SS Luke Appling #17
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/29/2001
SS LUKE APPLING #17 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
78 278 66 17 2 1 32 30 53 .237 .308 .324 4 0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 52 50 53 54
Gap 50 45 51 50
Power 19 19 19 19
Eye 59 57 60 65
Avoid K's 58 55 59 59
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 69 4
Errors: - 63 11
Arm: 1 63 6
Turn DP: - 61 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 53
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 9
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 42
Stealing Aggressiveness: 35
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 47
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2001 @ SFS Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/2001 @ SFS Loss, 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/07/2001 @ SFS Loss, 8-13 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/05/2001 MCG Loss, 3-5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/04/2001 MCG Win, 5-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/2001 @ NYY Win, 12-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2001 @ NYY Loss, 4-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/2001 @ NYY Win, 15-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/2001 @ BAL Loss, 1-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/2001 @ BAL Loss, 11-14 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Luke has the traits of a great leader.
High: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:04/02/1974
Born in:High Point, NC
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$200,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:None, 120 Days
Service This Yr:18 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 168 Days
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension:$55,000,000 total for 10 years
Drafted:-
WHIRLED BASEBALL 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 13 32 7 2 0 0 1 2 4 7 .219 .306 .281 .587 .261 .062 52
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 36 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 2 1 1 50.0 2.3 2.26 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Versus Right   22 6 2 0 0 1 2 4 3 0 0 0 .273 .385 .364 .748
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
August   21 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .190 .227 .190 .418
September   11 3 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .429 .455 .883
Spring Training   42 11 3 0 1 5 5 7 4 0 0 0 .262 .367 .405 .772
Last Year   218 47 6 0 2 22 25 19 28 4 0 0 .216 .274 .271 .545
Career   250 54 8 0 2 23 27 23 35 4 0 0 .216 .278 .272 .550
Home   14 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .357 .438 .500 .938
Road   18 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Grass   32 7 2 0 0 1 2 4 7 0 0 0 .219 .306 .281 .587
Day   17 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .294 .368 .412 .780
Night   15 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 .369
As Starter   29 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 .172 .273 .207 .480
As Reliever / Substitution   3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Close/Late   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Inning 1-3   9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Inning 4-6   14 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Inning 7-9   9 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .444 .844
0 Outs   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .133 .235 .133 .369
1 Outs   9 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .400 .556 .956
2 Outs   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Scoring Position   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Bases Empty   20 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 .250 .318 .350 .668
Runner on 1st   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   11 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 .182 .308 .273 .580
First Pitch   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-1   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 0-2   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 1-2   8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   14 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Ahead in Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 8th   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Batting 9th   20 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .318 .300 .618
