RF John Linden #37
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
02/21/1977
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RF JOHN LINDEN #37 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
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 45
Eye 55 50 60 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 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: 45
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
PERSONALITY
He is dedicated to his craft, but he often makes stupid mistakes.
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:4 Years, 51 Days
Service This Yr:None
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, 26th Pick in Round 1
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
Total MLB 407 984 241 40 5 15 104 102 82 9 6 111 6 4 .245 .307 .341 .649 87 87 3.1
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
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 27 13 48 0 0 50 2 .960 138.0 3.13 -4.3 .877
TOTAL RF 257 183 375 20 0 403 8 .980 1707.2 2.08 +17.0 1.064
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).
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