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1B John Kruk #36
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L
07/14/1997
1B JOHN KRUK #36 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
24 57 12 1 1 0 4 14 12 .211 .361 .263 2 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 16 13 16 16
Gap 9 7 9 10
Power 11 9 11 11
Eye 16 13 17 18
Avoid K's 10 9 11 10
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 6 5
Errors: - 8 10
Arm: - 7 8
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 2
1st Base: 9 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
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
07/09/1997 @ SUN Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/07/1997 @ SUN Loss, 7-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/1997 CLIP Win, 4-3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/01/1997 CLIP Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/29/1997 @ HART Loss, 5-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1997 BOS Loss, 8-9 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
06/24/1997 KC Loss, 3-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/22/1997 MIN Win, 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
06/13/1997 FLA Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/07/1997 MIL Loss, 2-7 3 0 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 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 24 57 12 1 1 0 4 6 14 12 .211 .361 .263 .624 .280 .053 83
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 15 72 0 1 0 0 0 1 15 2 2 0 100.0 7.2 4.23 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Versus Right   50 10 1 1 0 4 5 13 11 1 0 0 .200 .359 .260 .619
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   13 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 .385 .500 .538 1.038
May   39 6 0 0 0 1 2 9 9 0 0 0 .154 .313 .154 .466
June   5 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .200 .375 .400 .775
Last Year   352 67 10 0 13 48 37 41 98 3 0 0 .190 .273 .330 .602
2 Years Ago   639 152 25 0 23 69 99 97 189 4 0 0 .238 .336 .385 .721
Career   6034 1591 245 13 219 880 966 906 1490 75 5 0 .264 .356 .417 .773
Home   23 7 1 1 0 3 4 6 3 1 0 0 .304 .433 .435 .868
Road   34 5 0 0 0 1 2 8 9 0 0 0 .147 .310 .147 .457
Grass   41 9 1 1 0 4 5 10 10 1 0 0 .220 .365 .293 .658
Turf   16 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 .188 .350 .188 .537
Day   19 5 0 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 .263 .348 .263 .611
Night   38 7 1 1 0 2 5 11 9 0 0 0 .184 .367 .263 .631
As Starter   51 10 0 1 0 1 5 13 11 0 0 0 .196 .359 .235 .595
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .375 .500 .875
Pinch Hitting   5 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 .429 .600 1.029
Close/Late   12 4 1 1 0 4 4 3 4 1 0 0 .333 .438 .583 1.021
Inning 1-3   17 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 .118 .318 .118 .436
Inning 4-6   16 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 .250 .429 .250 .679
Inning 7-9   23 5 1 1 0 3 5 4 6 1 0 0 .217 .321 .348 .669
Extra Innings   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
0 Outs   15 3 0 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 0 0 .200 .333 .333 .667
1 Outs   23 4 1 0 0 3 2 7 6 1 0 0 .174 .355 .217 .572
2 Outs   19 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 .263 .391 .263 .654
Scoring Position   12 3 1 0 0 4 1 4 2 1 0 0 .250 .412 .333 .745
Bases Empty   35 7 0 1 0 0 4 8 8 0 0 0 .200 .349 .257 .606
Runner on 1st   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 .286 .545 .286 .831
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   33 6 1 0 0 3 3 7 12 1 0 0 .182 .317 .212 .529
First Pitch   4 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.000 1.600
Count 0-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 1-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   8 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-2   13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .714 .000 .714
Full Count   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 1 0 0 .167 .571 .167 .738
Behind in Count   16 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 0 0 0 .250 .250 .313 .563
Ahead in Count   14 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .286 .786
Batting 2nd   24 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 0 0 0 .125 .250 .125 .375
