C Bobby Kimble #23
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/04/1962
C BOBBY KIMBLE #23 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
100 350 87 15 2 6 45 32 33 .249 .308 .354 1 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 2
Gap 2 2 2
Power 2 3 2
Eye 3 3 2
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 3 2 3
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 4 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 3 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 3
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/17/1962 @ SLC Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1962 @ SLC Loss, 0-8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1962 @ SLC Win, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1962 SEA Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1962 SEA Win, 9-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/12/1962 SEA Win, 4-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1962 OAK Loss, 1-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/1962 OAK Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/08/1962 OAK Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1962 OAK Win, 10-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/15/1933
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$22,000
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:21 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 157 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1951, 9th Pick in Round 12
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 5 13 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 .231 .286 .538 .824 .352 .308 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0.0 2.1 5.60 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929
Versus Right   7 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   13 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .286 .538 .824
Spring Training   20 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 0 .150 .150 .250 .400
Last Year   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Years Ago   141 35 5 0 5 15 10 10 19 0 2 0 .248 .298 .390 .688
Career   287 71 9 0 9 31 22 17 46 2 3 0 .247 .288 .373 .660
Home   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Road   8 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .875 1.319
Grass   13 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .286 .538 .824
Day   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Night   8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
As Starter   11 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .636 .970
As Reliever / Substitution   2 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   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Inning 1-3   4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Inning 4-6   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   4 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
1 Outs   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
2 Outs   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   7 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Runner on 1st   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
First Pitch   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.750 2.500
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Behind in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   8 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .875 1.250
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   11 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .636 .970
Low Leverage   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Medium Leverage   6 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.000 1.333
High Leverage   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
GREAT WESTERN LEAGUE 1962 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 100 350 87 15 2 6 45 34 32 33 .249 .308 .354 .663 .302 .106 86
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 93 386 0 1 1 12 2 4 124 23 1 1 50.0 37.1 3.55 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   66 18 4 1 1 8 4 7 6 0 1 0 .273 .342 .409 .752
Versus Right   284 69 11 1 5 37 30 25 27 4 1 0 .243 .300 .342 .642
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   93 26 4 1 1 12 10 8 11 0 2 0 .280 .337 .376 .713
June   89 29 10 0 2 19 9 7 8 2 0 0 .326 .367 .506 .873
July   25 4 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 .160 .276 .280 .556
August   96 21 1 0 2 12 9 7 5 2 0 0 .219 .267 .292 .558
September   47 7 0 1 0 0 3 6 7 0 0 0 .149 .245 .191 .437
Career   350 87 15 2 6 45 34 32 33 4 2 0 .249 .308 .354 .663
