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1B John Kruk #29
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L
08/27/1995
1B JOHN KRUK #29 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 527 130 20 0 21 64 84 151 .247 .349 .404 2 2.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 15 13 16 15
Gap 10 9 11 11
Power 11 9 11 11
Eye 15 13 16 18
Avoid K's 10 9 10 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 6
Errors: - 8 10
Arm: - 7 8
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: 10 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Ability: 14
Baserunning Inst.: 14
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/26/1995 @ CHC Win, 8-7 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
08/25/1995 @ CHC Win, 5-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1995 @ CIN Win, 4-1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/22/1995 @ CIN Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/21/1995 @ CIN Loss, 1-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/20/1995 PIT Win, 8-7 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
08/19/1995 PIT Loss, 4-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/1995 PIT Loss, 8-12 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/17/1995 CWS Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/16/1995 CWS Win, 8-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Birthday:02/09/1961
Born in:Charleston, SC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1985, 15th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1995 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 527 130 20 0 21 64 87 84 151 .247 .349 .404 .753 .326 .157 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 614 0 0 0 8 0 3 213 41 2 0 100.0 79.7 5.27 2.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   177 41 8 0 5 16 19 23 47 1 0 0 .232 .318 .362 .680
Versus Right   350 89 12 0 16 48 68 61 104 2 0 0 .254 .363 .426 .789
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   18 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 .222 .333 .222 .556
Last Week   24 4 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
March   13 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 .231 .412 .462 .873
April   114 35 7 0 6 15 31 23 25 0 0 0 .307 .423 .526 .950
May   108 25 4 0 7 20 20 21 30 0 0 0 .231 .357 .463 .820
June   108 27 2 0 5 15 14 12 37 1 0 0 .250 .322 .407 .730
July   95 22 3 0 0 8 10 11 28 1 0 0 .232 .308 .263 .572
August   89 18 4 0 2 5 10 13 27 1 0 0 .202 .301 .315 .616
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   604 140 29 1 21 80 91 91 161 4 1 0 .232 .330 .387 .718
2 Years Ago   596 155 22 0 21 77 89 77 152 3 2 0 .260 .343 .403 .746
Career   5513 1490 229 12 204 823 911 838 1342 70 5 0 .270 .363 .427 .790
Home   234 61 13 0 5 25 42 45 56 1 0 0 .261 .379 .380 .759
Road   293 69 7 0 16 39 45 39 95 2 0 0 .235 .323 .423 .747
Grass   397 93 16 0 12 49 64 65 113 2 0 0 .234 .341 .365 .706
Turf   130 37 4 0 9 15 23 19 38 1 0 0 .285 .373 .523 .896
Day   204 60 8 0 14 40 42 30 43 1 0 0 .294 .383 .539 .922
Night   323 70 12 0 7 24 45 54 108 2 0 0 .217 .327 .319 .646
As Starter   527 130 20 0 21 64 87 84 151 3 0 0 .247 .349 .404 .753
Close/Late   113 27 2 0 7 13 19 21 37 1 0 0 .239 .356 .442 .798
Inning 1-3   207 44 9 0 7 19 33 35 62 0 0 0 .213 .326 .357 .684
Inning 4-6   152 45 6 0 5 23 29 22 39 1 0 0 .296 .383 .434 .817
Inning 7-9   153 39 5 0 9 22 23 26 43 2 0 0 .255 .359 .464 .823
Extra Innings   15 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 0 0 .133 .188 .133 .321
0 Outs   172 37 5 0 4 12 33 26 47 1 0 0 .215 .317 .314 .631
1 Outs   206 56 10 0 9 30 37 32 62 2 0 0 .272 .367 .451 .818
2 Outs   149 37 5 0 8 22 17 26 42 0 0 0 .248 .360 .443 .803
Scoring Position   109 31 7 0 7 45 20 10 25 3 0 0 .284 .336 .541 .877
Bases Empty   302 71 8 0 12 12 46 55 94 0 0 0 .235 .353 .381 .734
Runner on 1st   116 28 5 0 2 7 21 19 32 0 0 0 .241 .348 .336 .684
Runner on 2nd   40 15 4 0 4 15 8 5 9 0 0 0 .375 .444 .775 1.219
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 2 0 0 .111 .167 .444 .611
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 1 0 1 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 .174 .269 .348 .617
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 7 2 0 0 11 3 0 3 1 0 0 .412 .389 .529 .918
