Lou
Klimchock
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 15, 1939 in Usa, PA, HOSTETTER
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 18 SEM AL     4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 8 8
1959 19 SEM AL     4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 9 9
1960 20 SEM AL     5 5 4 3 4 3 4 5 4 2 3 2 8 9 9
1961 21 SEM AL     5 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 2 3 3 8 9 9
1962 22 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3 8 9 9
1963 23 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1964 24 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 8
1965 25 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1966 26 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1967 27 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1968 28 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 7
1969 29 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 7
1970 30 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 7 7 7
1971 31 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 3 4 4 7 8 7
1972 32 NYG NL     6 6 5 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4 7 8 7
1973 33 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 7
1974 34 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1975 35 NYG NL     6 6 6 4 5 5 4 5 4 3 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 8 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1958 18 A   137 528 60 151 22 1 33 76 5 5 44 29 .286 .341 .519 .860 90.0  
1959 19 AA   31 132 10 34 4 0 3 8 0 3 11 8 .258 .315 .356 .671 14.1  
    A   106 411 56 114 12 1 19 47 5 4 36 31 .277 .336 .450 .786 61.4  
1960 20 AA   82 341 36 87 15 1 12 42 7 4 20 31 .255 .296 .411 .707 41.0  
    A   54 213 35 60 8 2 11 28 1 6 19 14 .282 .341 .493 .833 33.2  
1961 21 AA   137 525 52 142 15 1 22 75 4 4 48 24 .270 .332 .429 .760 74.5  
1962 22 AA   134 542 57 133 21 4 17 92 5 7 40 31 .245 .297 .393 .690 62.3  
1963 23 AA   137 548 64 147 29 1 19 75 1 9 45 36 .268 .324 .429 .753 72.4  
1964 24 AAA   135 523 64 137 22 1 12 69 5 7 47 43 .262 .323 .377 .699 62.7  
    AA   2 7 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .571 .625 .714 1.339 2.5  
1965 25 AAA   137 505 75 163 32 2 17 85 2 5 44 46 .323 .377 .495 .872 86.5  
1966 26 AAA   135 486 63 155 22 1 14 63 4 3 40 36 .319 .371 .455 .825 77.6  
1967 27 AAA   137 485 59 131 18 2 17 70 6 8 37 44 .270 .322 .421 .742 63.6  
1968 28 AAA   73 185 31 49 4 0 10 27 3 1 11 15 .265 .306 .449 .755 25.7  
1969 29 AAA   52 54 11 22 8 0 5 23 1 0 6 6 .407 .467 .833 1.300 16.6  
    AA   56 231 37 65 15 0 11 38 2 1 25 25 .281 .352 .489 .841 38.7  
1970 30 AA   137 529 78 159 17 1 22 97 1 5 64 61 .301 .376 .461 .837 89.3  
1971 31 AA   131 495 66 149 28 2 22 114 7 7 44 44 .301 .358 .499 .857 83.2  
1972 32 AAA   31 131 10 37 5 1 3 16 2 0 11 17 .282 .338 .405 .743 18.0  
    AA   52 198 25 68 8 1 8 27 7 4 19 22 .343 .401 .515 .916 37.8  
1973 33 NYG NL 27 35 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .229 .289 .257 .547 2.8 0.1
    AAA   90 261 36 75 7 1 12 44 0 1 19 25 .287 .336 .460 .795 39.1  
1974 34 NYG NL 36 66 3 18 1 1 0 5 0 0 4 8 .273 .314 .318 .632 6.0 0.5
1975 35 AAA   96 128 20 36 4 1 3 19 0 0 15 18 .281 .357 .398 .755 18.5  
2 Years Sim 63 101 5 26 2 1 0 6 0 0 7 11 .257 .306 .297 .603 8.8 0.6
9 Years AAA 886 2758 369 805 122 9 93 416 23 25 230 250 .292 .345 .444 .789 408.5  
10 Years AA 899 3548 426 988 153 11 136 568 35 44 317 282 .278 .336 .443 .779 515.7  
3 Years A 297 1152 151 325 42 4 63 151 11 15 99 74 .282 .340 .490 .829 184.6  
22 Years Minors 2082 7458 946 2118 317 24 292 1135 69 84 646 606 .284 .340 .450 .790 1108.7  
162 Game Average 259 12 66 5 2 0 15 0 0 18 28 .257 .306 .297 .603 22.7  
Career Highs 36 66 3 18 1 1 0 5 0 0 4 8 .273 .314 .318 .632 6.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   75 5 22 2 1 0 6 0 0 6 7 .293 .346 .347 .692 8.9
vs LH   26 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .154 .185 .154 .339 0.2
Home 30 44 1 10 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .227 .277 .273 .549 3.2
Away 33 57 4 16 0 1 0 5 0 0 4 7 .281 .328 .316 .644 6.0
RISP   26 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 1 .077 .111 .154 .265 -0.4
Pinch Hitting   24 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 .280 .292 .572 1.8
Close/Late   27 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 .259 .333 .296 .630 2.8
Mar/Apr 9 21 2 6 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .381 .667 2.1
May 6 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .083 .267 .083 .350 0.5
June 5 11 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4
July 6 10 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .600 .636 .600 1.236 3.0
August 22 31 1 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .258 .281 .290 .572 2.4
Sep/Oct 15 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 .278 .188 .465 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 33 NYG NL 3B 9 1 30.0 1 3 3 0 .571 1.20   0.0
    2B 11 0 23.0 3 7 0 3 1.000 3.91   0.1
    RF 4 0 10.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1974 34 NYG NL 2B 12 10 84.0 11 37 0 6 1.000 5.14   0.3
    SS 15 2 39.0 4 14 0 2 1.000 4.15   0.2
    3B 4 0 9.3 0 2 1 0 .667 1.93   0.0
    RF 3 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13   0.0
    1B 2 0 5.3 8 1 0 0 1.000 15.20   0.0
  2B 23 10 107.0 14 44 0 9 1.000 4.88   0.4
  3B 13 1 39.3 1 5 4 0 .600 1.37   0.0
  SS 15 2 39.0 4 14 0 2 1.000 4.15   0.2
  RF 7 0 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.1
  1B 3 0 6.3 10 1 0 0 1.000 15.64   0.0
Career Totals   61 13 209.7 33 64 4 11 .960 4.16   0.7
Career Highs   36 12 145.7 24 54 3 8 .987 4.82    
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 44th overall pick, by Seattle in 1958
Injured on 8/7/1958 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/13/1959 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/27/1960 with a Pulled Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/13/1961 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 7/29/1962 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/23/1962 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 6/15/1966 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/20/1971 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/6/1971 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Released by Seattle on 4/2/1972
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 6/1/1972 to a minor league deal
7/31/1973: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)
Had first career hit on 7/31/1973, off Carroll Sembera (BOS)
4/2/1974: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (N)