2B Bob Newton #41
San Diego Captains MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/01/1976
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2B BOB NEWTON #41 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
110 209 39 4 3 1 14 27 34 .187 .277 .249 9 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 45 50 45 50
Power 30 35 30 50
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 60
Errors: - 45 40
Arm: 20 60 60
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 55 Right Field: 35
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1976 LAB Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1976 LAB Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1976 DEN Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1976 DEN Win, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1976 STL Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1976 @ LAB Loss, 1-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1976 @ DEN Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1976 @ STL Win, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1976 @ STL Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/05/1976 @ CHI Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He often gives less than 100 percent and often makes mental mistakes.
Low: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:03/03/1952
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 8 Days
Service This Yr:172 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, 21st Pick in Round 3
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 110 209 39 4 3 1 14 25 27 34 .187 .277 .249 .526 .253 .062 64
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 238 0 0 0 2 0 2 52 8 9 4 69.2 16.3 2.48 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   53 8 1 1 0 2 5 8 10 0 0 0 .151 .262 .208 .470
Versus Right   156 31 3 2 1 12 19 19 24 2 0 0 .199 .282 .263 .545
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
April   39 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 0 .128 .171 .128 .299
May   26 4 0 1 0 3 2 4 9 1 0 0 .154 .258 .231 .489
June   35 10 2 0 1 4 6 3 5 1 0 0 .286 .333 .429 .762
July   51 8 0 0 0 3 4 3 10 0 0 0 .157 .204 .157 .361
August   51 11 2 2 0 4 9 14 4 0 0 0 .216 .385 .333 .718
September   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Spring Training   54 10 1 1 0 4 8 11 7 0 0 1 .185 .333 .241 .574
Last Year   158 34 2 2 2 13 25 26 29 0 2 0 .215 .326 .291 .617
Career   411 82 9 5 3 29 54 62 69 2 2 0 .200 .303 .268 .571
Home   112 19 3 2 0 4 12 14 20 1 0 0 .170 .260 .232 .492
Road   97 20 1 1 1 10 13 13 14 1 0 0 .206 .297 .268 .565
Grass   203 38 4 3 1 14 24 27 34 2 0 0 .187 .280 .251 .531
Turf   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Day   122 18 2 1 0 6 12 17 24 1 0 0 .148 .250 .180 .430
Night   87 21 2 2 1 8 13 10 10 1 0 0 .241 .316 .345 .661
As Starter   143 29 4 0 1 10 19 22 21 1 0 0 .203 .307 .252 .559
As Reliever / Substitution   66 10 0 3 0 4 6 5 13 1 0 0 .152 .208 .242 .451
Pinch Hitting   37 5 0 1 0 3 3 3 11 1 0 0 .135 .195 .189 .384
Close/Late   65 11 1 2 0 5 8 6 10 1 0 0 .169 .236 .246 .482
Inning 1-3   55 11 1 0 1 3 8 13 6 0 0 0 .200 .353 .273 .626
Inning 4-6   56 10 1 1 0 3 5 7 12 1 0 0 .179 .266 .232 .498
Inning 7-9   95 18 2 2 0 8 11 6 14 1 0 0 .189 .235 .253 .488
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   84 19 2 1 0 4 16 11 15 0 0 0 .226 .316 .274 .590
1 Outs   66 10 1 2 1 4 7 7 10 2 0 0 .152 .227 .273 .499
2 Outs   59 10 1 0 0 6 1 9 9 0 0 0 .169 .279 .186 .466
Scoring Position   49 9 0 0 1 13 5 6 10 2 0 0 .184 .263 .245 .508
Bases Empty   122 26 3 3 0 0 15 17 17 0 0 0 .213 .309 .287 .596
Runner on 1st   38 4 1 0 0 1 4 4 7 0 0 0 .105 .190 .132 .322
Runner on 2nd   20 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 .150 .227 .300 .527
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .750 1.000 1.750
Two Strikes   100 13 3 1 1 8 10 10 34 2 0 0 .130 .205 .210 .415
First Pitch   28 5 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .179 .250 .429
Count 0-1   23 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .261 .261 .522
Count 0-2   14 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   15 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   19 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 1-2   25 5 1 0 1 3 1 0 11 1 0 0 .200 .192 .360 .552
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   14 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857
Count 2-2   26 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .154 .154 .192 .346
