CF Sammy 'Babe Ruth's Legs' Byrd #3
Texas Rangers MLB
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/12/1999
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CF SAMMY 'BABE RUTH'S LEGS' BYRD #3 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
82 288 82 19 1 15 54 41 57 .285 .370 .514 2 2.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 75
Errors: - 20 65
Arm: - 25 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 80
1st Base: - Center Field: 75
2nd Base: - Right Field: 80
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/11/1999 @ KC1 Loss, 5-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/1999 @ KC1 Loss, 0-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/09/1999 @ KC1 Win, 6-2 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
07/07/1999 @ BOS Loss, 10-11 5 1 3 3 1 0 1 0
07/06/1999 @ BOS Win, 19-4 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/05/1999 @ BOS Win, 10-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/04/1999 DET Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/03/1999 DET Win, 5-4 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
07/01/1999 @ PIT Loss, 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
06/30/1999 @ PIT Win, 11-4 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 1
PERSONALITY
Sammy is not very cerebral.
High: Loyalty
Low: Leader, Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Birthday:10/15/1974
Born in:Bremen, GA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,815,600
Signed Through:1999 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:98 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1994, 12th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1999 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 82 288 82 19 1 15 54 41 41 57 .285 .370 .514 .884 .381 .229 128
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 82 332 0 1 0 7 4 3 148 35 2 1 66.7 55.8 6.82 2.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   57 15 4 0 4 17 8 10 13 1 1 0 .263 .368 .544 .912
Versus Right   231 67 15 1 11 37 33 31 44 2 3 0 .290 .371 .506 .878
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 6 2 0 1 5 3 1 4 0 0 0 .231 .259 .423 .682
April   79 24 3 0 4 15 12 11 15 1 0 0 .304 .385 .494 .878
May   90 25 5 0 6 18 13 9 22 0 3 0 .278 .343 .533 .877
June   86 25 9 1 3 13 12 17 15 2 0 0 .291 .400 .523 .923
July   33 8 2 0 2 8 4 4 5 0 1 0 .242 .324 .485 .809
Spring Training   55 15 2 0 0 5 3 7 15 0 0 0 .273 .355 .309 .664
Last Year   363 90 20 0 21 65 62 51 79 3 2 0 .248 .338 .477 .815
2 Years Ago   602 165 34 2 17 80 80 56 126 6 5 0 .274 .333 .422 .755
Career   2377 637 126 6 112 399 379 297 494 24 16 0 .268 .346 .467 .814
Home   131 36 4 1 7 21 17 23 25 2 2 0 .275 .378 .481 .859
Road   157 46 15 0 8 33 24 18 32 1 2 0 .293 .364 .541 .905
Grass   281 80 19 1 15 54 39 41 57 3 4 0 .285 .372 .520 .892
Turf   7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Day   30 12 5 0 2 11 8 2 4 0 0 0 .400 .438 .767 1.204
Night   258 70 14 1 13 43 33 39 53 3 4 0 .271 .363 .484 .848
As Starter   288 82 19 1 15 54 41 41 57 3 4 0 .285 .370 .514 .884
Close/Late   62 20 7 0 4 13 13 13 12 0 0 0 .323 .440 .629 1.069
Inning 1-3   76 19 3 1 2 10 8 9 17 2 2 0 .250 .322 .395 .717
Inning 4-6   107 32 5 0 5 19 14 17 18 1 2 0 .299 .392 .486 .878
Inning 7-9   98 29 9 0 8 24 19 15 21 0 0 0 .296 .389 .633 1.022
Extra Innings   7 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .571 .857
0 Outs   94 30 8 0 4 7 16 14 19 0 4 0 .319 .407 .532 .939
1 Outs   86 24 4 1 5 22 14 11 18 3 0 0 .279 .350 .523 .873
2 Outs   108 28 7 0 6 25 11 16 20 0 0 0 .259 .355 .491 .846
Scoring Position   80 25 10 0 4 40 11 14 11 3 4 0 .312 .402 .588 .990
Bases Empty   141 42 7 0 10 10 26 20 30 0 0 0 .298 .385 .560 .945
Runner on 1st   67 15 2 1 1 4 4 7 16 0 0 0 .224 .297 .328 .626
Runner on 2nd   22 10 4 0 1 10 3 7 3 0 3 0 .455 .586 .773 1.359
Runner on 3rd   10 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .100 .167 .200 .367
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 7 1 0 2 10 3 2 4 0 0 0 .350 .409 .700 1.109
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .125 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 2 0 1 8 3 2 1 1 1 0 .375 .455 1.000 1.455
Bases Loaded   12 3 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Two Strikes   165 42 10 1 10 33 20 22 57 0 0 0 .255 .342 .509 .851
First Pitch   22 8 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 .364 .375 .591 .966
Count 0-1   17 6 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .353 .353 .647 1.000
Count 0-2   20 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 10 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 1-0   26 8 2 0 2 7 5 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Count 1-1   23 5 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .217 .200 .348 .548
