3B John Atz #92
Birmingham Black Barons ABBA
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/11/1985
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3B JOHN ATZ #92 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 122 31 8 1 0 15 16 19 .254 .338 .336 3 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 8 8 7 8
Power 1 1 1 1
Eye 7 7 7 7
Avoid K's 4 5 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 1
Errors: - 3 1
Arm: - 5 1
Turn DP: - 6 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 4 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 9
Sacrifice Bunt: 10
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/21/1985 LAA Loss, 0-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/20/1985 LAA Loss, 0-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/18/1985 HOU Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/16/1985 @ HOU Loss, 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/1985 @ HOU Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/1985 CAG Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1985 @ MIL Loss, 3-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1985 @ MIL Win, 11-9 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/27/1985 @ MIL Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1985 DET Win, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Atz never shows any lack of effort.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:07/01/1948
Born in:Washington, DC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:150 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$200,000
Signed Through:1985 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 114 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 11th Pick in Round 2
AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1985 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 122 31 8 1 0 15 16 16 19 .254 .338 .336 .674 .289 .082 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 148 1 0 0 1 6 3 41 9 3 3 50.0 15.4 3.99 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   44 10 3 0 0 5 5 5 9 1 2 0 .227 .300 .295 .595
Versus Right   78 21 5 1 0 10 11 11 10 2 4 1 .269 .359 .359 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   22 6 2 0 0 4 3 6 2 1 1 0 .273 .414 .364 .777
May   23 6 3 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 .261 .292 .391 .683
June   28 4 0 0 0 4 3 5 8 1 2 0 .143 .265 .143 .408
July   17 3 1 1 0 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 .176 .286 .353 .639
August   14 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
September   18 8 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 .444 .500 .500 1.000
Spring Training   57 11 3 0 0 2 5 4 15 0 0 0 .193 .246 .246 .492
Postseason   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
2 Years Ago   37 12 3 0 0 4 9 6 8 0 1 0 .324 .419 .405 .824
Career   449 115 28 2 0 41 71 61 82 5 18 4 .256 .347 .327 .674
Home   53 11 3 0 0 6 8 9 4 1 3 0 .208 .317 .264 .582
Road   69 20 5 1 0 9 8 7 15 2 3 1 .290 .354 .391 .746
Grass   122 31 8 1 0 15 16 16 19 3 6 1 .254 .338 .336 .674
Night   122 31 8 1 0 15 16 16 19 3 6 1 .254 .338 .336 .674
As Starter   82 20 4 1 0 12 10 12 14 2 6 1 .244 .340 .317 .657
As Reliever / Substitution   40 11 4 0 0 3 6 4 5 1 0 0 .275 .333 .375 .708
Pinch Hitting   38 10 4 0 0 3 6 4 5 1 0 0 .263 .326 .368 .694
Close/Late   38 12 3 0 0 4 6 7 5 1 4 1 .316 .426 .395 .820
Inning 1-3   29 8 1 0 0 3 2 4 5 0 0 0 .276 .364 .310 .674
Inning 4-6   39 8 4 0 0 6 6 3 6 2 2 0 .205 .250 .308 .558
Inning 7-9   50 13 2 1 0 4 7 8 7 0 4 1 .260 .373 .340 .713
Extra Innings   4 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
0 Outs   33 7 1 0 0 1 10 7 3 0 5 1 .212 .366 .242 .608
1 Outs   47 13 4 0 0 10 3 5 7 3 1 0 .277 .327 .362 .689
2 Outs   42 11 3 1 0 4 3 4 9 0 0 0 .262 .326 .381 .707
Scoring Position   37 8 2 1 0 14 4 2 6 3 6 1 .216 .256 .324 .580
Bases Empty   66 18 5 0 0 0 9 10 9 0 0 0 .273 .368 .348 .717
Runner on 1st   19 5 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 .263 .391 .316 .707
Runner on 2nd   7 3 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 .083 .154 .167 .321
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 1 .143 .222 .143 .365
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .667 .400 .667 1.067
Two Strikes   59 11 4 0 0 5 4 6 19 1 0 1 .186 .269 .254 .523
First Pitch   19 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 6 0 .316 .300 .316 .616
Count 0-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 0-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   12 4 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-1   12 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 1-2   14 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Count 2-0   3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .667 .917
