C Jess McPherson #15
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
C JESS MCPHERSON #15 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 85 21 6 0 1 7 11 17 .247 .350 .353 0 0.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/10/1975 SEA Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/09/1975 SEA Loss, 2-11 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/08/1975 MON Win, 10-4 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/07/1975 MON Win, 5-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1975 MON Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/05/1975 MON Win, 5-2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
05/04/1975 CIN Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/03/1975 CIN Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/02/1975 CIN Win, 10-1 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
04/30/1975 @ NYI Loss, 4-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 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:3 Years, 133 Days
Service This Yr:35 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 133 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 25 85 21 6 0 1 7 15 11 17 .247 .350 .353 .703 .335 .106 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 100 3 0 0 4 0 1 30 7 0 0 0.0 10.6 4.14 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 6 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 .353 .476 .353 .829
Versus Right   68 15 6 0 1 6 12 8 16 1 0 2 .221 .316 .353 .669
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 3 2 0 1 1 4 3 4 0 0 2 .176 .364 .471 .834
April   57 15 4 0 0 5 10 7 11 1 0 1 .263 .348 .333 .682
May   28 6 2 0 1 2 5 4 6 0 0 2 .214 .353 .393 .746
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   1273 302 48 4 20 143 126 123 214 14 12 13 .237 .308 .328 .636
Home   53 13 5 0 1 7 10 7 9 1 0 2 .245 .349 .396 .745
Road   32 8 1 0 0 0 5 4 8 0 0 1 .250 .351 .281 .633
Grass   73 19 6 0 1 7 14 9 12 1 0 3 .260 .360 .384 .744
Turf   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Day   40 8 3 0 0 3 7 6 9 1 0 3 .200 .340 .275 .615
Night   45 13 3 0 1 4 8 5 8 0 0 0 .289 .360 .422 .782
As Starter   84 21 6 0 1 7 15 11 17 1 0 3 .250 .354 .357 .711
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   14 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .214 .312 .214 .527
Inning 1-3   29 5 3 0 0 0 4 2 7 0 0 1 .172 .250 .276 .526
Inning 4-6   27 6 1 0 1 4 5 6 7 1 0 2 .222 .389 .370 .759
Inning 7-9   27 10 2 0 0 3 6 3 3 0 0 0 .370 .433 .444 .878
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   18 5 1 0 1 2 5 7 5 1 0 1 .278 .481 .500 .981
1 Outs   38 8 2 0 0 1 8 4 6 0 0 0 .211 .286 .263 .549
2 Outs   29 8 3 0 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 2 .276 .323 .379 .702
Scoring Position   20 5 1 0 0 5 4 4 5 1 0 2 .250 .407 .300 .707
Bases Empty   47 12 4 0 1 1 9 7 8 0 0 1 .255 .364 .404 .768
Runner on 1st   18 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .222 .222 .278 .500
Runner on 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 .200 .429 .200 .629
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   49 12 3 0 1 6 11 5 17 0 0 2 .245 .339 .367 .707
First Pitch   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-1   7 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .375 .429 .804
Count 0-2   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-2   13 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 1 .231 .286 .231 .516
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-1   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 2-2   14 3 0 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 0 1 .214 .267 .429 .695
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Full Count   15 6 3 0 0 4 6 5 1 0 0 0 .400 .550 .600 1.150
Behind in Count   27 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 12 0 0 2 .185 .241 .222 .464
Ahead in Count   15 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 .200 .409 .267 .676
Batting 2nd   37 9 3 0 1 1 6 3 9 0 0 3 .243 .349 .405 .754
Batting 6th   40 10 3 0 0 5 8 7 6 1 0 0 .250 .354 .325 .679
Batting 8th   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   46 12 5 0 0 5 9 5 6 1 0 1 .261 .340 .370 .709
Medium Leverage   30 8 1 0 1 2 4 5 9 0 0 1 .267 .389 .400 .789
High Leverage   9 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 .111 .273 .111 .384
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 25 85 21 6 0 1 7 15 11 3 1 17 0 0 .247 .350 .353 .703 89 112 0.5
Total FABL 399 1273 302 48 4 20 143 126 123 13 14 214 0 4 .237 .308 .328 .636 84 89 5.7
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 24 24 115 16 1 135 4 .970 213.0 5.54 -0.5 .713 1 21 7 33.3
TOTAL C 577 537 3148 353 25 3520 19 .995 4859.1 6.48 +0.1 1.016 28 469 171 36.5
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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