RF John Linden #37
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
07/31/1974
RF JOHN LINDEN #37 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
43 50 14 1 0 1 7 4 6 .280 .345 .360 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 55
Gap 55 55 60 55
Power 40 40 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 55
Avoid K's 55 50 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 60
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 20 55 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: - Center Field: 35
2nd Base: - Right Field: 65
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/31/1974 WAS Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1974 @ KCB Win, 6-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/26/1974 @ PIT Win, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1974 @ PIT Win, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1974 CLE Win, 7-4 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/21/1974 CLE Loss, 2-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1974 CLE Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1974 CIN Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/18/1974 CIN Loss, 0-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/14/1974 WAS Win, 7-4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He puts in long hours, but he is thick-headed.
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:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 51 Days
Service This Yr:86 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1971, 26th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 50 14 1 0 1 7 3 4 6 .280 .345 .360 .705 .307 .080 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 57 1 1 0 0 2 0 18 2 0 0 0.0 6.7 4.76 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   16 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .188 .235 .375 .610
Versus Right   34 11 1 0 0 5 2 3 3 0 1 1 .324 .395 .353 .748
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Week   10 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
May   12 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .417 .462 .417 .878
June   13 4 0 0 1 4 1 3 3 0 2 0 .308 .438 .538 .976
July   25 5 1 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .231 .240 .471
Spring Training   33 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 1 0 2 .152 .293 .152 .444
Last Year   88 24 4 0 4 16 9 3 12 0 0 0 .273 .297 .455 .751
2 Years Ago   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Career   154 39 5 0 5 23 12 7 25 0 3 1 .253 .290 .383 .673
Home   27 9 1 0 1 6 3 4 4 0 0 0 .333 .419 .481 .901
Road   23 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 .217 .250 .217 .467
Grass   50 14 1 0 1 7 3 4 6 0 2 1 .280 .345 .360 .705
Day   39 12 1 0 0 6 2 2 3 0 1 0 .308 .341 .333 .675
Night   11 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 .182 .357 .455 .812
As Starter   28 10 1 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 .357 .400 .500 .900
As Reliever / Substitution   22 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 2 1 .182 .280 .182 .462
Pinch Hitting   16 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .188 .278 .188 .465
Close/Late   22 8 1 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 2 0 .364 .417 .409 .826
Inning 1-3   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Inning 4-6   11 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Inning 7-9   30 8 1 0 0 3 2 3 4 0 2 1 .267 .353 .300 .653
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   17 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 .353 .421 .353 .774
1 Outs   18 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 3 0 0 1 .222 .263 .444 .708
2 Outs   15 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 .267 .353 .267 .620
Scoring Position   15 5 1 0 0 6 2 3 2 0 2 1 .333 .474 .400 .874
Bases Empty   29 9 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .310 .333 .414 .747
Runner on 1st   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   4 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 .750 .833 1.000 1.833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   19 5 0 0 1 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .263 .333 .421 .754
First Pitch   13 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .385 .429 .462 .890
Count 0-1   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Count 1-2   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Behind in Count   12 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Ahead in Count   9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 6th   19 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .316 .316 .632
Batting 7th   14 4 1 0 1 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .286 .412 .571 .983
Batting 8th   6 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .571 .500 1.071
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   24 4 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .292 .522
Medium Leverage   15 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 .467 .500 .467 .967
High Leverage   11 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
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 43 50 14 1 0 1 7 3 4 1 0 6 0 0 .280 .345 .360 .705 100 98 0.2
Total MLB 109 154 39 5 0 5 23 12 7 1 0 25 0 0 .253 .290 .383 .673 89 88 0.1
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 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 CF 10 3 12 0 0 13 1 .923 39.0 2.77 -2.0 .859
1974 Philadelphia - MLB RF 20 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 58.2 1.53 +1.7 1.291
TOTAL LF 9 8 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 66.0 1.77 -3.0 .744
TOTAL CF 13 3 14 0 0 15 1 .933 43.0 2.93 -2.7 .823
TOTAL RF 45 14 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 153.0 1.94 +2.3 1.095
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.
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