Player Report for #22 Kululu Ufa

04/26/1981

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1B Kululu Ufa #22

ABA Chicago Hitmen

Age: 28

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Good


	1-5, .167, 4.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
6	18	3	1	0	0	0	8	2	.167	.423	.222	1

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	15	15	15	15
Gap	16	17	16	16
Power	10	10	10	10
Eye	20	20	20	20
Avoid K's	13	13	13	13

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	16	2
Errors:	-	8	1
Arm:	1	15	1
Turn DP:	-	12	-
Ability:	2	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	12
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	20	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	14	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	11

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	17
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	18
Bunt for Hit:	12

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
04/25/1981	@ ATL	Loss, 0-3	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
04/24/1981	CIN	Loss, 4-7	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
04/23/1981	CIN	Loss, 3-5	3	1	1	0	0	2	1	0
04/22/1981	CIN	Win, 5-4	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1
04/21/1981	@ PHO	Loss, 0-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/20/1981	@ PHO	Loss, 1-5	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
04/14/1981	CIN	Loss, 3-10	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/13/1981	TB	Loss, 0-2	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
04/12/1981	@ PHI	Win, 9-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
04/11/1981	PIT	Loss, 3-5	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	Very Low
Intelligence:	Very Low
Work Ethic:	High

Kululu Ufa
Birthday:	09/17/1952
Born in:	Abidjan (Lagunes)
Nationality:	Ivorian
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	167 lbs
Local Popularity:	Extremely Popular
National Pop.:	Very Popular

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$837,500
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	5 Years, 163 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 163 Days
Pro Service:	10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

American Baseball Association 1981 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	6	18	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	2	.167	.423	.222	.645	.338	.056	-0.3
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	6	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1	50.0	2.4	4.13
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		14	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	1	0	0	0	.214	.500	.286	.786
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		18	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	2	0	0	0	.167	.423	.222	.645
April		18	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	2	0	0	0	.167	.423	.222	.645
Spring Training		43	12	2	1	0	3	9	16	4	0	0	0	.279	.475	.372	.847
Last Year		526	158	19	7	14	72	85	104	69	6	0	0	.300	.412	.443	.855
2 Years Ago		519	137	28	4	9	51	79	109	77	2	0	0	.264	.390	.385	.776
Career		3174	853	152	33	62	392	465	623	563	23	35	3	.269	.387	.396	.783
Home		9	2	1	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	.222	.500	.333	.833
Road		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	.111	.333	.111	.444
Grass		18	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	2	0	0	0	.167	.423	.222	.645
Day		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	.500	1.250
Night		16	2	1	0	0	0	3	6	2	0	0	0	.125	.364	.188	.551
Close/Late		6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500
Inning 1-3		4	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	.500	.778	.500	1.278
Inning 4-6		6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Inning 7-9		8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375
0 Outs		6	2	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.500	1.000
1 Outs		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
2 Outs		8	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	.125	.417	.125	.542
Scoring Position		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500
Bases Empty		11	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	.182	.438	.182	.619
Runner on 1st		5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733
Runner on 3rd		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Two Strikes		9	1	1	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	0	0	.111	.429	.222	.651
First Pitch		2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Count 0-1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 0-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-1		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Count 1-2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-0		1	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 2-2		2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Full Count		4	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	0	.000	.556	.000	.556
Behind in Count		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ahead in Count		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429
Batting 3rd		18	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	2	0	0	0	.167	.423	.222	.645

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+	VORP
1974 Chicago - ABA	21	38	129	34	6	0	2	15	18	20	0	2	29	1	3	.264	.358	.357	.714	106	2.9
1975 Chicago - ABA	22	146	486	120	22	4	6	67	65	105	3	0	125	5	11	.247	.384	.346	.730	107	18.4
1976 Chicago - ABA	23	140	498	128	22	5	7	64	66	84	0	6	91	14	18	.257	.361	.363	.724	110	11.3
1977 Chicago - ABA	24	137	514	136	26	8	12	58	73	92	0	1	94	17	15	.265	.376	.416	.792	120	27.8
1978 Chicago - ABA	25	134	484	137	28	5	12	65	76	101	0	6	76	19	11	.283	.403	.436	.839	145	44.1
1979 Chicago - ABA	26	142	519	137	28	4	9	51	79	109	0	2	77	22	20	.264	.390	.385	.776	117	22.7
1980 Chicago - ABA	27	144	526	158	19	7	14	72	85	104	0	6	69	16	9	.300	.412	.443	.855	143	43.1
1981 Chicago - ABA	28	6	18	3	1	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	2	1	1	.167	.423	.222	.645	90	-0.3
Total ABA		887	3174	853	152	33	62	392	465	623	3	23	563	95	88	.269	.387	.396	.783	123	170.0

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+	VORP
1971 Pasadena - A	18	118	345	53	4	1	0	16	18	21	1	1	61	2	1	.154	.204	.171	.375	10	-34.7
1972 Pasadena - A	19	119	371	81	10	2	6	33	29	35	0	2	66	3	7	.218	.284	.305	.589	78	-12.3
1973 Pasadena - A	20	24	80	19	5	1	0	5	7	16	0	0	11	1	1	.237	.365	.325	.690	95	-2.8
1973 Eagle Pass - AA	20	76	290	90	11	3	14	55	47	36	1	3	63	2	5	.310	.385	.514	.899	161	27.0
1973 Uxbridge - AAA	20	26	91	29	0	3	1	4	13	12	0	1	24	0	4	.319	.394	.418	.812	138	4.8
1974 Eagle Pass - AA	21	7	23	4	1	0	1	4	1	5	0	1	3	0	0	.174	.310	.348	.658	93	-0.8
1974 Uxbridge - AAA	21	73	266	72	14	9	5	37	37	46	0	2	46	2	7	.271	.376	.447	.823	131	17.5
Total GHL		99	357	101	14	12	6	41	50	58	0	3	70	2	11	.283	.380	.440	.820	133	22.3
Total STL		83	313	94	12	3	15	59	48	41	1	4	66	2	5	.300	.379	.502	.880	156	26.2
Total SCL		261	796	153	19	4	6	54	54	72	1	3	138	6	9	.192	.259	.249	.508	51	-49.8

