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Rod
Gaspar		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: April 3, 1946 in Usa, CA, LONG BEACH
 
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
1969 23 MIN AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1970 24 MIN AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1971 25 SDP NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
1972 26 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
1973 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1974 28 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
1975 29 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
1976 30 SDP NL $ 350,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 9 9 9 8 8 8
1978 32 BAL AL $ 450,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 7 7
1979 33 BAL AL $ 450,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1980 34 BAL AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 450,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 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
1969 23 A   137 487 55 114 22 1 2 39 7 2 115 47 .234 .380 .296 .676 68.2  
1970 24 A   137 469 64 118 17 3 9 55 12 3 116 36 .252 .400 .358 .758 79.8  
1971 25 AA   2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .429 .679 0.8  
    A   135 481 93 120 22 2 19 53 7 9 130 34 .249 .409 .422 .831 91.7  
1972 26 SDP NL 147 489 49 98 19 1 6 30 3 1 50 32 .200 .277 .280 .557 38.3 0.8
1973 27 SDP NL 106 299 33 66 9 1 3 27 2 3 42 25 .221 .315 .288 .602 27.3 1.8
1974 28 AAA   137 476 54 107 18 1 12 47 7 4 74 36 .225 .329 .342 .672 59.0  
1975 29 SDP NL 64 141 17 34 3 0 1 12 1 0 15 8 .241 .312 .284 .596 12.8 1.1
1976 30 SDP NL 15 23 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 .217 .333 .217 .551 2.2 0.1
    AAA   106 384 69 109 15 0 10 60 9 4 81 22 .284 .409 .401 .810 68.7  
1977 31 AAA   137 499 64 158 18 1 7 55 10 4 97 34 .317 .428 .399 .827 90.8  
1978 32 BAL AL 152 495 52 116 9 0 7 36 6 4 62 47 .234 .319 .295 .614 47.9 4.5
1979 33 BAL AL 110 280 31 69 10 1 2 17 2 0 39 32 .246 .338 .311 .648 30.8 3.1
1980 34 BAL AL 22 53 5 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 8 .151 .237 .151 .388 1.6 0.0
    AAA   13 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2  
7 Years Sim 616 1780 191 396 50 3 19 124 14 9 218 155 .222 .307 .286 .593 160.9 11.5
4 Years AAA 393 1367 187 375 51 2 29 162 26 12 252 93 .274 .390 .378 .769 218.3  
1 Years AA 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .250 .429 .679 0.8  
3 Years A 409 1437 212 352 61 6 30 147 26 14 361 117 .245 .398 .358 .757 239.6  
8 Years Minors 804 2811 400 728 112 9 59 309 52 26 614 210 .259 .394 .368 .762 458.8  
162 Game Average 468 50 104 13 0 4 32 3 2 57 40 .222 .307 .286 .593 42.3  
Career Highs 152 495 52 116 19 1 7 36 6 4 62 47 .246 .338 .311 .648 47.9  
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   1060 104 233 26 1 9 65 8 3 132 97 .220 .306 .272 .578 97.2
vs LH   720 87 163 24 2 10 59 6 6 86 58 .226 .308 .307 .615 72.2
Home 306 886 97 207 23 1 10 57 8 3 98 68 .234 .310 .296 .605 87.1
Away 310 894 94 189 27 2 9 67 6 6 120 87 .211 .305 .276 .581 82.3
RISP   304 0 71 6 1 5 100 0 0 55 30 .234 .347 .309 .656 38.4
Pinch Hitting   39 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 4 .128 .294 .128 .422 2.6
Close/Late   201 15 49 3 1 0 10 0 0 28 18 .244 .335 .269 .603 20.6
Mar/Apr 105 315 25 69 8 1 1 18 1 0 35 22 .219 .295 .260 .556 26.2
May 106 324 36 72 7 2 5 30 5 2 41 39 .222 .309 .302 .611 33.3
June 112 360 41 76 11 0 5 25 4 1 38 27 .211 .286 .283 .569 31.2
July 103 304 30 69 9 0 3 17 3 3 34 28 .227 .305 .286 .591 27.9
August 104 257 28 60 9 0 2 19 0 2 39 18 .233 .337 .292 .629 27.6
Sep/Oct 86 220 31 50 6 0 3 15 1 1 31 21 .227 .323 .295 .618 23.2
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
1972 26 SDP NL CF 147 146 1200.0 347 2 7 0 .980 2.62   2.5
    LF 4 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1973 27 SDP NL LF 75 62 541.7 104 1 1 0 .991 1.74   1.1
    RF 16 9 88.0 21 0 0 0 1.000 2.15    
    CF 9 5 56.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1975 29 SDP NL 3B 27 17 158.0 9 33 1 1 .977 2.39   0.4
    LF 13 11 96.7 24 1 0 1 1.000 2.33   0.4
    RF 12 10 81.7 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.76    
    CF 10 5 51.7 16 1 0 1 1.000 2.96    
1976 30 SDP NL CF 5 3 26.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.08   0.1
    LF 3 1 20.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
    RF 4 0 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13    
    3B 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1978 32 BAL AL 3B 142 141 1206.0 78 316 10 36 .975 2.94   3.7
    CF 5 0 8.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.63   0.0
    RF 3 0 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1979 33 BAL AL CF 81 53 527.0 162 2 3 1 .982 2.80   1.4
    RF 15 14 121.0 31 1 1 0 .970 2.38    
    LF 5 0 16.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.94    
    3B 2 0 4.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.0
1980 34 BAL AL LF 9 6 55.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.29   0.4
    RF 7 6 50.0 10 1 0 1 1.000 1.98    
    CF 4 4 30.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.40    
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 261 216 1898.7 556 5 10 2 .982 2.66   4.0
  3B 175 158 1372.0 89 351 11 37 .976 2.89   4.1
  LF 109 80 735.3 153 2 1 1 .994 1.90   1.8
  RF 58 39 359.7 83 2 1 1 .988 2.13    
Career Totals   603 493 4365.6 881 360 23 41 .982 2.56   10.0
Career Highs   152 146 1221.0 349 316 10 36 1.000 2.96    
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
1974 28 SDP NL 7 24 6 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 .417 .500 .542 1.042
Career Post-Season Batting 7 24 6 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 4 1 .417 .500 .542 1.042
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bernie Williams (976)
  2. Don Reynolds (956)
  3. Donell Nixon (952)
  4. Jackie Mayo (952)
  5. Jim Tracy (950)
  6. Tex Nelson (948)
  7. Otis Nixon (945)
  8. Dick Schofield (941)
  9. Morris Nettles (940)
  10. Chet Morgan (940)
History
Drafted in 5th round, 91st overall pick, by Minnesota in 1969
Traded from Minnesota to San Diego on 3/3/1971 (Going to MIN: CF Joe Gaines, CF Jimmie Hall. Going to SDP: LF Rod Gaspar)
Injured on 4/8/1971 with a Tight Knee, out for one week
Had first career hit on 4/2/1972, off Sandy Koufax (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 6/3/1972, off Jim O'toole (STL)
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/15/1976 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 6 days
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/30/1977 with a Strained Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Released by San Diego on 11/2/1977
Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/22/1978 to a 3-year deal worth $450,000 per year
4/3/1978: Signed a minor league contract extension with Baltimore
4/3/1979: Signed a minor league contract extension with Baltimore
4/3/1980: Signed a minor league contract extension with Baltimore
Released by Baltimore on 10/4/1980
 
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