3B Jack Craft #15
Age: 30 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/02/1963
3B JACK CRAFT #15 - AGE: 30 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
55 149 43 8 2 5 16 15 28 .289 .359 .470 1 1.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 2 2 3
Power 3 2 3
Eye 3 3 3
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 1
Errors: - 3 4
Arm: 1 4 5
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 2
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 4 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 3
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1963 @ COL Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/30/1963 IND Win, 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/29/1963 IND Win, 11-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1963 STP Win, 3-1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
08/25/1963 STP Win, 8-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1963 @ FTW Loss, 2-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/1963 @ FTW Win, 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1963 TOL Win, 4-3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/18/1963 COL Loss, 2-5 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
08/16/1963 COL Win, 7-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/04/1933
Born in:Florence, AL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 58 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 159 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 11th Pick in Round 1
DIXIE LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 47 139 43 6 2 6 25 23 33 28 .309 .452 .511 .963 .442 .201 170
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 177 4 0 0 7 0 1 71 14 1 2 33.3 32.8 8.34 2.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   65 20 4 1 1 9 8 18 11 1 0 2 .308 .465 .446 .911
Versus Right   74 23 2 1 5 16 15 15 17 0 0 2 .311 .440 .568 1.007
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   12 6 1 0 1 4 2 5 2 0 0 1 .500 .667 .833 1.500
May   92 24 3 1 2 13 13 19 21 1 0 2 .261 .395 .380 .775
June   35 13 2 1 3 8 8 9 5 0 0 1 .371 .511 .743 1.254
Last Year   310 87 15 0 10 40 60 70 67 1 0 2 .281 .415 .426 .841
2 Years Ago   123 37 6 1 7 16 21 22 21 0 0 1 .301 .411 .537 .948
Career   1212 342 52 6 39 158 187 210 258 5 3 18 .282 .394 .432 .826
Home   77 23 3 1 2 14 14 18 15 1 0 0 .299 .427 .442 .869
Road   62 20 3 1 4 11 9 15 13 0 0 4 .323 .481 .597 1.078
Grass   139 43 6 2 6 25 23 33 28 1 0 4 .309 .452 .511 .963
Day   17 6 0 0 1 4 3 5 1 0 0 1 .353 .522 .529 1.051
Night   122 37 6 2 5 21 20 28 27 1 0 3 .303 .442 .508 .950
As Starter   132 40 6 2 6 25 21 31 26 1 0 4 .303 .446 .515 .962
As Reliever / Substitution   7 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
CENTURY LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 55 149 43 8 2 5 16 23 15 28 .289 .359 .470 .829 .369 .181 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 167 2 2 0 6 2 1 70 15 1 0 100.0 24.3 5.70 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   48 15 4 1 0 3 8 6 11 0 2 1 .312 .400 .438 .838
Versus Right   101 28 4 1 5 13 15 9 17 1 0 1 .277 .339 .485 .824
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   7 3 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 1.000 1.556
June   47 12 4 0 1 5 3 4 10 0 1 0 .255 .314 .404 .718
July   59 16 1 1 1 3 10 5 12 1 1 1 .271 .333 .373 .706
August   39 14 2 1 3 8 9 6 6 0 0 1 .359 .457 .692 1.149
September   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Last Year   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   149 43 8 2 5 16 23 15 28 1 2 2 .289 .359 .470 .829
Home   72 23 3 1 3 11 13 10 14 1 1 0 .319 .398 .514 .911
Road   77 20 5 1 2 5 10 5 14 0 1 2 .260 .321 .429 .750
Grass   149 43 8 2 5 16 23 15 28 1 2 2 .289 .359 .470 .829
Day   40 14 2 0 2 7 9 4 6 1 0 0 .350 .400 .550 .950
Night   109 29 6 2 3 9 14 11 22 0 2 2 .266 .344 .440 .785
As Starter   133 37 7 1 5 14 18 12 25 1 2 2 .278 .345 .459 .803
As Reliever / Substitution   16 6 1 1 0 2 5 3 3 0 0 0 .375 .474 .562 1.036