Home   177 43 11 1 2 20 19 14 18 2 0 0 .243 .295 .350 .646
Road   173 44 4 1 4 25 15 18 15 2 2 0 .254 .321 .358 .680
Grass   350 87 15 2 6 45 34 32 33 4 2 0 .249 .308 .354 .663
Day   132 39 9 0 2 20 14 12 11 1 1 0 .295 .352 .409 .761
Night   218 48 6 2 4 25 20 20 22 3 1 0 .220 .282 .321 .603
As Starter   344 86 14 2 6 45 34 31 32 4 2 0 .250 .309 .355 .663
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Pinch Hitting   6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Close/Late   74 16 3 1 0 5 6 5 8 0 1 0 .216 .266 .284 .550
Inning 1-3   109 26 4 0 1 16 7 9 9 3 1 0 .239 .289 .303 .592
Inning 4-6   131 34 5 0 4 20 15 17 11 0 0 0 .260 .345 .389 .734
Inning 7-9   102 26 6 2 1 9 11 5 13 1 0 0 .255 .287 .382 .669
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
0 Outs   124 28 5 0 1 7 14 11 10 1 2 0 .226 .287 .290 .577
1 Outs   105 29 5 0 4 19 15 12 9 3 0 0 .276 .342 .438 .780
2 Outs   121 30 5 2 1 19 5 9 14 0 0 0 .248 .300 .347 .647
Scoring Position   89 24 5 1 0 34 11 5 10 4 2 0 .270 .296 .348 .644
Bases Empty   180 43 7 1 3 3 13 19 13 0 0 0 .239 .312 .339 .650
Runner on 1st   81 20 3 0 3 8 10 8 10 0 0 0 .247 .315 .395 .710
Runner on 2nd   19 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 0 .105 .190 .105 .296
Runner on 3rd   8 4 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .750 1.306
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 9 1 1 0 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 .281 .281 .375 .656
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 3 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Bases Loaded   12 5 1 0 0 11 4 1 2 1 0 0 .417 .429 .500 .929
Two Strikes   125 30 4 0 2 17 15 17 33 3 0 0 .240 .324 .320 .644
First Pitch   73 14 2 1 1 10 5 1 0 1 2 0 .192 .200 .288 .488
Count 0-1   22 7 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .318 .636
Count 0-2   18 7 2 0 1 5 4 0 5 1 0 0 .389 .368 .667 1.035
Count 1-0   38 10 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .263 .316 .579
Count 1-1   43 14 3 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .326 .581 .907
Count 1-2   37 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 .135 .135 .135 .270
Count 2-0   16 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .312 .562
Count 2-1   22 7 3 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .455 .773
Count 2-2   45 9 1 0 0 6 4 0 9 2 0 0 .200 .191 .222 .414
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .750
Count 3-1   9 1 0 0 1 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 .111 .529 .444 .974
Full Count   25 9 1 0 1 5 6 17 7 0 0 0 .360 .619 .520 1.139
Behind in Count   77 19 2 0 1 7 8 0 17 1 0 0 .247 .244 .312 .555
Ahead in Count   87 22 6 0 1 12 6 14 0 0 0 0 .253 .356 .356 .713
Batting 4th   44 14 3 0 0 8 5 8 2 0 0 0 .318 .423 .386 .809
Batting 5th   243 50 7 1 4 25 17 16 23 4 0 0 .206 .251 .292 .543
Batting 6th   10 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 .400 .400 .700 1.100
Batting 7th   17 8 2 0 1 5 5 1 2 0 1 0 .471 .500 .765 1.265
Batting 8th   31 10 2 1 0 5 6 6 3 0 0 0 .323 .432 .452 .884
Batting 9th   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .400 .733
Low Leverage   122 31 8 2 3 11 15 14 11 0 0 0 .254 .331 .426 .757
Medium Leverage   151 36 4 0 3 15 10 15 16 2 1 0 .238 .304 .325 .628
High Leverage   75 18 2 0 0 19 9 3 6 2 1 0 .240 .263 .267 .529
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
1959 New York - FABL 25 48 131 33 3 0 3 15 10 6 0 2 26 0 0 .252 .281 .344 .624 67 62 -0.0
1960 New York - FABL 26 47 141 35 5 0 5 15 10 10 0 0 19 0 0 .248 .298 .390 .688 85 79 0.6
1961 New York - FABL 27 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.0
1962 Los Angeles - FABL 28 5 13 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .286 .538 .824 108 111 0.1
Total FABL 104 287 71 9 0 9 31 22 17 0 2 46 0 0 .247 .288 .373 .660 77 71 0.6
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
1948 Total - 14 25 112 52 12 0 5 32 52 12 1 3 9 10 4 .464 .508 .705 1.213 100 100 2.2
1949 Total - 15 22 94 43 9 0 3 26 33 10 1 2 4 9 3 .457 .505 .649 1.154 100 100 1.6
1950 Total - 16 25 112 47 12 1 4 31 46 12 1 0 8 6 2 .420 .480 .652 1.132 100 100 1.8
1951 Total - 17 24 107 48 7 0 4 34 47 10 1 3 5 0 0 .449 .488 .626 1.114 100 100 1.7
1951 Marshalltown - C 17 49 175 45 6 0 10 39 27 29 1 3 70 1 0 .257 .361 .463 .823 95 89 0.6
1952 Marshalltown - C 18 24 67 15 2 0 4 19 19 24 0 0 27 1 0 .224 .429 .433 .861 111 118 0.4
1952 Tampa - B 18 28 62 18 2 0 2 12 9 4 0 1 15 0 0 .290 .328 .419 .748 97 91 0.2
1953 Rock Island - C 19 13 12 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 16 14 -0.1
1953 Fresno - B 19 18 34 13 1 0 2 12 6 2 1 0 5 0 0 .382 .432 .588 1.021 191 211 0.7
