Bob Batten 
#52 C | 7-0, 259lbs | Miners | Experience: 1 year
Born: 3/10/1952 (23) | College: Detroit City College | New York, NY

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: C+ D+ C+ D+ D- D- A- B C D+ D C+ D B+ D A-  
 Potential: B D B D D D A B C C C B          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1974  1975  1976  1977  1978  1979  1980  1981 
 Value: $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 0                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL SFM 66 65 34.9 13.4 3.8 8.2 1.7 3.6 0.46 0.7 0.5 3.7 .498 .704 .000  
 1973 FBL SFM 63 60 34.2 14.2 3.4 6.4 1.7 3.4 0.51 0.4 0.6 3.7 .519 .634 .000  
 Career     129 125 34.6 13.8 3.6 7.3 1.7 3.5 0.48 0.5 0.5 3.7 .509 .670 .000  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL SFM 5.7 11.5 .498 2.0 2.8 .704 4.0 6.3 .635 1.7 5.2 .332 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1973 FBL SFM 6.2 12.0 .519 1.8 2.8 .634 4.5 6.8 .654 1.8 5.2 .340 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     6.0 11.7 .509 1.9 2.8 .670 4.2 6.6 .645 1.7 5.2 .336 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 66 65 2301 377 757 131 186 0 0 885 253 792 110 43 240 43 33 243 142 
 1973 63 60 2156 393 757 111 175 0 0 897 213 615 109 25 212 25 37 231 61 
 Career 129 125 4457 770 1514 242 361 0 0 1782 466 1407 219 68 452 68 70 474 203 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL SFM .527 1.17 9.3 20.2 20.4 9.8 21.4 15.5 14.2 122.0 4.1 2.2 91.7 88.5  
 1973 FBL SFM .537 1.18 9.4 18.4 20.8 8.6 16.7 12.6 14.5 124.7 4.2 1.0 88.3 86.2  
 Career     .533 1.18 9.3 19.3 20.6 9.2 19.1 14.1 14.3 246.7 8.2 1.6 90.1 87.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1974 FBL SFM 2 2 23.0 6.0 2.0 5.5 1.0 4.0 0.25 0.0 0.0 5.5 .316 .000 .000  
 Career     2 2 23.0 6.0 2.0 5.5 1.0 4.0 0.25 0.0 0.0 5.5 .316 .000 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1974 FBL SFM 3.0 9.5 .316 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.5 .667 0.0 5.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     3.0 9.5 .316 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.5 .667 0.0 5.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1974 2 2 46 6 19 0 0 0 0 12 4 15 2 0 8 0 0 11 -2 
 Career 2 2 46 6 19 0 0 0 0 12 4 15 2 0 8 0 0 11 -2 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1974 FBL SFM .316 0.63 6.9 27.6 20.4 7.5 22.0 14.6 -3.1 -9.4 -0.3 -1.0 89.2 85.6  
 Career     .316 0.63 6.9 27.6 0.0 7.5 22.0 14.6 -3.0 -9.4 -0.3 -1.0 89.2 85.6  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1969 DCC 30 29 28.9 4.7 1.8 4.0 1.3 1.1 1.21 0.4 0.7 2.3 .455 .627 .000  
