C Earl Yates #45
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/28/1975
C EARL YATES #45 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
45 112 25 1 0 1 15 5 16 .223 .250 .259 1 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 35 35 35 45
Power 45 40 45 50
Eye 45 40 45 45
Avoid K's 50 50 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 25
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 40 35 35
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 40 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/26/1975 CLE Win, 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/24/1975 @ PHI Loss, 3-13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1975 @ CIN Win, 7-6 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 0
07/18/1975 MIL Loss, 5-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/14/1975 BRO Loss, 8-9 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/10/1975 NYK Loss, 4-6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1975 WAS Win, 4-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1975 WAS Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/1975 @ BRO Win, 17-5 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
06/28/1975 @ NYK Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Yates lets himself get distracted.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Leader, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/08/1952
Born in:Manville, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 25 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 6th Pick in Round 2
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 45 112 25 1 0 1 15 11 5 16 .223 .250 .259 .509 .227 .036 42
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 23 122 0 1 0 1 2 3 29 2 1 0 100.0 7.9 2.29 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 7 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .304 .346 .304 .651
Versus Right   89 18 1 0 1 12 10 3 16 2 2 0 .202 .223 .247 .471
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .429 .375 .429 .804
April   19 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
May   33 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 .182 .229 .182 .410
June   33 7 1 0 1 8 6 2 5 1 0 0 .212 .250 .333 .583
July   27 7 0 0 0 4 3 1 5 2 1 0 .259 .267 .259 .526
Spring Training   33 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 .091 .091 .212 .303
Career   114 25 1 0 1 15 11 5 16 3 3 0 .219 .246 .254 .500
Home   68 16 1 0 1 9 9 2 10 1 1 0 .235 .254 .294 .548
Road   44 9 0 0 0 6 2 3 6 2 1 0 .205 .245 .205 .449
Grass   112 25 1 0 1 15 11 5 16 3 2 0 .223 .250 .259 .509
Day   74 17 0 0 1 12 7 3 9 1 1 0 .230 .256 .270 .527
Night   38 8 1 0 0 3 4 2 7 2 1 0 .211 .238 .237 .475
As Starter   91 19 1 0 1 11 8 5 14 1 2 0 .209 .247 .253 .500
As Reliever / Substitution   21 6 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 0 .286 .261 .286 .547
Pinch Hitting   19 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 .263 .238 .263 .501
Close/Late   41 8 1 0 0 3 4 1 6 2 2 0 .195 .205 .220 .424
Inning 1-3   24 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .208 .240 .208 .448
Inning 4-6   35 8 0 0 1 6 4 3 4 1 0 0 .229 .282 .314 .596
Inning 7-9   43 10 0 0 0 6 4 1 7 2 2 0 .233 .239 .233 .472
Extra Innings   10 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
0 Outs   38 8 1 0 0 4 6 1 2 1 2 0 .211 .225 .237 .462
1 Outs   35 7 0 0 1 7 4 2 5 2 0 0 .200 .231 .286 .516
2 Outs   39 10 0 0 0 4 1 2 9 0 0 0 .256 .293 .256 .549
Scoring Position   29 7 0 0 1 15 5 3 6 3 2 0 .241 .286 .345 .631
Bases Empty   67 16 1 0 0 0 5 1 8 0 0 0 .239 .250 .254 .504
Runner on 1st   16 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
Runner on 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 1 0 .182 .357 .182 .539
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   5 3 0 0 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 .600 .429 1.200 1.629
Two Strikes   49 14 0 0 1 9 7 2 16 0 0 0 .286 .314 .347 .661
First Pitch   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 .174 .200 .217 .417
Count 0-1   12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083 .077 .083 .160
Count 0-2   6 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-0   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   19 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 7 0 0 0 .316 .316 .316 .632
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-2   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   9 3 0 0 1 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121
Behind in Count   37 10 0 0 0 6 2 0 9 1 0 0 .270 .263 .270 .533
Ahead in Count   19 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .158 .227 .158 .385
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 4th   7 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   61 14 1 0 0 5 6 3 7 0 1 0 .230 .266 .246 .512
Batting 8th   33 7 0 0 1 7 3 2 6 2 0 0 .212 .243 .303 .546
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   39 11 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 0 0 0 .282 .317 .282 .599
Medium Leverage   37 6 0 0 0 7 3 3 7 2 1 0 .162 .214 .162 .376
High Leverage   35 7 1 0 1 6 7 0 3 1 1 0 .200 .194 .314 .509
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
1972 Los Angeles - MLB 19 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 -0.0
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 45 112 25 1 0 1 15 11 5 0 3 16 1 0 .223 .250 .259 .509 41 42 -0.3
Total MLB 49 114 25 1 0 1 15 11 5 0 3 16 1 0 .219 .246 .254 .500 37 38 -0.3
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
1971 Total - 18 40 170 69 8 0 1 38 56 25 2 0 11 0 0 .406 .487 .471 .958 100 100 2.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1972 Los Angeles - MLB C 3 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 8.0 9.00 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1975 Pittsburgh - MLB C 25 23 113 17 0 131 1 .992 218.0 5.37 -0.6 1.442 3 28 6 21.4
TOTAL C 28 23 120 18 0 139 1 .993 226.0 5.50 -0.5 1.442 3 30 7 23.3
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 6, 34th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Blockbusters, out of high school East Brunswick (East Brunswick; East Brunswick, NJ).
10/25/1971 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 30 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
02/29/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Los Angeles Blockbusters development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #60 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
10/24/1972 Named the #61 prospect in the MLB
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: 40 (60); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 35 (50).
04/03/1973 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1973 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
10/18/1973 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
04/12/1974 Released by the Los Angeles Blockbusters.
06/19/1974 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Industrials organization.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
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