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+	VORP
1974 Chicago - ABA	21	5	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	0	0.0
Total ABA		5	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	.056	.150	.056	.206	-39	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%
1974 Chicago - ML	1B	23	21	207	15	16	224	2	.991	186.2	10.70	+2.4	1.119
1974 Chicago - ML	SS	16	16	30	46	16	82	6	.927	147.2	4.63	-2.7	.916
1974 Chicago - ML	2B	1	0	3	2	2	5	0	1.000	2.0	22.50	0.0	.000
1975 Chicago - ML	1B	121	121	1060	77	104	1148	11	.990	1075.0	9.52	+8.0	1.074
1975 Chicago - ML	SS	25	25	52	68	12	130	10	.923	224.0	4.82	-3.3	.948
1976 Chicago - ML	SS	118	118	218	305	72	555	32	.942	1055.1	4.46	-3.0	.986
1976 Chicago - ML	1B	21	21	191	16	18	209	2	.990	189.0	9.86	+1.0	1.046
1976 Chicago - ML	2B	2	1	0	2	1	2	0	1.000	8.0	2.25	+0.0	1.039
1976 Chicago - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1977 Chicago - ML	SS	137	137	257	364	61	652	31	.952	1227.1	4.55	-7.5	.972
1977 Chicago - ML	2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	7.2	1.17	+0.0	1.042
1977 Chicago - ML	3B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	+0.0	1.034
1978 Chicago - ML	SS	134	134	225	293	67	536	18	.966	1192.1	3.91	+3.0	1.013
1978 Chicago - ML	2B	5	0	2	4	1	7	1	.857	6.2	8.10	-1.1	.695
1979 Chicago - ML	SS	35	34	74	78	15	160	8	.950	299.0	4.58	-0.8	.987
1979 Chicago - ML	2B	108	108	234	305	78	554	15	.973	963.2	5.03	+11.8	1.051
1979 Chicago - ML	1B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	0.0	.000
1980 Chicago - ML	2B	65	63	146	203	41	365	16	.956	576.1	5.45	-1.2	.990
1980 Chicago - ML	1B	81	81	678	72	70	753	3	.996	713.1	9.46	+6.0	1.084
1980 Chicago - ML	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1981 Chicago - ML	1B	6	6	48	2	6	50	0	1.000	52.0	8.65	+0.1	1.024
1981 Chicago - ML	3B	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	.500	1.0	9.00	-0.7	.000

Player History
10/18/1970	Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Hitmen organization, was discovered in Ivory Coast.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (11); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 3 (12).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (13); Power: 2 (7); Eye: 4 (11).
07/24/1972	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/05/1972	Wins the 1972 SCL NL Frank E. Woodley Award at 1B.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (15); Power: 3 (10); Eye: 10 (20).
04/16/1973	Named the #50 prospect in the ABA
06/04/1973	Was selected to the 1973 South Texas League All-Star Game.
07/01/1973	Wins the STL RGL Batter of the Month Award.
09/09/1973	Wins the 1973 STL RGL Mirabeau B. Lamar Award.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (16); Power: 6 (12); Eye: 13 (20).
04/15/1974	Named the #16 prospect in the ABA
06/07/1974	Was selected to the 1974 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/04/1974	Injured (torn abdominal muscle), out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (15); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 15 (20).
04/14/1975	Named the #10 prospect in the ABA
09/23/1975	Injured (viral infection), out for 2 days.
10/12/1975	Wins the 1975 ABA RL Top Glove Award at 1B.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (14); Power: 7 (10); Eye: 17 (19).
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (15); Power: 9 (11); Eye: 20 (20).
05/16/1977	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 20 (20).
06/05/1978	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
06/10/1978	Injured (quadriceps strain), out for one week.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 20 (20).
10/11/1979	Wins the 1979 ABA RL Top Glove Award at 2B.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 20 (20).
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 20 (20).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1975	146	1
1979	142	5
1980	144	5

Year	PA	Rank
1979	630	10
1980	636	4

Year	H	Rank
1980	158	6

Year	K	Rank
1975	125	1
1976	91	8

Year	2B	Rank
1978	28	6
1979	28	8

Year	3B	Rank
1977	8	4
1980	7	6

Year	R	Rank
1980	85	6

Year	BB	Rank
1975	105	4
1976	84	10
1977	92	6
1978	101	1
1979	109	2
1980	104	1

Year	IBB	Rank
1975	7	6
1978	8	4
1979	5	8

Year	SH	Rank
1975	18	1
1976	12	6

Year	SF	Rank
1976	6	10
1978	6	4

Year	EBH	Rank
1978	45	8

Year	AVG	Rank
1980	.300	5

Year	OBP	Rank
1975	.384	10
1978	.403	3
1979	.390	5
1980	.412	2

Year	SLG	Rank
1978	.436	10

Year	RC	Rank
1978	87.11	5
1980	101.09	2

Year	RC/27	Rank
1978	6.21	5
1980	6.91	3

Year	WOBA	Rank
1978	.365	5
1980	.380	2

Year	OPS	Rank
1978	.839	4
1980	.855	3

Year	VORP	Rank
1978	44.1	3
1980	43.1	4