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   16 3 0 0 1 9 2 0 4 0 0 0 .188 .188 .375 .563
Two Strikes   311 55 7 0 5 25 26 32 151 2 0 0 .177 .252 .248 .500
First Pitch   55 17 3 0 2 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .309 .473 .782
Count 0-1   29 11 1 0 3 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 .379 .379 .724 1.103
Count 0-2   49 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 32 1 0 0 .122 .120 .122 .242
Count 1-0   35 13 3 0 3 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .371 .371 .714 1.086
Count 1-1   35 15 2 0 3 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .417 .743 1.160
Count 1-2   83 8 1 0 2 5 3 0 51 0 0 0 .096 .096 .181 .277
Count 2-0   17 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .471 .824
Count 2-1   26 5 0 0 3 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .192 .538 .731
Count 2-2   98 19 3 0 3 13 7 0 41 1 0 0 .194 .192 .316 .508
Count 3-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 8 20 0 0 0 0 .333 .913 .333 1.246
Count 3-1   16 7 2 0 2 6 14 32 0 0 0 0 .438 .813 .938 1.750
Full Count   81 22 3 0 0 4 14 32 27 0 0 0 .272 .478 .309 .787
Behind in Count   161 25 2 0 5 15 12 0 83 1 0 0 .155 .154 .261 .415
Ahead in Count   97 32 7 0 8 19 36 52 0 0 0 0 .330 .564 .649 1.213
Batting 2nd   368 85 14 0 16 44 60 65 102 2 0 0 .231 .345 .399 .744
Batting 3rd   140 36 5 0 4 15 24 18 44 1 0 0 .257 .340 .379 .718
Batting 4th   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Batting 5th   11 6 1 0 1 5 3 1 2 0 0 0 .545 .583 .909 1.492
Low Leverage   252 61 7 0 8 17 29 45 75 0 0 0 .242 .357 .365 .722
Medium Leverage   186 50 12 0 10 33 41 26 55 2 0 0 .269 .355 .495 .850
High Leverage   88 19 1 0 3 14 17 13 20 1 0 0 .216 .314 .330 .643
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
1986 Atlanta - DBL 25 81 313 106 16 0 22 68 75 47 0 3 66 8 3 .339 .421 .601 1.022 166 170 3.7
1987 Atlanta - DBL 26 120 463 135 14 1 27 70 82 58 0 5 98 15 7 .292 .367 .501 .868 129 133 2.5
1988 Atlanta - DBL 27 107 431 125 19 3 15 81 87 56 0 6 95 21 3 .290 .367 .452 .820 112 116 2.2
1988 Oakland - DBL 27 52 204 62 7 0 9 35 29 25 0 4 48 9 11 .304 .373 .471 .844 150 152 1.4
1988 Total - DBL 27 159 635 187 26 3 24 116 116 81 0 10 143 30 14 .294 .369 .458 .827 120 120 3.3
1989 Oakland - DBL 28 153 578 163 23 3 17 88 99 94 0 3 124 23 8 .282 .381 .420 .801 140 136 3.5
1990 Oakland - DBL 29 161 596 160 31 2 14 85 95 98 0 13 158 45 9 .268 .365 .398 .763 128 126 3.6
1991 Oakland - DBL 30 162 607 157 24 2 15 98 83 107 0 15 143 37 12 .259 .362 .379 .741 119 115 2.3
1992 Oakland - DBL 31 158 594 157 24 0 22 77 94 101 0 11 146 28 11 .264 .365 .416 .781 130 130 4.0
1993 Texas - DBL 32 156 596 155 22 0 21 77 89 77 0 3 152 10 3 .260 .343 .403 .746 102 109 2.1
1994 Texas - DBL 33 156 604 140 29 1 21 80 91 91 0 4 161 10 3 .232 .330 .387 .718 90 97 0.6
1995 Texas - DBL 34 133 527 130 20 0 21 64 87 84 0 3 151 2 0 .247 .349 .404 .753 108 115 2.2
Total DBL 1439 5513 1490 229 12 204 823 911 838 0 70 1342 208 70 .270 .363 .427 .790 122 124 28.3
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
1986 Palolo - WL 25 31 122 47 8 0 2 31 26 23 0 3 12 2 1 .385 .473 .500 .973 100 177 0.0
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
1987 Atlanta - DBL 26 7 27 6 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 8 0 1 .222 .250 .370 .620 0 0 0.0
1989 Oakland - DBL 28 7 25 5 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 2 7 0 1 .200 .267 .400 .667 0 0 0.0
1990 Oakland - DBL 29 16 55 17 4 0 1 8 9 11 0 1 18 2 2 .309 .418 .436 .854 0 0 0.0
1991 Oakland - DBL 30 6 19 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 0 1 6 1 0 .158 .292 .316 .607 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 36 126 31 7 0 4 15 17 19 0 4 39 3 4 .246 .336 .397 .732 114 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1986 Palolo - WL 1B 31 31 276 11 17 288 1 .997 273.0 9.46 +2.0 .961
1986 Atlanta - DBL LF 79 79 172 5 0 179 2 .989 688.0 2.32 -9.1 .918
1987 Atlanta - DBL LF 120 120 260 3 0 270 7 .974 1057.0 2.24 -10.6 .933
1988 Oakland - DBL 1B 52 52 482 24 33 508 2 .996 468.0 9.73 +0.0 1.009
1988 Atlanta - DBL 1B 59 59 513 27 39 544 4 .993 525.1 9.25 -1.1 1.008
1988 Atlanta - DBL LF 48 48 111 3 0 118 4 .966 432.1 2.37 -6.6 .920
