CF John Linden #35
Boston Terriers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
07/18/1977
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CF JOHN LINDEN #35 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
66 252 71 10 2 10 36 34 26 .282 .368 .456 2 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 60 60
BABIP 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 65 55 70 65
Gap 60 55 60 60
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 55 50 60 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 60
Errors: - 30 55
Arm: 20 50 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 50
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/17/1977 @ SFS Loss, 0-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/1977 @ LAP Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/15/1977 @ LAP Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/14/1977 @ LAP Win, 2-0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
07/10/1977 DET Win, 6-5 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/09/1977 DET Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1977 DET Win, 9-3 4 2 3 4 1 1 1 0
07/06/1977 TOR Win, 3-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/05/1977 TOR Loss, 6-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1977 BAL Win, 4-1 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He never shows any lack of effort, but he is limited in terms of intelligence.
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:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$190,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 51 Days
Service This Yr:77 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 26th Pick in Round 1
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 66 252 71 10 2 10 36 31 34 26 .282 .368 .456 .824 .356 .175 126
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 64 290 1 3 0 5 2 1 115 22 2 1 66.7 43.4 6.17 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   84 23 2 1 1 5 8 5 11 0 1 1 .274 .322 .357 .679
Versus Right   168 48 8 1 9 31 23 29 15 1 1 0 .286 .389 .506 .895
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .133 .235 .333 .569
May   101 29 8 1 5 14 15 19 7 0 2 0 .287 .400 .535 .935
June   103 25 0 1 2 11 11 11 13 1 0 1 .243 .319 .320 .639
July   48 17 2 0 3 11 5 4 6 0 0 0 .354 .404 .583 .987
Spring Training   53 14 5 0 0 6 9 6 4 2 0 1 .264 .339 .358 .697
Last Year   430 101 18 5 5 41 44 37 45 3 1 4 .235 .300 .335 .634
2 Years Ago   301 66 11 0 2 24 32 29 29 2 1 3 .219 .293 .276 .568
Career   1236 312 50 7 25 140 133 116 137 7 7 10 .252 .320 .365 .685
Home   122 36 5 1 6 20 14 18 8 0 0 1 .295 .390 .500 .890
Road   130 35 5 1 4 16 17 16 18 1 2 0 .269 .347 .415 .762
Grass   252 71 10 2 10 36 31 34 26 1 2 1 .282 .368 .456 .824
Day   161 46 6 1 5 23 15 17 12 0 2 0 .286 .354 .429 .783
Night   91 25 4 1 5 13 16 17 14 1 0 1 .275 .391 .505 .896
As Starter   250 71 10 2 10 36 31 34 26 1 2 1 .284 .371 .460 .831
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   64 19 5 1 2 10 9 6 10 0 1 1 .297 .366 .500 .866
Inning 1-3   82 26 2 0 5 14 12 15 5 1 1 0 .317 .418 .524 .943
Inning 4-6   87 20 3 1 1 6 7 11 8 0 0 0 .230 .316 .322 .638
Inning 7-9   73 21 4 1 4 15 10 8 12 0 0 1 .288 .366 .534 .900
Extra Innings   10 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
0 Outs   74 19 5 0 2 3 13 11 10 0 2 1 .257 .360 .405 .766
1 Outs   80 28 3 1 6 21 13 13 4 1 0 0 .350 .436 .637 1.074
2 Outs   98 24 2 1 2 12 5 10 12 0 0 0 .245 .315 .347 .662
Scoring Position   77 25 4 1 2 24 10 12 10 1 2 0 .325 .411 .481 .892
Bases Empty   126 35 4 1 4 4 11 17 8 0 0 1 .278 .368 .421 .789
Runner on 1st   49 11 2 0 4 8 10 5 8 0 0 0 .224 .296 .510 .807