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
1957 Philadelphia - FABL 23 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 -57 -0.2
1959 Philadelphia - FABL 25 3 11 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 18 23 -0.1
Total FABL 8 20 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -22 -14 -0.2
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
1950 Total - 16 21 87 42 9 0 4 27 38 17 1 3 6 2 1 .483 .556 .724 1.280 100 100 2.1
1951 Total - 17 25 104 47 11 1 9 35 51 21 1 0 9 0 0 .452 .548 .837 1.384 100 100 2.8
1951 La Crosse - C 17 40 124 25 1 0 8 30 15 28 2 0 57 0 1 .202 .357 .403 .760 80 78 0.1
1952 La Crosse - C 18 62 179 42 5 1 9 42 33 55 0 0 84 3 1 .235 .415 .425 .839 105 109 1.0
1953 Beaumont - C 19 50 160 48 7 1 3 21 25 41 5 1 30 5 4 .300 .454 .412 .867 129 142 1.7
1953 Bakersfield - B 19 2 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 94 91 0.0
1954 Beaumont - C 20 37 138 43 4 0 2 14 17 26 3 3 33 2 1 .312 .424 .384 .808 115 116 1.0
1954 Bakersfield - B 20 34 131 31 4 1 3 15 17 3 3 0 34 1 0 .237 .270 .351 .621 75 75 0.1
1955 Bakersfield - B 21 106 428 126 15 2 4 31 42 14 12 2 90 4 4 .294 .333 .367 .700 109 113 2.6
1956 Bakersfield - B 22 110 436 142 15 3 6 29 45 13 9 1 92 4 6 .326 .357 .415 .772 124 124 2.5
1956 Allentown - A 22 26 101 28 2 0 4 15 16 22 1 1 15 3 2 .277 .408 .416 .824 121 125 1.0
1957 Allentown - A 23 104 391 123 18 3 4 44 60 60 5 1 73 4 5 .315 .411 .407 .818 124 128 3.5
1957 New Orleans - AA 23 14 56 15 1 2 0 1 4 7 0 0 10 0 0 .268 .349 .357 .706 76 80 0.1
1958 Allentown - A 24 29 105 29 4 1 0 5 15 14 3 1 22 2 0 .276 .374 .333 .707 109 114 0.8
1958 New Orleans - AA 24 104 415 122 15 1 12 56 64 58 8 2 93 5 2 .294 .389 .422 .811 126 132 3.6
1959 New Orleans - AA 25 31 127 29 7 0 4 18 13 15 2 1 28 0 1 .228 .317 .378 .695 92 90 -0.5
1959 Louisville - AAA 25 80 306 77 9 5 8 32 42 25 7 2 83 0 3 .252 .321 .392 .713 106 109 2.1
1960 New Orleans - AA 26 11 42 9 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 11 1 0 .214 .312 .262 .574 56 62 -0.0
1960 Louisville - AAA 26 119 408 103 13 2 19 42 53 58 7 1 88 1 4 .252 .354 .434 .788 123 127 3.9
1961 New Orleans - AA 27 33 123 37 6 1 7 16 21 22 1 0 21 0 1 .301 .411 .537 .948 160 157 1.4
1961 Louisville - AAA 27 102 370 86 13 0 6 34 56 44 6 1 82 1 2 .232 .323 .316 .639 84 87 1.2
1962 Little Rock - AA 28 86 310 87 15 0 10 40 60 70 2 1 67 6 2 .281 .415 .426 .841 130 131 3.5
1962 Milwaukee - AAA 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1963 Little Rock - AA 29 47 139 43 6 2 6 25 23 33 4 1 28 1 2 .309 .452 .511 .963 155 170 2.4
1963 Milwaukee - AAA 29 55 149 43 8 2 5 16 23 15 2 1 28 1 0 .289 .359 .470 .829 133 136 1.7
Total DIX 326 1212 342 52 6 39 158 187 210 18 5 258 13 8 .282 .394 .432 .826 126 130
Total CL 57 149 43 8 2 5 16 23 15 2 1 28 1 0 .289 .359 .470 .829 133 136
Total UL 301 1084 266 35 7 33 108 151 127 20 4 253 2 9 .245 .334 .382 .716 105 109
Total MAL 159 597 180 24 4 8 64 91 96 9 3 110 9 7 .302 .404 .395 .800 121 125
Total COW 252 1004 302 34 6 13 76 104 30 24 3 218 9 10 .301 .336 .385 .721 111 113
Total GSL 87 298 91 11 1 5 35 42 67 8 4 63 7 5 .305 .440 .399 .840 123 130
Total UMVA 102 303 67 6 1 17 72 48 83 2 0 141 3 2 .221 .392 .416 .808 96 97
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 La Crosse - C 3B 40 39 12 66 6 82 4 .951 324.0 2.17 +3.2 1.033
1952 La Crosse - C 3B 61 61 21 94 12 119 4 .966 479.2 2.16 +4.5 1.049
1953 Beaumont - C 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Bakersfield - B 3B 2 2 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 21.0 3.00 +0.1 1.045
1953 Beaumont - C 3B 48 46 28 97 11 126 1 .992 398.2 2.82 +6.1 1.031
1954 Bakersfield - B 3B 33 32 26 60 6 89 3 .966 289.2 2.67 +1.3 1.002
1954 Beaumont - C 3B 36 35 33 66 7 101 2 .980 316.1 2.82 +2.6 1.011
1955 Bakersfield - B 3B 102 102 85 182 15 275 8 .971 933.1 2.57 +5.5 1.031
1956 Bakersfield - B C 1 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 -0.5 .986 2 0 0 0.0
