LF Lonnie 'Skates' Smith #27
Detroit Tigers MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/17/1980
 OA: 70 POT: 80
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LF LONNIE 'SKATES' SMITH #27 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
151 576 155 30 5 6 65 51 86 .269 .332 .370 67 3.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 10 10 10 10
Gap 9 9 9 9
Power 4 4 4 6
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 7 7 7 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 1 6
Arm: - 1 7
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: 1
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 10
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/23/1980 @ CHC Loss, 4-7 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
10/21/1980 CHC Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/20/1980 CHC Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
10/19/1980 CHC Win, 4-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
10/17/1980 @ CHC Win, 7-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/16/1980 @ CHC Loss, 3-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/13/1980 @ OAK Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/1980 @ OAK Win, 15-10 6 3 4 3 0 0 0 1
10/10/1980 OAK Win, 2-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
10/09/1980 OAK Loss, 2-13 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Birthday:12/22/1955
Born in:Upland, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:76 kg
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$67,000
Signed Through:1981 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1977, 11th Pick in Round 1
MLB 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 151 576 155 30 5 6 65 87 51 86 .269 .332 .370 .702 .318 .101 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 142 642 7 4 0 14 1 7 213 41 67 15 81.7 76.2 4.49 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   144 30 9 1 1 11 22 16 21 2 0 3 .208 .297 .306 .603
Versus Right   432 125 21 4 5 54 65 35 65 5 1 4 .289 .345 .391 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   58 14 2 0 0 4 13 6 8 1 0 2 .241 .328 .276 .604
May   100 19 4 2 1 11 10 6 13 1 0 2 .190 .248 .300 .548
June   93 18 5 0 0 8 8 8 16 1 0 0 .194 .255 .247 .502
July   92 32 6 2 1 11 18 11 15 2 0 0 .348 .410 .489 .899
August   108 38 6 1 2 14 20 12 18 1 0 2 .352 .423 .481 .904
September   102 32 6 0 2 13 16 7 13 1 1 1 .314 .360 .431 .792
October   23 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .087 .125 .130 .255
Spring Training   30 8 1 0 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 0 .267 .312 .300 .613
Postseason   42 10 4 0 0 3 5 3 9 0 0 0 .238 .289 .333 .622
Last Year   74 21 3 0 2 9 16 8 10 0 0 0 .284 .354 .405 .759
Career   650 176 33 5 8 74 103 59 96 7 1 7 .271 .335 .374 .709
Home   267 87 13 2 3 33 43 26 39 5 1 4 .326 .387 .423 .811
Road   309 68 17 3 3 32 44 25 47 2 0 3 .220 .283 .324 .607
Grass   505 139 24 5 5 55 73 43 72 6 1 5 .275 .335 .372 .707
Turf   71 16 6 0 1 10 14 8 14 1 0 2 .225 .317 .352 .669
Day   199 51 7 2 2 23 34 27 24 2 1 2 .256 .348 .342 .690
Night   377 104 23 3 4 42 53 24 62 5 0 5 .276 .324 .385 .708
As Starter   570 154 29 5 6 65 87 51 85 7 1 7 .270 .334 .370 .704
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Pinch Hitting   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Close/Late   111 29 9 0 1 11 14 12 18 0 0 2 .261 .344 .369 .713
Inning 1-3   218 56 10 2 2 22 32 17 35 1 0 4 .257 .321 .349 .669
Inning 4-6   190 53 9 0 3 26 32 16 27 4 1 0 .279 .329 .374 .702
Inning 7-9   161 45 11 3 1 17 22 17 23 2 0 3 .280 .355 .404 .759
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
0 Outs   206 65 14 2 3 24 43 12 34 3 1 2 .316 .354 .447 .801
1 Outs   218 60 9 1 2 20 31 17 29 4 0 3 .275 .331 .353 .684
2 Outs   152 30 7 2 1 21 13 22 23 0 0 2 .197 .307 .289 .596
Scoring Position   141 39 12 1 1 55 27 21 18 7 1 3 .277 .366 .397 .763
Bases Empty   321 93 13 3 4 4 44 20 49 0 0 1 .290 .333 .386 .720
Runner on 1st   114 23 5 1 1 6 16 10 19 0 0 3 .202 .283 .289 .573
Runner on 2nd   48 11 3 0 1 6 10 8 7 0 1 2 .229 .362 .354 .716
Runner on 3rd   19 4 0 0 0 7 3 3 2 2 0 0 .211 .292 .211 .502
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 12 5 0 0 9 5 6 6 0 0 1 .293 .396 .415 .810
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 1 0 0 9 2 1 1 2 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 0 1 0 8 2 1 1 3 0 0 .200 .214 .400 .614
Bases Loaded   11 6 3 0 0 16 5 2 1 0 0 0 .545 .615 .818 1.434
