C Buddy Rice #9
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
08/11/1975
C BUDDY RICE #9 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
89 308 83 10 6 6 51 48 56 .269 .368 .399 0 1.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 @ SD Loss, 1-5 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/08/1975 @ HAW Loss, 3-8 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/07/1975 @ HAW Win, 9-6 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0
08/06/1975 @ HAW Win, 11-4 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/04/1975 POR Loss, 6-9 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 POR Loss, 3-14 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/02/1975 @ PHX Win, 9-1 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/01/1975 @ PHX Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/31/1975 @ PHX Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1975 SLC Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/20/1951
Born in:Dallas, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 110 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 8 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 14th Pick in Round 8
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 89 308 83 10 6 6 51 37 48 56 .269 .368 .399 .767 .346 .130 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 86 368 1 3 0 4 9 2 123 22 0 2 0.0 48.2 5.37 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 29 1 2 3 15 14 23 9 0 2 0 .330 .468 .489 .957
Versus Right   220 54 9 4 3 36 23 25 47 2 7 1 .245 .323 .364 .686
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 4 0 1 0 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 .286 .524 .429 .952
April   34 12 3 0 0 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 .353 .436 .441 .877
May   87 22 2 2 1 14 12 15 13 0 6 0 .253 .363 .356 .719
June   81 27 4 0 4 20 10 12 10 1 3 0 .333 .415 .531 .946
July   79 13 0 1 1 9 6 9 25 1 0 1 .165 .256 .228 .483
August   27 9 1 3 0 5 5 7 6 0 0 0 .333 .471 .593 1.063
Last Year   371 102 20 7 6 61 51 37 73 3 4 1 .275 .340 .415 .755
2 Years Ago   226 74 13 4 7 44 39 40 41 0 0 1 .327 .431 .513 .944
Career   1028 290 45 17 20 171 140 135 199 6 16 4 .282 .366 .417 .783
Home   149 45 6 2 5 24 21 22 24 1 4 1 .302 .393 .470 .863
Road   159 38 4 4 1 27 16 26 32 1 5 0 .239 .344 .333 .677
Grass   308 83 10 6 6 51 37 48 56 2 9 1 .269 .368 .399 .767
Day   86 22 2 3 1 13 12 15 21 1 4 0 .256 .363 .384 .746
Night   222 61 8 3 5 38 25 33 35 1 5 1 .275 .370 .405 .775
As Starter   305 82 10 6 6 51 37 48 56 2 9 1 .269 .368 .400 .768
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Close/Late   61 15 2 0 2 14 11 6 16 1 2 0 .246 .309 .377 .686
Inning 1-3   82 26 3 3 1 14 15 20 13 0 3 1 .317 .456 .463 .920
Inning 4-6   116 27 2 1 2 15 5 15 20 1 4 0 .233 .318 .319 .637
Inning 7-9   107 30 5 2 3 22 17 12 23 1 1 0 .280 .350 .449 .799
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
0 Outs   101 25 5 0 3 17 18 18 17 1 7 1 .248 .364 .386 .750
1 Outs   118 32 3 3 3 17 14 17 23 1 2 0 .271 .360 .424 .784
2 Outs   89 26 2 3 0 17 5 13 16 0 0 0 .292 .382 .382 .764
Scoring Position   93 30 3 3 3 45 16 18 20 2 9 0 .323 .425 .516 .941
Bases Empty   147 36 5 1 3 3 15 15 29 0 0 1 .245 .319 .354 .673
Runner on 1st   68 17 2 2 0 3 6 15 7 0 0 0 .250 .386 .338 .724
Runner on 2nd   22 10 0 1 1 5 6 6 5 0 7 0 .455 .571 .682 1.253