1954 Rock Island - C 20 39 41 11 3 0 2 8 7 12 1 1 6 0 0 .268 .436 .488 .924 144 143 0.5
1954 Fresno - B 20 6 15 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708 105 108 0.1
1955 Fresno - B 21 103 361 118 19 2 12 53 46 17 0 3 51 0 0 .327 .354 .490 .845 148 154 4.5
1955 Albany - A 21 11 35 14 2 0 0 8 9 9 1 0 6 0 0 .400 .533 .457 .990 167 167 0.7
1956 Reading - AA 22 51 181 66 11 2 6 38 26 22 0 2 22 0 1 .365 .429 .547 .976 167 169 2.4
1956 Toledo - AAA 22 47 155 39 5 0 5 9 22 23 0 1 24 1 0 .252 .346 .381 .727 102 105 0.8
1957 Toledo - AAA 23 126 424 120 19 1 8 68 46 48 2 6 49 0 0 .283 .354 .389 .743 108 109 3.4
1958 Toledo - AAA 24 126 449 105 23 0 12 62 51 40 0 8 63 1 0 .234 .292 .365 .657 91 88 2.2
1961 Albany - A 27 27 94 26 5 2 1 11 9 11 0 0 23 0 0 .277 .352 .404 .757 123 126 0.6
1961 Reading - AA 27 34 101 25 2 0 6 21 17 16 1 1 11 0 0 .248 .353 .446 .798 127 128 1.1
1961 Toledo - AAA 27 26 80 22 3 0 1 9 9 13 0 2 8 0 0 .275 .368 .350 .718 103 91 0.6
1962 Hawaii - AAA 28 100 350 87 15 2 6 45 34 32 0 4 33 1 1 .249 .308 .354 .663 84 86 1.4
Total CL 325 1108 286 50 1 26 148 128 124 2 17 144 2 0 .258 .329 .375 .705 100 99
Total EA 85 282 91 13 2 12 59 43 38 1 3 33 0 1 .323 .401 .511 .912 152 154
Total GWL 100 350 87 15 2 6 45 34 32 0 4 33 1 1 .249 .308 .354 .663 84 86
Total MAL 38 129 40 7 2 1 19 18 20 1 0 29 0 0 .310 .407 .419 .825 136 138
Total SEL 28 62 18 2 0 2 12 9 4 0 1 15 0 0 .290 .328 .419 .748 97 91
Total COW 127 410 136 20 2 14 67 53 20 1 3 59 0 0 .332 .362 .493 .854 150 157
Total UMVA 125 295 73 11 0 16 67 54 67 2 4 108 2 0 .247 .386 .447 .833 103 101
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1951 Marshalltown - C C 48 45 601 33 2 634 0 1.000 403.0 14.16 +2.2 1.138 7 22 11 50.0
1952 Tampa - B C 24 14 96 9 0 105 0 1.000 143.1 6.59 -0.3 .778 1 5 2 40.0
1952 Marshalltown - C C 19 19 269 9 2 278 0 1.000 162.0 15.44 +0.5 .989 1 12 4 33.3
1953 Fresno - B C 15 8 63 6 0 69 0 1.000 80.2 7.70 +0.6 1.030 0 3 2 66.7
1954 Fresno - B C 4 4 24 3 0 28 1 .964 32.1 7.52 +0.0 1.012 0 2 0 0.0
1954 Rock Island - C C 8 4 30 3 1 33 0 1.000 42.0 7.07 +0.6 1.954 0 0 0 0.0
1955 Albany - A C 11 10 55 4 0 59 0 1.000 96.2 5.49 +0.1 .994 1 3 2 66.7
1955 Fresno - B C 84 82 521 49 7 573 3 .995 745.1 6.88 +3.1 1.153 2 34 18 52.9
1956 Toledo - AAA C 44 43 244 21 0 267 2 .993 386.0 6.18 -0.1 1.011 6 16 4 25.0
1956 Reading - AA C 46 46 252 16 3 270 2 .993 398.0 6.06 +1.3 1.011 3 16 8 50.0
1957 Toledo - AAA C 114 114 570 74 8 646 2 .997 1023.2 5.66 +6.2 1.138 3 45 23 51.1
1958 Toledo - AAA C 117 116 650 62 10 714 2 .997 1030.2 6.22 +5.1 1.373 8 38 18 47.4
1959 New York - MLB C 44 30 149 15 1 164 0 1.000 298.1 4.95 +1.2 .934 1 22 11 50.0
1960 New York - MLB C 40 36 211 24 3 236 1 .996 322.0 6.57 +1.6 1.188 2 15 8 53.3
1961 New York - MLB C 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1961 Toledo - AAA C 24 24 122 20 1 142 0 1.000 212.1 6.02 +1.4 1.089 0 15 7 46.7
1961 Reading - AA C 28 27 178 14 1 192 0 1.000 230.1 7.50 +0.8 1.167 1 10 4 40.0
1961 Albany - A C 27 25 163 21 2 185 1 .995 219.0 7.56 +0.9 1.278 3 17 7 41.2
1962 Los Angeles - MLB C 4 3 17 2 0 19 0 1.000 29.0 5.90 +0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1962 Hawaii - AAA C 94 93 419 55 5 477 3 .994 813.2 5.24 +1.6 1.078 4 56 24 42.9
TOTAL C 799 743 4638 440 46 5095 17 .997 6675.1 6.85 +26.9 1.130 43 333 154 46.2
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/19/1951 Drafted in the 1951 first-year player draft out of high school (Ottawa; Ottawa, IL) by the Brooklyn Kings. (Round 12, Pick 9, 185th overall pick).
07/01/1951 Signed a minor league contract with the Brooklyn Kings organization with a signing bonus of $1,200.
06/25/1953 Released by the Kansas City organization.
06/29/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
04/19/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the New York Gothams development complex.
07/18/1955 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1955 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
08/25/1955 Goes 5-5 against the Bakersfield Bears, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 0 R.
06/02/1956 Goes 5-6 against the Youngstown Phenoms, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 4 R.
04/20/1958 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/19/1958 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/14/1960 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the New York Gothams by the Los Angeles Suns. (Round 47, Pick 3, 187th overall pick).
06/18/1962 Wins the GWL Player of the Week Award.
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