Two Strikes   215 46 12 0 1 22 24 22 86 4 0 4 .214 .294 .284 .578
First Pitch   98 22 2 1 4 7 13 4 0 0 1 0 .224 .255 .388 .643
Count 0-1   55 17 2 0 1 5 7 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .321 .400 .721
Count 0-2   33 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 17 0 0 0 .121 .121 .152 .273
Count 1-0   65 21 2 3 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .323 .446 .769
Count 1-1   52 16 2 0 0 5 8 0 0 2 0 1 .308 .309 .346 .655
Count 1-2   63 15 3 0 0 4 5 0 25 1 0 2 .238 .258 .286 .543
Count 2-0   24 6 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .280 .375 .655
Count 2-1   31 13 4 0 0 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 .419 .419 .548 .968
Count 2-2   77 16 5 0 1 11 4 0 31 3 0 1 .208 .210 .312 .522
Count 3-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 0 0 0 0 .250 .812 .250 1.062
Count 3-1   32 13 3 1 0 7 11 13 0 1 0 0 .406 .565 .562 1.128
Full Count   42 11 3 0 0 4 13 22 13 0 0 1 .262 .523 .333 .856
Behind in Count   151 36 6 0 1 12 14 0 42 1 0 3 .238 .252 .298 .550
Ahead in Count   156 54 12 4 0 26 35 25 0 1 0 1 .346 .437 .474 .912
Batting Leadoff   21 7 0 1 1 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .571 .905
Batting 2nd   361 109 24 2 4 48 61 35 52 4 1 3 .302 .365 .413 .778
Batting 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting 4th   22 4 1 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 0 0 .182 .217 .227 .445
Batting 5th   122 26 2 2 1 10 12 11 15 1 0 2 .213 .287 .287 .574
Batting 6th   7 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 2 .143 .300 .143 .443
Batting 7th   9 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 .111 .250 .111 .361
Batting 8th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 9th   22 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .182 .182 .318 .500
Low Leverage   258 69 11 4 1 14 31 26 43 4 0 1 .267 .332 .353 .685
Medium Leverage   221 53 9 0 3 13 34 16 36 1 0 4 .240 .302 .321 .623
High Leverage   93 32 10 1 2 38 21 9 7 2 1 2 .344 .406 .538 .943
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
1979 Detroit - MLB 23 64 74 21 3 0 2 9 16 8 0 0 10 10 2 .284 .354 .405 .759 106 106 0.7
1980 Detroit - MLB 24 151 576 155 30 5 6 65 87 51 7 7 86 67 15 .269 .332 .370 .702 93 97 3.2
Total MLB 215 650 176 33 5 8 74 103 59 7 7 96 77 17 .271 .335 .374 .709 94 98 3.9
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
1978 Rocky Mount - AAA 22 122 375 106 15 3 10 42 48 30 0 0 86 6 6 .283 .336 .419 .754 107 113 2.3
Total AAA 122 375 106 15 3 10 42 48 30 0 0 86 6 6 .283 .336 .419 .754 107 113
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
1980 Detroit - MLB 24 10 42 10 4 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 9 5 4 .238 .289 .333 .622 70 76 -0.4
Total MLB 10 42 10 4 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 9 5 4 .238 .289 .333 .622 70 76
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1979 Detroit - MLB LF 12 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 27.0 3.00 -0.1 1.003
1979 Detroit - MLB CF 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.3 1.004
1979 Detroit - MLB RF 22 6 25 2 0 27 0 1.000 82.1 2.95 -0.1 1.006
1980 Detroit - MLB LF 76 67 147 5 1 152 0 1.000 607.0 2.25 +1.6 .994
1980 Detroit - MLB RF 75 75 153 5 2 161 3 .981 640.2 2.22 -2.9 .980
TOTAL LF 88 68 156 5 1 161 0 1.000 634.0 2.29 +1.5 .995
TOTAL CF 1 1 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.3 1.004
TOTAL RF 97 81 178 7 2 188 3 .984 723.0 2.30 -2.9 .984
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1977 Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft by the Detroit Tigers. (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick).
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (10); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (6).
04/05/1978 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
05/22/1978 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/03/1978 Injured on 06/02/1978, diagnosed with back spasms, is day-to-day.
07/20/1978 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/04/1979 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
11/10/1979 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $62,000.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 5 (6).
05/18/1980 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
11/17/1980 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $67,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SB Rank
1980 67 7
Year HP Rank
1980 7 7
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