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   22 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 .273 .261 .364 .625
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 1 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Full Count   15 3 1 0 0 1 2 6 6 0 0 1 .200 .455 .267 .721
Behind in Count   29 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 .103 .103 .138 .241
Ahead in Count   25 9 3 1 0 6 8 10 0 1 0 0 .360 .528 .560 1.088
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 6th   9 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 7th   22 3 0 1 0 2 4 5 3 0 2 1 .136 .321 .227 .549
Batting 8th   28 10 2 0 0 1 4 6 3 1 0 0 .357 .457 .429 .886
Batting 9th   63 15 6 0 0 10 7 3 13 2 2 0 .238 .265 .333 .598
Low Leverage   54 14 3 1 0 2 5 6 9 0 2 0 .259 .333 .352 .685
Medium Leverage   40 11 3 0 0 5 5 5 5 0 1 1 .275 .370 .350 .720
High Leverage   27 6 2 0 0 8 6 4 5 3 3 0 .222 .294 .296 .590
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 Birmingham - ABBA 25 11 12 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 30 35 -0.0
1976 Birmingham - ABBA 27 49 79 19 4 1 0 7 8 8 0 1 16 4 1 .241 .307 .316 .623 74 64 0.2
1977 Birmingham - ABBA 28 55 93 21 6 0 0 6 17 13 1 0 18 1 2 .226 .327 .290 .617 73 75 -0.2
1978 Birmingham - ABBA 29 5 12 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 .250 .333 .333 .667 89 80 -0.1
1979 Birmingham - ABBA 30 57 54 13 2 0 0 2 11 10 1 0 12 1 2 .241 .369 .278 .647 81 81 0.1
1980 Birmingham - ABBA 31 50 40 14 4 0 0 2 7 5 0 0 6 1 2 .350 .422 .450 .872 142 145 0.4
1983 St. Louis - ABBA 34 16 37 12 3 0 0 4 9 6 0 0 8 4 3 .324 .419 .405 .824 115 116 0.1
1985 Birmingham - ABBA 36 72 122 31 8 1 0 15 16 16 1 3 19 3 3 .254 .338 .336 .674 86 85 0.3
Total ABBA 315 449 115 28 2 0 41 71 61 4 5 82 15 13 .256 .347 .327 .674 87 85 0.7
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
1970 San Francisco - AA 21 99 298 79 10 1 1 29 34 31 2 0 70 9 6 .265 .338 .315 .654 89 94 1.0
1971 San Francisco - AA 22 124 438 107 17 1 0 33 47 65 4 0 131 15 10 .244 .347 .288 .635 79 88 1.0
1972 San Francisco - AA 23 119 478 134 26 1 0 34 77 84 10 0 120 33 10 .280 .399 .339 .738 114 124 4.1
1973 San Francisco - AA 24 52 201 58 10 1 0 12 46 48 3 2 51 10 2 .289 .429 .348 .777 125 132 2.2
1973 Readfield - AAA 24 57 201 66 13 0 0 19 41 40 2 1 56 11 0 .328 .443 .393 .836 97 121 1.7
1974 Readfield - AAA 25 115 433 122 31 0 0 36 80 99 7 0 96 21 11 .282 .423 .353 .776 85 105 2.0
1975 Readfield - AAA 26 135 507 155 38 2 2 77 76 74 7 3 113 22 10 .306 .399 .400 .800 89 115 3.0
1978 Readfield - AAA 29 110 451 130 33 4 3 57 68 73 4 5 118 21 4 .288 .388 .399 .787 84 106 2.5
1981 Manchester - AAA 32 132 493 159 27 3 0 37 78 68 5 0 106 47 12 .323 .410 .389 .799 134 143 5.2
1982 Manchester - AAA 33 137 540 176 34 1 1 46 94 70 7 0 107 42 10 .326 .410 .398 .808 131 141 4.8
1983 Manchester - AAA 34 100 378 133 26 1 0 37 49 57 3 0 92 24 9 .352 .441 .426 .867 148 154 4.4
1984 Readfield - AAA 35 118 175 64 22 1 0 34 30 38 1 1 43 2 3 .366 .479 .503 .982 138 159 2.6
Total AAAA 904 3178 1005 224 12 6 343 516 519 36 10 731 190 59 .316 .417 .400 .817 112 128
Total AA 394 1415 378 63 4 1 108 204 228 19 2 372 67 28 .267 .376 .319 .695 100 108
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
1977 Birmingham - ABBA 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 55 129 -0.2
1979 Birmingham - ABBA 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -120 0.0
1980 Birmingham - ABBA 31 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 0.0
1985 Birmingham - ABBA 36 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -8 -15 -0.1
Total ABBA 13 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258 -28 -27
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1974 Birmingham - MLB 2B 4 1 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 14.0 3.86 -0.0 .989
1974 Birmingham - MLB 3B 6 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 18.1 1.47 +0.0 1.018
1974 Birmingham - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Birmingham - MLB 2B 12 9 19 26 6 46 1 .978 81.0 5.00 +1.7 1.149
1976 Birmingham - MLB 3B 3 2 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 20.1 2.66 +0.1 1.016
1977 Birmingham - MLB 2B 22 17 37 59 19 100 4 .960 163.2 5.28 -2.3 .915
1977 Birmingham - MLB SS 2 0 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 7.2 5.87 -0.5 .758
1978 Birmingham - MLB 2B 3 3 3 10 3 14 1 .929 22.0 5.32 -0.5 .895
1978 Birmingham - MLB 3B 2 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 -0.5 .812
1979 Birmingham - MLB 2B 6 2 15 9 4 24 0 1.000 33.1 6.48 +0.4 1.120
1979 Birmingham - MLB 3B 2 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 +0.0 1.014
1979 Birmingham - MLB SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 -0.0 .993
