CF George Van Buren #17
Pittsburgh Rollers LNBL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/16/1917
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CF GEORGE VAN BUREN #17 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
52 127 29 5 3 0 16 8 9 .228 .270 .315 9 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 55
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 50 50 50 55
Eye 40 40 40 45
Avoid K's 60 65 60 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 35 70
Arm: 20 45 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: 30 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/15/1917 @ PHIN Loss, 1-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/13/1917 @ PHIN Win, 7-5 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 1
07/06/1917 IND Loss, 4-5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/02/1917 NYKN Win, 4-1 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
07/01/1917 @ BRKN Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/29/1917 @ BRKN Loss, 8-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/28/1917 @ BRKN Win, 7-5 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
06/25/1917 @ CLEN Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/20/1917 CIN Win, 11-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/1917 CIN Loss, 2-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Stays in the shadows, not the spotlight.
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:06/22/1893
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:171 cm
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,400
Signed Through:1917 Season
Major Service:None, 158 Days
Service This Yr:99 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1915, 16th Pick in Round 7
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1917 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 52 127 29 5 3 0 16 18 8 9 .228 .270 .315 .584 .275 .087 79
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 40 141 1 1 0 0 5 5 40 8 9 6 60.0 11.4 2.70 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 4 0 0 0 5 1 0 1 4 2 1 .114 .125 .114 .239
Versus Right   92 25 5 3 0 11 17 8 8 1 3 0 .272 .327 .391 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
April   53 12 1 0 0 3 8 3 3 1 4 0 .226 .263 .245 .508
May   30 5 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 3 0 1 .167 .200 .167 .367
June   32 10 4 2 0 4 6 2 3 0 1 0 .312 .353 .562 .915
July   12 2 0 1 0 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 .167 .267 .333 .600
Last Year   37 11 3 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 1 .297 .350 .432 .782
Career   164 40 8 4 0 18 23 10 9 5 5 2 .244 .287 .341 .629
Home   47 10 0 1 0 8 5 2 3 5 2 1 .213 .236 .255 .492
Road   80 19 5 2 0 8 13 6 6 0 3 0 .237 .291 .350 .641
Grass   127 29 5 3 0 16 18 8 9 5 5 1 .228 .270 .315 .584
Day   49 8 1 1 0 3 4 3 6 1 2 1 .163 .222 .224 .447
Night   78 21 4 2 0 13 14 5 3 4 3 0 .269 .299 .372 .671
As Starter   123 28 5 3 0 16 18 8 8 5 5 1 .228 .270 .317 .587
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   20 4 0 1 0 2 4 1 1 0 3 0 .200 .238 .300 .538
Inning 1-3   41 8 3 0 0 5 4 2 4 2 0 0 .195 .222 .268 .491
Inning 4-6   52 15 2 2 0 8 10 4 2 2 2 1 .288 .339 .404 .743
Inning 7-9   32 5 0 1 0 3 4 2 3 1 3 0 .156 .200 .219 .419
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   42 12 1 1 0 2 8 2 4 2 3 0 .286 .304 .357 .661
1 Outs   38 9 3 1 0 12 7 3 2 3 2 0 .237 .273 .368 .641
2 Outs   47 8 1 1 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 1 .170 .235 .234 .469
Scoring Position   46 8 2 1 0 14 5 3 4 5 5 1 .174 .218 .261 .479
Bases Empty   55 11 2 1 0 0 10 5 3 0 0 0 .200 .267 .273 .539
Runner on 1st   26 10 1 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .385 .385 .500 .885
Runner on 2nd   14 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 .143 .250 .214 .464
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .333 .625 .958
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 .222 .250 .222 .472
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   36 6 2 0 0 5 5 4 9 1 0 0 .167 .244 .222 .466
First Pitch   27 6 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 2 2 0 .222 .233 .222 .456
Count 0-1   15 7 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 .467 .471 .733 1.204
Count 0-2   8 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   20 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 1-1   18 5 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .389 .652
Count 1-2   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   7 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
Count 2-2   11 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   7 3 1 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 .429 .636 .571 1.208
Behind in Count   33 8 0 2 0 5 4 0 6 2 0 1 .242 .250 .364 .614
Ahead in Count   31 5 1 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 3 0 .161 .235 .258 .493
Batting Leadoff   11 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 6th   11 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .182 .231 .182 .413
Batting 7th   27 6 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 3 0 0 .222 .226 .333 .559
Batting 8th   75 18 3 2 0 8 12 6 6 1 3 0 .240 .293 .333 .626
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   38 8 2 0 0 2 3 5 3 1 0 0 .211 .295 .263 .559
Medium Leverage   58 15 2 1 0 7 11 3 2 1 1 1 .259 .302 .328 .629
High Leverage   30 6 1 2 0 7 4 0 4 3 4 0 .200 .182 .367 .548
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
1916 Pittsburgh - LNBL 22 18 37 11 3 1 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 3 0 .297 .350 .432 .782 145 133 0.4
1917 Pittsburgh - LNBL 23 52 127 29 5 3 0 16 18 8 1 5 9 9 6 .228 .270 .315 .584 78 79 0.6
Total LNBL 70 164 40 8 4 0 18 23 10 2 5 9 12 6 .244 .287 .341 .629 93 91 1.0
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
1915 Fremont College - COL 21 58 193 58 10 8 1 29 30 16 2 0 7 34 13 .301 .360 .451 .811 156 169 2.7
Total UNCBA 58 193 58 10 8 1 29 30 16 2 0 7 34 13 .301 .360 .451 .811 156 169
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1916 Pittsburgh - LNBL 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total LNBL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1916 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1916 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 15 10 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 98.0 2.39 -1.9 .930
1917 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 .960
1917 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 44 40 110 0 0 111 1 .991 344.2 2.87 -2.5 .959
1917 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 .995
TOTAL LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 .960
TOTAL CF 59 50 135 1 0 137 1 .993 442.2 2.77 -4.4 .954
TOTAL RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 .995
PLAYER HISTORY
06/29/1914 Joined the Fremont College Walruses.
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 30 (45).
06/08/1915 Wins the 1915 UNCBA SL1 Great Glove Award at RF.
06/10/1915 Wins the 1915 UNCBA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at RF.
06/13/1915 Finished 3rd in 1915 UNCBA SL1 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
06/28/1915 Drafted in the 1915 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Rollers. (Round 7, Pick 16, 112nd overall pick).
07/22/1915 Released by the Fremont College Walruses.
07/22/1915 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Rollers organization with a signing bonus of $120.
09/09/1915 Named the #58 prospect in the LNBL
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 35 (45).
04/06/1916 Named the #61 prospect in the LNBL
06/13/1916 Named the #64 prospect in the LNBL
09/11/1916 Wins the 1916 Negro League Cup Series with the Pittsburgh Rollers.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 40 (45).
04/05/1917 Named the #55 prospect in the LNBL
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