387 .711
Grass   376 104 16 2 4 53 41 15 42 5 7 3 .277 .306 .362 .667
Day   200 49 12 1 3 31 22 11 23 2 5 1 .245 .285 .360 .645
Night   176 55 4 1 1 22 19 4 19 3 2 2 .312 .330 .364 .693
As Starter   360 100 16 2 4 51 40 15 40 5 7 3 .278 .308 .367 .675
As Reliever / Substitution   16 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   84 23 2 1 1 12 6 1 10 2 1 0 .274 .276 .357 .633
Inning 1-3   110 30 3 0 2 17 13 5 13 1 2 1 .273 .308 .355 .662
Inning 4-6   136 35 8 0 1 15 16 7 16 2 4 2 .257 .299 .338 .638
Inning 7-9   121 37 5 1 1 21 11 3 12 2 1 0 .306 .317 .388 .706
Extra Innings   9 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
0 Outs   99 27 5 1 1 6 17 5 6 0 1 0 .273 .308 .374 .681
1 Outs   148 37 5 1 2 23 19 3 20 5 6 2 .250 .266 .338 .604
2 Outs   129 40 6 0 1 24 5 7 16 0 0 1 .310 .350 .380 .730
Scoring Position   125 39 6 1 2 49 18 6 13 5 7 1 .312 .336 .424 .760
Bases Empty   189 50 7 1 2 2 15 8 25 0 0 2 .265 .302 .344 .645
Runner on 1st   62 15 3 0 0 2 8 1 4 0 0 0 .242 .254 .290 .544
Runner on 2nd   36 13 0 0 1 9 6 2 5 0 6 1 .361 .410 .444 .855
Runner on 3rd   17 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .176 .167 .176 .343
Runner on 1st & 2nd   40 14 4 1 0 14 9 2 4 0 0 0 .350 .381 .500 .881
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   12 3 0 0 1 9 1 1 3 1 0 0 .250 .286 .500 .786
Two Strikes   119 23 3 0 1 13 11 6 42 1 0 1 .193 .236 .244 .480
First Pitch   81 26 3 1 1 15 10 0 0 2 4 0 .321 .313 .420 .733
Count 0-1   41 12 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .293 .293 .366 .659
Count 0-2   18 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 .111 .111 .167 .278
Count 1-0   54 15 3 1 2 12 8 0 0 1 1 0 .278 .273 .481 .754
Count 1-1   43 13 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 .302 .318 .326 .644
Count 1-2   44 7 1 0 0 6 4 0 20 1 0 1 .159 .174 .182 .356
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   40 9 0 0 1 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 .225 .225 .300 .525
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 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   17 5 1 0 0 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 .294 .478 .353 .831
Behind in Count   103 21 5 0 0 12 8 0 26 1 0 1 .204 .210 .252 .462
Ahead in Count   92 30 6 1 2 19 14 9 0 2 2 1 .326 .385 .478 .863
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   224 64 10 2 3 34 29 11 25 4 5 2 .286 .320 .388 .708
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   122 33 6 0 0 15 9 2 16 1 2 1 .270 .286 .320 .605
Low Leverage   168 43 9 0 1 14 13 7 25 1 0 2 .256 .292 .327 .620
Medium Leverage   140 44 5 1 2 20 21 5 10 1 3 1 .314 .340 .407 .747
High Leverage   66 16 2 1 1 19 7 3 7 3 4 0 .242 .264 .348 .612
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 24 117 376 104 16 2 4 53 41 15 3 5 42 0 2 .277 .306 .362 .667 92 99 1.8
Total MLB 180 571 148 30 4 4 66 67 28 3 5 67 0 2 .259 .295 .347 .642 84 89 1.3
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 108 101 156 343 49 525 26 .950 892.1 5.03 -1.3 .987
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 127 111 183 372 56 583 28 .952 994.0 5.03 -3.3 .980
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).
11/13/1976 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
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