C Earl Yates #45
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/19/1976
C EARL YATES #45 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
76 177 43 2 0 3 28 12 24 .243 .290 .305 1 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 55
Gap 40 40 40 45
Power 45 45 45 50
Eye 45 40 45 45
Avoid K's 55 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
10/18/1975 CLE Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/14/1975 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1975 @ PHI Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1975 @ PHI Win, 8-5 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/23/1975 @ WAS Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1975 CHI Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 CHI Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 PHI Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 PHI Loss, 0-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1975 WAS Win, 4-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 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:1976 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 25 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 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 76 177 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 24 .243 .290 .305 .595 .266 .062 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 38 197 1 2 0 2 4 3 54 5 1 0 100.0 16.7 3.16 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 10 0 0 1 5 3 2 3 1 0 0 .270 .300 .351 .651
Versus Right   140 33 2 0 2 23 15 10 21 2 4 1 .236 .288 .293 .580
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   34 9 0 0 0 4 4 2 7 2 1 0 .265 .289 .265 .554
August   32 11 0 0 1 8 4 5 4 0 0 0 .344 .432 .438 .870
September   26 5 1 0 1 5 2 1 2 0 2 1 .192 .250 .346 .596
Spring Training   33 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 2 0 .091 .091 .212 .303
Postseason   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   177 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 24 3 4 1 .243 .290 .305 .595
Career   179 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 24 3 5 1 .240 .287 .302 .589
Home   106 25 1 0 2 15 11 4 15 1 2 0 .236 .261 .302 .563
Road   71 18 1 0 1 13 7 8 9 2 2 1 .254 .329 .310 .639
Grass   167 39 1 0 3 24 16 11 24 3 3 0 .234 .276 .293 .570
Turf   10 4 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 .400 .500 .500 1.000
Day   101 27 0 0 2 21 12 7 13 1 1 0 .267 .312 .327 .639
Night   76 16 2 0 1 7 6 5 11 2 3 1 .211 .262 .276 .538
As Starter   142 32 2 0 3 20 15 11 21 1 4 1 .225 .284 .303 .587
As Reliever / Substitution   35 11 0 0 0 8 3 1 3 2 0 0 .314 .316 .314 .630
Pinch Hitting   33 10 0 0 0 8 2 1 3 2 0 0 .303 .306 .303 .609
Close/Late   64 14 2 0 0 9 5 3 7 2 2 1 .219 .257 .250 .507
Inning 1-3   39 9 0 0 1 5 3 3 7 0 1 0 .231 .286 .308 .593
Inning 4-6   56 14 0 0 2 9 8 4 8 1 1 0 .250 .295 .357 .652
Inning 7-9   71 17 1 0 0 13 5 5 8 2 2 1 .239 .291 .254 .545
Extra Innings   11 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
0 Outs   61 17 1 0 0 6 8 6 2 1 4 0 .279 .338 .295 .633
1 Outs   59 11 0 0 2 13 8 2 9 2 0 1 .186 .219 .288 .507
2 Outs   57 15 1 0 1 9 2 4 13 0 0 0 .263 .311 .333 .645
Scoring Position   55 14 1 0 2 27 7 5 8 3 4 0 .255 .302 .382 .683
Bases Empty   95 25 1 0 1 1 9 4 13 0 0 1 .263 .300 .305 .605
Runner on 1st   27 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .148 .233 .148 .381
Runner on 2nd   17 4 0 0 1 5 4 3 3 0 2 0 .235 .350 .412 .762
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 1 0 .062 .118 .125 .243
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   7 5 0 0 1 12 3 0 0 2 0 0 .714 .556 1.143 1.698
Two Strikes   77 19 1 0 1 14 10 5 24 0 0 0 .247 .293 .299 .591
First Pitch   34 9 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 3 1 .265 .316 .382 .698
Count 0-1   17 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .059 .056 .059 .114
Count 0-2   10 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-0   12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-1   18 6 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-2   30 8 1 0 0 7 3 0 10 0 0 0 .267 .267 .300 .567
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .500 .667 1.167
Count 2-1   11 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 2-2   23 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 .087 .087 .087 .174
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .800 1.229
Full Count   14 5 0 0 1 5 6 5 4 0 0 0 .357 .526 .571 1.098
Behind in Count   57 13 1 0 0 10 3 0 13 1 0 0 .228 .224 .246 .470
Ahead in Count   31 8 0 0 1 4 3 5 0 1 1 0 .258 .351 .355 .706
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 4th   12 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   18 6 1 0 0 6 4 4 2 1 3 1 .333 .458 .389 .847
Batting 7th   85 18 1 0 1 7 7 4 11 0 1 0 .212 .247 .259 .506
Batting 8th   48 12 0 0 2 11 5 4 8 2 0 0 .250 .296 .375 .671
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   57 18 0 0 2 7 4 6 9 0 0 0 .316 .381 .421 .802
Medium Leverage   67 13 1 0 0 10 6 3 11 2 3 1 .194 .233 .209 .442
High Leverage   51 11 1 0 1 11 8 3 4 1 1 0 .216 .255 .294 .549
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 76 177 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 1 3 24 1 0 .243 .290 .305 .595 64 67 0.2
Total MLB 80 179 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 1 3 24 1 0 .240 .287 .302 .589 62 64 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
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 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 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 176 200 0.2
Total MLB 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 176 200
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 40 38 182 24 0 209 3 .986 351.0 5.28 -1.0 1.058 5 37 11 29.7
TOTAL C 43 38 189 25 0 217 3 .986 359.0 5.36 -0.9 1.058 5 39 12 30.8
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).
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 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
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