Low Leverage   17 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .235 .316 .294 .610
Medium Leverage   13 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .231 .286 .308 .593
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
WBL TRIPLE A 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 78 278 66 17 2 1 32 27 30 53 .237 .308 .324 .631 .275 .086 61
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 74 312 0 0 0 8 9 4 90 20 4 1 80.0 28.9 3.33 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 11 2 0 0 7 1 7 21 1 3 0 .190 .273 .224 .497
Versus Right   220 55 15 2 1 25 26 23 32 3 6 0 .250 .317 .350 .667
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   67 17 4 0 0 4 8 6 12 1 2 0 .254 .311 .313 .624
May   95 24 5 2 0 13 5 7 17 3 5 0 .253 .295 .347 .643
June   23 5 0 0 0 2 1 5 5 0 0 0 .217 .357 .217 .575
July   26 6 3 0 1 6 6 3 5 0 0 0 .231 .310 .462 .772
August   67 14 5 0 0 7 7 9 14 0 2 0 .209 .303 .284 .586
Last Year   169 60 10 1 3 16 27 10 37 0 0 0 .355 .391 .479 .870
Career   447 126 27 3 4 48 54 40 90 4 9 0 .282 .338 .383 .721
Home   128 33 8 0 1 20 15 12 24 1 5 0 .258 .319 .344 .663
Road   150 33 9 2 0 12 12 18 29 3 4 0 .220 .298 .307 .605
Grass   241 59 15 2 1 32 26 27 48 4 9 0 .245 .316 .336 .652
Turf   37 7 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 .189 .250 .243 .493
Day   50 13 3 0 0 5 9 9 9 1 4 0 .260 .367 .320 .687
Night   228 53 14 2 1 27 18 21 44 3 5 0 .232 .294 .325 .618
As Starter   277 66 17 2 1 32 27 30 53 4 9 0 .238 .309 .325 .634
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
WBL DOUBLE A 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 27 88 28 7 1 2 7 13 15 17 .318 .413 .489 .902 .386 .170 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 104 0 1 0 3 0 1 43 10 0 0 0.0 18.1 7.65 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 6 1 0 1 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 .300 .391 .500 .891
Versus Right   68 22 6 1 1 4 11 12 12 1 0 0 .324 .420 .485 .905
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   20 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .286 .350 .636
July   68 23 5 1 2 7 11 14 15 1 0 0 .338 .446 .529 .975
Career   88 28 7 1 2 7 13 15 17 1 0 0 .318 .413 .489 .902
Home   43 16 4 1 1 2 11 9 6 1 0 0 .372 .472 .581 1.053
Road   45 12 3 0 1 5 2 6 11 0 0 0 .267 .353 .400 .753
Grass   76 24 5 1 2 5 13 14 14 1 0 0 .316 .418 .487 .904
Turf   12 4 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .385 .500 .885
Day   21 7 1 0 2 4 2 1 4 0 0 0 .333 .364 .667 1.030
Night   67 21 6 1 0 3 11 14 13 1 0 0 .313 .427 .433 .860
As Starter   87 28 7 1 2 7 13 15 17 1 0 0 .322 .417 .494 .912
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
2000 Chicago - WBL 26 73 218 47 6 0 2 22 25 19 0 4 28 1 2 .216 .274 .271 .545 43 41 -0.9
2001 Chicago - WBL 27 13 32 7 2 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 7 1 1 .219 .306 .281 .587 51 52 -0.1
Total WBL 86 250 54 8 0 2 23 27 23 0 4 35 2 3 .216 .278 .272 .550 44 42 -1.0
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
2000 Milwaukee - AAA 26 47 169 60 10 1 3 16 27 10 0 0 37 0 0 .355 .391 .479 .870 129 130 1.4
2001 Madison - AA 27 27 88 28 7 1 2 7 13 15 0 1 17 0 0 .318 .413 .489 .902 140 138 0.8
2001 Milwaukee - AAA 27 78 278 66 17 2 1 32 27 30 0 4 53 4 1 .237 .308 .324 .631 60 61 0.1
Total AAA 125 447 126 27 3 4 48 54 40 0 4 90 4 1 .282 .338 .383 .721 85 86
Total AA 27 88 28 7 1 2 7 13 15 0 1 17 0 0 .318 .413 .489 .902 140 138
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Chicago - MLB SS 73 68 79 238 43 334 17 .949 571.1 4.99 -1.5 .976
2000 Chicago - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 4 1 0 2 1 3 1 .667 15.1 1.17 -0.0 1.023
2001 Chicago - MLB SS 13 10 19 32 9 53 2 .962 83.0 5.53 -0.6 .959
2001 Milwaukee - AAA SS 74 73 128 169 33 302 5 .983 636.2 4.20 +5.8 1.079
2001 Madison - AA SS 26 25 42 66 8 111 3 .973 220.1 4.41 +0.5 1.043
TOTAL 3B 4 1 0 2 1 3 1 .667 15.1 1.17 -0.0 1.023
TOTAL SS 186 176 268 505 93 800 27 .966 1511.1 4.60 +4.3 1.018
PLAYER HISTORY
06/22/2000 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/21/2000 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
12/21/2000 Signed a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $55,000,000 with the Chicago American Giants organization.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (46); Power: 20 (24); Eye: 73 (83).
03/14/2001 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 5 days.
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