SS Tom Hester #35
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/22/1977
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SS TOM HESTER #35 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 438 110 10 3 8 49 45 64 .251 .323 .342 1 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
BABIP 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 45 50 45 60
Gap 45 45 45 65
Power 40 40 40 50
Eye 55 55 55 65
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
08/21/1977 WAS Win, 7-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
08/20/1977 WAS Win, 8-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1977 WAS Win, 8-5 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
08/18/1977 PIT Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1977 PIT Loss, 3-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1977 PIT Win, 11-4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/15/1977 DEN Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/14/1977 DEN Win, 3-1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
08/13/1977 DEN Loss, 6-10 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
08/12/1977 DEN Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Hester has a relatively poor baseball IQ.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:11/09/1953
Born in:Fairfield, AL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
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 125 438 110 10 3 8 49 53 45 64 .251 .323 .342 .666 .298 .091 84
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 495 4 2 0 10 3 5 150 21 1 1 50.0 49.9 3.88 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   128 35 3 0 2 11 22 16 16 0 0 1 .273 .359 .344 .702
Versus Right   310 75 7 3 6 38 31 29 48 5 3 3 .242 .308 .342 .650
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 10 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 .417 .423 .417 .840
April   100 29 3 1 1 7 16 9 14 0 0 1 .290 .355 .370 .725
May   99 27 4 0 2 9 11 11 13 0 2 2 .273 .357 .374 .731
June   93 18 1 1 1 11 10 8 17 2 0 0 .194 .252 .258 .510
July   84 18 1 1 3 12 11 12 11 2 1 0 .214 .306 .357 .663
August   62 18 1 0 1 10 5 5 9 1 0 1 .290 .348 .355 .703
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   656 164 14 4 11 80 73 68 104 7 7 8 .250 .325 .334 .659
Home   227 65 5 2 4 27 32 33 27 1 3 2 .286 .380 .379 .759
Road   211 45 5 1 4 22 21 12 37 4 0 2 .213 .258 .303 .561
Grass   427 109 10 3 8 48 52 44 63 5 3 4 .255 .327 .349 .676
Turf   11 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Day   263 64 7 1 4 21 30 25 38 1 0 2 .243 .313 .323 .636
Night   175 46 3 2 4 28 23 20 26 4 3 2 .263 .338 .371 .710
As Starter   426 108 10 3 8 49 53 44 61 5 3 4 .254 .326 .347 .673
As Reliever / Substitution   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Close/Late   93 22 1 1 1 10 9 12 17 1 1 1 .237 .327 .301 .628
Inning 1-3   132 28 2 1 2 11 14 10 19 1 1 1 .212 .271 .288 .559
Inning 4-6   160 44 6 1 2 20 23 15 17 1 1 2 .275 .343 .362 .705
Inning 7-9   135 36 2 0 4 16 14 18 26 3 0 1 .267 .350 .370 .721
Extra Innings   11 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 .182 .308 .364 .671
0 Outs   123 30 4 2 2 11 19 14 17 4 3 1 .244 .317 .358 .675
1 Outs   169 50 5 1 4 23 24 17 24 1 0 1 .296 .362 .408 .770
2 Outs   146 30 1 0 2 15 10 14 23 0 0 2 .205 .284 .253 .537
Scoring Position   112 29 0 2 2 42 15 18 21 5 3 1 .259 .353 .348 .701
Bases Empty   229 62 8 1 5 5 28 16 30 0 0 1 .271 .321 .380 .701
Runner on 1st   97 19 2 0 1 2 10 11 13 0 0 2 .196 .291 .247 .538
Runner on 2nd   30 10 0 0 0 4 5 4 9 0 2 0 .333 .412 .333 .745
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 .148 .207 .148 .355
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 0 0 1 8 2 5 3 1 0 0 .333 .500 .583 1.083
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   19 6 0 2 1 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .684 1.000
Bases Loaded   20 5 0 0 0 13 1 4 4 3 0 1 .250 .357 .250 .607
Two Strikes   222 43 5 1 2 16 22 25 64 3 0 2 .194 .278 .252 .530
First Pitch   68 28 2 2 2 15 9 2 0 1 2 1 .412 .431 .588 1.019
Count 0-1   39 12 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .462 .769
Count 0-2   34 8 2 0 1 4 4 0 7 2 0 0 .235 .222 .382 .605
Count 1-0   27 8 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .321 .444 .766
Count 1-1   35 8 2 0 0 4 5 0 0 1 0 0 .229 .222 .286 .508
Count 1-2   65 10 2 1 0 1 4 0 24 0 0 1 .154 .167 .215 .382
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   26 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .115 .115 .115 .231
Count 2-2   60 9 1 0 0 5 4 0 18 1 0 1 .150 .161 .167 .328
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 6 0 0 1 6 4 8 0 0 0 0 .375 .583 .562 1.146
Full Count   63 16 0 0 1 6 10 25 15 0 0 0 .254 .466 .302 .767
Behind in Count   138 30 4 1 3 8 15 0 31 2 1 1 .217 .220 .326 .546
Ahead in Count   74 19 1 0 2 11 10 18 0 0 0 1 .257 .409 .351 .760
Batting 2nd   100 27 4 0 1 6 20 14 17 0 0 1 .270 .365 .340 .705
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   145 40 4 1 3 18 15 12 15 3 3 2 .276 .333 .379 .713
Batting 7th   62 21 1 1 2 15 9 2 11 1 0 1 .339 .364 .484 .848
Batting 8th   120 20 1 1 2 10 9 16 19 1 0 0 .167 .263 .242 .504
Batting 9th   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Low Leverage   180 50 6 0 4 11 22 19 26 2 0 1 .278 .347 .378 .724
Medium Leverage   169 41 4 2 3 19 21 14 25 1 1 2 .243 .306 .343 .650
High Leverage   85 16 0 1 1 19 10 12 13 2 2 1 .188 .290 .247 .537
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 23 125 438 110 10 3 8 49 53 45 4 5 64 1 1 .251 .323 .342 .666 78 84 -0.2
Total MLB 229 656 164 14 4 11 80 73 68 8 7 104 1 1 .250 .325 .334 .659 79 85 -1.2
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 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Los Angeles - MLB SS 118 114 167 357 57 540 16 .970 1017.1 4.64 -17.7 .924
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 192 151 237 490 86 755 28 .963 1390.0 4.71 -26.1 .915
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.
07/21/1977 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 1 day.
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