 1970 DCC 32 32 30.4 5.9 2.3 4.4 1.1 1.7 0.67 0.4 0.8 2.1 .440 .585 .000  
 1971 DCC 24 24 30.8 7.9 2.3 6.4 1.4 1.8 0.77 0.3 1.4 2.2 .462 .606 .000  
 1972 DCC 33 33 32.9 9.0 2.1 6.2 1.5 1.7 0.91 0.4 1.6 1.8 .485 .670 .000  
 Total   119 118 30.8 6.9 2.1 5.2 1.4 1.6 0.86 0.4 1.1 2.1 .463 .626 .000  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1969 30 29 867 55 121 32 51 0 0 142 53 173 40 11 33 11 21 68 195 
 1970 32 32 974 70 159 48 82 0 0 188 75 217 36 12 54 12 27 67 168 
 1971 24 24 738 73 158 43 71 0 0 189 55 208 34 8 44 8 33 52 159 
 1972 33 33 1085 113 233 71 106 0 0 297 70 274 51 12 56 12 53 60 338 
 Career 119 118 3664 311 671 194 310 0 0 816 253 872 161 43 187 43 134 247 860 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 27 10 25 5 3 2 10 12 25 8 8 0 0  
 Playoff 10 3 10 1 0 0 6 5 14 0 0 0 0  
 Career 30 10 25 5 3 3 10 13 25 8 12 0 0  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/16 NYK L 37 2 7 4 6 0 0 8 3 14 1 3 0 0 3 -18
 10/17 STL L 43 7 12 2 2 0 0 16 6 17 0 4 1 1 5 -2
 10/19 WAS W 46 6 13 5 8 0 0 17 3 10 3 6 2 1 2 12
 10/21 LAC W 44 7 11 0 0 0 0 14 4 12 3 3 0 2 2 2
 10/26 PHI W 43 6 14 4 6 0 0 16 5 13 3 4 2 0 4 7
 10/27 SEA L 28 5 7 1 2 0 0 11 3 8 2 4 0 0 4 -4
 10/29 MIN W 34 5 12 3 4 0 0 13 3 11 1 4 0 0 6 11
 10/30 HOU W 17 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 1 5 1 4 0 0 5 10
 11/1 TOR W 42 8 14 1 2 0 0 17 3 16 2 5 1 0 4 1
 11/3 HOU W 43 8 15 2 2 0 0 18 8 17 2 4 1 1 3 17
 11/5 STL W 30 4 5 1 2 0 0 9 1 6 2 4 0 1 4 10
 11/6 PHI W 39 5 10 5 6 0 0 15 5 15 5 3 1 2 1 23
 11/8 VAN L 34 3 10 2 2 0 0 8 4 10 1 4 0 0 3 -48
 11/10 LAC W 33 5 11 2 2 0 0 12 8 17 2 10 2 1 5 -7
 11/11 SEA L 18 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 3 7 1 2 0 0 6 11
 11/13 SEA L 52 8 17 0 0 0 0 16 4 16 2 5 1 0 3 4
 11/15 MIL L 44 4 10 2 2 0 0 10 2 18 1 3 2 0 3 -19
 11/16 MIL W 27 4 8 2 2 0 0 10 3 6 0 4 0 0 6 19
 11/18 STL L 27 3 8 0 0 0 0 6 2 5 1 4 0 2 2 -23
 12/13 HOU W 34 6 8 5 6 0 0 17 7 21 4 3 0 0 4 27
 12/14 VAN L 39 5 13 3 4 0 0 13 6 15 2 1 1 1 4 5
 12/18 HOU L 44 9 11 3 4 0 0 21 5 17 2 4 3 0 2 -15
 12/19 BOS L 45 5 9 0 2 0 0 10 2 9 0 5 0 1 5 2
 12/23 VAN W 41 7 18 4 6 0 0 18 4 13 0 3 2 1 3 14
 12/24 CLE W 40 8 14 0 0 0 0 16 3 12 2 3 1 1 3 20
 12/26 SEA W 23 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 4 1 3 1 1 4 12
 12/27 MIN L 39 6 14 0 0 0 0 12 5 13 2 2 0 1 5 -1
 12/31 MIN L 29 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 4 11 2 1 0 0 4 -13
 1/3 LAC W 43 8 12 1 2 0 0 17 3 11 1 3 0 1 3 3
 1/4 VAN L 43 7 15 0 0 0 0 14 6 17 3 2 0 1 4 8
 1/6 MIL L 35 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 5 15 2 3 0 1 3 -26
