1B Ted 'Big Klu' Kluszewski #18
Detroit Tigers MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
01/13/1955
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1B TED 'BIG KLU' KLUSZEWSKI #18 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 610 204 31 2 40 129 73 37 .334 .406 .589 0 6.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 45 45 50 45
Power 65 65 70 65
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 20
Errors: - 50 25
Arm: - 40 25
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 @ CLE Loss, 5-13 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/25/1954 @ CLE Loss, 5-7 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1954 @ CLE Loss, 4-11 4 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
09/22/1954 @ BAL Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1954 @ BAL Win, 4-2 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/20/1954 @ BAL Win, 5-3 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/19/1954 CLE Win, 5-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1954 CLE Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1954 CLE Loss, 3-7 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 0
09/15/1954 NYY Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Birthday:09/10/1924
Born in:Argo, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$81,750
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 171 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 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 153 610 204 31 2 40 129 116 73 37 .334 .406 .589 .995 .440 .254 170
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 692 4 3 0 20 0 5 359 73 0 0 0.0 143.6 9.00 6.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   242 67 9 1 9 40 37 24 18 3 0 2 .277 .343 .434 .777
Versus Right   368 137 22 1 31 89 79 49 19 2 0 2 .372 .447 .690 1.137
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   54 24 0 1 4 13 10 10 2 0 0 0 .444 .531 .704 1.235
May   118 36 4 0 8 30 24 16 7 1 0 0 .305 .385 .542 .928
June   109 33 7 1 5 15 18 11 4 0 0 1 .303 .372 .523 .895
July   108 34 5 0 6 25 19 15 10 1 0 1 .315 .400 .528 .928
August   122 42 6 0 6 19 23 13 9 1 0 2 .344 .413 .541 .954
September   99 35 9 0 11 27 22 8 5 2 0 0 .354 .394 .778 1.172
All-Star Game   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Spring Training   42 14 3 0 3 8 5 6 3 2 0 0 .333 .400 .619 1.019
Last Year   610 204 31 2 40 129 116 73 37 5 0 4 .334 .406 .589 .995
2 Years Ago   620 209 32 1 40 124 95 62 36 3 1 4 .337 .399 .585 .985
Career   2782 852 155 20 123 478 418 224 168 20 6 12 .306 .358 .509 .867
Home   302 101 12 0 26 70 58 36 16 3 0 1 .334 .404 .632 1.036
Road   308 103 19 2 14 59 58 37 21 2 0 3 .334 .409 .545 .954
Grass   610 204 31 2 40 129 116 73 37 5 0 4 .334 .406 .589 .995
Day   454 147 23 1 29 95 81 55 23 4 0 3 .324 .397 .570 .968
Night   156 57 8 1 11 34 35 18 14 1 0 1 .365 .432 .641 1.073
As Starter   608 204 31 2 40 129 116 73 36 5 0 4 .336 .407 .590 .998
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   125 50 7 0 10 34 27 17 3 0 0 0 .400 .472 .696 1.168
Inning 1-3   216 71 13 0 16 51 42 31 16 4 0 2 .329 .411 .611 1.022
Inning 4-6   194 60 9 1 10 31 38 22 11 0 0 1 .309 .382 .521 .903
Inning 7-9   192 67 8 1 13 44 33 16 10 1 0 1 .349 .400 .604 1.004
Extra Innings   8 6 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 .750 .833 1.250 2.083
0 Outs   159 58 13 2 11 25 42 21 8 3 0 1 .365 .435 .679 1.114
1 Outs   209 57 7 0 15 50 40 24 17 2 0 1 .273 .347 .522 .869
2 Outs   242 89 11 0 14 54 34 28 12 0 0 2 .368 .438 .587 1.024
Scoring Position   162 64 6 1 18 103 34 21 11 5 0 2 .395 .458 .778 1.236
Bases Empty   322 117 21 0 20 20 63 31 19 0 0 1 .363 .421 .615 1.036
Runner on 1st   126 23 4 1 2 6 19 21 7 0 0 1 .183 .304 .278 .582
Runner on 2nd   73 27 3 0 7 33 15 10 6 0 0 1 .370 .452 .699 1.151
Runner on 3rd   15 6 1 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .471 .667 1.137
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 16 1 0 8 31 13 4 0 0 0 1 .444 .512 1.139 1.651
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 4 0 0 0 8 1 3 3 4 0 0 .267 .318 .267 .585
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 6 1 1 1 12 2 1 0 1 0 0 .600 .583 1.200 1.783
Bases Loaded   13 5 0 0 1 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .429 .615 1.044
Two Strikes   224 69 11 1 13 49 36 36 37 4 0 2 .308 .402 .540 .942
First Pitch   86 29 3 0 5 13 14 3 0 0 0 0 .337 .360 .547 .906
Count 0-1   67 23 5 0 3 13 7 0 0 0 0 1 .343 .353 .552 .905
Count 0-2   34 10 3 0 0 2 1 0 9 1 0 0 .294 .286 .382 .668
Count 1-0   63 22 2 0 5 16 12 0 0 1 0 0 .349 .344 .619 .963
Count 1-1   74 24 3 0 5 14 13 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .333 .568 .901
Count 1-2   73 19 2 1 6 14 12 0 9 1 0 1 .260 .267 .562 .828
Count 2-0   22 7 1 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .636 .955
Count 2-1   51 23 4 1 7 15 16 0 0 0 0 0 .451 .451 .980 1.431
Count 2-2   61 20 4 0 4 13 7 0 11 1 0 0 .328 .323 .590 .913
