#14 John Bateman, Catcher, 35 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Sunday, 3/5/1976 |
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| John Bateman
7/21/1940
35
USA,TX,
6"3
230
Catcher
R
R
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| Big League Contract
$ 2,100,000
1976
12 Year(s), 165 Days (2229 total Days)
0 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
13 Year(s)
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Versus LHP | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Talent | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 2 (Range), .977 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 3
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1963 | 77 | 239 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .250 | .360 | .610 | MIL |
| 1964 | 98 | 275 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .307 | .360 | .667 | MIL |
| 1965 | 71 | 118 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .313 | .381 | .694 | MIL |
| 1966 | 121 | 410 | 98 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .275 | .410 | .685 | MIL |
| 1967 | 148 | 508 | 126 | 21 | 3 | 17 | 71 | 57 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .282 | .402 | .684 | MIL |
| 1968 | 77 | 88 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .260 | .273 | .533 | ATL |
| 1969 | 101 | 158 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .331 | .449 | .781 | ATL |
| 1970 | 130 | 461 | 103 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 48 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .261 | .345 | .606 | ATL |
| 1971 | 121 | 408 | 101 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 74 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .290 | .412 | .702 | ATL |
| 1972 | 45 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .238 | .291 | .366 | .657 | CLE |
| 1973 | 48 | 114 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .360 | .509 | .869 | CLE |
| 1974 | 55 | 143 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | .329 | .370 | .503 | .874 | CLE |
| 1975 | 46 | 116 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .294 | .388 | .682 | CLE |
| Total | 1138 | 3139 | 773 | 133 | 21 | 96 | 438 | 362 | 170 | 32 | 26 | 555 | 2 | 2 | .246 | .290 | .394 | .683 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1972, AAA | 36 | 131 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .305 | .370 | .740 | 1.110 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1970 | 10 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .366 | .553 | .918 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Total | 14 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .349 | .525 | .874 |
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Drafted in 4th round, 68th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1963...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/8/1963, off Jackie Collum (CHN)...
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1963, off Stan Williams (PIT)...
Injured on 3/17/1965 with a Dislocated Finger, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 5/23/1965 with a Broken Hand, out for 4-5 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1967, hitting .458 with 5 HR, 15 RBI...
10/20/1967: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $350,000 per year, for 2 years.
6/13/1969: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $400,000 per year, for 2 years.
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/4/1972 to a 5-year deal worth $2,100,000 per year...
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