Runner on 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 5 0 1 1 7 4 5 6 0 0 0 .217 .357 .435 .792
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .500 .364 .864
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 2 1 0 8 2 0 3 1 2 0 .333 .308 .667 .974
Bases Loaded   18 7 1 0 1 19 3 3 2 1 0 0 .389 .455 .611 1.066
Two Strikes   131 21 4 3 3 14 13 21 56 1 0 0 .160 .275 .305 .580
First Pitch   50 14 2 2 0 6 5 2 0 1 3 0 .280 .302 .400 .702
Count 0-1   33 9 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .294 .303 .597
Count 0-2   23 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 0 0 .130 .130 .130 .261
Count 1-0   24 11 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .458 .458 .625 1.083
Count 1-1   36 16 1 1 1 10 7 1 0 0 2 0 .444 .459 .611 1.071
Count 1-2   39 7 0 1 2 4 2 0 17 1 0 0 .179 .175 .385 .560
Count 2-0   10 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   19 6 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 .316 .316 .368 .684
Count 2-2   40 7 2 2 0 5 3 0 21 0 0 0 .175 .175 .325 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 0 0 1 6 1 10 0 0 1 0 .400 .800 1.000 1.800
Full Count   29 4 2 0 1 4 6 21 9 0 0 0 .138 .500 .310 .810
Behind in Count   95 19 1 1 2 11 7 0 26 1 1 1 .200 .206 .295 .501
Ahead in Count   58 23 2 0 2 15 9 24 0 0 3 0 .397 .573 .534 1.108
Batting 4th   7 3 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 .429 .556 1.286 1.841
Batting 5th   7 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .571 1.071
Batting 6th   35 10 2 1 0 5 5 8 4 0 3 0 .286 .419 .400 .819
Batting 7th   195 54 5 2 2 28 21 27 33 2 6 1 .277 .364 .354 .718
Batting 8th   62 14 3 2 2 13 9 8 17 0 0 0 .226 .314 .435 .750
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   131 35 5 1 1 9 11 18 26 1 0 1 .267 .358 .344 .701
Medium Leverage   111 30 2 4 3 16 16 17 20 0 6 0 .270 .367 .441 .809
High Leverage   61 17 3 1 2 26 10 13 9 1 3 0 .279 .400 .459 .859
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
1973 Baltimore - FABL 22 11 37 14 2 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .378 .410 .432 .843 136 136 0.4
1974 Baltimore - FABL 23 11 32 14 2 0 3 7 7 4 0 0 3 0 0 .438 .500 .781 1.281 266 257 0.9
Total FABL 22 69 28 4 0 3 13 9 6 0 0 9 0 0 .406 .453 .594 1.048 199 194 1.2
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
1969 Huntsville - R 18 20 47 15 1 0 0 5 8 11 0 0 13 0 2 .319 .448 .340 .789 111 103 0.2
1969 Spokane - A 18 19 59 20 2 0 1 6 7 14 0 0 15 0 0 .339 .466 .424 .889 131 128 0.6
1969 Gary - A 18 6 18 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 .222 .300 .278 .578 75 68 0.1
1970 Huntsville - R 19 31 109 33 3 0 2 21 16 18 2 1 23 2 1 .303 .408 .385 .793 122 131 1.1
1970 Spokane - A 19 41 145 34 2 3 1 19 15 19 0 2 35 0 0 .234 .319 .310 .630 70 68 0.3
1971 Spokane - A 20 56 193 55 7 2 5 31 34 22 0 1 41 1 1 .285 .356 .420 .776 106 100 1.0
1971 Gary - A 20 20 40 8 1 0 0 4 4 7 0 1 10 0 0 .200 .312 .225 .537 52 48 -0.1
1972 Albany - R 21 7 26 9 2 0 2 7 5 7 0 1 4 0 0 .346 .471 .654 1.124 202 198 0.6
1972 Norfolk - A 21 23 89 24 4 0 1 4 6 10 2 0 15 0 0 .270 .356 .348 .705 108 89 0.5
1972 Birmingham - AA 21 20 64 25 4 1 1 9 8 5 1 0 9 0 1 .391 .443 .531 .974 185 195 1.0
1972 Jacksonville - AA 21 23 79 19 3 0 0 5 7 6 0 1 12 0 1 .241 .291 .278 .569 72 74 0.2
1972 Total - AA 21 43 143 44 7 1 1 14 15 11 1 1 21 0 2 .308 .359 .392 .751 123 129 1.2
