C Don 'Sluggo' Slaught #23
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/07/1997
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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C DON 'SLUGGO' SLAUGHT #23 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
46 122 35 4 0 3 15 8 14 .287 .331 .393 0 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 30 35 30 30
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 60 65 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 25
Errors: - 25 20
Arm: 45 25 20
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 20 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/1997 @ TEX Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1997 MIL Win, 16-7 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1997 MIN Win, 2-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/1997 @ SEA Loss, 3-6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1997 @ CWS Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1997 OAK Loss, 0-7 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1997 @ CLE Win, 10-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/01/1997 @ CLE Loss, 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1997 DET Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1997 CAL Loss, 7-8 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/11/1958
Born in:Long Beach, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$184,000
Signed Through:1997 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 139 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:17 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 46 122 35 4 0 3 15 13 8 14 .287 .331 .393 .724 .322 .107 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 32 131 0 0 0 6 1 0 48 7 0 0 0.0 14.3 4.11 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 12 1 0 1 6 5 2 3 0 0 0 .414 .452 .552 1.003
Versus Right   93 23 3 0 2 9 8 6 11 0 1 0 .247 .293 .344 .637
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
April   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
May   15 8 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .533 .562 .533 1.096
June   24 7 1 0 1 4 3 1 5 0 0 0 .292 .320 .458 .778
July   22 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .273 .360 .273 .633
August   26 5 0 0 2 6 2 1 5 0 0 0 .192 .222 .423 .645
September   19 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .316 .350 .421 .771
October   5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Spring Training   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Last Year   422 113 21 1 6 60 37 28 70 5 1 4 .268 .316 .365 .681
2 Years Ago   123 32 8 0 0 13 15 11 17 3 0 2 .260 .324 .325 .649
Career   4607 1295 263 32 75 539 491 342 668 47 48 44 .281 .334 .401 .734
Home   65 21 1 0 3 11 8 4 7 0 0 0 .323 .362 .477 .839
Road   57 14 3 0 0 4 5 4 7 0 1 0 .246 .295 .298 .593
Grass   108 29 4 0 3 15 11 7 14 0 1 0 .269 .313 .389 .702
Turf   14 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .429 .467 .429 .895
Day   35 14 1 0 3 7 4 2 5 0 0 0 .400 .432 .686 1.118
Night   87 21 3 0 0 8 9 6 9 0 1 0 .241 .290 .276 .566
As Starter   114 32 4 0 3 13 12 8 14 0 1 0 .281 .328 .395 .723
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Pinch Hitting   3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Close/Late   24 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .208 .240 .208 .448
Inning 1-3   35 8 1 0 0 2 4 2 5 0 0 0 .229 .270 .257 .527
Inning 4-6   37 15 1 0 2 8 6 5 2 0 1 0 .405 .476 .595 1.071
Inning 7-9   47 11 2 0 1 5 3 1 7 0 0 0 .234 .250 .340 .590
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   40 10 2 0 1 4 4 1 6 0 1 0 .250 .268 .375 .643
1 Outs   49 13 1 0 0 2 5 4 6 0 0 0 .265 .321 .286 .606
2 Outs   33 12 1 0 2 9 4 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .576 .992
Scoring Position   28 8 0 0 1 10 3 2 2 0 1 0 .286 .333 .393 .726
Bases Empty   69 17 2 0 0 0 6 6 10 0 0 0 .246 .307 .275 .582
Runner on 1st   25 10 2 0 2 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .720 1.120
Runner on 2nd   10 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 .300 .300 .600 .900
Runner on 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Two Strikes   43 9 3 0 1 3 2 5 14 0 0 0 .209 .292 .349 .641
First Pitch   23 11 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .478 .478 .522 1.000
Count 0-1   14 3 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
Count 0-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   17 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .235 .235 .471
Count 1-1   12 6 0 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 1-2   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 2-0   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   10 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Full Count   11 3 2 0 0 1 1 5 4 0 0 0 .273 .500 .455 .955
Behind in Count   36 4 0 0 1 4 2 0 10 0 0 0 .111 .111 .194 .306
Ahead in Count   30 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Batting 7th   28 8 0 0 2 6 7 6 1 0 0 0 .286 .412 .500 .912
Batting 8th   54 18 4 0 1 6 5 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .345 .463 .808
Batting 9th   31 7 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 1 0 .226 .250 .226 .476
Low Leverage   58 17 2 0 3 7 7 4 8 0 0 0 .293 .339 .483 .821
Medium Leverage   40 9 2 0 0 0 4 3 5 0 1 0 .225 .279 .275 .554
