C Earl Yates #45
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/25/1977
C EARL YATES #45 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
53 111 24 3 1 4 14 14 9 .216 .304 .369 1 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 60 50 60 60
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 40 40 40 40
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: 75
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/23/1977 @ WAS Win, 4-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1977 @ CLE Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/20/1977 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/18/1977 CIN Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/17/1977 CIN Loss, 2-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1977 PHI Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/06/1977 NYK Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1977 NYK Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1977 NYK Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/01/1977 @ STL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Earl graduated cum laude in procrastination.
Personality Class: Unmotivated
Low: Leader, Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/08/1952
Born in:Manville, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 25 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 6th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 53 111 24 3 1 4 14 10 14 9 .216 .304 .369 .673 .279 .153 76
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 126 0 4 0 3 1 0 41 8 1 0 100.0 12.4 3.68 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 10 1 1 2 7 4 2 3 0 1 0 .278 .316 .528 .844
Versus Right   75 14 2 0 2 7 6 12 6 0 0 0 .187 .299 .293 .592
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
April   25 6 1 0 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .240 .321 .400 .721
May   29 6 1 0 1 5 5 7 2 0 0 0 .207 .361 .345 .706
June   31 7 1 0 2 5 2 4 4 0 1 0 .226 .314 .452 .766
July   26 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .192 .192 .269 .462
Spring Training   44 9 0 0 1 5 3 3 6 2 1 0 .205 .245 .273 .518
Last Year   182 49 5 2 7 42 20 27 17 2 2 1 .269 .363 .434 .797
2 Years Ago   177 43 2 0 3 28 18 12 24 3 4 1 .243 .290 .305 .595
Career   472 116 10 3 14 84 48 53 50 5 8 2 .246 .321 .369 .690
Home   39 8 1 0 1 3 4 10 3 0 0 0 .205 .367 .308 .675
Road   72 16 2 1 3 11 6 4 6 0 1 0 .222 .263 .403 .666
Grass   105 22 3 1 4 14 10 14 9 0 0 0 .210 .303 .371 .674
Turf   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Day   80 18 3 0 3 9 8 11 6 0 1 0 .225 .319 .375 .694
Night   31 6 0 1 1 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 .194 .265 .355 .620
As Starter   90 19 3 0 4 11 8 10 7 0 1 0 .211 .290 .378 .668
As Reliever / Substitution   21 5 0 1 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 .238 .360 .333 .693
Pinch Hitting   20 5 0 1 0 3 2 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .375 .350 .725
Close/Late   46 9 1 1 0 3 3 9 4 0 0 0 .196 .327 .261 .588
Inning 1-3   23 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 .174 .240 .217 .457
Inning 4-6   37 10 1 0 4 9 5 2 2 0 0 0 .270 .308 .622 .929
Inning 7-9   44 10 1 1 0 4 4 8 3 0 0 0 .227 .346 .295 .642
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
0 Outs   35 6 0 1 0 2 2 4 2 0 1 0 .171 .256 .229 .485
1 Outs   38 8 2 0 2 4 5 4 2 0 0 0 .211 .286 .421 .707
2 Outs   38 10 1 0 2 8 3 6 5 0 0 0 .263 .364 .447 .811
Scoring Position   26 6 0 0 0 7 0 6 3 0 1 0 .231 .375 .231 .606
Bases Empty   56 11 2 1 1 1 6 8 3 0 0 0 .196 .297 .321 .618
Runner on 1st   29 7 1 0 3 6 4 0 3 0 0 0 .241 .241 .586 .828
Runner on 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   50 8 2 1 1 5 4 5 9 0 0 0 .160 .236 .300 .536
First Pitch   16 5 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .312 .421 .312 .734
Count 0-1   16 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .562
Count 0-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Count 1-2   19 5 2 0 1 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 .263 .263 .526 .789
Count 2-1   10 4 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Count 2-2   13 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .077 .077 .231 .308
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .714 .750 1.464
Full Count   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 .222 .500 .222 .722
Behind in Count   44 8 2 0 2 7 3 0 6 0 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545
Ahead in Count   23 7 1 0 2 3 4 5 0 0 1 0 .304 .429 .609 1.037
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 6th   32 8 1 0 1 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .250 .294 .375 .669
Batting 7th   29 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 .138 .306 .138 .443
Batting 8th   30 8 2 0 3 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 .267 .353 .633 .986
Batting 9th   7 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .571 .946
Low Leverage   32 6 1 1 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 0 .188 .257 .375 .632
Medium Leverage   44 12 2 0 3 10 5 5 4 0 1 0 .273 .347 .523 .870
High Leverage   34 6 0 0 0 2 1 6 3 0 0 0 .176 .300 .176 .476
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 68 66 0.2
1976 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 94 182 49 5 2 7 42 20 27 1 2 17 0 0 .269 .363 .434 .797 134 129 1.5
1977 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 53 111 24 3 1 4 14 10 14 0 0 9 1 0 .216 .304 .369 .673 81 76 0.6
Total MLB 227 472 116 10 3 14 84 48 53 2 5 50 2 0 .246 .321 .369 .690 97 93 2.2
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 1.000 183 196 0.2
1976 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 111 59 -0.0
Total MLB 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933 140 114
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
1976 Pittsburgh - MLB C 47 40 176 31 1 208 1 .995 361.0 5.16 -0.7 .837 1 51 17 33.3
1977 Pittsburgh - MLB C 31 25 142 27 0 169 0 1.000 240.1 6.33 +1.2 1.009 2 33 16 48.5
1977 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 121 103 507 83 1 594 4 .993 960.1 5.53 -0.4 .968 8 123 45 36.6
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
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).
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: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
02/28/1977 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Pittsburgh Industrials development complex.
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