SS Tom Hester #35
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
05/09/1977
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SS TOM HESTER #35 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
32 121 34 3 1 2 9 10 18 .281 .346 .372 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
BABIP 45 45 45 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 60
Gap 45 45 45 65
Power 40 40 40 50
Eye 55 55 55 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 60 45
Arm: 25 65 60
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/08/1977 @ KCB Loss, 3-14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/07/1977 @ KCB Loss, 7-8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1977 @ KCB Loss, 6-7 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
05/05/1977 @ CIN Win, 8-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/04/1977 @ CIN Loss, 4-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/03/1977 @ CIN Loss, 6-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
05/01/1977 @ CLE Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/30/1977 @ CLE Loss, 2-14 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
04/29/1977 @ CLE Loss, 5-9 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/28/1977 KCB Loss, 3-4 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Hester is not too bright.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/09/1953
Born in:Fairfield, AL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 68 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 9th 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 32 121 34 3 1 2 9 19 10 18 .281 .346 .372 .718 .326 .091 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 28 133 2 0 0 4 0 0 45 6 1 1 50.0 15.0 4.40 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   39 11 2 0 0 1 8 4 6 0 0 1 .282 .364 .333 .697
Versus Right   82 23 1 1 2 8 11 6 12 0 0 1 .280 .337 .390 .727
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 1 .250 .318 .400 .718
April   100 29 3 1 1 7 16 9 14 0 0 1 .290 .355 .370 .725
May   21 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 0 0 1 .238 .304 .381 .685
Spring Training   52 12 2 0 0 2 3 6 7 0 0 0 .231 .310 .269 .580
2 Years Ago   186 44 3 1 2 27 19 23 35 1 4 3 .237 .329 .296 .624
Career   339 88 7 2 5 40 39 33 58 2 4 6 .260 .334 .336 .670
Home   50 14 2 1 0 2 8 7 10 0 0 1 .280 .379 .360 .739
Road   71 20 1 0 2 7 11 3 8 0 0 1 .282 .320 .380 .700
Grass   121 34 3 1 2 9 19 10 18 0 0 2 .281 .346 .372 .718
Day   79 23 3 1 1 4 13 5 13 0 0 2 .291 .349 .392 .741
Night   42 11 0 0 1 5 6 5 5 0 0 0 .262 .340 .333 .674
As Starter   118 33 3 1 2 9 19 9 17 0 0 2 .280 .341 .373 .714
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   29 9 0 0 0 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 .310 .394 .310 .704
Inning 1-3   40 7 1 0 1 1 6 1 7 0 0 1 .175 .214 .275 .489
Inning 4-6   44 15 2 1 0 4 7 1 6 0 0 1 .341 .370 .432 .801
Inning 7-9   34 12 0 0 1 4 5 7 4 0 0 0 .353 .463 .441 .905
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   37 9 1 1 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 .243 .282 .405 .687
1 Outs   50 15 1 0 1 4 11 6 12 0 0 1 .300 .386 .380 .766
2 Outs   34 10 1 0 0 4 3 2 4 0 0 1 .294 .351 .324 .675
Scoring Position   25 7 0 0 0 6 2 4 4 0 0 0 .280 .379 .280 .659
Bases Empty   67 19 3 1 1 1 13 5 10 0 0 0 .284 .333 .403 .736
Runner on 1st   29 8 0 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 0 2 .276 .344 .379 .723
Runner on 2nd   7 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Two Strikes   64 15 1 1 1 3 9 8 18 0 0 1 .234 .329 .328 .657
First Pitch   19 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .421 .450 .474 .924
Count 0-1   10 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   10 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   11 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Count 1-2   19 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 .316 .316 .474 .789
Count 2-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 1 .056 .105 .056 .161
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833
Full Count   22 7 0 0 1 3 5 8 4 0 0 0 .318 .500 .455 .955
Behind in Count   34 8 1 1 0 0 5 0 7 0 0 0 .235 .235 .324 .559
Ahead in Count   17 6 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .353 .421 .529 .950
Batting 2nd   74 19 3 0 0 2 12 8 13 0 0 1 .257 .337 .297 .635
Batting 6th   29 9 0 1 2 5 4 1 4 0 0 1 .310 .355 .586 .941
Batting 7th   12 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   50 18 2 0 1 2 12 4 9 0 0 1 .360 .418 .460 .878
Medium Leverage   45 9 1 1 1 4 4 3 5 0 0 1 .200 .265 .333 .599
High Leverage   26 7 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 .269 .345 .269 .614
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
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 20 18 32 10 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 .312 .324 .438 .761 116 118 -0.1
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 21 86 186 44 3 1 2 27 19 23 3 1 35 0 0 .237 .329 .296 .624 76 80 -1.0
1977 Los Angeles - MLB 23 32 121 34 3 1 2 9 19 10 2 0 18 1 1 .281 .346 .372 .718 88 103 0.4
Total MLB 136 339 88 7 2 5 40 39 33 6 2 58 1 1 .260 .334 .336 .670 84 91 -0.6
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
1973 Total - 19 63 228 72 23 8 17 51 67 75 7 2 46 5 4 .316 .494 .711 1.204 100 100 5.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 4 1 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 -0.4 .858
1974 Los Angeles - MLB SS 14 8 13 22 4 36 1 .972 80.0 3.94 -1.4 .913
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 5 0 14 3 2 17 0 1.000 12.0 12.75 +0.1 1.041
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 23 18 49 39 12 94 6 .936 163.2 4.84 -3.9 .831
1975 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Los Angeles - MLB SS 60 29 57 111 25 179 11 .939 292.2 5.17 -6.9 .885
1977 Los Angeles - MLB SS 30 28 37 84 13 126 5 .960 247.2 4.40 -3.3 .945
TOTAL 1B 5 0 14 3 2 17 0 1.000 12.0 12.75 +0.1 1.041
TOTAL 2B 27 19 50 44 12 100 6 .940 174.2 4.84 -4.3 .834
TOTAL SS 104 65 107 217 42 341 17 .950 620.1 4.70 -11.6 .910
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Blockbusters, out of college Kingsborough CC
10/18/1973 Named the #14 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (60); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 40 (75).
04/09/1974 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 40 (75).
11/18/1975 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (75).
05/30/1976 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 50 (70).
03/18/1977 Injured (strained rib cage muscles),out for 1-2 weeks.
03/20/1977 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Los Angeles Blockbusters development complex.
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