SS Tom Hester #35
Los Angeles Blockbusters MLB
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
07/11/1977
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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
89 323 82 8 3 7 34 32 47 .254 .325 .362 1 0.0
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
07/10/1977 STL Win, 3-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/09/1977 STL Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1977 STL Win, 7-1 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
07/06/1977 CHI Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1977 CHI Win, 7-6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/04/1977 CHI Loss, 4-7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/04/1977 CHI Loss, 4-8 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 0
07/03/1977 MIL Loss, 6-7 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/02/1977 MIL Win, 12-5 4 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
07/01/1977 MIL Win, 7-3 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Hester is no Einstein.
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:97 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 89 323 82 8 3 7 34 44 32 47 .254 .325 .362 .687 .308 .108 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 363 3 0 0 6 3 2 117 18 1 1 50.0 39.2 4.18 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   96 26 3 0 2 6 19 15 14 0 0 1 .271 .375 .365 .740
Versus Right   227 56 5 3 5 28 25 17 33 2 3 2 .247 .302 .361 .664
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 0 1 0 .200 .273 .450 .723
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   31 8 0 1 3 7 7 4 3 0 1 0 .258 .343 .613 .956
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   541 136 12 4 10 65 64 55 87 4 7 7 .251 .326 .344 .670
Home   173 46 4 2 4 18 28 28 21 0 3 2 .266 .374 .382 .756
Road   150 36 4 1 3 16 16 4 26 2 0 1 .240 .261 .340 .601
Grass   323 82 8 3 7 34 44 32 47 2 3 3 .254 .325 .362 .687
Day   199 49 5 1 3 13 24 19 28 0 0 2 .246 .318 .327 .645
Night   124 33 3 2 4 21 20 13 19 2 3 1 .266 .336 .419 .755
As Starter   313 81 8 3 7 34 44 31 44 2 3 3 .259 .330 .371 .700
As Reliever / Substitution   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Close/Late   76 17 1 1 1 8 9 9 14 1 1 0 .224 .302 .303 .605
Inning 1-3   98 22 2 1 2 7 13 7 14 0 1 1 .224 .283 .327 .610
Inning 4-6   115 30 4 1 2 15 16 9 13 0 1 2 .261 .325 .365 .691
Inning 7-9   99 28 2 0 3 10 13 14 18 2 0 0 .283 .365 .394 .759
Extra Innings   11 2 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 .182 .308 .364 .671
0 Outs   90 22 4 2 2 8 17 13 13 2 3 0 .244 .333 .400 .733
1 Outs   135 41 3 1 4 18 20 10 22 0 0 1 .304 .356 .430 .786
2 Outs   98 19 1 0 1 8 7 9 12 0 0 2 .194 .275 .235 .510
Scoring Position   84 20 0 2 2 28 11 11 17 2 3 1 .238 .327 .357 .684
Bases Empty   173 48 7 1 4 4 25 12 22 0 0 0 .277 .324 .399 .723
Runner on 1st   66 14 1 0 1 2 8 9 8 0 0 2 .212 .325 .273 .597
Runner on 2nd   24 8 0 0 0 4 3 2 8 0 2 0 .333 .385 .333 .718
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 .182 .217 .182 .399
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .250 .455 .625 1.080
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 5 0 2 1 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .800 1.133
Bases Loaded   13 1 0 0 0 6 1 3 3 1 0 1 .077 .278 .077 .355
Two Strikes   165 34 4 1 2 10 19 16 47 1 0 2 .206 .283 .279 .561
First Pitch   43 17 1 2 2 11 7 0 0 1 2 1 .395 .400 .651 1.051
Count 0-1   26 8 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .423 .731
Count 0-2   24 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 6 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Count 1-0   24 7 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .458 .750
Count 1-1   28 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .321 .571
Count 1-2   48 10 2 1 0 1 4 0 16 0 0 1 .208 .224 .292 .516
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   19 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .158 .158 .316
Count 2-2   43 6 1 0 0 3 4 0 13 1 0 1 .140 .156 .163 .318
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 4 0 0 1 6 3 8 0 0 0 0 .286 .545 .500 1.045
Full Count   50 12 0 0 1 5 8 16 12 0 0 0 .240 .424 .300 .724
Behind in Count   98 24 3 1 2 3 12 0 22 0 1 1 .245 .253 .357 .610
Ahead in Count   61 16 1 0 2 10 9 16 0 0 0 0 .262 .416 .377 .793
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   136 38 4 1 3 17 14 11 14 2 3 2 .279 .338 .390 .727
Batting 7th   29 11 0 1 2 8 6 1 2 0 0 0 .379 .400 .655 1.055
Batting 8th   49 5 0 1 1 3 4 5 12 0 0 0 .102 .185 .204 .389
Batting 9th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Low Leverage   131 39 6 0 3 7 20 14 18 1 0 1 .298 .367 .412 .780
Medium Leverage   122 29 2 2 3 16 16 9 17 1 1 1 .238 .293 .361 .654
High Leverage   66 11 0 1 1 11 8 9 12 0 2 1 .167 .276 .242 .519
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 89 323 82 8 3 7 34 44 32 3 2 47 1 1 .254 .325 .362 .687 83 92 0.0
Total MLB 193 541 136 12 4 10 65 64 55 7 4 87 1 1 .251 .326 .344 .670 82 89 -1.0
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 84 80 121 258 47 392 13 .967 728.1 4.68 -12.5 .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 158 117 191 391 76 607 25 .959 1101.0 4.76 -20.8 .912
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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