1980 Birmingham - MLB 2B 4 0 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 6.1 9.95 -0.0 .982
1980 Birmingham - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.6 .000
1980 Birmingham - MLB SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 0.0 .000
1983 St. Louis - MLB 2B 4 3 11 5 3 16 0 1.000 29.0 4.97 -0.4 .955
1983 St. Louis - MLB 3B 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 .000
1983 St. Louis - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .958
1985 Birmingham - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1985 Birmingham - MLB 2B 12 8 23 19 2 43 1 .977 79.2 4.74 +0.3 .944
1985 Birmingham - MLB 3B 17 17 9 21 2 33 3 .909 148.0 1.82 -0.9 .874
1985 Birmingham - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1985 Birmingham - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1985 Birmingham - MLB SS 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.0 .931
TOTAL 2B 67 43 114 135 38 256 7 .973 429.0 5.22 -0.8 .978
TOTAL 3B 34 21 15 34 3 52 3 .942 209.2 2.10 -0.7 .903
TOTAL SS 8 1 5 9 2 14 0 1.000 23.1 5.40 -0.5 .877
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
11/02/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 11, 23rd overall pick) by the Birmingham Black Barons.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 6 (8).
04/10/1970 Named the #61 prospect in the ABBA
07/13/1970 Was selected to the 1970 ABBA Double A All-Star Game.
08/11/1970 Injured (Fractured rib), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (8).
04/10/1971 Named the #52 prospect in the ABBA
07/12/1971 Was selected to the 1971 ABBA Double A All-Star Game.
10/04/1971 Wins the 1971 ABBA Double A World Series with the San Francisco Seals !
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (8).
04/10/1972 Named the #48 prospect in the ABBA
04/28/1972 Injured on 04/26/1972, diagnosed with a herniated disc, will miss 2-3 weeks.
06/27/1972 Injured on 06/26/1972, diagnosed with a stiff neck, is day-to-day.
07/17/1972 Was selected to the 1972 ABBA Double A All-Star Game.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 8 (8).
04/10/1973 Named the #25 prospect in the ABBA
08/03/1973 Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 3 weeks.
08/17/1973 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
04/10/1974 Named the #30 prospect in the ABBA
11/17/1974 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
06/17/1975 Was selected to the 1975 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
11/17/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 8 (8).
11/16/1976 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 8 (8).
11/17/1977 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
06/20/1978 Was selected to the 1978 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
06/28/1978 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 2-3 weeks.
07/15/1978 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
11/17/1978 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
11/04/1979 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $250,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
12/24/1980 Drafted in the 1980 expansion draft from the Birmingham Black Barons by the St. Louis Browns (Round 31, Pick 4, 124th overall pick).
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
06/23/1981 Was selected to the 1981 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
06/24/1981 Injured (Inner ear infection), day-to-day for one week.
10/06/1981 Wins the 1981 ABBA Triple A World Series with the Manchester City!
10/17/1981 Wins the 1981 AAAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/13/1981 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $403,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
03/07/1982 Injured (Bruised wrist), day-to-day for 2 days.
04/24/1982 Goes 5-6 against the Augusta Green Jackets, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
06/22/1982 Was selected to the 1982 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
06/27/1982 Injured (Knee inflammation), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/01/1982 Injured on 09/29/1982, diagnosed with knee inflammation, is day-to-day.
11/11/1982 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
06/19/1983 Was selected to the 1983 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game.
11/16/1983 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
03/01/1984 Signed a minor league contract with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
04/05/1984 Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Birmingham Black Barons organization.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 7 (7).
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