C John Kinney #27
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/10/1975
C JOHN KINNEY #27 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 134 35 2 0 0 16 18 19 .261 .346 .276 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 35 35 35 45
Power 35 35 35 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 25
Errors: - 45 50
Arm: 55 50 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 55 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1975 @ SFS Win, 7-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 @ CHH Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 @ DAL Win, 13-6 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 0
09/17/1975 SFS Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1975 CHH Win, 11-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1975 DAL Win, 7-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1975 @ SEA Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1975 @ SEA Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1975 @ DET Loss, 2-3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Solid teammate, likeable.
Birthday:08/06/1948
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 7th Pick in Round 4
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 51 134 35 2 0 0 16 13 18 19 .261 .346 .276 .623 .269 .015 66
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 153 0 7 0 5 0 1 37 2 0 0 0.0 12.7 3.26 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   34 12 2 0 0 6 5 4 4 0 0 0 .353 .421 .412 .833
Versus Right   100 23 0 0 0 10 8 14 15 1 0 0 .230 .322 .230 .552
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   14 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .357 .438 .357 .795
May   17 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 6 0 0 0 .235 .381 .235 .616
June   25 6 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .240 .269 .240 .509
July   29 7 1 0 0 6 3 4 1 0 0 0 .241 .333 .276 .609
August   26 7 0 0 0 2 1 6 3 0 0 0 .269 .406 .269 .675
September   23 6 1 0 0 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 .261 .280 .304 .584
Spring Training   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Last Year   133 30 3 0 2 16 13 11 20 2 0 1 .226 .286 .293 .579
Career   267 65 5 0 2 32 26 29 39 3 0 1 .243 .317 .285 .601
Home   64 14 2 0 0 3 3 8 10 0 0 0 .219 .306 .250 .556
Road   70 21 0 0 0 13 10 10 9 1 0 0 .300 .383 .300 .683
Grass   134 35 2 0 0 16 13 18 19 1 0 0 .261 .346 .276 .623
Day   84 24 1 0 0 8 6 13 12 0 0 0 .286 .381 .298 .679
Night   50 11 1 0 0 8 7 5 7 1 0 0 .220 .286 .240 .526
As Starter   116 33 2 0 0 16 13 18 17 1 0 0 .284 .378 .302 .680
As Reliever / Substitution   18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   36 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 1 0 0 .194 .189 .194 .384
Inning 1-3   32 8 1 0 0 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 .250 .351 .281 .633
Inning 4-6   46 13 1 0 0 5 6 13 6 0 0 0 .283 .441 .304 .745
Inning 7-9   54 14 0 0 0 6 2 0 9 1 0 0 .259 .255 .259 .514
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   40 10 2 0 0 7 8 6 5 1 0 0 .250 .340 .300 .640
1 Outs   59 13 0 0 0 4 4 3 8 0 0 0 .220 .258 .220 .478
2 Outs   35 12 0 0 0 5 1 9 6 0 0 0 .343 .477 .343 .820
Scoring Position   32 12 1 0 0 16 5 13 3 1 0 0 .375 .543 .406 .950
Bases Empty   71 14 1 0 0 0 4 3 13 0 0 0 .197 .230 .211 .441
Runner on 1st   31 9 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 .290 .333 .290 .624
Runner on 2nd   9 4 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 0 0 0 .444 .643 .444 1.087
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   4 2 1 0 0 6 2 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Two Strikes   52 8 0 0 0 3 3 4 19 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
First Pitch   27 12 2 0 0 6 2 6 0 1 0 0 .444 .529 .519 1.048
Count 0-1   16 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 0-2   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   14 6 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 1-2   16 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   16 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .833 .500 1.333
Full Count   8 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Behind in Count   44 10 0 0 0 5 1 0 12 0 0 0 .227 .227 .227 .455
Ahead in Count   25 3 0 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 .120 .333 .120 .453
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   118 34 2 0 0 16 13 18 17 1 0 0 .288 .380 .305 .685
Batting 9th   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Low Leverage   55 10 0 0 0 5 2 4 9 1 0 0 .182 .233 .182 .415
Medium Leverage   46 15 1 0 0 2 5 7 5 0 0 0 .326 .415 .348 .763
High Leverage   33 10 1 0 0 9 6 7 5 0 0 0 .303 .425 .333 .758
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
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 25 46 133 30 3 0 2 16 13 11 1 2 20 0 0 .226 .286 .293 .579 71 67 0.1
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 26 51 134 35 2 0 0 16 13 18 0 1 19 0 0 .261 .346 .276 .623 74 66 0.4
Total MLB 97 267 65 5 0 2 32 26 29 1 3 39 0 0 .243 .317 .285 .601 72 66 0.5
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 51 224 61 8 0 10 38 47 22 4 2 24 0 0 .272 .345 .442 .787 100 100 1.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Twin Cities - MLB C 46 36 197 24 4 224 3 .987 332.0 5.99 -1.6 .841 2 44 12 27.3
1975 Twin Cities - MLB C 47 36 204 36 4 242 2 .992 342.2 6.30 +2.1 1.164 3 43 20 46.5
TOTAL C 93 72 401 60 8 466 5 .989 674.2 6.15 +0.5 .995 5 87 32 36.8
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 7, 91st overall pick) by the Washington Eagles, out of college Stanford
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
07/01/1971 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
02/12/1973 Released by the Washington Eagles.
03/01/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $55,200 with the Twin Cities Northmen organization.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
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