3B Karl Kling #4
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/1975
BNN Index | | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B KARL KLING #4 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/03/1946
Born in:St. Bernard, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 48 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 8th Pick in Round 23
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
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
1964 Ottumwa - R 18 4 12 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 50 63 0.0
1964 Savannah - A 18 18 32 7 3 0 0 4 5 3 2 0 3 0 0 .219 .324 .312 .637 60 48 -0.2
1964 Wilmington - A 18 4 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100 202 221 0.1
1969 Albuquerque - AA 23 72 168 28 2 1 0 12 7 19 5 1 48 0 0 .167 .269 .190 .460 31 30 -0.9
1969 Phoenix - AAA 23 17 44 8 2 0 1 4 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .265 .295 .561 60 68 -0.2
1970 Utica - A 24 32 56 8 1 0 0 1 8 6 3 0 15 0 0 .143 .262 .161 .422 20 14 -0.9
1970 Albuquerque - AA 24 54 135 25 6 1 1 7 8 17 1 0 39 0 1 .185 .281 .267 .548 47 42 -1.0
1971 Utica - A 25 36 62 12 0 0 0 3 7 7 1 0 22 0 0 .194 .286 .194 .479 38 39 -0.2
1971 Albuquerque - AA 25 18 27 3 0 0 1 4 4 7 0 0 10 0 0 .111 .294 .222 .516 36 48 -0.2
1972 Greenville - A 26 14 21 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .238 .273 .286 .558 67 62 -0.0
1972 Utica - A 26 36 34 7 2 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 8 1 0 .206 .250 .412 .662 91 81 0.1
1972 Albuquerque - AA 26 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 121 149 -0.0
1973 Greenville - A 27 33 69 13 1 1 1 7 5 6 3 0 25 0 0 .188 .282 .275 .557 56 52 -0.1
1973 Utica - A 27 27 29 6 0 0 0 5 7 3 1 2 5 0 0 .207 .286 .207 .493 39 34 -0.3
1974 Utica - A 28 11 15 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .133 .278 .133 .411 14 17 -0.2
Total GWL 17 44 8 2 0 1 4 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 .182 .265 .295 .561 60 68
Total MAL 146 201 37 4 1 1 12 28 22 5 2 56 1 0 .184 .278 .229 .507 44 41
Total SEL 65 122 25 5 1 1 12 11 10 5 0 31 0 0 .205 .292 .287 .579 59 53
Total LSA 145 333 57 8 2 2 24 20 44 6 1 98 0 1 .171 .279 .225 .504 39 38
Total UMVA 4 12 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 50 63
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Wilmington - A 2B 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.1 1.070
1964 Savannah - A 2B 7 4 8 12 3 20 0 1.000 44.0 4.09 -0.6 .904
1964 Ottumwa - R 2B 4 2 11 9 4 20 0 1.000 29.0 6.21 +0.2 .924
1964 Savannah - A 3B 5 2 5 5 0 12 2 .833 25.0 3.60 -0.8 .841
1964 Ottumwa - R 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Phoenix - AAA 2B 10 7 26 20 4 47 1 .979 57.2 7.18 -1.9 .887
1969 Albuquerque - AA 2B 40 24 93 63 14 158 2 .987 234.0 6.00 +1.7 1.003
1969 Phoenix - AAA 3B 7 7 5 15 1 21 1 .952 65.0 2.77 -0.1 .987
1969 Albuquerque - AA 3B 29 19 18 35 5 59 6 .898 182.2 2.61 -2.0 .918
1969 Albuquerque - AA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Albuquerque - AA CF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.5 .679
1970 Albuquerque - AA 2B 30 17 50 54 16 108 4 .963 180.0 5.20 -3.6 .861
1970 Utica - A 2B 13 3 16 12 8 28 0 1.000 48.2 5.18 -2.2 .636
1970 Albuquerque - AA 3B 22 17 7 28 2 36 1 .972 147.0 2.14 -0.8 .925
1970 Utica - A 3B 11 4 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 46.1 1.55 +0.0 1.079
1970 Albuquerque - AA SS 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 -0.2 1.069
1970 Utica - A SS 8 6 15 10 3 29 4 .862 48.2 4.62 -2.8 .722
1970 Albuquerque - AA CF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.2 1.025
1970 Utica - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .500 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.030
1971 Albuquerque - AA 2B 4 0 6 5 2 11 0 1.000 10.1 9.58 -0.1 1.023
1971 Utica - A 2B 15 7 25 30 13 55 0 1.000 70.1 7.04 +0.0 1.032
1971 Albuquerque - AA 3B 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.083
1971 Utica - A 3B 17 6 6 21 4 28 1 .964 74.2 3.25 +0.2 1.017
1971 Albuquerque - AA SS 5 5 11 11 2 25 3 .880 37.0 5.35 -1.3 .865
1971 Utica - A SS 1 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 5.1 6.75 -0.3 1.057
1971 Albuquerque - AA CF 7 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 19.1 2.33 -0.0 1.028
1971 Utica - A CF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 +0.0 1.024
1972 Albuquerque - AA 2B 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 .800 9.0 4.00 -0.5 .000
1972 Utica - A 2B 10 2 8 11 3 19 0 1.000 32.1 5.29 -0.3 .943
1972 Greenville - A 2B 5 2 12 7 2 21 2 .905 23.1 7.33 -1.0 .836
1972 Utica - A 3B 15 2 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 37.0 1.70 -0.1 .859
1972 Greenville - A 3B 7 1 1 7 2 8 0 1.000 31.1 2.30 +0.6 1.078
1972 Utica - A SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1972 Utica - A CF 6 1 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 +0.1 1.049
1972 Greenville - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.044
1973 Utica - A 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.049
1973 Utica - A 2B 14 2 20 19 8 39 0 1.000 54.2 6.42 -2.0 .789
1973 Greenville - A 2B 8 1 15 10 5 25 0 1.000 35.0 6.43 +0.6 .985
1973 Utica - A 3B 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.0 1.045
1973 Greenville - A 3B 22 12 13 24 4 39 2 .949 121.0 2.75 -0.3 1.004
1973 Utica - A SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.2 1.053
1973 Utica - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.0 1.026
1973 Greenville - A CF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 +0.3 1.032
1973 Utica - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Utica - A 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Utica - A 2B 4 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -1.0 1.009
1974 Utica - A 3B 4 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 18.2 1.45 -0.0 1.077
1974 Utica - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Utica - A RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 1.049
TOTAL 2B 166 74 297 257 83 564 10 .982 852.1 5.85 -10.5 .917
TOTAL 3B 147 73 62 150 20 225 13 .942 765.0 2.49 -3.1 .962
TOTAL SS 17 13 30 27 6 64 7 .891 107.0 4.79 -4.4 .830
TOTAL CF 28 5 29 1 1 31 1 .968 103.0 2.62 -0.1 .998
TOTAL RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of high school (St. Bernard; St. Bernard, OH) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 23, Pick 8, 448th overall pick).
03/22/1965 Released by the Cleveland organization.
04/06/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Albuquerque Roadrunners organization.
06/21/1968 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 2 weeks.
03/04/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Houston Comets development complex.
04/08/1969 Injured (flu),out for one week.
04/12/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/01/1969 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for one week.
06/18/1974 Released by the Houston organization.
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