1B Eddie Waitkus #3
Kansas City Athletics MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
01/13/1955
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1B EDDIE WAITKUS #3 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
124 450 118 24 8 1 33 31 38 .262 .309 .358 0 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 60 65 65
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 65 60 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 25
Errors: - 45 20
Arm: - 40 20
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: 60 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
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 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1954 @ NYY Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1954 @ NYY Loss, 1-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1954 @ BOS Loss, 1-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1954 @ BOS Win, 8-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1954 NYY Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1954 NYY Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1954 @ CWS Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1954 @ BAL Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/1954 @ DET Loss, 8-9 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
Birthday:09/04/1919
Born in:Cambridge, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 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 124 450 118 24 8 1 33 47 31 38 .262 .309 .358 .666 .307 .096 82
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 112 486 1 0 0 8 17 4 161 33 0 0 0.0 50.9 3.81 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   122 30 7 1 0 7 9 8 15 0 5 0 .246 .292 .320 .612
Versus Right   328 88 17 7 1 26 38 23 23 4 12 1 .268 .315 .372 .687
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   45 9 2 0 0 6 5 3 2 1 1 0 .200 .245 .244 .489
May   90 20 3 2 0 3 10 10 12 0 4 0 .222 .300 .300 .600
June   87 23 6 1 0 5 8 2 4 1 5 0 .264 .278 .356 .634
July   73 21 5 1 0 7 7 9 8 0 4 0 .288 .366 .384 .749
August   86 31 5 2 1 9 13 4 3 2 3 0 .360 .380 .500 .880
September   69 14 3 2 0 3 4 3 9 0 0 1 .203 .247 .304 .551
Spring Training   47 15 3 0 0 6 4 4 3 1 1 1 .319 .377 .383 .760
Last Year   450 118 24 8 1 33 47 31 38 4 17 1 .262 .309 .358 .666
2 Years Ago   249 73 9 3 0 28 29 29 14 1 20 0 .293 .366 .353 .719
Career   1230 346 63 16 3 129 127 99 80 10 50 3 .281 .334 .366 .700
Home   216 68 15 4 0 20 25 16 12 1 8 0 .315 .361 .421 .782
Road   234 50 9 4 1 13 22 15 26 3 9 1 .214 .261 .299 .560
Grass   450 118 24 8 1 33 47 31 38 4 17 1 .262 .309 .358 .666
Day   266 77 13 5 1 26 28 20 21 3 9 1 .289 .338 .387 .725
Night   184 41 11 3 0 7 19 11 17 1 8 0 .223 .265 .315 .581
As Starter   440 114 23 8 1 32 45 31 37 4 16 1 .259 .307 .355 .661
As Reliever / Substitution   10 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
Pinch Hitting   10 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 .400 .400 .500 .900
Close/Late   87 17 5 0 0 5 7 7 5 1 6 0 .195 .253 .253 .506
Inning 1-3   175 49 7 4 1 15 18 10 16 3 7 0 .280 .314 .383 .697
Inning 4-6   142 45 11 3 0 11 19 11 9 0 4 1 .317 .370 .437 .807
Inning 7-9   127 23 6 1 0 7 10 10 12 1 6 0 .181 .239 .244 .483
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   144 37 5 3 1 5 21 7 16 0 14 0 .257 .291 .354 .646
1 Outs   173 42 10 2 0 12 18 13 14 4 3 0 .243 .289 .324 .613
2 Outs   133 39 9 3 0 16 8 11 8 0 0 1 .293 .352 .406 .758
Scoring Position   98 24 6 1 1 30 9 8 11 4 17 0 .245 .291 .357 .648
Bases Empty   251 68 16 5 0 0 32 21 21 0 0 0 .271 .327 .375 .702
Runner on 1st   101 26 2 2 0 3 6 2 6 0 0 1 .257 .279 .317 .596
Runner on 2nd   42 13 3 1 1 9 3 1 6 0 15 0 .310 .326 .500 .826
Runner on 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 .476
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 3 1 0 0 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .222 .167 .389
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .182 .231 .273 .503
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Bases Loaded   8 5 1 0 0 11 2 0 1 2 1 0 .625 .500 .750 1.250
Two Strikes   175 35 9 2 0 11 15 11 38 4 0 0 .200 .242 .274 .516
First Pitch   92 27 3 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 6 1 .293 .301 .348 .649
Count 0-1   42 13 2 3 0 6 2 0 0 0 3 0 .310 .310 .500 .810
Count 0-2   36 5 1 1 0 1 2 0 14 0 0 0 .139 .139 .222 .361
Count 1-0   39 12 4 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .410 .718
Count 1-1   45 10 2 1 0 4 6 0 0 0 3 0 .222 .222 .311 .533
Count 1-2   61 11 4 0 0 6 3 0 10 3 0 0 .180 .172 .246 .418
Count 2-0   17 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 .294 .294 .353 .647
Count 2-1   32 15 2 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 2 0 .469 .469 .688 1.156
Count 2-2   51 9 3 0 0 1 3 0 11 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 1 0 0 1 3 13 0 0 0 0 .125 .667 .250 .917
Full Count   27 10 1 1 0 3 7 11 3 1 0 0 .370 .538 .481 1.020
Behind in Count   139 29 7 4 0 13 7 0 24 3 3 0 .209 .204 .317 .521
