C Jess McPherson #15
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/08/1975
C JESS MCPHERSON #15 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 395 104 17 1 8 40 64 78 .263 .375 .372 1 3.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1975 NYI Loss, 1-13 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/1975 NYI Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/1975 NYI Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/24/1975 @ CLE Win, 5-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1975 @ CLE Loss, 3-12 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1975 @ CLE Win, 6-0 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
09/20/1975 @ NYI Loss, 5-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/1975 @ NYI Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1975 CLE Loss, 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 CLE Win, 3-2 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/05/1947
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$24,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1969, 12th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 128 395 104 17 1 8 40 50 64 78 .263 .375 .372 .747 .347 .109 123
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 474 9 4 0 8 2 4 147 26 1 1 50.0 59.7 5.27 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   65 20 2 0 0 4 11 14 9 1 0 3 .308 .446 .338 .784
Versus Right   330 84 15 1 8 36 39 50 69 3 2 6 .255 .360 .379 .739
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   57 15 4 0 0 5 10 7 11 1 0 1 .263 .348 .333 .682
May   69 18 3 0 2 4 12 13 13 0 0 3 .261 .400 .391 .791
June   73 21 2 0 1 11 10 11 13 2 0 0 .288 .372 .356 .728
July   75 19 3 1 2 6 6 8 16 1 2 1 .253 .329 .400 .729
August   72 15 1 0 2 7 10 14 15 0 0 1 .208 .345 .306 .650
September   49 16 4 0 1 7 2 11 10 0 0 3 .327 .476 .469 .946
Spring Training   38 11 1 0 0 7 2 4 1 0 0 0 .289 .357 .316 .673
Last Year   453 108 23 2 5 45 45 47 79 6 7 5 .238 .313 .331 .644
2 Years Ago   421 95 9 1 8 56 34 40 67 5 2 4 .226 .296 .309 .605
Career   1583 385 59 5 27 176 161 176 275 17 14 19 .243 .323 .338 .661
Home   197 56 11 1 4 22 31 30 38 1 2 4 .284 .388 .411 .799
Road   198 48 6 0 4 18 19 34 40 3 0 5 .242 .362 .333 .696
Grass   329 91 17 1 6 35 44 50 66 3 2 9 .277 .384 .389 .773
Turf   66 13 0 0 2 5 6 14 12 1 0 0 .197 .333 .288 .621
Day   116 35 6 0 5 17 17 19 19 1 2 4 .302 .414 .483 .897
Night   279 69 11 1 3 23 33 45 59 3 0 5 .247 .358 .326 .685
As Starter   383 101 17 1 8 40 50 64 75 4 2 9 .264 .378 .376 .754
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   85 24 4 0 2 11 9 14 16 1 0 1 .282 .386 .400 .786
Inning 1-3   117 25 6 0 3 10 13 16 22 1 1 2 .214 .316 .342 .658
Inning 4-6   141 35 4 1 1 13 19 25 31 2 1 5 .248 .376 .312 .688
Inning 7-9   128 42 7 0 4 17 18 22 25 1 0 2 .328 .431 .477 .908
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .300 .222 .522
0 Outs   138 38 4 0 5 11 24 27 26 1 2 2 .275 .399 .413 .812
1 Outs   146 42 5 0 1 11 19 20 21 3 0 3 .288 .378 .342 .720
2 Outs   111 24 8 1 2 18 7 17 31 0 0 4 .216 .341 .360 .701
Scoring Position   94 22 3 0 0 25 10 22 20 4 2 4 .234 .387 .266 .653
Bases Empty   229 58 9 1 4 4 31 32 44 0 0 3 .253 .352 .354 .706
Runner on 1st   72 24 5 0 4 11 9 10 14 0 0 2 .333 .429 .569 .998
Runner on 2nd   48 8 1 0 0 4 2 6 9 0 0 2 .167 .286 .188 .473
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 6 0 0 0 4 6 6 2 0 0 2 .353 .560 .353 .913
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 5 2 0 0 9 1 1 1 2 0 0 .556 .500 .778 1.278
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 2 2 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   14 3 0 0 0 5 1 1 5 0 0 0 .214 .267 .214 .481
Two Strikes   211 49 9 0 5 25 26 23 78 3 0 5 .232 .318 .346 .664
First Pitch   41 11 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 1 2 .268 .362 .293 .654
Count 0-1   27 13 1 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 2 .481 .517 .630 1.147
Count 0-2   25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .080 .080 .080 .160
Count 1-0   26 4 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .269 .423
