LF Tullu 'Heavy' Shamakani #20
Johannesburg Pipers SAB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/12/2058
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LF TULLU 'HEAVY' SHAMAKANI #20 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
75 125 31 0 0 1 9 19 29 .248 .344 .272 4 -0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 4
Errors: - 3 7
Arm: 2 3 5
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 5
1st Base: 4 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 4
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 7
Bunt for Hit: 7
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/11/2058 @ PIE Win, 6-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
08/06/2058 SOW Loss, 6-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/04/2058 VER Win, 9-1 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
08/02/2058 VER Win, 6-5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/2058 @ BRA Win, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/27/2058 @ BRA Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0
07/26/2058 @ BRA Loss, 2-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/23/2058 @ PIE Loss, 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/22/2058 @ PIE Win, 3-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/20/2058 WEL Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
He puts in extra time at the gym.
High: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:12/14/2025
Born in:Cape Town, WES
Nationality:South African
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$7,500,000
Signed Through:2060 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 96 Days
Service This Yr:136 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 5 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2047, 5th Pick in Round 1
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SOUTH AFRICA BASEBALL 2058 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 75 125 31 0 0 1 9 17 19 29 .248 .344 .272 .616 .290 .024 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 151 2 1 0 2 1 5 34 1 4 2 66.7 14.0 3.64 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   42 5 0 0 0 0 2 12 12 0 0 1 .119 .327 .119 .446
Versus Right   83 26 0 0 1 9 15 7 17 5 1 1 .313 .354 .349 .704
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
March   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
April   16 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
May   19 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 .211 .318 .211 .529
June   55 15 0 0 1 6 9 5 12 4 0 1 .273 .323 .327 .650
July   24 4 0 0 0 2 2 7 5 1 0 0 .167 .344 .167 .510
August   8 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 .375 .545 .375 .920
Spring Training   43 10 0 0 0 4 3 7 11 1 0 0 .233 .333 .233 .566
Last Year   377 99 8 1 12 33 52 52 83 1 2 2 .263 .354 .385 .739
2 Years Ago   216 57 6 3 3 24 30 30 42 1 2 2 .264 .357 .361 .719
Career   3412 980 149 17 72 353 446 418 675 19 29 29 .287 .368 .404 .772
Home   53 13 0 0 0 3 10 10 11 2 0 0 .245 .354 .245 .599
Road   72 18 0 0 1 6 7 9 18 3 1 2 .250 .337 .292 .629
Grass   33 7 0 0 0 2 2 6 10 1 0 0 .212 .325 .212 .537
Turf   92 24 0 0 1 7 15 13 19 4 1 2 .261 .351 .293 .645
Day   53 16 0 0 1 6 10 9 11 3 0 0 .302 .385 .358 .743
Night   72 15 0 0 0 3 7 10 18 2 1 2 .208 .314 .208 .522
As Starter   82 19 0 0 1 6 12 13 20 3 0 2 .232 .340 .268 .608
As Reliever / Substitution   43 12 0 0 0 3 5 6 9 2 1 0 .279 .353 .279 .632
Pinch Hitting   39 10 0 0 0 2 5 5 9 2 1 0 .256 .326 .256 .582
Close/Late   37 8 0 0 0 5 5 6 6 3 0 0 .216 .304 .216 .521
Inning 1-3   30 7 0 0 0 0 5 7 11 0 0 1 .233 .395 .233 .628
Inning 4-6   40 12 0 0 1 4 6 5 5 2 1 0 .300 .362 .375 .737
Inning 7-9   50 9 0 0 0 3 5 6 11 1 0 1 .180 .276 .180 .456
Extra Innings   5 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
0 Outs   40 13 0 0 0 2 6 8 11 1 1 0 .325 .429 .325 .754
1 Outs   42 10 0 0 0 5 7 9 7 4 0 1 .238 .357 .238 .595
2 Outs   43 8 0 0 1 2 4 2 11 0 0 1 .186 .239 .256 .495
Scoring Position   30 3 0 0 1 9 2 4 10 5 1 0 .100 .179 .200 .379
Bases Empty   78 20 0 0 0 0 12 13 14 0 0 1 .256 .370 .256 .626
Runner on 1st   17 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 1 .471 .550 .471 1.021
Runner on 2nd   11 2 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 .182 .357 .455 .812
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Two Strikes   63 13 0 0 1 5 8 10 29 1 0 1 .206 .320 .254 .574
First Pitch   17 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 .294 .300 .294 .594
Count 0-1   10 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
Count 0-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 1-1   14 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .267 .214 .481
Count 1-2   24 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .208 .208 .208 .417
Count 2-0   2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-1   7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .571 1.143
Count 2-2   23 7 0 0 0 1 4 0 10 1 0 1 .304 .320 .304 .624
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Full Count   11 1 0 0 1 3 3 10 6 0 0 0 .091 .524 .364 .887