Runner on 2nd   34 11 1 1 1 6 4 4 2 0 2 0 .324 .395 .500 .895
Runner on 3rd   7 4 1 0 0 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 .571 .667 .714 1.381
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 4 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 5 0 0 1 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 .833 .857 1.333 2.190
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Two Strikes   125 32 4 2 4 19 18 24 26 0 0 0 .256 .376 .416 .792
First Pitch   47 13 1 0 2 7 3 2 0 1 0 0 .277 .300 .426 .726
Count 0-1   20 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .286 .400 .686
Count 0-2   24 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .208 .208 .250 .458
Count 1-0   22 7 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .318 .500 .818
Count 1-1   18 7 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 .389 .421 .667 1.088
Count 1-2   34 9 0 1 3 9 6 0 10 0 0 0 .265 .265 .588 .853
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   13 4 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Count 2-2   34 9 1 1 1 7 3 0 7 0 0 0 .265 .265 .441 .706
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .714 .333 1.048
Full Count   33 9 2 0 0 3 8 24 4 0 0 0 .273 .579 .333 .912
Behind in Count   78 19 1 1 4 11 9 0 15 0 0 1 .244 .253 .436 .689
Ahead in Count   42 14 3 0 2 5 4 7 0 0 1 0 .333 .429 .548 .976
Batting 2nd   46 17 2 1 1 5 7 4 5 0 1 0 .370 .420 .522 .942
Batting 3rd   126 31 2 0 5 21 12 15 16 1 1 1 .246 .329 .381 .710
Batting 4th   47 17 4 0 4 10 9 14 3 0 0 0 .362 .508 .702 1.210
Batting 5th   27 6 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .250 .370 .620
Batting 6th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   94 29 2 0 4 9 10 11 8 0 0 1 .309 .387 .457 .844
Medium Leverage   100 26 4 1 4 14 14 18 10 1 1 0 .260 .370 .440 .810
High Leverage   57 16 4 1 2 13 7 5 8 0 1 0 .281 .339 .491 .830
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 25 122 301 66 11 0 2 24 32 29 3 2 29 2 4 .219 .293 .276 .568 61 67 0.2
1976 Philadelphia - MLB 26 128 430 101 18 5 5 41 44 37 4 3 45 4 0 .235 .300 .335 .634 85 83 1.5
1977 Boston - MLB 27 66 252 71 10 2 10 36 31 34 1 1 26 2 1 .282 .368 .456 .824 118 126 1.8
Total MLB 473 1236 312 50 7 25 140 133 116 10 7 137 8 5 .252 .320 .365 .685 93 95 4.9
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 8 8 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 70.0 2.19 -1.2 .923
1975 Philadelphia - MLB CF 3 0 4 0 0 5 1 .800 6.0 6.00 +0.1 1.007
1975 Philadelphia - MLB RF 84 60 136 8 0 149 5 .966 573.0 2.26 +7.0 1.075
1976 Philadelphia - MLB LF 8 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 51.0 1.41 +0.3 1.037
1976 Philadelphia - MLB CF 7 7 23 0 0 23 0 1.000 62.0 3.34 -0.5 .928
1976 Philadelphia - MLB RF 96 88 174 9 0 185 2 .989 796.1 2.07 +6.0 1.050
1977 Boston - MLB CF 45 45 117 3 1 121 1 .992 405.2 2.66 -5.9 .910
1977 Boston - MLB RF 19 19 42 3 0 45 0 1.000 169.1 2.39 +1.5 1.047
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL LF 25 21 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 187.0 1.83 -3.9 .868
TOTAL CF 72 58 165 3 1 171 3 .982 543.2 2.78 -10.2 .900
TOTAL RF 276 202 417 23 0 448 8 .982 1877.0 2.11 +18.6 1.062
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.
08/25/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $780,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
08/21/1976 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (55).
05/02/1977 Was traded by the Philadelphia Quakers to the Boston Terriers in exchange for a 3rd round draft pick.
05/14/1977 Goes 5-6 against the Chicago Hawks, with 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
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