RF John Linden #37
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
06/30/1975
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RF JOHN LINDEN #37 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
44 70 12 1 0 0 3 8 7 .171 .256 .186 2 -0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 55 55 60 55
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 60 50 65 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 60
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 55 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 40
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/08/1975 @ BRO Loss, 0-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/07/1975 @ BRO Win, 9-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/06/1975 @ BRO Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/1975 CLE Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/03/1975 CLE Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/30/1975 MIL Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/28/1975 BRO Loss, 0-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/1975 BRO Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/25/1975 @ CLE Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/1975 @ CLE Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He works hard, but he is slow to learn from experience.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/07/1949
Born in:Evanston, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 51 Days
Service This Yr:83 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 26th Pick in Round 1
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 44 70 12 1 0 0 3 6 8 7 .171 .256 .186 .442 .219 .014 34
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 79 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 1 2 2 50.0 3.4 1.44 -0.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 .200 .273 .250 .523
Versus Right   50 8 0 0 0 2 5 6 5 0 0 0 .160 .250 .160 .410
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   33 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 .091 .189 .121 .310
May   30 9 0 0 0 2 5 3 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
June   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Spring Training   46 11 1 0 2 7 7 12 4 0 0 0 .239 .397 .391 .788
Last Year   149 49 7 0 4 23 17 13 18 1 2 2 .329 .388 .456 .844
2 Years Ago   88 24 4 0 4 16 9 3 12 0 0 0 .273 .297 .455 .751
Career   323 86 12 0 8 42 32 24 44 1 4 2 .266 .320 .378 .698
Home   36 7 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 0 0 0 .194 .256 .194 .451
Road   34 5 1 0 0 2 2 5 2 0 1 0 .147 .256 .176 .433
Grass   70 12 1 0 0 3 6 8 7 0 1 0 .171 .256 .186 .442
Day   53 10 1 0 0 2 5 5 5 0 1 0 .189 .259 .208 .466
Night   17 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .118 .250 .118 .368
As Starter   38 3 1 0 0 1 3 8 2 0 1 0 .079 .239 .105 .344
As Reliever / Substitution   32 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 .281 .281 .281 .562
Pinch Hitting   24 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Close/Late   32 10 1 0 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 .312 .389 .344 .733
Inning 1-3   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .214 .000 .214
Inning 4-6   16 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 .062 .118 .062 .180
Inning 7-9   40 10 1 0 0 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 .250 .318 .275 .593
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   25 5 1 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 .200 .310 .240 .550
1 Outs   31 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 .161 .188 .161 .349
2 Outs   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .294 .143 .437
Scoring Position   18 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 1 0 .111 .158 .167 .325
Bases Empty   41 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 .146 .222 .146 .369
Runner on 1st   11 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .364 .500 .364 .864
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   32 5 1 0 0 2 4 4 7 0 0 0 .156 .250 .188 .438
First Pitch   11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 0-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-2   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 .333 .714 .333 1.048
Behind in Count   19 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .105 .105 .158 .263
Ahead in Count   16 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 .188 .350 .188 .537
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 5th   24 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .125 .344 .125 .469
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   16 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .062 .062 .125 .188
Batting 8th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 9th   16 5 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .312 .312 .312 .625
Low Leverage   20 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .150 .227 .150 .377
Medium Leverage   28 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 0 .107 .242 .107 .350
High Leverage   22 6 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 1 0 .273 .304 .318 .623
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
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 21 10 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -114 -0.4
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 22 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 196 98 0.0
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 23 53 88 24 4 0 4 16 9 3 0 0 12 0 0 .273 .297 .455 .751 108 112 0.2
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 24 91 149 49 7 0 4 23 17 13 2 1 18 0 0 .329 .388 .456 .844 145 142 1.6
1975 Philadelphia - MLB 25 44 70 12 1 0 0 3 6 8 0 0 7 2 2 .171 .256 .186 .442 23 34 -0.4
Total MLB 201 323 86 12 0 8 42 32 24 2 1 44 2 2 .266 .320 .378 .698 99 99 1.0
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 - 21 64 273 85 14 5 11 59 62 36 4 3 25 3 2 .311 .396 .520 .916 100 100 2.8
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
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 24 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 114 114 0.1
Total MLB 3 8 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 114 114
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Philadelphia - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.7 .653
1971 Philadelphia - MLB RF 9 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 38.1 1.64 +0.3 .987
1972 Philadelphia - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .971
1973 Philadelphia - MLB LF 9 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 66.0 1.77 -3.0 .744
1973 Philadelphia - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Philadelphia - MLB RF 15 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 54.0 2.50 +0.2 1.049
1974 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Philadelphia - MLB CF 14 6 19 0 0 20 1 .950 66.0 2.59 -3.2 .829
1974 Philadelphia - MLB RF 52 25 42 3 0 46 1 .978 244.0 1.66 +3.5 1.112
1975 Philadelphia - MLB LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.3 1.037
1975 Philadelphia - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.006
1975 Philadelphia - MLB RF 20 9 30 1 0 32 1 .969 100.2 2.77 +0.9 1.082
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 12 11 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 92.0 1.76 -2.8 .808
TOTAL CF 19 6 23 0 0 25 2 .920 74.0 2.80 -3.8 .823
TOTAL RF 97 44 95 4 0 101 2 .980 439.0 2.03 +5.0 1.080
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1971 Drafted in the 1971 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 26, 26th overall pick) by the Philadelphia Quakers, out of college Washington
10/25/1971 Named the #53 prospect in the MLB
11/13/1971 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
03/06/1972 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
04/04/1972 Named the #52 prospect in the MLB
06/29/1972 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
08/01/1972 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 2 days.
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: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 45 (55).
03/05/1973 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
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: 45 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
03/08/1974 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/07/1974 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
08/14/1974 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
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: 50 (55); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
04/07/1975 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
06/03/1975 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
06/07/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
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