C Jess McPherson #15
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
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
95 302 79 12 1 6 29 42 55 .262 .359 .368 1 2.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/10/1975 SFS Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 SFS Loss, 3-6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/08/1975 SFS Loss, 3-11 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1975 NYI Win, 4-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/1975 NYI Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/1975 NYI Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/03/1975 @ CIN Loss, 1-3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
08/02/1975 @ CIN Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/01/1975 @ CIN Win, 7-2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
07/31/1975 @ CIN Loss, 2-5 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 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, 52 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 52 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 95 302 79 12 1 6 29 43 42 55 .262 .359 .368 .726 .337 .106 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 88 356 6 2 0 8 2 4 111 19 1 1 50.0 42.0 4.76 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 16 1 0 0 2 8 10 6 1 0 3 .320 .453 .340 .793
Versus Right   252 63 11 1 6 27 35 32 49 3 2 3 .250 .338 .373 .711
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 3 0 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
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   28 6 0 0 1 3 5 3 2 0 0 1 .214 .312 .321 .634
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   1490 360 54 5 25 165 154 154 252 17 14 16 .242 .316 .335 .651
Home   149 42 7 1 3 15 27 18 28 1 2 3 .282 .368 .403 .771
Road   153 37 5 0 3 14 16 24 27 3 0 3 .242 .350 .333 .683
Grass   247 71 12 1 5 25 38 33 44 3 2 6 .287 .381 .405 .785
Turf   55 8 0 0 1 4 5 9 11 1 0 0 .145 .262 .200 .462
Day   90 25 5 0 3 13 14 13 14 1 2 4 .278 .389 .433 .822
Night   212 54 7 1 3 16 29 29 41 3 0 2 .255 .346 .340 .685
As Starter   296 77 12 1 6 29 43 42 53 4 2 6 .260 .359 .368 .727
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Close/Late   60 18 1 0 2 9 7 10 8 1 0 1 .300 .403 .417 .819
Inning 1-3   91 18 5 0 2 7 10 10 16 1 1 1 .198 .282 .319 .600
Inning 4-6   108 26 4 1 1 9 18 15 24 2 1 4 .241 .349 .324 .673
Inning 7-9   98 34 3 0 3 13 15 17 15 1 0 1 .347 .444 .469 .914
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   99 27 3 0 4 9 21 22 18 1 2 2 .273 .411 .424 .836
1 Outs   117 34 4 0 1 10 16 11 14 3 0 1 .291 .348 .350 .699
2 Outs   86 18 5 1 1 10 6 9 23 0 0 3 .209 .306 .326 .632
Scoring Position   74 17 2 0 0 19 8 14 14 4 2 3 .230 .358 .257 .615
Bases Empty   173 44 8 1 3 3 28 23 30 0 0 2 .254 .348 .364 .713
Runner on 1st   55 18 2 0 3 7 7 5 11 0 0 1 .327 .393 .527 .921
Runner on 2nd   34 5 0 0 0 2 1 5 4 0 0 2 .147 .293 .147 .440
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 6 0 0 0 4 5 3 2 0 0 1 .375 .500 .375 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 4 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 2 0 0 .571 .500 .857 1.357
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 2 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Bases Loaded   12 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Two Strikes   167 41 8 0 4 19 24 14 55 3 0 3 .246 .310 .365 .675
First Pitch   26 7 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 .345 .269 .614
Count 0-1   20 9 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 .450 .500 .650 1.150
Count 0-2   20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-0   17 3 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .176 .353 .529
Count 1-1   28 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .286 .500
Count 1-2   61 15 3 0 2 7 7 0 20 0 0 1 .246 .258 .393 .652
Count 2-0   15 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .312 .467 .779
Count 2-1   25 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .360 .680
Count 2-2   42 12 2 0 2 6 8 0 14 2 0 2 .286 .304 .476 .781
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 .000 .789 .000 .789
Full Count   44 12 3 0 0 6 9 14 9 1 0 0 .273 .441 .341 .782
Behind in Count   101 26 4 0 3 11 10 0 32 0 0 3 .257 .279 .386 .665
Ahead in Count   61 16 1 1 1 5 11 26 0 1 0 0 .262 .477 .361 .838
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   13 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 2 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 6th   103 30 5 0 2 13 16 14 16 1 1 0 .291 .373 .398 .771
Batting 7th   68 19 2 1 2 7 8 8 13 1 1 0 .279 .351 .426 .777
Batting 8th   72 20 2 0 1 6 13 15 8 0 0 2 .278 .416 .347 .763
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   129 37 8 1 3 11 18 18 21 1 0 2 .287 .380 .434 .814
Medium Leverage   123 25 3 0 2 8 18 18 26 2 2 3 .203 .315 .276 .591
High Leverage   50 17 1 0 1 10 7 6 8 1 0 1 .340 .414 .420 .834
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 95 302 79 12 1 6 29 43 42 6 4 55 1 1 .262 .359 .368 .726 98 115 2.0
Total FABL 469 1490 360 54 5 25 165 154 154 16 17 252 1 5 .242 .316 .335 .651 87 93 7.2
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 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 89 88 406 64 5 476 6 .987 771.2 5.48 -1.1 .866 9 105 37 35.2
1975 Toronto - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 642 601 3439 401 29 3861 21 .995 5418.0 6.38 -0.5 1.008 36 553 201 36.3
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.
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