 1/7 LAC W 45 12 20 3 4 0 0 27 9 16 3 2 1 0 2 13
 1/11 LAC W 47 9 17 5 8 0 0 23 5 15 1 3 1 0 4 7
 1/12 STL W 35 7 12 1 2 0 0 15 5 13 3 3 0 0 3 20
 1/16 STL W 44 11 25 1 4 0 0 23 4 18 2 3 0 0 2 25
 1/17 VAN L 42 8 17 2 6 0 0 18 1 16 1 7 0 2 6 -11
 1/20 VAN L 38 5 10 2 2 0 0 12 4 19 0 4 0 1 4 -6
 1/21 STL L 19 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 4 6 1 2 0 1 5 -4
 1/23 SEA W 17 3 5 2 4 0 0 8 0 3 1 5 0 0 4 16
 1/27 SEA L 39 6 11 1 2 0 0 13 2 10 3 4 1 0 3 -21
 1/31 MIN W 44 7 11 1 2 0 0 15 6 18 1 2 2 1 1 -4
 2/4 ATL W 22 3 7 0 0 0 0 6 4 12 3 2 0 0 4 19
 2/5 HOU L 33 5 9 1 2 0 0 11 3 6 1 3 1 0 4 -25
 2/7 ROO W 24 7 11 1 4 0 0 15 2 9 1 2 0 2 2 11
 2/12 VAN L 41 7 13 2 4 0 0 16 4 12 0 5 1 0 2 -21
 2/13 LAC W 45 7 15 5 6 0 0 19 5 17 2 2 0 0 2 6
 2/16 LAC W 43 7 19 6 8 0 0 20 4 11 1 5 1 0 4 -4
 2/17 VAN W 35 5 8 2 2 0 0 12 2 8 2 4 0 0 6 5
 2/19 CHI W 43 6 11 4 8 0 0 16 5 22 3 2 1 2 4 11
 2/21 NYK L 23 5 7 0 0 0 0 10 2 4 1 6 1 1 6 5
 2/23 HOU L 36 7 14 3 4 0 0 17 1 8 2 6 0 1 5 11
 2/25 MIN L 28 4 8 8 8 0 0 16 3 10 1 2 0 0 4 -7
 2/26 NOP W 34 6 9 4 4 0 0 16 7 14 3 5 0 0 4 7
 3/1 WAS W 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -2
 3/12 HOU W 13 5 7 1 2 0 0 11 4 7 2 0 0 0 1 8
 3/14 DET W 25 5 10 0 0 0 0 10 3 7 1 6 1 0 4 15
 3/15 PHI W 37 7 10 0 0 0 0 14 1 11 1 3 0 1 3 15
 3/17 NYK L 29 4 9 0 0 0 0 8 2 9 2 3 2 1 4 -18
 3/20 MIL L 34 6 16 1 2 0 0 13 5 17 0 3 1 0 4 -22
 3/21 CHI L 38 9 17 5 6 0 0 23 3 8 5 3 0 2 4 -13
 3/25 SEA W 30 4 12 0 0 0 0 8 6 15 3 5 1 2 6 25
 3/26 TOR L 37 7 13 4 4 0 0 18 4 13 2 6 1 0 5 7
 3/29 CLE W 43 5 14 1 2 0 0 11 3 13 2 6 1 1 3 15
 3/31 MIN W 47 5 16 6 6 0 0 16 4 19 4 4 2 0 3 4
 4/2 MIN L 38 5 13 5 6 0 0 15 5 17 1 6 1 0 5 -3
 4/4 HOU W 29 6 10 5 8 0 0 17 3 8 0 6 1 1 4 4
 4/7 STL L 33 7 13 3 4 0 0 17 6 11 0 6 2 0 2 -20
 4/8 SEA L 44 7 9 7 8 0 0 21 1 12 2 0 0 0 2 -7
 4/10 LAC W 17 2 4 0 2 0 0 4 2 6 1 3 0 0 4 21
 4/13 LAC L 36 5 10 2 2 0 0 12 5 9 0 3 1 0 5 -6
 4/14 MIL W 44 9 22 2 4 0 0 20 10 25 1 4 1 0 2 6
 4/16 LAC L 39 7 15 0 0 0 0 14 4 10 5 2 1 0 4 -2
 4/17 NOP W 35 2 9 0 2 0 0 4 5 10 1 4 1 0 3 28
 4/19 HOU L 33 5 14 0 0 0 0 10 3 10 1 6 0 0 5 -10
 4/21 HOU L 13 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 6 8

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 9
 1968 High School: Rated **** and #35 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
 1968 High School: All-State (New York)
 1968 High School: All-American
 1973 FBL All-Rookie Second Team
 1974 FBL Rookie Game Participant

 Transactions
 Date Action
 6/27/1973 Drafted by the Miners with pick #6 of round 1.

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