CF Joe Orsulak #19
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
12/31/2001
CF JOE ORSULAK #19 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
140 518 173 30 7 15 65 39 49 .334 .389 .506 29 3.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 8 8 8 8
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 9 8 9 9
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 8
Errors: - 1 9
Arm: - 1 11
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 10
1st Base: - Center Field: 7
2nd Base: - Right Field: 10
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Aggressiveness: 10
Stealing Ability: 9
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/2001 @ NYM Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2001 @ NYM Loss, 3-6 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2001 CLE Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2001 CLE Loss, 4-6 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/2001 CLE Win, 8-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/21/2001 @ TEX Loss, 3-13 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/2001 @ TEX Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/2001 BAL Loss, 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2001 BAL Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/2001 MIA Win, 8-2 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
He has trouble with the mental part of the game.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:05/31/1976
Born in:Glen Ridge, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000,000
Signed Through:2007 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1996, 2nd Pick in Round 2
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 140 518 173 30 7 15 65 85 39 49 .334 .389 .506 .895 .382 .172 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 128 570 10 1 0 12 1 3 262 52 29 19 60.4 97.6 6.93 3.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   119 38 8 1 2 19 15 8 13 1 0 2 .319 .369 .454 .823
Versus Right   399 135 22 6 13 46 70 31 36 2 1 8 .338 .395 .521 .917
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   91 32 3 2 6 15 21 10 10 0 0 4 .352 .438 .626 1.064
May   97 33 6 1 4 19 17 3 7 1 0 4 .340 .381 .546 .927
June   91 25 5 1 0 8 13 10 11 1 0 0 .275 .343 .352 .695
July   85 31 5 1 3 9 13 3 9 1 0 0 .365 .382 .553 .935
August   80 28 4 0 1 4 11 8 7 0 0 1 .350 .416 .438 .853
September   74 24 7 2 1 10 10 5 5 0 1 1 .324 .375 .514 .889
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   86 28 7 0 3 13 15 5 7 0 0 0 .326 .363 .512 .874
Last Year   564 176 37 5 14 78 82 42 51 2 3 8 .312 .367 .470 .837
2 Years Ago   483 139 31 4 12 66 73 52 35 2 0 4 .288 .360 .443 .804
Career   3259 984 194 33 92 472 504 299 313 21 19 35 .302 .365 .466 .831
Home   263 91 18 5 8 40 44 16 24 2 1 5 .346 .392 .544 .935
Road   255 82 12 2 7 25 41 23 25 1 0 5 .322 .387 .467 .854
Grass   495 168 30 7 15 64 82 39 47 3 1 10 .339 .397 .519 .916
Turf   23 5 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 .217 .217 .217 .435
Day   20 6 1 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 .300 .364 .350 .714
Night   498 167 29 7 15 65 82 37 46 3 1 10 .335 .391 .512 .903
As Starter   505 169 29 7 14 64 84 39 49 3 1 10 .335 .391 .503 .894
As Reliever / Substitution   13 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .615 .923
Pinch Hitting   12 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   117 41 6 2 6 16 20 9 11 0 0 0 .350 .397 .590 .987
Inning 1-3   168 56 9 4 2 23 26 8 14 2 1 4 .333 .374 .470 .844
Inning 4-6   173 56 13 1 5 19 32 18 20 1 0 6 .324 .404 .497 .901
Inning 7-9   172 59 8 2 7 21 26 12 15 0 0 0 .343 .386 .535 .921
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   179 71 14 5 2 16 48 17 15 1 1 2 .397 .452 .564 1.017
1 Outs   172 56 7 0 8 30 19 10 19 2 0 4 .326 .372 .506 .878
2 Outs   167 46 9 2 5 19 18 12 15 0 0 4 .275 .339 .443 .782
Scoring Position   134 44 9 3 2 48 24 10 11 3 1 4 .328 .384 .485 .869
Bases Empty   281 98 14 4 12 12 51 26 29 0 0 5 .349 .413 .555 .969
Runner on 1st   103 31 7 0 1 5 10 3 9 0 0 1 .301 .327 .398 .725
Runner on 2nd   56 18 2 2 1 10 10 6 5 0 1 1 .321 .397 .482 .879
Runner on 3rd   17 8 3 0 0 9 3 2 1 0 0 1 .471 .550 .647 1.197
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 9 3 0 0 8 4 0 3 0 0 2 .321 .367 .429 .795
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 0 0 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .417 .333 .750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 1 1 1 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 .417 .417 .917 1.333
Bases Loaded   12 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .083 .071 .083 .155
Two Strikes   178 51 6 3 5 22 25 14 49 0 0 5 .287 .355 .438 .794
First Pitch   91 38 6 1 4 14 19 1 0 0 0 1 .418 .430 .637 1.067
Count 0-1   59 14 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 1 .237 .242 .305 .547
Count 0-2   21 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 3 .238 .333 .381 .714
Count 1-0   57 23 3 0 0 7 11 0 0 1 0 1 .404 .407 .456 .863
Count 1-1   60 23 6 1 3 10 11 0 0 0 0 2 .383 .403 .667 1.070
Count 1-2   61 17 2 1 1 7 8 0 19 0 0 1 .279 .290 .393 .684
Count 2-0   22 7 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .318 .545 .864
Count 2-1   34 12 4 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .353 .647 1.000
Count 2-2   60 16 2 1 2 9 6 0 17 0 0 1 .267 .279 .433 .712