Count 3-0   2 2 1 0 0 1 6 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500
Count 3-1   21 5 1 0 0 2 6 17 0 0 0 0 .238 .579 .286 .865
Full Count   56 20 2 0 3 20 16 36 8 1 0 1 .357 .606 .554 1.160
Behind in Count   174 52 10 1 9 29 20 0 18 2 0 2 .299 .303 .523 .826
Ahead in Count   159 59 9 1 14 40 46 34 0 1 0 0 .371 .479 .704 1.184
Batting 3rd   608 204 31 2 40 129 116 73 36 5 0 4 .336 .407 .590 .998
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   288 97 14 0 13 25 38 21 18 0 0 1 .337 .384 .521 .905
Medium Leverage   219 66 13 0 17 51 53 36 14 4 0 3 .301 .401 .594 .994
High Leverage   103 41 4 2 10 53 25 16 5 1 0 0 .398 .475 .767 1.242
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
1948 Cincinnati - MLB 23 68 85 21 4 1 2 14 5 3 0 1 5 0 1 .247 .270 .388 .658 75 64 -0.2
1949 Cincinnati - MLB 24 65 124 35 2 1 3 13 16 2 0 1 10 0 2 .282 .291 .387 .678 87 83 -0.2
1950 Cincinnati - MLB 25 68 133 34 4 0 6 20 18 7 0 3 6 2 2 .256 .287 .421 .708 86 81 -0.2
1951 Detroit - MLB 26 148 617 183 47 6 16 97 89 30 2 3 38 21 10 .297 .330 .470 .800 114 111 2.0
1952 Detroit - MLB 27 151 593 166 35 9 16 81 79 47 2 4 36 4 5 .280 .333 .450 .783 122 119 1.8
1953 Detroit - MLB 28 154 620 209 32 1 40 124 95 62 4 3 36 3 3 .337 .399 .585 .985 161 161 5.7
1954 Detroit - MLB 29 153 610 204 31 2 40 129 116 73 4 5 37 0 0 .334 .406 .589 .995 162 170 6.8
Total MLB 807 2782 852 155 20 123 478 418 224 12 20 168 30 23 .306 .358 .509 .867 134 133 15.9
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 FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Cincinnati - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 11 9 96 6 9 102 0 1.000 75.2 12.13 +0.9 1.088
1949 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 19 19 186 15 14 207 6 .971 171.0 10.58 -1.8 .928
1950 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 24 24 232 19 27 252 1 .996 213.0 10.61 +0.7 1.044
1951 Detroit - MLB 1B 143 143 1347 84 101 1444 13 .991 1279.0 10.07 -3.2 .985
1952 Detroit - MLB 1B 148 147 1337 93 111 1445 15 .990 1305.2 9.86 -5.1 .973
1953 Detroit - MLB 1B 153 153 1469 86 146 1572 17 .989 1362.0 10.28 -2.8 .977
1954 Detroit - MLB 1B 151 151 1366 116 140 1489 7 .995 1344.1 9.92 -0.7 .999
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 649 646 6033 419 548 6511 59 .991 5750.2 10.10 -12.0 .985
PLAYER HISTORY
10/09/1946 Signed with the Cincinnati Reds.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 50 (75); Eye: 45 (50).
04/14/1947 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1947 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (75); Eye: 40 (50).
04/19/1948 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (75); Eye: 40 (50).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (70); Eye: 40 (50).
10/17/1950 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for SP Saul Rogovin.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 55 (70); Eye: 45 (50).
09/23/1951 Goes 5-7 against the Cleveland Indians, with 2 2B, 4 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 45 (50).
06/18/1952 Goes 0-4 against the New York Yankees, ending his hitting streak at 31 games.
08/01/1952 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 50 (50).
04/28/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Red Sox, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
05/11/1953 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
05/17/1953 Hits three home runs against the Boston Red Sox, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
06/01/1953 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/19/1953 Wins the 1953 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 50 (50).
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/16/1954 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/11/1954 Hits three home runs against the Philadelphia Athletics, going 3-5 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/20/1954 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/18/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
10/21/1954 Finished 2nd in 1954 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1951 143 9
1953 153 2
1954 151 5
Year PA Rank
1951 652 9
1953 689 4
1954 692 6
Year AB Rank
1951 617 1
1953 620 3
1954 610 9
Year H Rank
1951 183 3
1953 209 2
1954 204 1
Year TB Rank
1951 290 3
1952 267 9
1953 363 2
1954 359 1
Year 2B Rank
1951 47 1
1952 35 3
1954 31 9
Year 3B Rank
1952 9 8
Year HR Rank
1953 40 1
1954 40 1
Year RBI Rank
1951 97 9
1953 124 4
1954 129 1
Year R Rank
1954 116 4
Year EBH Rank
1951 69 1
1952 60 3
1953 73 3
1954 73 1
Year AVG Rank
1953 .337 4
1954 .334 2
Year OBP Rank
1953 .399 6
1954 .406 3
Year SLG Rank
1953 .585 5
1954 .589 2
Year RC Rank
1953 140.35 4
1954 143.64 2
Year RC/27 Rank
1953 8.67 4
1954 9.00 2
Year ISO Rank
1953 .248 5
1954 .254 2
Year wOBA Rank
1953 .431 4
1954 .440 2
Year OPS Rank
1953 .985 5
1954 .995 2
Year WAR Rank
1953 5.6 6
1954 6.8 2
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