1989 Oakland - DBL 1B 153 153 1531 65 95 1605 9 .994 1371.0 10.48 -7.2 .940
1990 Oakland - DBL 1B 161 161 1467 74 103 1552 11 .993 1436.0 9.66 -1.6 .980
1991 Oakland - DBL 1B 162 162 1518 65 99 1598 15 .991 1443.2 9.87 -2.2 .985
1992 Oakland - DBL 1B 157 157 1378 66 93 1451 7 .995 1419.2 9.15 -0.1 .991
1993 Texas - DBL 1B 127 126 909 48 74 964 7 .993 1061.2 8.11 -2.6 .958
1993 Texas - DBL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1994 Texas - DBL 1B 118 118 808 59 53 875 8 .991 1027.2 7.59 -0.8 .981
1994 Texas - DBL 3B 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.0 1.051
1995 Texas - DBL 1B 133 133 1092 43 85 1143 8 .993 1204.0 8.48 -3.8 .974
TOTAL 1B 1153 1152 9974 482 691 10528 72 .993 10230.0 9.20 -17.2 .976
TOTAL 3B 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.0 1.051
TOTAL LF 247 247 543 11 0 567 13 .977 2177.1 2.29 -26.3 .926
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 15, 15th overall pick) by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 14 (14).
01/15/1986 Named to the 1986 Hawaii Winter League for the Palolo Turtles.
01/27/1986 Goes 5-5 against the Kalihi Beavers, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
02/24/1986 Wins the 1986 HWL Championship with the Palolo Turtles.
03/31/1986 Named the #8 prospect in the DBL
04/28/1986 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
05/19/1986 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1986 Wins the DBL FL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/01/1986 Injured (Ruptured disc (back)), out for 9 months.
07/09/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/26/1986 Finished 3rd in 1986 DBL FL Rookie of the Year voting.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (19); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 14 (15).
05/03/1987 Injured (Fractured hand), out for 6 weeks.
08/10/1987 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1987 Wins the DBL FL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 15 (15).
06/13/1988 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1988 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Oakland Athletics, along with SP Buddy Black, in exchange for 1B Willie Upshaw, RP Fred Holdsworth.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 16 (16).
04/26/1989 Injured (Foot contusion), out for one week.
09/18/1989 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 16 (16).
04/23/1990 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
07/30/1990 Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/07/1990 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (18); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 15 (16).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 15 (16).
05/24/1992 Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for one week.
05/29/1992 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/22/1992 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
12/25/1992 Released by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (18); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 15 (17).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (18); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 15 (17).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (17); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 15 (17).
06/11/1995 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Cubs, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1986 31 1
1990 161 5
1991 162 1
1992 158 6
Year PA Rank
1986 148 1
1990 708 4
1991 729 1
1992 706 5
1994 700 8
Year AB Rank
1986 122 8
Year H Rank
1986 47 4
Year K Rank
1990 158 7
Year TB Rank
1986 61 9
Year 2B Rank
1986 8 8
Year RBI Rank
1986 31 3
Year R Rank
1986 26 3
1989 99 3
1990 95 10
Year BB Rank
1986 23 2
1989 94 6
1990 98 3
1991 107 3
1992 101 4
1993 77 10
1994 91 5
Year IBB Rank
1989 10 5
1990 6 6
1991 9 2
Year SF Rank
1986 3 3
1990 13 1
1991 15 1
1992 11 2
Year AVG Rank
1986 .385 6
1989 .282 5
Year OBP Rank
1986 .473 2
1987 .367 9
1989 .381 3
1990 .365 6
1991 .362 6
1992 .365 4
Year RC Rank
1986 31.97 4
1990 100.49 9
1992 101.18 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1986 10.79 6
1987 7.03 8
1989 6.34 7
1990 5.85 8
Year WOBA Rank
1986 .449 5
1987 .371 9
Year OPS Rank
1986 .973 8
Year WAR Rank
1986 1.6 5
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