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 5th   10 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 .300 .462 .500 .962
Batting 6th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 7th   16 5 1 0 0 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 .313 .455 .375 .830
Batting 8th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   30 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 6 0 0 0 .167 .324 .167 .491
Medium Leverage   16 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .188 .316 .188 .503
High Leverage   11 4 1 1 0 4 4 4 3 1 0 0 .364 .500 .636 1.136
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 51 20 5 0 2 17 14 13 10 .392 .516 .608 1.123 .488 .216 190
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 13 64 0 1 0 1 0 0 31 7 1 0 100.0 17.3 14.61 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 7 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .636 .692 .636 1.329
Versus Right   40 13 5 0 2 15 11 11 8 0 0 0 .325 .471 .600 1.071
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
March   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
April   42 17 5 0 2 15 13 13 7 0 0 0 .405 .545 .667 1.212
June   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
July   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   45 17 5 0 4 6 9 5 7 0 0 0 .378 .440 .756 1.196
Career   96 37 10 0 6 23 23 18 17 0 0 0 .385 .482 .677 1.160
Home   33 12 3 0 1 8 7 6 7 0 0 0 .364 .462 .545 1.007
Road   18 8 2 0 1 9 7 7 3 0 0 0 .444 .600 .722 1.322
Grass   35 12 3 0 1 8 7 6 8 0 0 0 .343 .439 .514 .953
Turf   16 8 2 0 1 9 7 7 2 0 0 0 .500 .652 .813 1.465
Day   24 7 1 0 1 5 5 6 5 0 0 0 .292 .433 .458 .892
Night   27 13 4 0 1 12 9 7 5 0 0 0 .481 .588 .741 1.329
As Starter   46 19 5 0 2 16 14 13 8 0 0 0 .413 .542 .652 1.195
As Reliever / Substitution   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
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 .746 108 111 2.3
1994 Texas - DBL 33 156 604 140 29 1 21 80 91 91 0 4 161 10 3 .232 .330 .387 .718 96 100 0.9
1995 Texas - DBL 34 160 639 152 25 0 23 69 99 97 0 4 189 3 0 .238 .336 .385 .721 99 103 1.6
1996 Texas - DBL 35 93 352 67 10 0 13 48 37 41 0 3 98 1 2 .190 .273 .330 .602 66 69 -1.2
1997 Orlando - DBL 36 24 57 12 1 1 0 4 6 14 0 1 12 2 0 .211 .361 .263 .624 79 83 0.0
Total DBL 1583 6034 1591 245 13 219 880 966 906 0 75 1490 212 72 .264 .356 .417 .773 118 119 27.1
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
1996 Tucson - AAA 35 12 45 17 5 0 4 6 9 5 0 0 7 0 0 .378 .440 .756 1.196 207 216 0.0
1997 Savannah - AAA 36 18 51 20 5 0 2 17 14 13 0 0 10 1 0 .392 .516 .608 1.123 194 190 0.0
Total HBL 30 96 37 10 0 6 23 23 18 0 0 17 1 0 .385 .482 .677 1.160 200 201
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 160 160 1323 55 104 1388 10 .993 1446.1 8.57 -3.3 .979
1996 Texas - DBL 1B 2 2 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 18.0 8.00 -0.2 1.072
1996 Tucson - AAA 1B 11 11 88 4 13 92 0 1.000 97.0 8.54 +0.0 1.039
1997 Orlando - DBL 1B 17 14 101 9 5 110 0 1.000 128.0 7.73 -0.5 .925
1997 Savannah - AAA 1B 14 13 105 2 7 107 0 1.000 111.0 8.68 +0.4 1.107
1997 Orlando - DBL LF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 .986
TOTAL 1B 1224 1219 10515 509 735 11098 74 .993 10826.1 9.16 -17.1 .977
TOTAL 3B 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.0 1.051
TOTAL LF 249 247 545 11 0 569 13 .977 2180.1 2.30 -26.2 .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.
09/07/1995 Injured (Sprained knee), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 15 (18).
06/09/1996 Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
07/19/1996 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the San Diego Padres, along with RF John Elway, in exchange for RP Steve Shirley, 3B Ken Caminiti.
10/25/1996 Released by the San Diego organization.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 16 (18).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1986 31 1
1990 161 5
1991 162 1
1992 158 6
1995 160 4
Year PA Rank
1986 148 1
1990 708 4
1991 729 1
1992 706 5
1994 700 8
1995 740 1
Year AB Rank
1986 122 8
1995 639 2
Year H Rank
1986 47 4
Year K Rank
1990 158 7
1995 189 8
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
1995 97 3
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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