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .500 .800 .750 1.550
Full Count   35 4 1 1 0 2 7 10 7 1 0 0 .114 .304 .200 .504
Behind in Count   62 11 1 0 1 4 3 0 17 1 0 0 .177 .175 .242 .417
Ahead in Count   39 12 1 1 0 4 8 17 0 0 0 0 .308 .518 .385 .902
Batting Leadoff   82 19 2 0 0 4 13 18 13 0 0 0 .232 .370 .256 .626
Batting 2nd   17 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .118 .118 .176 .294
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 6th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 7th   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Batting 8th   41 8 1 0 1 5 5 6 6 1 0 0 .195 .292 .293 .584
Batting 9th   49 8 0 3 0 4 5 2 6 1 0 0 .163 .192 .286 .478
Low Leverage   72 11 1 1 0 1 7 11 11 0 0 0 .153 .265 .194 .460
Medium Leverage   89 17 3 1 1 9 11 10 12 1 0 0 .191 .270 .281 .551
High Leverage   45 9 0 1 0 4 6 6 11 1 0 0 .200 .288 .244 .533
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
1973 Dallas - MLB 21 15 44 9 3 0 0 2 4 9 0 0 6 0 1 .205 .340 .273 .612 76 92 -0.1
1975 San Diego - MLB 23 54 158 34 2 2 2 13 25 26 0 0 29 9 3 .215 .326 .291 .617 76 86 0.3
1976 San Diego - MLB 24 110 209 39 4 3 1 14 25 27 0 2 34 9 4 .187 .277 .249 .526 54 64 -0.5
Total MLB 179 411 82 9 5 3 29 54 62 0 2 69 18 8 .200 .303 .268 .571 65 76 -0.2
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 34 143 63 21 3 3 41 47 21 2 3 7 18 10 .441 .509 .692 1.201 100 100 3.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Dallas - MLB 2B 14 14 30 34 5 66 2 .970 116.0 4.97 -2.3 .857
1973 Dallas - MLB SS 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.1 1.047
1975 San Diego - MLB 2B 35 28 58 60 9 123 5 .959 236.1 4.49 +1.2 1.066
1975 San Diego - MLB 3B 7 4 1 8 1 12 3 .750 40.2 1.99 -1.2 .766
1975 San Diego - MLB SS 14 14 20 51 8 77 6 .922 123.0 5.20 -3.0 .905
1976 San Diego - MLB C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 -0.2 .000 0 2 0 0.0
1976 San Diego - MLB 2B 31 19 44 59 19 106 3 .972 195.1 4.75 -1.3 1.032
1976 San Diego - MLB 3B 8 7 3 13 0 17 1 .941 57.0 2.53 +0.0 .988
1976 San Diego - MLB SS 24 11 27 44 11 75 4 .947 125.1 5.10 -3.4 .917
1976 San Diego - MLB RF 7 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.2 1.51 -0.8 .884
TOTAL C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.2 6.75 -0.2 .000 0 2 0 0.0
TOTAL 2B 80 61 132 153 33 295 10 .966 547.2 4.68 -2.5 .999
TOTAL 3B 15 11 4 21 1 29 4 .862 97.2 2.30 -1.2 .890
TOTAL SS 40 25 48 97 19 155 10 .935 251.1 5.19 -6.4 .912
TOTAL RF 7 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 35.2 1.51 -0.8 .884
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 21, 77th overall pick) by the San Diego Captains, out of high school Perth Amboy Vo-Tech (Perth Amboy Vo-Tech; Perth Amboy, NJ).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (55).
04/06/1971 Named the #97 prospect in the MLB
07/01/1971 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
10/25/1971 Named the #72 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 40 (55).
04/04/1972 Named the #51 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1972 Was traded by the San Diego Captains to the Dallas Wranglers, along with 3B Don Hughes and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for RP Ken Craig, 1B Grammercy Locke, and 3B John Hammit.
10/24/1972 Named the #44 prospect in the MLB
11/29/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
03/25/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
04/03/1973 Named the #74 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1973 Named the #50 prospect in the MLB
10/18/1973 Named the #55 prospect in the MLB
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 (55); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 50 (60).
02/04/1974 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the San Diego Captains, along with SP Ed Payne, LF Tim Griffith, LF Jimmy Locricchio, and a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for 2B Dick Howard.
04/09/1974 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1974 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
10/28/1974 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
04/08/1975 Named the #76 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1975 Named the #95 prospect in the MLB
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: 45 (55); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
06/02/1976 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 2 days.
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