CF John Linden #35
Boston Terriers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/07/1977
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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
117 439 121 16 6 12 49 58 42 .276 .364 .421 2 1.4
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: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
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
09/25/1977 NYE Loss, 4-6 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/1977 NYE Win, 5-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1977 TOR Loss, 3-5 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 0
09/21/1977 TOR Win, 5-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1977 TOR Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1977 TOR Loss, 3-6 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/19/1977 MON Loss, 1-4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1977 MON Win, 5-4 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/17/1977 MON Win, 1-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/16/1977 MON Win, 11-6 5 2 4 1 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He trains hard, but he often makes mental 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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$190,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 51 Days
Service This Yr:147 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 117 439 121 16 6 12 49 54 58 42 .276 .364 .421 .785 .345 .146 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 111 507 4 3 0 11 4 2 185 34 2 4 33.3 67.8 5.40 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   131 35 3 3 2 7 13 11 14 0 1 1 .267 .329 .382 .710
Versus Right   308 86 13 3 10 42 41 47 28 2 3 3 .279 .378 .438 .816
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   100 29 3 0 4 16 13 7 12 0 0 1 .290 .343 .440 .783
August   62 12 4 2 0 2 8 11 4 1 0 1 .194 .320 .323 .643
September   73 26 1 2 1 6 7 10 6 0 2 1 .356 .440 .466 .906
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   1423 362 56 11 27 153 156 140 153 8 9 13 .254 .325 .366 .691
Home   197 58 6 4 7 24 20 25 14 0 0 3 .294 .382 .472 .854
Road   242 63 10 2 5 25 34 33 28 2 4 1 .260 .349 .380 .729
Grass   439 121 16 6 12 49 54 58 42 2 4 4 .276 .364 .421 .785
Day   274 74 9 3 5 31 27 32 21 1 4 2 .270 .350 .380 .729
Night   165 47 7 3 7 18 27 26 21 1 0 2 .285 .387 .491 .878
As Starter   433 121 16 6 12 49 54 58 42 2 4 4 .279 .368 .427 .795
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   116 33 6 1 2 13 13 9 13 1 1 1 .284 .339 .405 .744
Inning 1-3   152 42 4 2 6 16 19 25 12 1 2 2 .276 .383 .447 .831
Inning 4-6   139 35 6 2 2 13 17 19 13 0 1 1 .252 .346 .367 .713
Inning 7-9   127 35 5 2 4 19 14 12 15 1 0 1 .276 .340 .441 .781
Extra Innings   21 9 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 .429 .478 .476 .954
0 Outs   127 32 6 2 3 7 22 15 14 0 4 1 .252 .336 .402 .737
1 Outs   157 51 8 2 6 26 23 24 11 2 0 0 .325 .410 .516 .926
2 Outs   155 38 2 2 3 16 9 19 17 0 0 3 .245 .339 .342 .681
Scoring Position   124 38 5 1 3 35 15 16 16 2 4 1 .306 .385 .435 .820
Bases Empty   224 60 8 4 5 5 25 32 17 0 0 2 .268 .364 .406 .771
Runner on 1st   91 23 3 1 4 9 14 10 9 0 0 1 .253 .333 .440 .773
Runner on 2nd   57 17 2 1 2 10 7 6 5 0 4 1 .298 .375 .474 .849
Runner on 3rd   13 5 1 0 0 7 2 6 1 1 0 0 .385 .550 .462 1.012
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 8 2 0 0 3 3 2 5 0 0 0 .267 .312 .333 .646
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 6 0 0 1 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 .857 .875 1.286 2.161
Bases Loaded   11 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .091 .154 .091 .245
Two Strikes   210 55 8 3 5 26 29 42 42 0 0 2 .262 .390 .400 .790
First Pitch   78 20 2 1 3 9 6 2 0 2 0 0 .256 .268 .423 .691
Count 0-1   39 10 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .275 .333 .608
Count 0-2   33 8 1 0 1 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 .242 .242 .364 .606
Count 1-0   36 14 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .389 .389 .583 .972
Count 1-1   37 11 2 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 2 0 .297 .316 .486 .802
Count 1-2   51 14 1 1 3 9 7 0 12 0 0 0 .275 .275 .510 .784
Count 2-0   7 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Count 2-1   20 4 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-2   69 19 4 2 1 9 5 0 12 0 0 1 .275 .286 .435 .720
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 5 9 0 0 0 1 .250 .591 .250 .841
Full Count   57 14 2 0 0 5 14 42 12 0 0 1 .246 .570 .281 .851
Behind in Count   123 32 2 1 5 17 13 0 18 0 1 1 .260 .266 .415 .681
Ahead in Count   75 25 4 1 2 5 11 13 0 0 1 1 .333 .438 .493 .932
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   123 40 3 4 2 12 17 15 11 1 3 0 .325 .396 .463 .859
Batting 3rd   232 58 7 1 6 27 25 28 26 1 1 4 .250 .340 .366 .706
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   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   171 52 4 3 5 11 21 22 13 0 0 2 .304 .390 .450 .840
Medium Leverage   166 39 7 2 5 17 20 27 19 1 3 2 .235 .347 .392 .739
High Leverage   101 30 5 1 2 21 13 9 10 1 1 0 .297 .351 .426 .777
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 27 117 439 121 16 6 12 49 54 58 4 2 42 2 4 .276 .364 .421 .785 109 117 1.4
Total MLB 524 1423 362 56 11 27 153 156 140 13 8 153 8 8 .254 .325 .366 .691 94 96 4.5
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 93 92 219 4 1 226 3 .987 833.1 2.41 -15.4 .908
1977 Boston - MLB RF 19 19 42 3 0 45 0 1.000 169.1 2.39 +1.6 1.049
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 120 105 267 4 1 276 5 .982 971.1 2.51 -19.7 .902
TOTAL RF 276 202 417 23 0 448 8 .982 1877.0 2.11 +18.6 1.063
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.
07/30/1977 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/20/1977 Injured (concussion),out for 2-3 weeks.
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