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   17 5 1 1 0 1 6 14 0 0 0 0 .294 .613 .471 1.083
Full Count   36 13 2 1 1 4 10 14 4 0 0 0 .361 .540 .556 1.096
Behind in Count   141 36 6 1 2 13 12 0 28 2 0 5 .255 .277 .355 .632
Ahead in Count   130 47 8 2 3 15 27 24 0 1 1 1 .362 .462 .523 .985
Batting 2nd   47 15 4 2 0 5 5 3 1 0 1 0 .319 .360 .489 .849
Batting 3rd   68 25 4 0 3 11 12 3 6 0 0 0 .368 .394 .559 .953
Batting 4th   132 37 6 0 3 17 14 7 14 1 0 4 .280 .333 .394 .727
Batting 5th   262 93 15 5 8 31 53 26 28 2 0 6 .355 .422 .542 .964
Batting 6th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   5 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Low Leverage   220 70 9 3 8 18 29 14 23 0 0 3 .318 .367 .495 .863
Medium Leverage   216 82 17 3 5 25 48 18 15 1 1 7 .380 .442 .556 .998
High Leverage   82 21 4 1 2 22 8 6 11 2 0 0 .256 .300 .402 .702
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
1996 Houston - FORT 20 145 569 147 20 3 14 78 61 49 6 6 76 16 9 .258 .321 .378 .698 85 84 -2.3
1997 Houston - FORT 21 142 587 184 37 7 17 86 101 64 3 5 54 9 8 .313 .381 .487 .868 127 123 2.9
1998 Houston - FORT 22 145 538 165 39 7 20 99 102 53 4 3 48 22 8 .307 .371 .517 .888 132 126 3.1
1999 Houston - FORT 23 126 483 139 31 4 12 66 73 52 4 2 35 20 11 .288 .360 .443 .804 104 102 1.9
2000 Houston - FORT 24 147 564 176 37 5 14 78 82 42 8 2 51 32 18 .312 .367 .470 .837 112 113 2.1
2001 Houston - FORT 25 140 518 173 30 7 15 65 85 39 10 3 49 29 19 .334 .389 .506 .895 136 138 3.6
Total FORT 845 3259 984 194 33 92 472 504 299 35 21 313 128 73 .302 .365 .466 .831 116 114 11.4
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%
1996 Houston - MLB LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 .958
1996 Houston - MLB CF 144 143 326 18 0 351 7 .980 1262.2 2.45 -32.4 .874
1997 Houston - MLB CF 142 142 340 25 4 371 6 .984 1253.2 2.62 -23.6 .897
1998 Houston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 Houston - MLB CF 135 131 360 12 1 374 2 .995 1170.1 2.86 -11.7 .947
1998 Houston - MLB RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 -0.0 .958
1999 Houston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Houston - MLB CF 117 115 321 19 3 341 1 .997 1013.1 3.02 -8.8 .963
1999 Houston - MLB RF 5 5 11 2 1 13 0 1.000 44.0 2.66 +1.0 1.180
2000 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
2000 Houston - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Houston - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Houston - MLB CF 132 129 339 19 0 361 3 .992 1128.2 2.85 -9.5 .963
2000 Houston - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Houston - MLB LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .998
2001 Houston - MLB CF 130 128 350 19 1 376 7 .981 1134.1 2.93 -10.0 .955
2001 Houston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
TOTAL LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 -0.0 .978
TOTAL CF 800 788 2036 112 9 2174 26 .988 6963.0 2.78 -95.9 .932
TOTAL RF 7 6 14 2 1 16 0 1.000 53.1 2.70 +1.0 1.125
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/14/1996 Drafted in the 1995 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 2, 22nd overall pick) by the Houston Astros.
04/02/1996 Named the #23 prospect in the FORT
04/29/1996 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/1996 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
05/26/1997 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1997 Was selected to the 1997 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/28/1997 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
11/24/1997 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
02/25/1998 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Houston Astros development complex.
07/06/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,141,200.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/12/1999 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Houston Astros development complex.
07/13/1999 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 3 weeks.
09/27/1999 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
11/13/1999 Wins the 1999 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/23/1999 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,400,000.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/02/2000 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Houston Astros development complex.
04/17/2000 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/06/2000 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/11/2000 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/22/2000 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago (A) White Sox, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
11/11/2000 Wins the 2000 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/21/2000 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $14,148,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/16/2001 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
11/22/2001 Became a free agent.
12/23/2001 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $190,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1997 184 10
2001 173 10
Year 3B Rank
1997 7 5
1998 7 5
2001 7 8
Year SB Rank
2000 32 8
2001 29 7
Year IBB Rank
1997 5 7
1998 6 3
Year SH Rank
1996 11 4
Year AVG Rank
2001 .334 5
Year OBP Rank
2001 .389 6
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