2B Ross Clifford #15
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/15/1975
2B ROSS CLIFFORD #15 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
39 72 17 1 0 0 8 11 7 .236 .333 .250 1 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 70
Gap 40 40 40 50
Power 35 40 35 45
Eye 45 45 45 60
Avoid K's 65 70 65 80
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 20 35 45
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1975 @ CHH Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1975 CHH Win, 11-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1975 DAL Win, 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1975 @ SEA Loss, 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 SEA Loss, 2-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/19/1975 DET Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/1975 @ SFS Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/16/1975 @ SFS Loss, 3-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/1975 @ SFS Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/14/1975 @ LAP Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Clifford has leadership credentials.
High: Leader
Birthday:05/18/1950
Born in:Phoenix, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 69 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 7th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 72 17 1 0 0 8 7 11 7 .236 .333 .250 .583 .267 .014 64
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 85 0 2 0 0 1 1 18 1 1 0 100.0 7.2 3.42 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   23 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .217 .280 .217 .497
Versus Right   49 12 1 0 0 7 5 9 5 1 1 0 .245 .356 .265 .621
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
May   7 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
June   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
July   20 5 1 0 0 3 4 6 1 0 0 0 .250 .423 .300 .723
August   22 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .227 .292 .227 .519
September   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Spring Training   47 8 1 0 0 1 4 3 4 1 0 0 .170 .216 .191 .407
Last Year   81 18 2 0 1 10 9 7 11 0 0 0 .222 .284 .284 .568
Career   153 35 3 0 1 18 16 18 18 1 1 0 .229 .308 .268 .576
Home   35 6 0 0 0 4 2 6 4 1 0 0 .171 .286 .171 .457
Road   37 11 1 0 0 4 5 5 3 0 1 0 .297 .381 .324 .705
Grass   72 17 1 0 0 8 7 11 7 1 1 0 .236 .333 .250 .583
Day   43 11 0 0 0 3 2 7 4 1 0 0 .256 .353 .256 .609
Night   29 6 1 0 0 5 5 4 3 0 1 0 .207 .303 .241 .544
As Starter   47 12 1 0 0 4 5 10 4 1 0 0 .255 .379 .277 .656
As Reliever / Substitution   25 5 0 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 .200 .231 .200 .431
Pinch Hitting   18 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .263 .222 .485
Close/Late   22 6 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .273 .360 .318 .678
Inning 1-3   14 4 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Inning 4-6   20 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 .200 .292 .200 .492
Inning 7-9   34 6 1 0 0 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 .176 .243 .206 .449
Extra Innings   4 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
0 Outs   23 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 .174 .296 .174 .470
1 Outs   21 4 1 0 0 4 3 4 1 1 1 0 .190 .308 .238 .546
2 Outs   28 9 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .321 .387 .321 .709
Scoring Position   18 6 0 0 0 8 2 5 2 1 1 0 .333 .458 .333 .792
Bases Empty   41 9 1 0 0 0 3 4 5 0 0 0 .220 .289 .244 .533
Runner on 1st   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
Runner on 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
Two Strikes   24 6 0 0 0 4 2 5 7 0 0 0 .250 .379 .250 .629
First Pitch   17 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .235 .300 .235 .535
Count 0-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   8 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Count 1-1   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 1-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-2   7 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 .286 .583 .286 .869
Behind in Count   15 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
Ahead in Count   15 5 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .474 .400 .874
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting 7th   24 5 0 0 0 1 2 6 2 1 0 0 .208 .355 .208 .563
Batting 8th   22 6 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .273 .360 .318 .678
Batting 9th   8 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Low Leverage   30 8 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .300 .653
Medium Leverage   26 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 1 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
High Leverage   14 5 0 0 0 7 2 3 1 1 0 0 .357 .444 .357 .802
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 Twin Cities - MLB 24 28 81 18 2 0 1 10 9 7 0 0 11 1 1 .222 .284 .284 .568 68 65 -0.3
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 25 39 72 17 1 0 0 8 7 11 0 1 7 1 0 .236 .333 .250 .583 63 64 -0.3
Total MLB 67 153 35 3 0 1 18 16 18 0 1 18 2 1 .229 .308 .268 .576 66 65 -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 - 23 56 220 71 19 1 12 57 62 57 1 0 26 10 7 .323 .464 .582 1.046 100 100 3.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 26 25 53 64 20 117 0 1.000 208.1 5.05 -2.9 .938
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 1B 7 2 40 3 7 43 0 1.000 34.1 11.27 +0.3 1.041
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 2B 16 11 25 23 3 50 2 .960 103.0 4.19 -2.2 .861
1975 Twin Cities - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Twin Cities - MLB SS 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.056
TOTAL 1B 7 2 40 3 7 43 0 1.000 34.1 11.27 +0.3 1.041
TOTAL 2B 42 36 78 87 23 167 2 .988 311.1 4.77 -5.1 .914
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 2 2 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.2 1.056
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 35th overall pick) by the Twin Cities Northmen, out of college Cal State Fullerton
10/18/1973 Named the #63 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
04/09/1974 Named the #46 prospect in the MLB
05/27/1974 Injured (tendinitis (shoulder)),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
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: 45 (70); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
03/18/1975 Outstandingly completed training to improve his two-strike approach at the Twin Cities Northmen development complex.
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