C Brad Gulden #72
Houston Astros FORT
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
12/31/2000
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C BRAD GULDEN #72 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 175 39 10 0 1 20 16 23 .223 .286 .297 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 7 7 8 7
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 6 1 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 9 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 6 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/2000 SFG Loss, 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2000 CLE Loss, 8-10 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/21/2000 @ TEX Loss, 2-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2000 BAL Loss, 4-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/14/2000 MIA Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/2000 COL Loss, 5-7 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/07/2000 ARI Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/2000 @ MIN Win, 6-3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/01/2000 @ DET Loss, 5-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/2000 @ STL Loss, 6-7 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
To call Gulden a perfectionist is an understatement.
High: Loyalty
Birthday:06/10/1978
Born in:New Ulm, MN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$555,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:2 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1999, 6th Pick in Round 4
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 56 175 39 10 0 1 20 16 16 23 .223 .286 .297 .584 .262 .074 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 51 199 2 0 0 4 4 6 52 11 0 0 0.0 16.2 2.91 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   36 8 1 0 0 5 4 5 5 2 2 0 .222 .302 .250 .552
Versus Right   139 31 9 0 1 15 12 11 18 4 2 2 .223 .282 .309 .591
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   28 6 2 0 1 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .214 .258 .393 .651
May   28 8 1 0 0 3 2 5 3 2 0 0 .286 .371 .321 .693
June   27 3 1 0 0 1 4 4 3 1 2 0 .111 .219 .148 .367
July   32 6 2 0 0 4 3 3 1 0 1 0 .188 .257 .250 .507
August   28 9 2 0 0 4 4 2 5 1 0 2 .321 .394 .393 .787
September   32 7 2 0 0 5 1 0 6 1 1 0 .219 .212 .281 .493
Spring Training   27 5 0 0 1 4 7 7 5 1 0 0 .185 .343 .296 .639
Last Year   202 56 10 1 6 20 27 37 33 0 7 3 .277 .397 .426 .822
Career   377 95 20 1 7 40 43 53 56 6 11 5 .252 .347 .366 .713
Home   92 18 3 0 1 11 8 13 11 1 0 0 .196 .292 .261 .553
Road   83 21 7 0 0 9 8 3 12 5 4 2 .253 .280 .337 .617
Grass   168 35 8 0 1 18 15 16 23 5 3 2 .208 .277 .274 .551
Turf   7 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .571 .500 .857 1.357
Day   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .200 .273 .200 .473
Night   165 37 10 0 1 20 15 16 21 6 4 1 .224 .287 .303 .590
As Starter   170 39 10 0 1 20 16 16 22 6 4 2 .229 .294 .306 .600
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   42 9 3 0 0 2 4 3 10 0 1 1 .214 .283 .286 .568
Inning 1-3   46 13 5 0 0 4 5 5 4 2 0 1 .283 .352 .391 .743
Inning 4-6   62 11 1 0 0 10 3 5 7 4 3 0 .177 .225 .194 .419
Inning 7-9   66 15 4 0 1 6 8 6 11 0 1 1 .227 .301 .333 .635
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   54 9 1 0 1 4 7 4 8 3 2 0 .167 .213 .241 .454
1 Outs   65 13 4 0 0 10 6 4 7 3 2 1 .200 .247 .262 .508
2 Outs   56 17 5 0 0 6 3 8 8 0 0 1 .304 .400 .393 .793
Scoring Position   44 9 4 0 0 19 3 8 10 6 4 1 .205 .305 .295 .601
Bases Empty   94 23 6 0 1 1 12 7 10 0 0 0 .245 .297 .340 .637
Runner on 1st   37 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 .189 .231 .189 .420
Runner on 2nd   22 4 1 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 3 1 .182 .280 .227 .507
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 .750 2.000 2.750
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 2 4 0 0 .143 .167 .143 .310
Two Strikes   71 14 2 0 1 6 3 7 23 1 0 2 .197 .284 .268 .552
First Pitch   26 8 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 .308 .276 .385 .660
Count 0-1   21 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   19 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Count 1-1   17 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .167 .294 .461
Count 1-2   23 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 0 .043 .043 .043 .087
Count 2-0   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-1   14 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 .214 .200 .286 .486
Count 2-2   22 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 7 1 0 2 .318 .360 .500 .860
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .750 1.500
Full Count   18 5 1 0 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 .278 .480 .333 .813
Behind in Count   52 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 14 0 1 0 .115 .115 .115 .231
Ahead in Count   40 10 4 0 0 3 10 9 0 1 1 0 .250 .380 .350 .730
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   14 4 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .333 .571 .905
Batting 7th   29 8 1 0 0 1 5 6 4 0 0 0 .276 .400 .310 .710
Batting 8th   99 16 2 0 0 12 6 6 11 3 2 1 .162 .211 .182 .393
Batting 9th   32 11 6 0 0 6 3 3 4 3 2 1 .344 .385 .531 .916
Low Leverage   69 18 6 0 1 2 8 6 6 0 0 0 .261 .320 .391 .711
Medium Leverage   75 16 2 0 0 8 6 6 12 3 3 1 .213 .271 .240 .511
High Leverage   31 5 2 0 0 10 2 4 5 3 1 1 .161 .256 .226 .482
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1999 Houston - FORT 20 71 202 56 10 1 6 20 27 37 3 0 33 0 0 .277 .397 .426 .822 110 111 1.1
2000 Houston - FORT 21 56 175 39 10 0 1 20 16 16 2 6 23 0 0 .223 .286 .297 .584 53 52 -0.2
Total FORT 127 377 95 20 1 7 40 43 53 5 6 56 0 0 .252 .347 .366 .713 84 84 0.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1999 Houston - MLB C 37 36 257 28 4 288 3 .990 318.0 8.07 -1.5 .856 4 46 11 23.9
2000 Houston - MLB C 47 47 341 40 6 384 3 .992 409.1 8.38 -0.7 .815 7 52 18 34.6
TOTAL C 84 83 598 68 10 672 6 .991 727.1 8.24 -2.2 .833 11 98 29 29.6
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
01/12/1999 Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 6, 66th overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
04/02/1999 Named the #80 prospect in the FORT
11/25/1999 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
12/09/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Houston Astros development complex.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
11/23/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1999 7 9
Saturday, July 12th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 66