P Skipper Atkins #17
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
P SKIPPER ATKINS #17 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 0 2-3 2 5.57 32.1 36 4 28 23 1.98 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/29/1974 ALB Loss, 0-2 2.0 0 0 0 0 5
09/25/1974 @ ALB Loss, 1-2 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
09/24/1974 @ ALB Loss, 4-5 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 Loss
09/19/1974 CAM Loss, 0-1 1.0 2 0 0 1 2
09/18/1974 @ HAR Loss, 3-4 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Loss
09/16/1974 @ HAR Win, 12-10 1.0 2 2 2 0 2
09/13/1974 ALL Loss, 0-8 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
09/12/1974 ALL Win, 4-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
09/10/1974 @ PRO Win, 4-3 2.0 0 0 0 2 1 Save
09/08/1974 @ SPR Loss, 5-6 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/28/1944
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 99 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 7th Pick in Round 1
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 0 2 3 2 5.57 32.1 36 22 20 4 28 23 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 1 66.7 21 7 18.37 10.02 6.40 7.79 5.91 1.98 122 -0.3 .314        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 51 14 1 0 2 3 9 11 1 0 1 .275 .387 .412 .799      
vs. RHB 77 22 3 0 2 19 19 12 0 1 1 .286 .433 .403 .836      
EASTERN ASSOCIATION 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 5.1 4 1 0 0 3 5  
May 12 0 2 2 1 6.50 18.0 23 14 13 2 14 12  
June 3 0 0 1 0 6.75 4.0 3 3 3 0 7 1  
July 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 4  
September 2 0 0 0 0 9.00 3.0 5 3 3 1 2 1  
Last Year 10 0 0 2 0 4.50 16.0 16 8 8 1 13 14  
2 Years Ago 19 0 3 0 0 6.14 29.1 35 22 20 4 16 24  
Career 114 35 20 13 6 3.80 317.2 267 143 134 25 205 252  
Home 14 0 2 3 1 7.17 21.1 27 19 17 4 21 15  
Road 7 0 0 0 1 2.45 11.0 9 3 3 0 7 8  
Grass 21 0 2 3 2 5.57 32.1 36 22 20 4 28 23  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 7.94 5.2 5 5 5 1 7 4  
Night 17 0 2 3 2 5.06 26.2 31 17 15 3 21 19  
As Reliever / Substitution 21 0 2 3 2 5.57 32.1 36 22 20 4 28 23  
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 43 0 3 5 11 3.46 54.2 57 21 21 6 30 64 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 15 4 73.3 43 32 14.65 9.38 10.54 4.94 3.35 1.59 85 0.8 .367        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 77 26 2 0 3 6 11 16 0 1 0 .338 .420 .481 .901      
vs. RHB 132 31 3 1 3 15 19 48 0 1 2 .235 .340 .341 .681      
MIDDLE ATLANTIC LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 3  
June 6 0 1 2 0 2.08 8.2 11 2 2 0 5 12  
July 13 0 1 0 5 0.55 16.1 10 1 1 1 5 20  
August 16 0 1 2 5 5.95 19.2 25 13 13 3 13 18  
September 7 0 0 1 1 3.00 9.0 7 3 3 2 7 11  
Postseason 3 0 0 1 0 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 0 2 8  
Last Year 35 0 3 6 12 2.18 45.1 47 19 11 3 17 44  
Career 78 0 6 11 23 2.88 100.0 104 40 32 9 47 108  
Home 21 0 1 1 10 1.95 27.2 23 6 6 2 14 31  
Road 22 0 2 4 1 5.00 27.0 34 15 15 4 16 33  
Grass 43 0 3 5 11 3.46 54.2 57 21 21 6 30 64  
Day 14 0 0 1 5 1.86 19.1 14 4 4 0 8 24  
Night 29 0 3 4 6 4.33 35.1 43 17 17 6 22 40  
As Reliever / Substitution 43 0 3 5 11 3.46 54.2 57 21 21 6 30 64  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Detroit - FABL 22 4 4 2 0 0 4.35 20.2 22 10 10 1 8 9 0 0 1.45 .300 3.29 0.3 74
1968 Detroit - FABL 23 5 0 0 0 0 4.70 7.2 7 4 4 2 2 9 0 0 1.17 .263 4.55 -0.1 68
1969 Detroit - FABL 24 7 0 0 2 0 9.31 9.2 10 12 10 5 9 7 0 0 1.97 .179 10.67 -0.7 42
