Player Report for #14 Ed Couch

04/26/1981

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LF Ed Couch #14

Age: 41

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	6	6	6	7
Gap	10	12	10	11
Power	12	13	11	13
Eye	11	13	11	12
Avoid K's	3	4	3	3

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	10
Errors:	-	1	13
Arm:	1	1	9
Turn DP:	-	1	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	13
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	4
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	11
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	8
Stealing Ability:	20
Baserunning Inst.:	17
Sacrifice Bunt:	16
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

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

Ed Couch
Birthday:	12/26/1926
Born in:	New York (New York)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 4"
Weight:	232 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	14 Years, 85 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	15 Years, 54 Days
Pro Service:	18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

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
1951 Washington - ABA	24	147	574	150	29	3	43	88	111	59	3	5	137	11	4	.261	.331	.547	.878	123	21.2
1952 Washington - ABA	25	146	558	143	20	11	28	110	83	63	3	10	89	7	3	.256	.330	.482	.812	121	29.0
1953 Washington - ABA	26	133	526	139	20	5	27	99	79	53	2	6	81	7	4	.264	.330	.475	.806	117	17.3
1954 Washington - ABA	27	150	566	130	26	6	24	71	84	55	2	7	86	6	10	.230	.297	.424	.721	100	0.8
1955 Washington - ABA	28	53	215	41	7	3	3	18	27	24	0	4	44	1	3	.191	.267	.293	.561	53	-14.1
1956 Washington - ABA	29	105	383	72	7	6	18	56	60	51	0	0	83	8	6	.188	.283	.379	.662	81	-12.3
1957 Washington - ABA	30	95	340	69	16	1	14	49	50	29	0	2	71	8	1	.203	.264	.379	.644	80	-7.0
1958 Washington - ABA	31	62	201	52	5	3	10	34	31	34	0	2	50	3	2	.259	.363	.463	.826	136	11.7
1959 Washington - ABA	32	77	187	38	6	2	10	26	34	29	2	3	42	3	2	.203	.312	.417	.729	100	-0.7
1960 Philadelphia - ABA	33	112	299	67	9	3	16	57	41	31	1	8	58	1	0	.224	.292	.435	.727	103	-0.4
1961 Cincinnati - ABA	34	45	141	32	2	1	14	30	23	15	1	0	29	1	1	.227	.306	.553	.859	141	6.5
1961 Philadelphia - ABA	34	21	58	11	2	0	5	13	10	8	0	0	9	1	0	.190	.288	.483	.771	117	-0.6
1961 Total - ABA	34	66	199	43	4	1	19	43	33	23	1	0	38	2	1	.216	.300	.533	.833	0	5.9
1962 Cincinnati - ABA	35	85	224	54	8	0	11	30	40	30	0	2	57	2	2	.241	.328	.424	.752	115	4.1
1963 Cincinnati - ABA	36	66	144	30	6	2	11	23	30	22	0	1	44	3	0	.208	.311	.507	.818	135	6.6
1964 Cincinnati - ABA	37	63	168	36	7	0	12	31	33	27	0	2	39	4	1	.214	.320	.470	.790	132	7.8
1965 Cincinnati - ABA	38	49	137	26	8	0	3	15	18	18	0	0	41	3	1	.190	.284	.314	.598	78	-2.2
1966 Cincinnati - ABA	39	65	168	31	8	0	9	20	24	23	1	1	53	1	0	.185	.285	.393	.678	104	-0.1
Total ABA		1474	4889	1121	186	46	258	770	778	571	15	53	1013	70	40	.229	.309	.444	.753	108	67.6

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+	VORP
1955 Welland - AAA	28	32	101	30	2	0	7	22	19	31	0	0	18	2	2	.297	.462	.525	.987	177	13.4
1956 Welland - AAA	29	48	167	51	6	3	16	37	41	39	0	1	25	2	1	.305	.435	.665	1.099	202	30.1
1958 Welland - AAA	31	51	193	60	11	3	22	47	51	37	1	1	37	1	1	.311	.422	.741	1.163	223	38.8
1961 Brantford - AAA	34	13	38	9	1	0	3	7	6	5	0	1	11	1	0	.237	.318	.500	.818	125	1.6
1967 Kitchener - AAA	40	85	301	56	10	0	10	31	41	57	1	1	84	2	0	.186	.317	.319	.636	93	1.5
Total GHL		229	800	206	30	6	58	144	158	169	2	4	175	8	4	.258	.387	.527	.914	160	85.5

