C Jay Ziegler Jr. #17
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/21/1963
C JAY ZIEGLER JR. #17 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 369 66 6 0 5 32 36 85 .179 .252 .236 0 -1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 3 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 2 2
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: 5 4 5
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 5 Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1963 @ SFS Loss, 4-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1963 @ SFS Win, 7-3 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1963 @ SFS Loss, 4-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1963 @ CLE Loss, 2-12 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1963 @ CLE Loss, 7-8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/24/1963 @ CLE Win, 6-4 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0
09/22/1963 @ DAL Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/1963 @ DAL Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1963 @ DAL Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1963 CHC Win, 6-3 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/27/1934
Born in:Cary, IL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1964 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 170 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 170 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 1st Pick in Round 18
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 369 66 6 0 5 32 29 36 85 .179 .252 .236 .488 .212 .057 26
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 113 409 1 10 0 14 6 3 87 11 0 0 0.0 21.2 1.75 -1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 11 1 0 2 8 4 9 23 1 1 1 .124 .210 .202 .412
Versus Right   280 55 5 0 3 24 25 27 62 2 5 0 .196 .265 .246 .512
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   48 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 9 0 3 0 .125 .176 .146 .322
May   56 10 1 0 1 8 6 9 11 1 1 1 .179 .299 .250 .549
June   37 6 0 0 2 5 4 4 5 1 0 0 .162 .238 .324 .562
July   86 20 3 0 0 7 8 3 21 0 0 0 .233 .258 .267 .526
August   77 9 0 0 0 4 3 5 21 1 1 0 .117 .169 .117 .286
September   65 15 1 0 2 7 7 12 18 0 1 0 .231 .351 .338 .689
Spring Training   27 8 1 0 0 4 2 3 6 2 0 0 .296 .344 .333 .677
Last Year   393 89 12 1 6 42 31 42 84 1 7 0 .226 .300 .308 .608
Career   762 155 18 1 11 74 60 78 169 4 13 1 .203 .277 .273 .550
Home   178 34 4 0 3 16 16 17 39 2 3 1 .191 .263 .264 .527
Road   191 32 2 0 2 16 13 19 46 1 3 0 .168 .242 .209 .451
Grass   369 66 6 0 5 32 29 36 85 3 6 1 .179 .252 .236 .488
Day   140 23 0 0 2 11 10 13 34 2 5 0 .164 .232 .207 .439
Night   229 43 6 0 3 21 19 23 51 1 1 1 .188 .264 .253 .517
As Starter   363 66 6 0 5 32 28 34 84 3 6 1 .182 .252 .240 .492
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Close/Late   85 18 2 0 2 9 7 6 15 0 6 1 .212 .272 .306 .578
Inning 1-3   115 18 3 0 2 11 7 5 32 1 0 0 .157 .190 .235 .425
Inning 4-6   128 22 1 0 1 8 13 18 28 1 0 0 .172 .272 .203 .475
Inning 7-9   124 25 2 0 2 12 9 13 24 1 6 1 .202 .281 .266 .547
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   124 18 1 0 3 6 14 11 29 0 3 0 .145 .215 .226 .441
1 Outs   125 28 2 0 2 15 12 11 27 3 3 1 .224 .286 .288 .574
2 Outs   120 20 3 0 0 11 3 14 29 0 0 0 .167 .254 .192 .445
Scoring Position   87 21 2 0 2 29 9 14 20 3 6 0 .241 .337 .333 .670
Bases Empty   216 34 4 0 3 3 16 18 48 0 0 1 .157 .226 .218 .443
Runner on 1st   66 11 0 0 0 0 4 4 17 0 0 0 .167 .214 .167 .381
Runner on 2nd   34 6 0 0 1 6 3 8 9 0 5 0 .176 .333 .265 .598
Runner on 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Runner on 1st & 2nd   24 7 0 0 1 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 .292 .292 .417 .708
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 6 2 0 3 1 0 0 .231 .214 .308 .522
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 .250 .625 .250 .875
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .600 1.000 1.600
Two Strikes   175 22 3 0 2 11 12 12 85 1 0 0 .126 .181 .177 .358
First Pitch   60 9 0 0 2 7 4 10 0 1 4 1 .150 .278 .250 .528
Count 0-1   26 8 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 .308 .296 .385 .681
Count 0-2   27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 .074 .074 .074 .148
Count 1-0   33 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .152 .152 .152 .303
Count 1-1   29 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .241 .241 .483
Count 1-2   71 8 2 0 0 3 4 0 35 0 0 0 .113 .113 .141 .254
Count 2-0   13 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .308 .615
Count 2-1   24 9 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .542 .917
Count 2-2   52 5 1 0 0 3 4 0 24 0 0 0 .096 .096 .115 .212
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 2 0 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 .222 .588 .222 .810
Full Count   25 7 0 0 2 5 4 12 8 1 0 0 .280 .500 .520 1.020
Behind in Count   124 18 4 0 0 7 6 0 53 1 1 0 .145 .144 .177 .321