High Leverage   24 9 0 0 0 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .400 .375 .775
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
1982 Kansas City - MLB 23 43 115 32 6 0 3 8 14 9 0 0 12 0 0 .278 .331 .409 .739 103 99 0.7
1983 Kansas City - MLB 24 83 276 86 13 4 0 28 21 11 0 2 27 3 1 .312 .336 .388 .723 99 97 1.4
1984 Kansas City - MLB 25 124 409 108 27 4 4 42 48 20 2 7 55 0 0 .264 .297 .379 .676 86 76 1.1
1985 Texas - MLB 26 102 343 96 17 4 8 35 34 20 6 0 41 5 4 .280 .331 .423 .753 106 103 1.8
1986 Texas - MLB 27 95 314 83 17 1 13 46 39 16 5 3 59 3 2 .264 .308 .449 .757 104 100 1.4
1987 Texas - MLB 28 95 237 53 15 2 8 16 25 24 1 0 51 0 3 .224 .298 .405 .703 85 77 -0.2
1988 New York - MLB 29 97 322 91 25 1 9 43 33 24 3 4 54 1 0 .283 .334 .450 .785 119 109 2.4
1989 New York - MLB 30 117 350 88 21 3 5 38 34 30 5 5 57 1 1 .251 .315 .371 .687 94 89 1.4
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 84 230 69 18 3 4 29 27 27 3 4 27 0 1 .300 .375 .457 .832 136 130 2.2
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 77 220 65 17 1 1 29 19 21 3 1 32 1 0 .295 .363 .395 .759 121 116 1.7
1992 Pittsburgh - MLB 33 87 255 88 17 3 4 37 26 17 2 5 23 2 2 .345 .384 .482 .866 153 140 2.6
1993 St. Louis - MLB 34 79 319 95 19 2 1 42 32 22 4 2 42 1 0 .298 .349 .379 .728 96 99 1.4
1993 Texas - MLB 34 53 187 56 5 3 3 17 25 14 1 2 26 1 1 .299 .348 .406 .754 112 115 1.3
1993 Total - MLB 34 132 506 151 24 5 4 59 57 36 5 4 68 2 1 .298 .348 .389 .738 102 105 2.7
1994 Colorado - MLB 35 106 363 105 13 0 3 41 49 40 3 4 61 0 1 .289 .361 .350 .711 89 89 0.0
1995 Colorado - MLB 36 46 123 32 8 0 0 13 15 11 2 3 17 0 1 .260 .324 .325 .649 73 72 -0.6
1996 Toronto - MLB 37 115 422 113 21 1 6 60 37 28 4 5 70 0 0 .268 .316 .365 .681 80 80 -0.0
1997 Kansas City - MLB 38 46 122 35 4 0 3 15 13 8 0 0 14 0 0 .287 .331 .393 .724 91 92 0.3
Total MLB 1449 4607 1295 263 32 75 539 491 342 44 47 668 18 17 .281 .334 .401 .734 102 98 19.0
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
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
1984 Kansas City - MLB 25 3 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727 103 102 0.9
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 4 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 .091 .214 .182 .396 14 -23 0.3
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 6 17 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .235 .278 .235 .513 51 10 0.3
1992 Pittsburgh - MLB 33 5 12 4 1 0 1 5 5 6 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .556 .667 1.222 258 235 0.7
1994 Colorado - MLB 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total MLB 19 51 13 2 0 1 7 5 9 0 1 10 0 0 .255 .361 .353 .714 112 84
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1982 Kansas City - MLB C 43 32 156 7 1 164 1 .994 287.1 5.11 +0.3 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1983 Kansas City - MLB C 79 74 299 18 7 329 12 .964 647.0 4.41 +0.7 .000 2 0 0 0.0
1984 Kansas City - MLB C 123 112 547 44 8 602 11 .982 1009.0 5.27 +1.4 .000 2 0 0 0.0
1985 Texas - MLB C 102 99 550 33 4 589 6 .990 833.2 6.29 -1.7 .000 13 0 0 0.0
1986 Texas - MLB C 91 85 533 40 1 577 4 .993 720.1 7.16 -1.9 .000 13 0 0 0.0
1987 Texas - MLB C 85 55 429 39 5 475 7 .985 554.1 7.60 -4.0 .000 20 0 0 0.0
1988 New York - MLB C 94 87 496 24 4 531 11 .979 766.0 6.11 +0.4 .000 4 0 0 0.0
1989 New York - MLB C 105 93 493 44 8 542 5 .991 827.0 5.84 +0.6 .000 4 0 0 0.0
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB C 78 61 345 36 4 389 8 .979 561.2 6.11 +0.1 .000 4 0 0 0.0
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB C 69 53 338 31 4 374 5 .987 509.0 6.52 +0.2 .000 3 0 0 0.0
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1992 Pittsburgh - MLB C 79 65 365 35 4 405 5 .988 598.2 6.01 -0.4 .000 6 0 0 0.0
1993 St. Louis - MLB C 79 78 477 47 5 525 1 .998 687.2 6.86 +0.3 1.200 6 76 24 31.6
1993 Texas - MLB C 51 50 332 37 8 371 2 .995 445.1 7.46 +1.6 .875 8 38 20 52.6
1994 Colorado - MLB C 105 100 725 62 7 789 2 .997 885.1 8.00 -6.1 .776 17 96 25 26.0
1995 Colorado - MLB C 39 31 228 19 3 249 2 .992 288.1 7.71 -2.0 .718 7 25 7 28.0
1996 Toronto - MLB C 88 88 545 44 7 593 4 .993 774.2 6.84 -2.2 .865 7 88 21 23.9
1997 Kansas City - MLB C 42 32 204 23 1 227 0 1.000 301.2 6.77 +0.0 1.041 6 37 14 37.8
1997 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.038
TOTAL C 1352 1195 7062 583 81 7731 86 .989 10697.0 6.43 -12.8 .890 123 360 111 30.8
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.038
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1993 Drafted in the 1993 inaugural draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. (Round 9, Pick 12, 236th overall pick).
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/25/1993 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Texas Rangers in exchange for SP Tom Kolar.
11/15/1993 Became a free agent.
12/18/1993 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $3,600,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
10/28/1995 Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract.
11/20/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 50 (50).
03/16/1996 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
11/18/1996 Became a free agent.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/05/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1985 6 9
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