Total FABL 16 4 2 2 0 5.68 38.0 39 26 24 8 19 25 0 0 1.53 .265 5.43 -0.6 61
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1962 Biloxi - R 17 8 8 3 2 0 4.56 49.1 50 26 25 0 40 43 0 0 1.82 .336 3.84 1.3 108
1962 Chattanooga - A 17 8 8 3 3 0 4.24 57.1 52 30 27 7 45 44 3 0 1.69 .274 5.62 0.2 112
1963 Chattanooga - A 18 9 9 2 3 0 3.82 68.1 68 32 29 3 36 53 3 1 1.52 .314 3.73 1.8 126
1963 Terre Haute - A 18 17 17 7 7 0 3.18 87.2 70 34 31 3 47 63 0 0 1.33 .265 3.28 2.2 130
1963 Akron - AA 18 3 3 1 2 0 1.69 16.0 8 4 3 1 10 13 0 0 1.12 .175 3.81 0.2 216
1964 Terre Haute - A 19 21 21 10 7 0 3.90 127.0 113 63 55 10 69 125 0 0 1.43 .308 3.85 2.7 114
1964 Akron - AA 19 11 11 5 1 0 4.38 63.2 54 33 31 5 35 49 0 0 1.40 .266 3.83 0.7 83
1965 Terre Haute - A 20 3 3 1 0 0 2.76 16.1 13 5 5 1 8 20 0 0 1.29 .333 2.74 0.6 155
1965 Akron - AA 20 21 21 6 4 0 2.85 117.0 90 38 37 5 71 97 0 0 1.38 .266 3.63 1.6 125
1965 Atlanta - AAA 20 9 9 4 4 0 4.24 51.0 42 27 24 5 33 33 0 0 1.47 .250 4.58 0.2 90
1966 Atlanta - AAA 21 30 30 9 12 0 4.05 182.1 164 91 82 13 78 124 0 0 1.33 .276 3.61 3.1 95
1967 Atlanta - AAA 22 26 26 9 7 0 1.98 172.1 128 51 38 9 61 135 1 1 1.10 .244 2.84 3.2 160
1968 Atlanta - AAA 23 24 24 7 8 0 5.01 143.2 143 92 80 13 78 55 1 0 1.54 .268 4.65 2.1 95
1969 Atlanta - AAA 24 49 0 6 4 6 4.86 74.0 75 41 40 5 44 39 0 0 1.61 .297 4.49 0.7 105
1970 Atlanta - AAA 25 67 0 6 6 5 3.41 100.1 89 40 38 7 54 85 0 0 1.43 .285 3.62 1.3 129
1971 Akron - AA 26 29 0 3 1 4 3.12 43.1 28 16 15 5 32 32 0 0 1.38 .197 4.79 0.2 153
1971 Atlanta - AAA 26 41 0 2 1 4 2.17 58.0 30 15 14 5 36 38 0 0 1.14 .163 4.61 -0.1 194
1972 Akron - AA 27 19 0 3 0 0 6.14 29.1 35 22 20 4 16 24 0 0 1.74 .337 4.56 0.2 80
1972 Atlanta - AAA 27 54 0 4 8 8 5.00 84.2 82 54 47 9 45 65 0 0 1.50 .299 4.22 0.5 89
1973 Everett - A 28 8 0 0 0 0 1.93 9.1 14 2 2 0 5 9 0 0 2.04 .467 2.32 0.3 226
1973 Trenton - A 28 35 0 3 6 12 2.18 45.1 47 19 11 3 17 44 0 0 1.41 .331 2.91 0.7 174
1973 Terre Haute - A 28 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 2.00 .300 3.98 0.0 999
1973 Total - A 28 36 0 4 6 12 2.05 48.1 50 19 11 3 20 46 0 0 1.45 .329 2.98 0.7 186
1973 Harrisburg - AA 28 10 0 0 2 0 4.50 16.0 16 8 8 1 13 14 0 0 1.81 .312 3.80 0.2 103
1974 Trenton - A 29 43 0 3 5 11 3.46 54.2 57 21 21 6 30 64 0 0 1.59 .367 3.35 0.8 115
1974 Harrisburg - AA 29 21 0 2 3 2 5.57 32.1 36 22 20 4 28 23 0 0 1.98 .314 5.91 -0.3 88
Total EA 114 35 20 13 6 3.80 317.2 267 143 134 25 205 252 0 0 1.49 .268 4.16 107.7
Total HL 42 41 19 14 0 3.50 234.0 199 102 91 14 127 210 0 0 1.39 .292 3.56 123.9
Total UL 300 89 47 50 23 3.77 866.1 753 411 363 66 429 574 2 1 1.36 .265 3.89 110.9
Total MAL 78 0 6 11 23 2.88 100.0 104 40 32 9 47 108 0 0 1.51 .349 3.15 136.3
Total SEL 17 17 5 6 0 4.01 125.2 120 62 56 10 81 97 6 1 1.60 .296 4.59 118.9
Total COW 8 0 0 0 0 1.93 9.1 14 2 2 0 5 9 0 0 2.04 .467 2.32 226.0
Total GSL 8 8 3 2 0 4.56 49.1 50 26 25 0 40 43 0 0 1.82 .336 3.84 108.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1974 Trenton - MAL 29 3 0 0 1 0 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 0 2 8 0 0 1.31 .385 1.07 0.4 118
Total MAL 3 0 0 1 0 3.38 5.1 5 2 2 0 2 8 0 0 1.31 .385 1.07 118.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Chattanooga - A P 8 8 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 57.1 2.35 +2.0 1.096
1962 Biloxi - R P 8 8 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 49.1 0.36 +0.8 .966
1963 Akron - AA P 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 16.0 1.69 +0.0 .977