Count 1-2   42 7 1 0 3 3 4 0 19 0 0 0 .167 .167 .405 .571
Count 2-0   9 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Count 2-1   16 6 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .562 .938
Count 2-2   54 15 2 0 5 16 6 0 19 0 0 0 .278 .278 .593 .870
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 .300 .667 .300 .967
Full Count   49 16 6 1 1 10 9 22 9 0 0 0 .327 .535 .551 1.086
Behind in Count   79 17 4 0 5 9 7 0 29 0 1 0 .215 .215 .456 .671
Ahead in Count   61 21 2 0 3 10 15 18 0 0 2 0 .344 .494 .525 1.018
Batting 5th   7 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821
Batting 6th   41 11 3 0 2 9 4 5 11 0 0 0 .268 .348 .488 .836
Batting 7th   102 35 5 1 6 19 18 14 17 1 2 0 .343 .419 .588 1.007
Batting 8th   138 35 11 0 6 25 18 21 27 2 2 0 .254 .348 .464 .812
Low Leverage   112 32 7 0 8 17 21 19 27 0 0 0 .286 .389 .562 .952
Medium Leverage   121 35 7 1 5 18 15 14 24 2 4 0 .289 .358 .488 .845
High Leverage   54 15 5 0 2 19 5 8 6 1 0 0 .278 .365 .481 .847
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
1995 Texas - MLB 20 143 532 147 28 3 26 104 98 84 0 8 112 1 2 .276 .370 .487 .857 126 127 5.3
1996 Texas - MLB 21 150 592 153 25 0 33 96 98 65 0 4 120 1 1 .258 .330 .468 .798 107 106 3.3
1997 Texas - MLB 22 150 602 165 34 2 17 80 80 56 0 6 126 4 5 .274 .333 .422 .755 102 99 3.6
1998 Texas - MLB 23 100 363 90 20 0 21 65 62 51 0 3 79 0 0 .248 .338 .477 .815 115 116 2.8
1999 Texas - MLB 24 82 288 82 19 1 15 54 41 41 0 3 57 2 1 .285 .370 .514 .884 129 128 2.9
Total MLB 625 2377 637 126 6 112 399 379 297 0 24 494 8 9 .268 .346 .467 .814 114 113 17.9
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
1998 Portland - AAA 23 18 69 21 6 0 3 13 9 12 0 0 15 2 1 .304 .407 .522 .929 151 144 0.7
Total MAAA 18 69 21 6 0 3 13 9 12 0 0 15 2 1 .304 .407 .522 .929 151 144
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
1995 Texas - MLB 20 17 59 7 1 0 2 3 6 11 0 0 9 1 0 .119 .257 .237 .494 33 40 1.0
1996 Texas - MLB 21 6 24 8 0 0 1 4 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 .333 .385 .458 .843 121 124 1.1
1997 Texas - MLB 22 5 20 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 .200 .200 .250 .450 21 11 1.6
Total MLB 28 103 19 2 0 3 8 12 13 0 0 23 1 0 .184 .276 .291 .567 51 54
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Texas - MLB CF 142 142 413 12 1 433 8 .982 1248.1 3.06 +13.6 1.036
1996 Texas - MLB CF 149 149 405 13 1 426 8 .981 1326.0 2.84 +10.0 1.049
1997 Texas - MLB LF 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 .500 25.0 0.36 -0.0 1.016
1997 Texas - MLB CF 146 145 395 16 0 418 7 .983 1333.1 2.77 +15.6 1.069
1998 Texas - MLB CF 99 99 252 17 1 270 1 .996 866.2 2.79 +6.7 1.047
1999 Texas - MLB CF 82 82 248 3 0 257 6 .977 725.0 3.12 +10.1 1.051
TOTAL LF 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 .500 25.0 0.36 -0.0 1.016
TOTAL CF 618 617 1713 61 3 1804 30 .983 5499.1 2.90 +55.9 1.050
PLAYER HISTORY
12/27/1994 Drafted in the 1994 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 12, 12th overall pick) by the Texas Rangers.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
04/03/1995 Named the #75 prospect in the MLB
06/28/1995 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/01/1995 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/08/1995 Wins the 1995 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/09/1995 Wins the 1995 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/20/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $116,000.
12/06/1995 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Texas Rangers development complex.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
09/19/1996 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
11/19/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $116,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
02/14/1997 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Texas Rangers development complex.
03/29/1997 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/24/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,028,850.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
03/03/1998 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Texas Rangers development complex.
07/20/1998 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 5 weeks.
10/04/1998 Injured (fractured foot),out for 5 weeks.
11/22/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,815,600.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
03/22/1999 Successfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Texas Rangers development complex.
05/31/1999 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1996 33 5
Year BB Rank
1995 84 10
Year SF Rank
1995 8 4
Year WAR Rank
1995 5.4 6
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