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2B Howard Battle #34
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
2B HOWARD BATTLE #34 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 602 118 25 7 12 40 47 159 .196 .256 .321 8 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 12 12 12 12
Gap 13 13 13 13
Power 10 10 10 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: - 14 -
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: 7
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
09/28/1997 @ BAL Loss, 3-5 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1997 @ BAL Loss, 3-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1997 @ BAL Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1997 NYM Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1997 NYM Loss, 0-7 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1997 TOR Loss, 1-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1997 TOR Win, 7-4 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/1997 TOR Loss, 7-10 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
09/18/1997 ARI Loss, 3-7 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/17/1997 ARI Win, 5-4 4 0 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 155 602 118 25 7 12 40 58 47 159 .196 .256 .321 .577 .247 .125 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 155 655 3 1 0 10 0 3 193 44 8 3 72.7 50.0 2.70 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   198 49 10 3 2 9 25 14 44 0 0 0 .247 .297 .359 .656
Versus Right   404 69 15 4 10 31 33 33 115 3 0 3 .171 .237 .302 .539
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .235 .350 .235 .585
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   99 18 5 0 2 6 10 4 28 0 0 0 .182 .214 .293 .507
August   107 25 6 0 2 5 6 7 29 0 0 0 .234 .281 .346 .626
September   93 17 1 0 2 6 10 9 17 0 0 1 .183 .262 .258 .520
Career   602 118 25 7 12 40 58 47 159 3 0 3 .196 .256 .321 .577
Home   302 54 13 2 5 11 26 24 82 0 0 1 .179 .242 .285 .526
Road   300 64 12 5 7 29 32 23 77 3 0 2 .213 .271 .357 .628
Grass   519 93 20 4 10 29 43 41 134 2 0 3 .179 .242 .291 .533
Turf   83 25 5 3 2 11 15 6 25 1 0 0 .301 .344 .506 .850
Day   285 57 13 3 8 22 30 26 69 1 0 0 .200 .266 .351 .617
Night   317 61 12 4 4 18 28 21 90 2 0 3 .192 .248 .293 .541
As Starter   602 118 25 7 12 40 58 47 159 3 0 3 .196 .256 .321 .577
Close/Late   127 25 4 2 2 10 13 14 39 1 0 1 .197 .280 .307 .587
Inning 1-3   228 49 12 1 6 17 18 14 60 1 0 2 .215 .265 .355 .621
Inning 4-6   185 32 7 1 3 10 20 15 54 1 0 0 .173 .234 .270 .504
Inning 7-9   174 35 6 4 3 12 18 16 40 1 0 1 .201 .271 .333 .604
Extra Innings   15 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 .133 .235 .267 .502
0 Outs   202 38 9 3 3 8 28 11 63 0 0 1 .188 .234 .307 .541
1 Outs   236 50 13 1 3 17 22 23 58 3 0 1 .212 .281 .314 .595
2 Outs   164 30 3 3 6 15 8 13 38 0 0 1 .183 .247 .348 .595
Scoring Position   127 20 4 0 5 29 13 13 36 3 0 2 .157 .241 .307 .548
Bases Empty   365 73 14 4 6 6 32 24 91 0 0 1 .200 .251 .310 .561
Runner on 1st   110 25 7 3 1 5 13 10 32 0 0 0 .227 .292 .373 .664
Runner on 2nd   58 9 3 0 2 10 4 4 22 0 0 1 .155 .222 .310 .533
Runner on 3rd   15 4 0 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .267 .353 .467 .820
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 5 1 0 1 5 4 5 6 0 0 1 .152 .282 .273 .555
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 1 0 0 1 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 .100 .167 .400 .567
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 2 2 0 0 .167 .222 .167 .389
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   310 43 11 3 2 9 22 24 159 0 0 0 .139 .201 .213 .414
First Pitch   78 19 3 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 .244 .253 .346 .599
Count 0-1   49 6 1 0 2 5 4 0 0 2 0 2 .122 .151 .265 .416
Count 0-2   48 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 19 0 0 0 .146 .146 .229 .375
Count 1-0   63 19 2 1 3 6 12 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .313 .508 .820
Count 1-1   40 12 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .293 .425 .718
Count 1-2   113 15 4 1 0 2 8 0 66 0 0 0 .133 .133 .186 .319
Count 2-0   19 6 2 0 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .737 1.053
Count 2-1   28 9 2 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .571 .893
Count 2-2   96 14 3 2 1 4 8 0 51 0 0 0 .146 .146 .250 .396
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 4 1 0 1 4 4 17 0 0 0 0 .267 .656 .533 1.190
Full Count   53 7 3 0 0 1 4 24 23 0 0 0 .132 .403 .189 .591
Behind in Count   210 28 6 1 3 9 14 0 85 2 0 2 .133 .140 .214 .354
Ahead in Count   125 38 7 2 7 20 23 22 0 0 0 1 .304 .412 .560 .972
Batting 2nd   414 87 21 5 10 27 43 34 114 0 0 2 .210 .273 .357 .631
Batting 4th   9 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 .111 .250 .222 .472
Batting 5th   109 17 2 1 1 6 8 7 26 2 0 0 .156 .203 .220 .424
Batting 6th   50 8 0 1 1 3 4 4 14 0 0 0 .160 .222 .260 .482
Batting 7th   16 5 1 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 0 0 .313 .353 .375 .728
Batting 8th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   269 56 11 5 7 14 22 19 60 2 0 3 .208 .266 .364 .631
Medium Leverage   230 43 11 0 4 14 20 16 70 0 0 0 .187 .240 .287 .527
High Leverage   103 19 3 2 1 12 16 12 29 1 0 0 .184 .267 .282 .549
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 25 155 602 118 25 7 12 40 58 47 3 3 159 8 3 .196 .256 .321 .577 63 63 0.6
Total DBL 155 602 118 25 7 12 40 58 47 3 3 159 8 3 .196 .256 .321 .577 63 63 0.6
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 New Orleans - AAA 3B 4 4 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 36.0 1.75 +0.2 1.110
1995 Savannah - AAA 3B 27 27 10 53 3 65 2 .969 237.2 2.39 +2.2 1.091
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 132 132 237 367 60 617 13 .979 1146.1 4.74 +6.4 1.035
1997 Detroit - DBL 3B 16 13 15 27 4 43 1 .977 115.1 3.28 +0.4 1.013
1997 Detroit - DBL SS 16 10 9 31 3 43 3 .930 102.1 3.52 -0.8 .957
TOTAL 2B 150 145 264 407 78 685 14 .980 1260.0 4.79 +7.4 1.039
TOTAL 3B 130 119 63 211 19 287 13 .955 1053.2 2.34 +4.9 1.048
TOTAL SS 104 98 104 301 58 425 20 .953 903.2 4.03 +12.9 1.097
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1997 7 5
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