Gene
Locklear
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 165
 
Born: July 19, 1949 in Usa, NC, LUMBERTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 23 TAM AL     6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 4 5 5 6 7 6
1974 24 TAM AL     6 6 5 3 4 3 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 6
1975 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 4 3 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 6
1976 26 TAM AL     7 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 7
1977 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 6
1978 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 6
1979 29 TAM AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 6
1980 30 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 4 6 7 6
1981 31 TAM AL $ 350,000   7 7 6 3 4 4 6 7 7 3 4 4 6 6 6
1982 32 TAM AL $ 378,571   6 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 6 2 3 3 5 6 5
1983 33 TAM AL $ 378,571   6 6 5 3 4 4 5 6 5 2 3 3 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 5 2 3 3 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 378,571   7 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 5 6 7 7
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
1973 23 AAA   66 95 9 17 2 0 2 17 1 0 13 17 .179 .278 .263 .541 7.9  
1974 24 AAA   137 546 81 151 33 3 14 60 11 1 53 75 .277 .341 .425 .765 79.3  
1975 25 AAA   135 550 93 169 34 3 19 97 7 2 47 88 .307 .362 .484 .845 91.5  
1976 26 AAA   137 531 76 166 29 1 13 65 12 5 71 56 .313 .394 .444 .838 91.8  
1977 27 TAM AL 115 353 48 101 17 5 4 42 8 2 28 37 .286 .337 .397 .733 44.7 7.6
1978 28 TAM AL 24 73 3 12 1 0 0 5 1 0 7 11 .164 .235 .178 .413 3.6 0.0
    AAA   85 315 42 88 19 0 14 42 3 1 34 37 .279 .350 .473 .823 51.3  
1979 29 TAM AL 126 421 46 124 21 5 4 51 7 2 40 38 .295 .358 .397 .755 56.3 10.8
1980 30 TAM AL 134 461 34 102 21 2 6 35 4 2 23 69 .221 .262 .315 .576 32.6 0.4
1981 31 TAM AL 155 559 58 140 26 5 7 59 5 2 44 87 .250 .302 .352 .655 56.7 7.4
1982 32 TAM AL 154 516 57 128 27 6 10 54 5 3 28 91 .248 .289 .382 .671 51.9 6.3
1983 33 AAA   137 498 54 136 18 5 15 66 2 3 31 81 .273 .316 .420 .735 63.9  
6 Years Sim 708 2383 246 607 113 23 31 246 30 11 170 333 .255 .305 .360 .665 245.7 32.6
6 Years AAA 697 2535 355 727 135 12 77 347 36 12 249 354 .287 .351 .441 .792 385.8  
162 Game Average 545 56 138 25 5 7 56 6 2 38 76 .255 .305 .360 .665 56.2  
Career Highs 155 559 58 140 27 6 10 59 8 3 44 91 .295 .358 .397 .755 56.7  
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   1979 198 505 87 18 27 213 28 7 147 264 .255 .307 .358 .665 218.0
vs LH   404 48 102 26 5 4 33 2 4 23 69 .252 .294 .371 .665 41.1
Home 361 1223 133 315 60 16 12 121 13 6 83 167 .258 .306 .362 .668 132.1
Away 347 1160 113 292 53 7 19 125 17 5 87 166 .252 .304 .359 .663 127.0
RISP   560 0 149 25 5 4 196 0 0 50 72 .266 .320 .350 .670 64.0
Pinch Hitting   57 4 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 7 .193 .258 .211 .469 3.0
Close/Late   283 27 77 16 2 1 35 0 0 29 50 .272 .337 .353 .690 34.1
Mar/Apr 127 439 45 118 22 3 5 43 5 0 34 59 .269 .324 .367 .690 51.8
May 114 396 32 86 20 0 2 34 6 3 22 51 .217 .259 .283 .542 27.1
June 122 400 39 104 18 2 4 42 8 1 25 68 .260 .304 .345 .649 42.0
July 112 379 40 99 17 4 5 36 2 3 26 49 .261 .306 .367 .672 41.5
August 120 385 51 105 19 8 7 45 3 2 38 62 .273 .336 .418 .755 53.5
Sep/Oct 113 384 39 95 17 6 8 46 6 2 25 44 .247 .298 .385 .683 43.2
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
1977 27 TAM AL LF 104 100 859.3 192 8 8 3 .962 2.09   2.5
1978 28 TAM AL LF 18 18 155.0 30 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.4
    RF 2 2 17.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.06    
1979 29 TAM AL LF 113 109 948.0 232 3 7 0 .971 2.23   2.6
    RF 7 4 38.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.66    
1980 30 TAM AL LF 117 107 951.7 199 7 11 2 .949 1.95   2.3
    RF 11 9 84.7 27 1 0 0 1.000 2.98    
1981 31 TAM AL LF 146 145 1283.7 283 6 8 1 .973 2.03   2.0
    RF 3 0 10.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1982 32 TAM AL CF 108 108 901.3 219 2 19 0 .921 2.21   3.2
    LF 42 41 345.3 82 0 5 0 .943 2.14    
    RF 3 0 14.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
  LF 540 520 4543.0 1018 25 39 6 .964 2.07   9.8
  CF 108 108 901.3 219 2 19 0 .921 2.21   3.2
  RF 26 15 164.3 39 1 0 0 1.000 2.19    
Career Totals   674 643 5608.6 1276 28 58 6 .957 2.09   13.0
Career Highs   153 149 1294.3 304 8 24 3 1.000 2.21    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 27 TAM AL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1981-9-155
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 36th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1973
Injured on 7/19/1973 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
9/22/1975: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Had first career hit (double) on 4/4/1977, off Charlie Hough (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1977, off Moose Haas (PHN)
Injured on 3/11/1978 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit for the cycle against Miami on 9/5/1979
Drove in 6 runs against Miami on 9/5/1979
Injured on 9/7/1980 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/1981, hitting .591 with 1 HR, 6 RBI