Count 1-1   36 9 3 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Count 1-2   75 19 3 0 3 11 8 0 27 0 0 3 .253 .282 .413 .695
Count 2-0   16 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .294 .438 .732
Count 2-1   31 12 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .387 .387 .452 .839
Count 2-2   54 13 3 0 2 7 8 0 23 2 0 2 .241 .259 .407 .666
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 1 0 0 1 2 19 0 0 0 0 .143 .769 .286 1.055
Full Count   57 15 3 0 0 7 10 23 13 1 0 0 .263 .469 .316 .785
Behind in Count   127 34 4 0 4 15 12 0 42 0 0 5 .268 .295 .394 .689
Ahead in Count   80 22 3 1 1 7 11 37 0 1 0 0 .275 .500 .375 .875
Batting 2nd   37 9 3 0 1 1 6 3 9 0 0 3 .243 .349 .405 .754
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   17 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 1 .000 .136 .000 .136
Batting 6th   121 35 6 0 2 15 16 17 21 1 1 1 .289 .379 .388 .767
Batting 7th   68 19 2 1 2 7 8 8 13 1 1 0 .279 .351 .426 .777
Batting 8th   142 40 6 0 3 15 20 34 26 0 0 4 .282 .433 .387 .821
Batting 9th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Low Leverage   171 47 10 1 4 16 20 26 30 1 0 4 .275 .381 .415 .796
Medium Leverage   153 34 5 0 3 10 20 26 36 2 2 3 .222 .342 .314 .656
High Leverage   71 23 2 0 1 14 10 12 12 1 0 2 .324 .430 .394 .825
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
1971 Seattle - FABL 23 45 120 32 5 0 2 16 12 9 0 1 16 0 0 .267 .315 .358 .674 99 95 0.6
1972 Seattle - FABL 24 71 194 46 5 1 4 19 20 16 1 1 35 0 0 .237 .297 .335 .632 91 84 0.8
1973 Toronto - FABL 25 73 260 57 6 0 8 39 26 24 4 2 39 0 0 .219 .293 .335 .628 80 88 1.0
1973 Seattle - FABL 25 47 161 38 3 1 0 17 8 16 0 3 28 0 0 .236 .300 .267 .567 65 65 0.2
1973 Total - FABL 25 120 421 95 9 1 8 56 34 40 4 5 67 0 0 .226 .296 .309 .605 74 79 1.2
1974 Toronto - FABL 26 138 453 108 23 2 5 45 45 47 5 6 79 0 4 .238 .313 .331 .644 86 95 2.6
1975 Toronto - FABL 27 128 395 104 17 1 8 40 50 64 9 4 78 1 1 .263 .375 .372 .747 104 123 3.3
Total FABL 502 1583 385 59 5 27 176 161 176 19 17 275 1 5 .243 .323 .338 .661 89 97 8.4
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
1969 Portland - AAA 21 77 266 73 10 1 9 32 39 36 5 1 35 0 1 .274 .370 .421 .791 123 129 2.6
1970 Portland - AAA 22 127 455 126 16 2 13 78 77 83 9 12 58 0 0 .277 .390 .407 .797 115 111 3.3
Total GWL 204 721 199 26 3 22 110 116 119 14 13 93 0 1 .276 .383 .412 .795 118 118
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Portland - AAA C 75 68 444 39 5 485 2 .996 629.1 6.91 -0.2 1.525 7 48 18 37.5
1970 Portland - AAA C 121 118 730 71 7 805 4 .995 1073.2 6.71 +0.2 .932 5 64 24 37.5
1971 Seattle - MLB C 44 32 191 20 3 215 4 .981 310.1 6.12 -0.8 .000 2 42 14 33.3
1972 Seattle - MLB C 68 52 372 30 1 404 2 .995 495.2 7.30 -0.1 .844 1 42 16 38.1
1973 Seattle - MLB C 47 47 258 34 1 294 2 .993 415.0 6.33 -0.2 .809 1 38 16 42.1
1973 Toronto - MLB C 70 70 387 47 1 435 1 .998 610.0 6.40 -0.4 1.169 4 72 23 31.9
1974 Toronto - MLB C 128 126 651 96 6 747 0 1.000 1112.1 6.04 +1.9 1.114 7 142 53 37.3
1975 Toronto - MLB C 120 117 528 84 6 618 6 .990 1032.1 5.34 -0.4 .871 12 127 51 40.2
1975 Toronto - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 673 630 3561 421 30 4003 21 .995 5678.2 6.31 +0.1 1.002 39 575 215 37.4
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1969 Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft out of college (Central Kentucky; Lexington, KY) by the Seattle Kings. (Round 4, Pick 12, 84th overall pick).
04/10/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Seattle Kings development complex.
03/31/1972 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/02/1973 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/21/1973 Was traded by the Seattle Kings to the Toronto Wolves, along with SP Johnny Williams and CF Willie Pennington, in exchange for C Fred Tollefson.
09/07/1975 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for one week.
09/08/1975 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1975 9 4
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