C Joe Astroth #9
Kansas City Athletics MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/13/1955
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C JOE ASTROTH #9 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
125 404 116 23 3 4 44 35 31 .287 .349 .389 0 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 20 25
Arm: 55 25 25
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 50 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 @ NYY Loss, 4-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1954 @ NYY Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1954 @ NYY Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1954 @ BOS Loss, 1-2 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1954 @ BOS Loss, 1-10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1954 @ BOS Win, 8-7 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/19/1954 NYY Loss, 3-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/18/1954 NYY Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1954 NYY Win, 7-6 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
09/14/1954 @ CWS Loss, 1-9 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:09/01/1922
Born in:East Alton, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 146 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 125 404 116 23 3 4 44 36 35 31 .287 .349 .389 .738 .340 .101 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 118 450 6 1 0 4 13 5 157 30 0 1 0.0 58.0 5.04 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   176 53 13 0 2 21 17 12 17 1 4 2 .301 .351 .409 .760
Versus Right   228 63 10 3 2 23 19 23 14 4 9 4 .276 .347 .373 .720
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   41 12 2 0 0 6 4 4 5 1 0 0 .293 .348 .341 .689
May   84 23 6 1 1 9 6 6 3 0 1 2 .274 .337 .405 .742
June   67 21 7 0 0 6 10 10 2 2 3 1 .313 .400 .418 .818
July   75 16 2 1 1 8 5 6 12 2 2 0 .213 .265 .307 .572
August   71 22 5 0 0 8 6 5 3 0 4 2 .310 .372 .380 .752
September   66 22 1 1 2 7 5 4 6 0 3 1 .333 .380 .470 .850
Spring Training   50 13 2 0 0 6 5 10 3 2 0 0 .260 .371 .300 .671
Last Year   404 116 23 3 4 44 36 35 31 5 13 6 .287 .349 .389 .738
2 Years Ago   436 89 14 5 2 48 38 33 21 4 12 5 .204 .266 .273 .539
Career   1719 422 60 15 12 206 168 174 114 18 39 13 .245 .317 .319 .635
Home   191 49 11 2 3 17 19 21 9 1 4 3 .257 .338 .382 .720
Road   213 67 12 1 1 27 17 14 22 4 9 3 .315 .359 .394 .753
Grass   404 116 23 3 4 44 36 35 31 5 13 6 .287 .349 .389 .738
Day   204 56 12 2 1 23 20 22 15 3 8 1 .275 .343 .368 .711
Night   200 60 11 1 3 21 16 13 16 2 5 5 .300 .355 .410 .765
As Starter   398 114 22 3 4 44 35 34 31 5 13 6 .286 .348 .387 .735
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Pinch Hitting   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Close/Late   87 30 5 0 1 12 8 9 11 2 3 1 .345 .404 .437 .841
Inning 1-3   121 31 3 2 0 10 10 11 8 0 5 0 .256 .318 .314 .632
Inning 4-6   145 38 11 0 3 17 13 11 10 3 5 3 .262 .321 .400 .721
Inning 7-9   137 46 9 1 1 17 13 12 13 2 2 3 .336 .396 .438 .834
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   132 49 12 2 2 8 19 11 11 1 12 1 .371 .421 .538 .959
1 Outs   135 36 5 0 1 18 7 6 9 4 1 4 .267 .309 .326 .635
2 Outs   137 31 6 1 1 18 10 18 11 0 0 1 .226 .321 .307 .627
Scoring Position   113 32 8 0 2 39 14 13 9 5 13 3 .283 .358 .407 .765
Bases Empty   218 70 14 1 2 2 18 16 18 0 0 2 .321 .373 .422 .795
Runner on 1st   73 14 1 2 0 3 4 6 4 0 0 1 .192 .263 .260 .523
Runner on 2nd   37 12 4 0 1 11 4 5 3 0 7 0 .324 .405 .514 .918
Runner on 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 3 0 1 .286 .273 .286 .558
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 12 3 0 1 9 4 6 2 0 3 0 .364 .462 .545 1.007
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 .231 .267 .231 .497
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 1 3 0 .154 .200 .231 .431
Bases Loaded   10 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 .100 .250 .100 .350
Two Strikes   148 39 7 0 3 17 13 13 31 2 0 3 .264 .331 .372 .703
First Pitch   64 17 4 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 6 2 .266 .299 .328 .627