Ahead in Count   96 33 8 1 1 8 20 20 0 0 5 0 .344 .457 .479 .936
Batting 2nd   372 101 20 6 1 29 41 28 28 4 17 0 .272 .319 .366 .685
Batting 6th   69 14 3 2 0 3 4 3 9 0 0 1 .203 .247 .304 .551
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   7 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Low Leverage   217 56 13 4 0 3 17 13 15 1 1 0 .258 .299 .355 .654
Medium Leverage   163 44 6 4 1 14 25 10 18 1 10 1 .270 .314 .374 .689
High Leverage   68 17 5 0 0 16 5 8 5 2 6 0 .250 .321 .324 .644
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
1945 Philadelphia - MLB 25 47 107 28 4 0 1 12 8 7 2 2 5 0 0 .262 .314 .327 .641 90 79 -0.2
1946 Philadelphia - MLB 26 37 144 43 8 3 0 17 11 2 0 0 6 0 2 .299 .308 .396 .704 98 96 0.0
1947 Philadelphia - MLB 27 16 15 8 3 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .533 .562 .733 1.296 271 285 0.4
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 28 13 20 7 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 .350 .364 .400 .764 106 103 0.0
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 29 10 12 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 35 -0.1
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 30 59 51 14 2 0 0 4 3 6 0 0 5 1 1 .275 .351 .314 .665 81 77 -0.2
1951 Philadelphia - MLB 31 33 38 8 2 0 0 4 4 5 0 0 2 0 0 .211 .302 .263 .565 54 48 -0.2
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 32 84 144 44 10 2 1 21 20 17 0 2 10 0 0 .306 .374 .424 .798 128 127 0.4
1953 Philadelphia - MLB 33 120 249 73 9 3 0 28 29 29 0 1 14 4 7 .293 .366 .353 .719 92 99 0.4
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 34 124 450 118 24 8 1 33 47 31 1 4 38 0 0 .262 .309 .358 .666 75 82 -0.3
Total MLB 543 1230 346 63 16 3 129 127 99 3 10 80 7 10 .281 .334 .366 .700 91 93 0.4
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%
1945 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 35 27 287 14 22 306 5 .984 246.0 11.01 -2.3 .944
1946 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 37 37 338 28 18 374 8 .979 317.1 10.38 -0.6 .963
1947 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 4 1 13 1 1 14 0 1.000 12.0 10.50 -0.0 1.030
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 5 4 39 0 4 39 0 1.000 34.1 10.22 +0.1 1.024
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 2 1 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 10.0 11.70 +0.1 1.037
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 21 3 58 3 2 61 0 1.000 53.1 10.29 +0.1 .940
1951 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 11 4 55 5 1 61 1 .984 48.2 11.10 -0.2 .965
1951 Philadelphia - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 7 5 53 2 4 55 0 1.000 50.1 9.83 -0.1 1.043
1952 Philadelphia - MLB LF 19 19 34 0 0 37 3 .919 169.1 1.81 -4.2 .873
1953 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 52 50 516 34 38 553 3 .995 471.1 10.50 +0.9 1.013
1953 Philadelphia - MLB LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 -0.0 .985
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 113 112 1073 72 93 1151 6 .995 969.0 10.63 +4.0 1.027
TOTAL 1B 287 244 2445 159 183 2627 23 .991 2212.1 10.59 +1.9 1.002
TOTAL LF 22 19 36 0 0 39 3 .923 174.0 1.86 -4.2 .879
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1940 Signed with the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/02/1941 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for RP Wayne LaMaster and 2B Danny Murtaugh.
04/14/1941 Named the #40 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1941 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
07/27/1941 Was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals, along with RP Charlie Frye and SP Johnny Wright, in exchange for LF Johnny Hopp.
10/10/1941 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/14/1942 Named the #38 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1942 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
04/20/1943 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
07/12/1943 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
10/13/1943 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
10/28/1943 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Detroit Tigers, along with RF Augie Bergamo, in exchange for RP Joe Orrell and RF Hoot Evers.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/14/1944 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Cincinnati Reds, along with RP Red Lynn, in exchange for CF Dain Clay.
01/29/1944 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Philadelphia Athletics, along with RP Ewell Blackwell, in exchange for 1B Nick Etten and $6,850.
04/18/1944 Named the #48 prospect in the MLB
07/10/1944 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
10/14/1944 Named the #40 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/16/1945 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (50).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
10/16/1954 Wins the 1954 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1953 20 10
1954 17 4
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