Behind in Count   39 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 1 0 0 .179 .175 .179 .354
Ahead in Count   21 8 0 0 0 1 4 8 0 1 0 0 .381 .533 .381 .914
Batting 2nd   58 17 0 0 1 5 11 9 13 3 0 1 .293 .380 .345 .725
Batting 4th   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 5th   16 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 4 1 0 1 .125 .250 .125 .375
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .600 .000 .600
Batting 7th   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   37 9 0 0 0 2 5 3 7 1 1 0 .243 .293 .243 .536
Low Leverage   52 12 0 0 0 2 8 8 10 2 0 2 .231 .344 .231 .575
Medium Leverage   45 14 0 0 1 3 7 6 12 1 0 0 .311 .385 .378 .762
High Leverage   28 5 0 0 0 4 2 5 7 2 1 0 .179 .286 .179 .464
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
2048 Botshabelo - SAB 22 30 59 19 3 1 3 11 11 14 2 1 11 1 2 .322 .461 .559 1.020 192 191 0.8
2049 Botshabelo - SAB 23 96 303 71 13 2 6 32 37 25 2 1 74 15 4 .234 .296 .350 .646 86 85 0.5
2050 Botshabelo - SAB 24 142 550 174 32 1 12 54 69 63 4 3 89 28 21 .316 .389 .444 .832 136 134 3.6
2051 Botshabelo - SAB 25 137 512 150 22 4 5 49 46 52 0 1 104 21 17 .293 .358 .381 .738 112 113 0.3
2052 Botshabelo - SAB 26 127 491 148 19 1 14 53 62 55 6 2 95 25 13 .301 .377 .430 .807 124 123 2.5
2053 Botshabelo - SAB 27 131 489 145 28 3 13 62 83 71 4 3 98 33 11 .297 .388 .446 .834 132 131 4.3
2054 Botshabelo - SAB 28 17 54 18 4 1 0 8 5 7 1 0 7 1 2 .333 .419 .444 .864 142 141 0.2
2055 Botshabelo - SAB 29 87 236 68 14 0 3 18 34 30 4 1 43 9 1 .288 .376 .386 .762 115 114 0.4
2056 Botshabelo - SAB 30 93 216 57 6 3 3 24 30 30 2 1 42 6 2 .264 .357 .361 .719 107 105 0.2
2057 Tembisa - SAB 31 98 377 99 8 1 12 33 52 52 2 1 83 22 2 .263 .354 .385 .739 114 114 1.4
2058 Johannesburg - SAB 32 75 125 31 0 0 1 9 17 19 2 5 29 4 2 .248 .344 .272 .616 79 85 -0.3
Total SAB 1033 3412 980 149 17 72 353 446 418 29 19 675 165 77 .287 .368 .404 .772 119 119 13.9
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
2047 Total - 21 47 215 75 9 5 10 58 70 23 1 0 22 36 6 .349 .414 .577 .991 100 100 2.8
2048 Kimberley - AA 22 50 201 70 17 1 15 37 45 26 3 0 47 14 7 .348 .430 .667 1.097 149 147 2.2
2055 Kimberley - AA 29 3 11 4 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .364 .462 .636 1.098 176 180 0.2
Total SARB 53 212 74 17 1 16 41 46 28 3 0 48 14 7 .349 .432 .665 1.097 150 149
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2048 Botshabelo - INT LF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -2.1 .637
2048 Botshabelo - INT RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.6 1.913
2049 Botshabelo - INT LF 45 40 101 5 4 106 0 1.000 348.2 2.74 -4.8 .926
2049 Botshabelo - INT RF 10 9 28 0 0 28 0 1.000 80.0 3.15 +0.1 .966
2050 Botshabelo - INT 3B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 -0.0 1.001
2050 Botshabelo - INT LF 71 70 116 6 0 123 1 .992 577.2 1.90 -4.7 .975
2050 Botshabelo - INT RF 73 71 136 10 1 146 0 1.000 591.0 2.22 -7.8 .934
2051 Botshabelo - INT LF 133 133 225 9 5 236 2 .992 1102.2 1.91 -11.3 .946
2051 Botshabelo - INT RF 4 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 30.0 2.40 -1.3 .856
2052 Botshabelo - INT LF 121 120 205 3 1 211 3 .986 1020.1 1.83 -9.6 .931
2052 Botshabelo - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2052 Botshabelo - INT RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2053 Botshabelo - INT LF 126 125 236 13 3 250 1 .996 1092.1 2.05 -6.7 .955
2053 Botshabelo - INT RF 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.1 .000
2054 Botshabelo - INT LF 11 9 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 80.1 2.80 -1.4 .921
2055 Botshabelo - INT LF 39 31 55 0 0 56 1 .982 273.2 1.81 -6.6 .854
2055 Botshabelo - INT RF 8 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 38.2 2.09 -0.6 .957
2056 Botshabelo - INT 1B 26 20 161 9 10 173 3 .983 184.0 8.32 -2.9 .866
2056 Botshabelo - INT SS 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 -0.1 .992
2056 Botshabelo - INT LF 18 3 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 54.0 2.33 -0.6 .931
2056 Botshabelo - INT RF 20 13 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 117.0 2.00 -2.2 .921
2057 Tembisa - INT 1B 68 68 502 22 64 529 5 .991 570.2 8.26 -3.3 .932
2057 Tembisa - INT LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 25.0 1.80 -0.4 .942
2057 Tembisa - INT RF 16 11 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 122.0 2.51 -1.2 .937
2058 Johannesburg - INT 1B 23 21 164 10 20 174 0 1.000 177.0 8.85 -1.4 .892
2058 Johannesburg - INT LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.0 .917
2058 Johannesburg - INT RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 117 109 827 41 94 876 8 .991 931.2 8.38 -7.7 .911
TOTAL 3B 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 -0.0 1.001
TOTAL SS 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 -0.1 .992
TOTAL LF 572 537 985 38 13 1031 8 .992 4601.2 2.00 -48.1 .938
TOTAL RF 142 111 243 11 1 254 0 1.000 1002.0 2.28 -12.5 .939
PLAYER HISTORY
11/15/2047 Drafted in the 2047 first-year player draft by the Botshabelo Trains. (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick).
