2B Ross Clifford #15
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/18/1975
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
33 65 16 1 0 0 8 10 6 .246 .342 .262 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 40 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
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
08/09/1975 HOU Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/06/1975 SFS Win, 7-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 LAP Loss, 0-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1975 LAP Loss, 2-9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1975 @ HOU Win, 9-4 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
07/25/1975 @ DAL Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Clifford possesses good leadership traits.
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:132 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 33 65 16 1 0 0 8 7 10 6 .246 .342 .262 .604 .273 .015 69
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 77 0 2 0 0 1 1 17 1 1 0 100.0 7.0 3.69 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   18 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
Versus Right   47 12 1 0 0 7 5 8 5 1 1 0 .255 .357 .277 .634
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
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   20 5 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .318 .250 .568
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   146 34 3 0 1 18 16 17 17 1 1 0 .233 .311 .274 .585
Home   32 6 0 0 0 4 2 6 3 1 0 0 .188 .308 .188 .495
Road   33 10 1 0 0 4 5 4 3 0 1 0 .303 .378 .333 .712
Grass   65 16 1 0 0 8 7 10 6 1 1 0 .246 .342 .262 .604
Day   38 10 0 0 0 3 2 6 4 1 0 0 .263 .356 .263 .619
Night   27 6 1 0 0 5 5 4 2 0 1 0 .222 .323 .259 .582
As Starter   44 11 1 0 0 4 5 9 4 1 0 0 .250 .370 .273 .643
As Reliever / Substitution   21 5 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 1 0 .238 .273 .238 .511
Pinch Hitting   14 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Close/Late   20 6 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .350 .714
Inning 1-3   13 3 0 0 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 .231 .412 .231 .643
Inning 4-6   19 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 .211 .304 .211 .515
Inning 7-9   29 6 1 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .207 .258 .241 .499
Extra Innings   4 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .800 .750 1.550
0 Outs   21 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 .190 .292 .190 .482
1 Outs   19 4 1 0 0 4 3 4 0 1 1 0 .211 .333 .263 .596
2 Outs   25 8 0 0 0 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .320 .393 .320 .713
Scoring Position   16 5 0 0 0 8 2 5 2 1 1 0 .312 .455 .312 .767
Bases Empty   37 9 1 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 .243 .300 .270 .570
Runner on 1st   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
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   21 6 0 0 0 4 2 5 6 0 0 0 .286 .423 .286 .709
First Pitch   16 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .188 .263 .188 .451
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   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
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   6 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 .333 .636 .333 .970
Behind in Count   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Ahead in Count   15 5 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .444 .400 .844
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   6 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   21 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 2 1 0 0 .190 .333 .190 .524
Batting 8th   22 6 1 0 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .273 .360 .318 .678
Batting 9th   6 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   25 7 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 .280 .379 .320 .699
Medium Leverage   25 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 1 0 .160 .276 .160 .436
High Leverage   14 5 0 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 0 .357 .412 .357 .769
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 33 65 16 1 0 0 8 7 10 0 1 6 1 0 .246 .342 .262 .604 69 69 -0.3
Total MLB 61 146 34 3 0 1 18 16 17 0 1 17 2 1 .233 .311 .274 .585 68 67 -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 12 10 22 18 3 42 2 .952 90.0 4.00 -2.5 .824
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 1.053
TOTAL 1B 7 2 40 3 7 43 0 1.000 34.1 11.27 +0.3 1.041
TOTAL 2B 38 35 75 82 23 159 2 .987 298.1 4.74 -5.5 .907
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 1.053
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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