1956 Allentown - A 3B 26 25 23 71 5 97 3 .969 231.2 3.65 +2.0 1.022
1956 Bakersfield - B 3B 105 99 88 170 12 272 14 .949 879.0 2.64 +1.1 1.003
1956 Bakersfield - B SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 4 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.5 2.070
1957 New Orleans - AA 3B 14 13 14 33 1 48 1 .979 117.0 3.62 +1.9 1.055
1957 Allentown - A 3B 99 97 83 235 21 329 11 .967 852.1 3.36 +6.5 1.032
1958 New Orleans - AA 3B 101 101 82 191 19 288 15 .948 918.2 2.67 +1.2 1.006
1958 Allentown - A 3B 27 27 27 53 4 85 5 .941 240.0 3.00 +0.0 1.023
1959 Louisville - AAA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 New Orleans - AA 1B 17 17 138 8 12 147 1 .993 147.0 8.94 +0.0 1.003
1959 Louisville - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 3 2 2 12 2 14 0 1.000 22.1 5.64 +0.2 1.045
1959 Louisville - AAA 3B 72 69 63 114 13 184 7 .962 627.1 2.54 +5.9 1.058
1959 New Orleans - AA 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Louisville - AAA SS 6 6 8 13 2 22 1 .955 50.0 3.78 -0.4 .944
1959 New Orleans - AA SS 14 14 20 25 3 53 8 .849 120.0 3.38 -5.1 .766
1960 Louisville - AAA 3B 109 107 89 200 17 298 9 .970 967.0 2.69 +7.3 1.029
1960 New Orleans - AA 3B 11 11 6 24 0 33 3 .909 96.0 2.81 -0.3 1.019
1960 Louisville - AAA SS 2 1 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 14.0 5.14 +0.3 1.061
1961 Louisville - AAA 3B 76 73 54 122 8 181 5 .972 635.1 2.49 +3.8 1.031
1961 New Orleans - AA 3B 27 27 19 66 7 91 6 .934 236.1 3.24 +0.1 .980
1961 Louisville - AAA SS 22 22 48 72 11 127 7 .945 191.1 5.64 -4.1 .895
1961 New Orleans - AA SS 5 5 15 12 2 30 3 .900 46.0 5.28 -1.0 .854
1962 Little Rock - AA 1B 12 9 68 5 5 75 2 .973 78.2 8.35 -0.3 .938
1962 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Little Rock - AA 3B 72 65 45 130 9 181 6 .967 596.2 2.64 +6.4 1.060
1962 Milwaukee - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.131
1962 Little Rock - AA SS 5 5 7 12 2 20 1 .950 40.0 4.28 -0.1 .929
1963 Milwaukee - AAA 1B 3 1 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 13.1 10.80 +0.1 1.021
1963 Little Rock - AA 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Milwaukee - AAA 3B 34 33 32 61 2 96 3 .969 287.2 2.91 +3.2 1.038
1963 Little Rock - AA 3B 40 39 28 71 10 102 3 .971 343.1 2.60 +2.3 1.040
1963 Milwaukee - AAA SS 6 2 6 6 0 13 1 .923 26.1 4.10 +0.2 1.007
1963 Little Rock - AA SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.050
TOTAL C 1 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 -0.5 .986 2 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 35 27 221 14 17 238 3 .987 243.0 8.70 -0.2 .984
TOTAL 3B 1145 1106 863 2126 188 3102 113 .964 9833.1 2.74 +65.5 1.028
TOTAL SS 64 55 107 147 20 275 21 .924 492.2 4.64 -10.1 .886
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school New Albany (New Albany; New Albany, MS).
07/03/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $14,510.
07/08/1951 Named the #35 prospect in the FABL
02/17/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at third base at the Chicago Cougars development complex.
09/12/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
10/22/1952 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Philadelphia Keystones, along with 3B Dick Coffey, in exchange for SP Pepper Tuttle.
04/13/1953 Named the #98 prospect in the FABL
07/05/1953 Named the #99 prospect in the FABL
09/12/1953 Wins the 1953 Championship with the Beaumont Buffaloes!
04/13/1954 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
10/08/1954 Named the #97 prospect in the FABL
08/19/1955 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5-6 weeks.
05/31/1956 Goes 5-6 against the Tacoma Captains, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 1 R.
09/10/1956 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Philadelphia Keystones by the Dallas Wranglers. (Round 27, Pick 1, 105th overall pick).
04/30/1962 Released by the Dallas Wranglers.
06/06/1962 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
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