1972 Tucson - AAA 21 36 123 31 2 0 1 15 13 10 1 1 29 0 0 .252 .311 .293 .604 67 63 0.2
1973 Norfolk - A 22 21 71 30 8 3 5 16 20 17 1 1 18 3 1 .423 .533 .831 1.364 280 272 2.3
1973 San Jose - AAA 22 68 226 74 13 4 7 44 39 40 1 0 41 0 0 .327 .431 .513 .944 148 158 3.0
1974 San Jose - AAA 23 99 371 102 20 7 6 61 51 37 1 3 73 0 0 .275 .340 .415 .755 93 94 1.7
1975 San Jose - AAA 24 89 308 83 10 6 6 51 37 48 1 2 56 0 2 .269 .368 .399 .767 92 99 1.6
Total DIX 43 143 44 7 1 1 14 15 11 1 1 21 0 2 .308 .359 .392 .751 123 129
Total GWL 292 1028 290 45 17 20 171 140 135 4 6 199 0 2 .282 .366 .417 .783 102 106
Total HL 26 58 12 2 0 0 5 4 9 0 1 15 0 0 .207 .309 .241 .550 59 54
Total SEL 44 160 54 12 3 6 20 26 27 3 1 33 3 1 .338 .440 .562 1.002 188 174
Total COW 116 397 109 11 5 7 56 56 55 0 3 91 1 1 .275 .360 .380 .741 97 93
Total GSL 58 182 57 6 0 4 33 29 36 2 2 40 2 3 .313 .428 .412 .840 131 134
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Gary - A C 6 6 47 5 0 53 1 .981 52.2 8.89 +0.1 .000 1 6 3 50.0
1969 Spokane - A C 19 18 146 12 1 159 1 .994 155.0 9.17 +0.0 .856 1 11 5 45.5
1969 Huntsville - R C 13 11 104 10 1 114 0 1.000 104.0 9.87 +0.1 .000 1 8 6 75.0
1970 Spokane - A C 38 38 325 21 3 348 2 .994 320.0 9.73 +1.2 1.133 1 21 8 38.1
1970 Huntsville - R C 26 26 275 15 1 291 1 .997 242.0 10.79 +0.1 .816 1 14 7 50.0
1971 Gary - A C 9 9 67 4 1 72 1 .986 79.0 8.09 -0.3 .521 0 3 1 33.3
1971 Spokane - A C 47 46 452 24 3 479 3 .994 409.0 10.47 +0.3 .907 6 24 12 50.0
1972 Tucson - AAA C 33 31 192 17 2 209 0 1.000 289.1 6.50 +1.2 1.055 1 8 6 75.0
1972 Birmingham - AA C 16 16 117 6 1 123 0 1.000 144.0 7.69 -0.6 .529 1 3 1 33.3
1972 Jacksonville - AA C 22 19 144 10 0 154 0 1.000 178.0 7.79 +0.3 .881 1 9 3 33.3
1972 Norfolk - A C 23 23 166 20 1 187 1 .995 206.1 8.11 +0.5 1.014 0 21 9 42.9
1972 Albany - R C 7 7 62 3 2 65 0 1.000 62.0 9.44 +0.5 .000 0 3 1 33.3
1973 Baltimore - MLB C 11 11 50 7 1 57 0 1.000 93.0 5.52 -0.1 1.319 0 14 3 21.4
1973 San Jose - AAA C 59 58 355 29 0 386 2 .995 512.0 6.75 +0.4 1.026 4 21 8 38.1
1973 Norfolk - A C 19 19 190 16 1 208 2 .990 165.2 11.19 +0.6 1.128 2 16 9 56.2
1974 Baltimore - MLB C 9 9 39 8 0 48 1 .979 74.2 5.67 -0.1 .500 2 9 6 66.7
1974 San Jose - AAA C 96 93 564 69 3 635 2 .997 829.0 6.87 +2.7 .937 6 37 28 75.7
1975 San Jose - AAA C 87 86 516 45 6 564 3 .995 763.1 6.61 +1.1 .921 9 30 19 63.3
TOTAL C 540 526 3811 321 27 4152 20 .995 4679.0 7.95 +8.0 .933 37 258 135 52.3
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of high school (Glasgow; Glasgow, DE) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 8, Pick 14, 182nd overall pick).
09/13/1969 Wins the 1969 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Huntsville Rockets!
04/10/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
07/15/1972 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Baltimore Clippers in exchange for RP Les Hanauer.
04/30/1973 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
05/14/1973 Wins the SEL Player of the Week Award.
02/05/1974 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Baltimore Clippers development complex.
03/20/1974 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
04/15/1974 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
08/13/1974 Goes 5-5 against the Salt Lake City Stars, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 5 R.
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