Ahead in Count   79 20 1 0 1 9 9 14 0 0 1 0 .253 .366 .304 .669
Batting 8th   363 66 6 0 5 32 28 34 84 3 6 1 .182 .252 .240 .492
Batting 9th   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Low Leverage   150 30 2 0 1 2 9 16 43 0 1 0 .200 .277 .233 .510
Medium Leverage   153 20 2 0 2 10 14 14 33 1 1 1 .131 .207 .183 .390
High Leverage   65 16 2 0 2 20 6 6 9 2 4 0 .246 .301 .369 .671
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
1962 New York - FABL 27 124 393 89 12 1 6 42 31 42 0 1 84 2 0 .226 .300 .308 .608 62 59 0.2
1963 New York - FABL 28 121 369 66 6 0 5 32 29 36 1 3 85 0 0 .179 .252 .236 .488 30 26 -1.1
Total FABL 245 762 155 18 1 11 74 60 78 1 4 169 2 0 .203 .277 .273 .550 46 43 -0.9
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
1953 Tuscaloosa - C 18 55 173 41 14 1 2 23 21 37 2 3 41 0 0 .237 .372 .364 .736 95 95 1.2
1954 Tuscaloosa - C 19 54 179 39 10 2 3 18 24 37 0 1 44 1 0 .218 .350 .346 .697 85 84 0.9
1955 Tuscaloosa - C 20 43 144 31 2 0 4 19 15 20 0 1 35 0 0 .215 .309 .312 .622 70 61 0.3
1955 Vancouver - B 20 19 54 12 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 12 0 0 .222 .250 .241 .491 48 32 -0.1
1956 Vancouver - B 21 116 398 82 15 4 2 30 26 21 2 1 96 1 0 .206 .249 .279 .528 54 47 0.7
1957 Vancouver - B 22 100 341 79 13 2 9 35 25 10 1 0 77 0 0 .232 .256 .361 .616 79 77 2.0
1957 Davenport - A 22 17 58 18 3 0 2 9 8 7 0 0 12 0 0 .310 .385 .466 .850 126 115 0.5
1958 Vancouver - B 23 53 151 39 6 0 5 12 16 8 0 1 23 0 0 .258 .294 .397 .691 97 95 1.0
1958 Davenport - A 23 46 152 38 6 0 5 25 16 27 0 0 37 0 0 .250 .363 .388 .751 106 101 1.3
1959 Springfield - A 24 59 177 43 5 1 8 27 30 39 0 2 40 0 0 .243 .376 .418 .794 114 112 1.2
1959 Knoxville - AA 24 65 209 44 4 0 9 22 28 32 1 0 39 0 0 .211 .318 .359 .677 87 73 0.9
1960 Knoxville - AA 25 126 399 87 15 1 7 43 36 63 1 1 74 0 1 .218 .325 .313 .639 73 66 0.7
1961 Knoxville - AA 26 125 400 106 10 0 16 66 48 63 2 3 80 1 0 .265 .365 .410 .775 113 114 3.6
Total DIX 316 1008 237 29 1 32 131 112 158 4 4 193 1 1 .235 .340 .361 .701 92 86
Total HL 122 387 99 14 1 15 61 54 73 0 2 89 0 0 .256 .372 .413 .786 113 108
Total COW 288 944 212 35 6 16 80 71 41 3 2 208 1 0 .225 .259 .325 .584 69 64
Total GSL 152 496 111 26 3 9 60 60 94 2 5 120 1 0 .224 .347 .343 .689 84 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Tuscaloosa - C C 55 55 367 32 3 400 1 .998 456.1 7.87 +4.1 1.033 0 17 12 70.6
1954 Tuscaloosa - C C 54 54 327 44 4 373 2 .995 460.1 7.25 +3.0 1.112 6 35 18 51.4
1955 Vancouver - B C 19 18 114 7 1 121 0 1.000 158.1 6.88 +0.5 1.245 1 2 0 0.0
1955 Tuscaloosa - C C 43 43 284 32 3 317 1 .997 373.2 7.61 +3.0 .841 1 35 19 54.3
1956 Vancouver - B C 115 115 638 80 7 724 6 .992 1035.1 6.24 +7.3 1.192 2 59 38 64.4
1956 Vancouver - B LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Davenport - A C 17 17 134 9 0 144 1 .993 148.0 8.70 +0.8 2.053 2 6 4 66.7
1957 Vancouver - B C 100 100 603 66 7 672 3 .996 889.2 6.77 +6.9 1.321 1 47 32 68.1
1958 Davenport - A C 46 46 326 22 3 349 1 .997 408.0 7.68 +3.3 2.918 0 20 13 65.0
1958 Vancouver - B C 51 43 280 27 5 308 1 .997 383.2 7.20 +2.1 1.172 0 20 13 65.0
1959 Knoxville - AA C 61 61 411 34 3 447 2 .996 531.1 7.54 +3.7 1.298 1 21 13 61.9
1959 Springfield - A C 54 53 445 34 3 481 2 .996 482.1 8.94 +0.9 1.052 5 22 11 50.0
1960 Knoxville - AA C 117 116 708 71 6 780 1 .999 1010.1 6.94 +5.1 1.011 2 63 31 49.2
1960 Knoxville - AA CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
1961 Knoxville - AA C 118 115 733 77 10 812 2 .998 1014.1 7.19 +4.2 1.051 10 52 30 57.7
1962 New York - MLB C 119 119 689 85 10 777 3 .996 1017.0 6.85 +1.7 1.003 8 87 39 44.8
1963 New York - MLB C 116 113 665 88 13 755 2 .997 979.1 6.92 +4.2 1.066 6 54 29 53.7
TOTAL C 1085 1068 6724 708 78 7460 28 .996 9348.0 7.16 +50.8 1.118 45 540 302 55.9
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.7 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Seneca; Seneca, IL) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 18, Pick 1, 273rd overall pick).
09/02/1954 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
03/25/1959 Released by the Toronto organization.
03/30/1959 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
04/14/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kansas City Kings development complex.
09/08/1960 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/09/1961 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/27/1961 Injured (bruised wrist),day-to-day for 5 days.
12/11/1961 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Kansas City Kings.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Kansas City Kings by the New York Imperials. (Round 10, Pick 3, 39th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/07/1963 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the New York Imperials development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
1963 10 9
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