1963 Terre Haute - A P 17 17 2 7 0 10 1 .900 87.2 0.92 +1.0 .855
1963 Chattanooga - A P 9 9 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 68.1 1.32 +2.4 1.104
1964 Akron - AA P 11 11 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 63.2 1.41 -0.0 1.046
1964 Terre Haute - A P 21 21 10 10 1 20 0 1.000 127.0 1.42 +1.9 .929
1965 Atlanta - AAA P 9 9 3 3 0 7 1 .857 51.0 1.06 +0.0 .703
1965 Akron - AA P 21 21 1 12 0 14 1 .929 117.0 1.00 +1.1 .955
1965 Terre Haute - A P 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 16.1 1.10 -0.4 1.030
1966 Atlanta - AAA P 30 30 14 17 0 35 4 .886 182.1 1.53 -0.8 .927
1967 Detroit - MLB P 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 20.2 0.87 -0.0 1.039
1967 Atlanta - AAA P 26 26 6 12 0 18 0 1.000 172.1 0.94 +0.1 1.090
1968 Detroit - MLB P 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 +0.1 1.017
1968 Atlanta - AAA P 24 24 7 21 0 30 2 .933 143.2 1.75 -1.2 1.018
1969 Detroit - MLB P 7 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.2 1.86 +0.0 .999
1969 Atlanta - AAA P 48 0 1 5 2 6 0 1.000 74.0 0.73 +1.1 1.016
1970 Atlanta - AAA P 67 0 3 12 2 16 1 .938 100.1 1.35 -0.3 1.005
1971 Atlanta - AAA P 41 0 2 9 1 12 1 .917 58.0 1.71 +0.4 1.015
1971 Akron - AA P 29 0 1 6 0 8 1 .875 43.1 1.45 +0.2 .871
1972 Atlanta - AAA P 54 0 5 7 3 12 0 1.000 84.2 1.28 +0.2 1.001
1972 Akron - AA P 19 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 29.1 0.61 +0.1 1.038
1973 Harrisburg - AA P 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Terre Haute - A P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Trenton - A P 34 0 4 1 2 7 2 .714 45.1 0.99 -0.9 .515
1973 Everett - A P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.1 1.93 -0.7 .684
1974 Harrisburg - AA P 21 0 2 2 2 4 0 1.000 32.1 1.11 +0.0 1.020
1974 Trenton - A P 42 0 5 6 2 11 0 1.000 54.2 1.81 +0.5 1.049
TOTAL P 580 194 82 166 16 262 14 .947 1740.1 1.28 +7.7 .981
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Detroit Dynamos, out of high school Shenandoah (Shenandoah; Shenandoah, PA).
08/17/1962 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/13/1962 Named the #60 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
03/15/1963 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/08/1963 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
06/06/1963 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/02/1963 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Tampa Cigar Kings with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/04/1963 Named the #64 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 3; Control: 1.
03/24/1964 Outstandingly completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/13/1964 Named the #45 prospect in the FABL
08/01/1964 Wins the HL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
07/01/1965 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/20/1965 Wins the 1965 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
09/12/1966 Injured (virus),out for 1-2 weeks.
12/10/1966 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Detroit Dynamos.
05/31/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Rochester Rooks with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/04/1968 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
03/21/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Detroit Dynamos development complex.
04/25/1973 Released by the Detroit organization.
05/15/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
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