Count 0-1   50 16 5 0 0 6 3 0 0 1 2 0 .320 .314 .420 .734
Count 0-2   36 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 2 .250 .289 .278 .567
Count 1-0   46 17 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 .370 .383 .413 .796
Count 1-1   33 6 3 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .176 .333 .510
Count 1-2   38 10 3 0 2 7 4 0 9 1 0 0 .263 .256 .500 .756
Count 2-0   21 8 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 .381 .364 .476 .840
Count 2-1   24 7 1 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .292 .458 .750
Count 2-2   40 14 3 0 1 10 4 0 6 1 0 1 .350 .357 .500 .857
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 6 1 1 0 4 4 9 0 0 1 0 .333 .556 .500 1.056
Full Count   34 6 0 0 0 0 4 13 6 0 0 0 .176 .404 .176 .581
Behind in Count   124 35 9 0 2 13 8 0 19 2 2 2 .282 .289 .403 .692
Ahead in Count   109 38 4 2 1 13 14 21 0 1 5 1 .349 .455 .450 .904
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   21 11 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 .524 .545 .810 1.355
Batting 7th   263 77 17 2 2 29 23 18 18 4 12 3 .293 .340 .395 .736
Batting 8th   115 27 4 0 1 11 9 15 12 1 0 3 .235 .336 .296 .631
Batting 9th   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Low Leverage   167 50 11 0 0 9 14 15 11 1 0 2 .299 .362 .365 .727
Medium Leverage   158 48 7 3 3 15 17 16 16 1 6 3 .304 .376 .443 .819
High Leverage   78 18 5 0 1 20 5 4 4 3 7 1 .231 .267 .333 .601
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
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 26 40 134 31 4 0 0 25 14 11 0 2 11 0 1 .231 .286 .261 .547 51 53 -0.1
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 27 39 126 33 3 2 2 25 9 24 0 3 15 0 0 .262 .373 .365 .738 100 89 0.6
1951 Philadelphia - MLB 28 65 198 50 6 1 2 28 35 35 1 1 13 7 2 .253 .366 .323 .689 87 88 1.4
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 29 125 421 103 10 4 2 36 36 36 1 3 23 2 1 .245 .304 .302 .605 74 73 1.4
1953 Philadelphia - MLB 30 128 436 89 14 5 2 48 38 33 5 4 21 0 1 .204 .266 .273 .539 44 43 -1.0
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 31 125 404 116 23 3 4 44 36 35 6 5 31 0 1 .287 .349 .389 .738 94 103 2.5
Total MLB 522 1719 422 60 15 12 206 168 174 13 18 114 9 6 .245 .317 .319 .635 73 74 4.8
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
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111 0.3
Total MLB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Philadelphia - MLB C 38 38 158 14 0 172 0 1.000 329.0 4.71 +0.0 .803 1 9 3 33.3
1950 Philadelphia - MLB C 37 37 148 28 2 177 1 .994 336.2 4.70 +0.1 .702 3 19 11 57.9
1951 Philadelphia - MLB C 65 56 242 51 5 295 2 .993 514.1 5.13 +2.6 1.115 2 64 33 51.6
1952 Philadelphia - MLB C 120 118 555 85 9 643 3 .995 1040.0 5.54 +1.5 1.004 7 69 32 46.4
1953 Philadelphia - MLB C 119 118 479 84 8 569 6 .989 1041.1 4.87 -1.2 .970 6 125 48 38.4
1954 Philadelphia - MLB C 119 118 533 67 6 602 2 .997 1028.2 5.25 +2.2 .908 5 45 25 55.6
TOTAL C 498 485 2115 329 30 2458 14 .994 4290.0 5.13 +5.1 .940 24 331 152 45.9
PLAYER HISTORY
10/14/1944 Signed with the Philadelphia Athletics.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
04/16/1945 Named the #57 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1945 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
10/12/1945 Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
04/16/1946 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1946 Named the #53 prospect in the MLB
10/09/1946 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
04/14/1947 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1947 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
10/08/1947 Named the #58 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
04/19/1948 Named the #94 prospect in the MLB
07/11/1948 Named the #71 prospect in the MLB
10/13/1948 Named the #73 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1950 5 5
1951 3 9
Year HP Rank
1954 6 6
Year SH Rank
1954 13 9
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