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Bobby
Klaus		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: December 27, 1937 in Usa, IL, SPRING GROVE
 
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
1964 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   3 3 4 2 2 2 6 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 6
1965 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 6 5 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
1966 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
1967 29 OAK AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 8 7 7 7 7 7
1968 30 OAK AL $ 350,000   4 4 5 2 2 2 6 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 6
1970 32 NYG NL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 6
1971 33 NYG NL     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 7 5 6 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 5 6 7 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 6 5 6 8 7 7 7 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
1964 26 OAK AL 94 167 10 29 9 1 0 7 1 2 14 33 .174 .238 .240 .477 7.5 0.0
1965 27 OAK AL 63 69 7 11 2 0 0 5 0 1 14 16 .159 .298 .188 .486 4.3 0.0
1966 28 OAK AL 59 136 9 25 6 0 0 9 1 0 15 23 .184 .265 .228 .493 6.4 0.0
1967 29 AAA   127 504 75 129 24 2 11 48 5 6 64 77 .256 .340 .377 .717 65.9  
1968 30 OAK AL 20 14 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .533 .571 1.105 3.4 1.2
    AAA   80 295 27 74 16 3 3 35 4 4 36 53 .251 .332 .356 .688 35.4  
1969 31 AAA   75 97 17 18 2 0 0 6 0 0 18 20 .186 .313 .206 .519 8.0  
1970 32 AAA   83 286 26 60 11 1 3 21 1 1 43 57 .210 .313 .287 .600 28.6  
1971 33 AAA   132 399 41 88 13 1 7 35 5 3 47 74 .221 .303 .311 .613 40.0  
4 Years Sim 236 386 31 72 18 1 0 23 2 3 44 72 .187 .269 .238 .507 21.6 1.2
5 Years AAA 497 1581 186 369 66 7 24 145 15 14 208 281 .233 .322 .330 .651 177.9  
162 Game Average 264 21 49 12 0 0 15 1 2 30 49 .187 .269 .238 .507 14.8  
Career Highs 94 167 10 29 9 1 0 9 1 2 15 33 .500 .533 .571 1.105 7.5  
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   216 15 41 9 0 0 13 1 1 26 41 .190 .277 .231 .508 14.4
vs LH   170 16 31 9 1 0 10 1 2 18 31 .182 .259 .247 .506 10.3
Home 120 196 16 40 9 1 0 14 1 1 24 33 .204 .291 .260 .551 15.6
Away 116 190 15 32 9 0 0 9 1 2 20 39 .168 .246 .216 .462 9.2
RISP   69 0 12 4 0 0 20 0 0 13 15 .174 .301 .232 .533 5.8
Pinch Hitting   27 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .074 .107 .074 .181 -1.1
Close/Late   66 3 12 3 0 0 4 0 0 10 15 .182 .289 .227 .517 4.9
Mar/Apr 25 23 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 .087 .160 .174 .334 -0.2
May 30 51 4 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 13 .098 .164 .137 .301 -0.1
June 38 81 8 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 12 16 .185 .290 .210 .500 5.7
July 52 65 3 14 2 1 0 2 1 0 7 16 .215 .292 .277 .569 5.6
August 52 97 9 21 7 0 0 7 1 1 8 13 .216 .274 .289 .562 7.3
Sep/Oct 39 69 7 15 3 0 0 7 0 1 11 7 .217 .325 .261 .586 6.4
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
1964 26 OAK AL 3B 48 35 295.0 17 85 7 7 .936 3.11   1.3
    2B 30 15 141.0 35 49 0 15 1.000 5.36   0.2
    SS 11 4 49.7 12 23 0 5 1.000 6.34   0.6
1965 27 OAK AL 2B 23 7 102.7 29 53 1 12 .988 7.19   0.4
    SS 13 1 43.3 2 25 2 2 .931 5.61   0.2
    3B 8 2 26.0 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.73   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1966 28 OAK AL SS 29 19 201.3 29 75 3 15 .972 4.65   0.6
    2B 16 10 100.0 23 51 4 10 .949 6.66   0.6
    3B 9 3 32.0 1 13 0 1 1.000 3.94   0.1
1968 30 OAK AL SS 9 0 15.0 4 3 0 1 1.000 4.20   0.0
    3B 5 1 13.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.77   0.0
    2B 4 0 11.7 0 5 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
  3B 70 41 366.0 19 106 7 8 .947 3.07   1.4
  2B 73 32 355.3 87 158 5 37 .980 6.21   1.3
  SS 62 24 309.3 47 126 5 23 .972 5.03   1.5
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   206 97 1031.6 153 390 17 68 .970 4.74   4.3
Career Highs   89 54 485.7 64 157 7 27 1.000 5.93    
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Leo Durocher (988)
  2. Joe Morgan (987)
  3. Sam Dente (983)
  4. Chico Ruiz (977)
  5. Jerry Royster (971)
  6. Mickey Klutts (965)
  7. Tommy Brown (963)
  8. Bobby Floyd (959)
  9. Chuck Harmon (953)
  10. Solly Drake (950)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1956
Had first career hit on 4/5/1956, off Whitey Ford (CIN)
Earned first career win on 4/22/1956
Injured on 7/30/1959 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/31/1959 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/29/1961 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/4/1963 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Drafted in 4th round, 66th overall pick, by Oakland in 1964
Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1964, off Dick Drott (WOR)
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/17/1967 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Oakland on 10/22/1969
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 6/1/1970 to a minor league deal
 
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