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2B Howard Battle #34
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
2B HOWARD BATTLE #34 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
91 351 69 15 7 7 26 28 99 .197 .258 .339 4 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 12 12 12
Gap 13 13 13 13
Power 9 10 9 11
Eye 12 12 12 12
Avoid K's 12 12 12 12
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 14 1
Errors: - 10 2
Arm: - 16 2
Turn DP: - 13 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 11
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 14 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 14
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Ability: 15
Baserunning Inst.: 13
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/12/1997 @ TOR Loss, 5-6 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/1997 @ TOR Loss, 4-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1997 @ MON Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/09/1997 @ MON Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
07/08/1997 @ MON Win, 7-5 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 0
07/07/1997 @ MON Loss, 8-9 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/05/1997 BAL Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/04/1997 BAL Win, 6-5 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/03/1997 MON Loss, 4-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/02/1997 MON Loss, 6-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Birthday:03/25/1972
Born in:Biloxi, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Drafted:1994, 24th Pick in Round 3
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 91 351 69 15 7 7 26 39 28 99 .197 .258 .339 .597 .254 .142 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 91 384 2 0 0 8 0 3 119 29 4 3 57.1 29.9 2.73 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   124 30 9 3 1 5 17 11 30 0 0 0 .242 .304 .387 .691
Versus Right   227 39 6 4 6 21 22 17 69 3 0 2 .172 .233 .313 .546
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 9 2 0 1 3 6 1 8 0 0 0 .346 .370 .538 .909
April   108 22 7 2 3 11 13 7 29 3 0 0 .204 .246 .389 .635
May   98 15 5 1 0 3 7 8 26 0 0 1 .153 .224 .224 .449
June   97 21 1 4 3 9 12 12 30 0 0 1 .216 .309 .402 .711
July   48 11 2 0 1 3 7 1 14 0 0 0 .229 .245 .333 .578
Career   351 69 15 7 7 26 39 28 99 3 0 2 .197 .258 .339 .597
Home   180 34 8 2 3 6 17 13 50 0 0 1 .189 .247 .306 .553
Road   171 35 7 5 4 20 22 15 49 3 0 1 .205 .268 .374 .643
Grass   292 52 12 4 5 17 25 22 82 2 0 2 .178 .239 .298 .537
Turf   59 17 3 3 2 9 14 6 17 1 0 0 .288 .348 .542 .891
Day   167 34 8 3 5 14 22 15 42 1 0 0 .204 .268 .377 .645
Night   184 35 7 4 2 12 17 13 57 2 0 2 .190 .249 .304 .553
As Starter   351 69 15 7 7 26 39 28 99 3 0 2 .197 .258 .339 .597
Close/Late   75 14 1 2 1 7 8 4 25 1 0 0 .187 .225 .293 .518
Inning 1-3   125 31 8 1 4 11 12 9 35 1 0 2 .248 .307 .424 .731
Inning 4-6   111 16 4 1 2 7 15 11 34 1 0 0 .144 .220 .252 .472
Inning 7-9   105 20 3 4 1 7 10 7 27 1 0 0 .190 .239 .324 .563
Extra Innings   10 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .400 .673
0 Outs   120 23 7 3 1 4 18 7 37 0 0 1 .192 .242 .325 .567
1 Outs   134 30 8 1 3 12 16 12 38 3 0 1 .224 .287 .366 .652
2 Outs   97 16 0 3 3 10 5 9 24 0 0 0 .165 .236 .320 .555
Scoring Position   78 13 2 0 4 20 9 8 23 3 0 1 .167 .244 .346 .591
Bases Empty   208 39 8 4 3 3 20 15 56 0 0 1 .188 .246 .308 .553
Runner on 1st   65 17 5 3 0 3 10 5 20 0 0 0 .262 .314 .431 .745
Runner on 2nd   34 4 1 0 1 4 2 2 14 0 0 1 .118 .189 .235 .424
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 .429 .500 .857 1.357
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 4 1 0 1 4 3 4 3 0 0 0 .182 .308 .364 .671
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .111 .500 .611
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   193 29 8 3 1 6 17 12 99 0 0 0 .150 .200 .238 .438
First Pitch   51 13 2 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .255 .392 .647