01/01/2048 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (7); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
03/27/2048 Named the #19 prospect in the SAB
04/19/2048 Goes 5-5 against the Cape Town Lords, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/03/2048 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2 weeks.
11/13/2048 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $398,000.
01/01/2049 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
09/17/2049 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/10/2049 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $410,000.
01/01/2050 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
07/06/2050 Goes 5-6 against the Bloemfontein Sea Turtles, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
07/24/2050 Was selected to the 2050 South Africa Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/2050 Wins the SAB WL Player of the Week Award.
08/21/2050 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
10/28/2050 Wins the 2050 SAB WL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/09/2050 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $424,000.
01/01/2051 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
05/07/2051 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/24/2051 Wins the SAB WL Player of the Week Award.
08/20/2051 Injured (heart palpitations),out for 3 days.
09/11/2051 Wins the SAB WL Player of the Week Award.
11/12/2051 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,496,000.
01/01/2052 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
07/08/2052 Wins the SAB WL Player of the Week Award.
07/28/2052 Was selected to the 2052 South Africa Baseball All-Star Game.
08/25/2052 Injured (foot contusion),out for 2 weeks.
11/12/2052 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,968,000.
01/01/2053 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
03/01/2053 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
03/17/2053 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/27/2053 Was selected to the 2053 South Africa Baseball All-Star Game.
09/23/2053 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/2053 Wins the SAB WL Batter of the Month Award.
10/21/2053 Wins the 2053 Japan Series with the Botshabelo Trains.
11/11/2053 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,325,000.
01/01/2054 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/22/2054 Injured (broken hand),out for 3 months.
07/25/2054 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 4 months.
11/11/2054 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $10,260,000.
01/01/2055 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
02/23/2055 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
03/02/2055 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for 5 weeks.
11/08/2055 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $12,132,500.
01/01/2056 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/13/2056 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/01/2056 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/18/2056 Became a free agent.
01/01/2057 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
01/15/2057 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,400,000 with the Tembisa Aztecs organization.
06/04/2057 Wins the SAB WL Player of the Week Award.
10/25/2057 Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract.
11/16/2057 Became a free agent.
11/25/2057 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $22,500,000 with the Johannesburg Pipers organization.
01/01/2058 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2050 141 7
2051 136 9
Year PA Rank
2050 623 2
2051 569 6
2053 575 6
Year AB Rank
2050 550 2
2051 512 7
2053 489 8
Year H Rank
2050 174 1
2051 150 2
2053 145 8
Year K Rank
2051 104 8
Year TB Rank
2050 244 4
2051 195 9
2053 218 7
Year 2B Rank
2050 32 2
2051 22 6
2053 28 7
Year 3B Rank
2051 4 5
2056 3 10
Year SB Rank
2050 28 10
2052 25 9
2053 33 5
2057 22 8
Year RBI Rank
2053 62 8
Year R Rank
2050 69 5
2053 83 3
Year BB Rank
2050 63 6
2051 52 6
2052 55 10
2053 71 3
Year IBB Rank
2050 6 2
2052 3 8
2057 4 9
Year HP Rank
2052 6 9
Year SF Rank
2050 3 10
2053 3 7
Year EBH Rank
2050 45 7
2053 44 8
Year AVG Rank
2050 .316 3
2051 .293 4
2052 .301 5
2053 .297 7
Year OBP Rank
2050 .389 2
2051 .358 7
2052 .377 4
2053 .388 4
Year SLG Rank
2050 .444 9
2052 .430 10
2053 .446 7
Year RC Rank
2050 89.10 3
2051 64.31 9
2052 81.20 6
2053 88.49 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2050 5.69 8
2052 5.89 4
2053 6.30 7
Year wOBA Rank
2050 .377 6
2051 .343 10
2052 .369 8
2053 .377 6
Year OPS Rank
2050 .832 6
2051 .738 9
2052 .807 8
2053 .834 5
Year WAR Rank
2050 4.2 8
2053 4.9 8
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