Count 0-1   29 4 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 2 0 2 .138 .182 .276 .458
Count 0-2   30 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 0 0 0 .167 .167 .200 .367
Count 1-0   25 7 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .280 .600 .880
Count 1-1   19 7 2 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 .368 .350 .579 .929
Count 1-2   74 11 3 1 0 1 6 0 44 0 0 0 .149 .149 .216 .365
Count 2-0   12 3 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .583 .833
Count 2-1   14 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .571 .929
Count 2-2   60 10 2 2 1 4 6 0 28 0 0 0 .167 .167 .317 .483
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 1 3 1 12 0 0 0 0 .125 .650 .500 1.150
Full Count   29 3 2 0 0 0 4 12 14 0 0 0 .103 .366 .172 .538
Behind in Count   133 20 5 1 1 6 10 0 57 2 0 2 .150 .161 .226 .386
Ahead in Count   59 16 2 2 4 10 10 16 0 0 0 0 .271 .427 .576 1.003
Batting 2nd   193 45 11 5 5 15 26 17 60 0 0 1 .233 .299 .420 .718
Batting 4th   9 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 .111 .250 .222 .472
Batting 5th   105 16 2 1 1 6 8 7 25 2 0 0 .152 .202 .219 .421
Batting 6th   34 5 0 1 1 3 3 2 10 0 0 0 .147 .194 .294 .489
Batting 7th   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Low Leverage   162 32 6 5 5 11 15 14 41 2 0 2 .198 .267 .389 .656
Medium Leverage   129 26 8 0 1 7 13 8 41 0 0 0 .202 .248 .287 .535
High Leverage   60 11 1 2 1 8 11 6 17 1 0 0 .183 .254 .317 .570
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
1997 Detroit - DBL 25 91 351 69 15 7 7 26 39 28 2 3 99 4 3 .197 .258 .339 .597 68 67 0.3
Total DBL 91 351 69 15 7 7 26 39 28 2 3 99 4 3 .197 .258 .339 .597 68 67 0.3
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
1995 New Orleans - AAA 23 59 213 54 6 2 5 31 40 24 3 1 47 1 0 .254 .336 .371 .707 81 87 0.0
1995 Savannah - AAA 23 60 229 47 5 1 2 20 25 27 1 3 52 3 1 .205 .288 .262 .550 50 49 0.0
1995 Total - AAA 23 119 442 101 11 3 7 51 65 51 4 4 99 4 1 .229 .311 .314 .626 0 0 0.0
1996 Savannah - AAA 24 94 338 99 10 4 5 53 58 48 5 7 50 2 0 .293 .382 .391 .772 99 103 0.0
Total HBL 213 780 200 21 7 12 104 123 99 9 11 149 6 1 .256 .343 .347 .690 80 83
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Savannah - AAA 3B 27 27 10 53 3 65 2 .969 237.2 2.39 +2.2 1.091
1995 New Orleans - AAA 3B 4 4 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 36.0 1.75 +0.2 1.110
1995 New Orleans - AAA SS 55 55 57 162 27 230 11 .952 500.1 3.94 +7.7 1.119
1995 Savannah - AAA SS 33 33 38 108 28 152 6 .961 301.0 4.37 +6.1 1.108
1996 Savannah - AAA 2B 18 13 27 40 18 68 1 .985 113.2 5.30 +1.0 1.095
1996 Savannah - AAA 3B 83 75 37 125 12 172 10 .942 664.2 2.19 +2.2 1.037
1997 Detroit - DBL 2B 78 78 151 222 33 384 11 .971 676.0 4.97 +2.7 1.025
1997 Detroit - DBL 3B 8 8 11 17 3 29 1 .966 65.0 3.88 +0.1 .991
1997 Detroit - DBL SS 10 5 3 19 0 24 2 .917 59.0 3.36 -0.8 .946
TOTAL 2B 96 91 178 262 51 452 12 .973 789.2 5.01 +3.8 1.034
TOTAL 3B 122 114 59 201 18 273 13 .952 1003.1 2.33 +4.7 1.048
TOTAL SS 98 93 98 289 55 406 19 .953 860.1 4.05 +13.0 1.103
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1994 Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 72nd overall pick) by the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (12); Power: 7 (11); Eye: 11 (11).
03/27/1995 Named the #67 prospect in the DBL
06/04/1995 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Orlando Sun Rays in exchange for 3B Scott Cooper.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 8 (11); Eye: 12 (12).
04/01/1996 Named the #47 prospect in the DBL
07/17/1996 Injured (Sprained knee), out for 5 weeks.
07/28/1996 Was traded by the Orlando Devil Rays to the Detroit Tigers, along with SP Felipe Lira, LF Mark E Smith, in exchange for SP Ramon J. Martinez, RP Candy Sierra.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 9 (11); Eye: 12 (12).
03/31/1997 Named the #51 prospect in the DBL
04/11/1997 Injured (Mild hip strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
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