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
1961 Cincinnati - ABA	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0
1962 Cincinnati - ABA	35	5	19	3	1	0	1	6	4	3	0	0	2	0	0	.158	.273	.368	.641	0	0.0
1963 Cincinnati - ABA	36	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0.0
1964 Cincinnati - ABA	37	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	0.0
1965 Cincinnati - ABA	38	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0
1966 Cincinnati - ABA	39	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0.0
Total ABA		12	30	4	1	0	1	7	6	5	1	0	6	1	0	.133	.278	.267	.544	55	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%
1951 Washington - ML	CF	147	147	406	6	3	417	5	.988	1318.0	2.81	+0.9	1.003
1952 Washington - ML	CF	146	146	434	14	1	452	4	.991	1321.0	3.05	-1.2	.997
1953 Washington - ML	CF	132	132	373	5	3	383	5	.987	1188.1	2.86	+1.7	1.006
1954 Washington - ML	CF	140	140	420	12	0	439	7	.984	1242.2	3.13	+2.0	1.006
1954 Washington - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1955 Washington - ML	CF	37	36	104	6	0	112	2	.982	310.0	3.19	+0.9	1.011
1955 Washington - ML	RF	17	17	38	2	0	43	3	.930	152.0	2.37	+1.0	1.037
1956 Washington - ML	CF	69	68	187	1	0	189	1	.995	596.0	2.84	+7.7	1.058
1956 Washington - ML	RF	31	31	71	1	0	72	0	1.000	274.0	2.36	+4.4	1.089
1957 Washington - ML	CF	46	43	123	3	0	129	3	.977	382.1	2.97	+0.1	1.001
1957 Washington - ML	RF	37	36	87	3	1	91	1	.989	331.0	2.45	+8.6	1.152
1958 Washington - ML	LF	4	1	2	0	0	3	1	.667	12.1	1.46	-1.5	.485
1958 Washington - ML	CF	29	29	87	1	0	89	1	.989	261.2	3.03	+2.3	1.037
1958 Washington - ML	RF	19	17	48	3	0	51	0	1.000	162.1	2.83	+2.5	1.075
1959 Washington - ML	LF	33	31	62	2	0	66	2	.970	271.1	2.12	+1.3	1.034
1959 Washington - ML	CF	13	12	31	2	0	34	1	.971	99.2	2.98	+1.3	1.058
1959 Washington - ML	RF	8	6	18	0	0	19	1	.947	59.0	2.75	+0.5	1.043
1960 Philadelphia - ML	LF	19	15	44	1	0	47	2	.957	133.2	3.03	-1.3	.962
1960 Philadelphia - ML	CF	46	45	132	6	1	138	0	1.000	397.0	3.13	-0.4	.996
1960 Philadelphia - ML	RF	18	13	25	0	0	25	0	1.000	126.2	1.78	+0.7	1.041
1961 Cincinnati - ML	LF	4	3	7	0	0	8	1	.875	26.2	2.36	-0.9	.830
1961 Cincinnati - ML	CF	34	33	79	1	1	81	1	.988	287.0	2.51	-0.9	.986
1961 Philadelphia - ML	CF	10	10	30	0	0	31	1	.968	86.0	3.14	-0.6	.974
1961 Philadelphia - ML	RF	5	4	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	35.0	2.06	+0.1	1.018
1961 Cincinnati - ML	RF	2	1	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	10.0	3.60	+0.1	1.018
1962 Cincinnati - ML	LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	6.2	0.00	0.0	.000
1962 Cincinnati - ML	CF	42	26	69	0	0	70	1	.986	271.1	2.29	+1.4	1.028
1962 Cincinnati - ML	RF	33	29	47	3	0	53	3	.943	254.0	1.77	+1.6	1.046
1963 Cincinnati - ML	LF	6	4	5	0	0	6	1	.833	37.1	1.21	-0.0	.989
1963 Cincinnati - ML	CF	42	33	79	0	0	81	2	.975	289.0	2.46	+0.9	1.015
1964 Cincinnati - ML	LF	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	8.0	2.25	-0.0	.977
1964 Cincinnati - ML	CF	48	44	97	1	0	98	0	1.000	384.2	2.29	-11.6	.864
1964 Cincinnati - ML	RF	9	4	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	52.1	1.20	+0.7	1.151
1965 Cincinnati - ML	LF	21	20	29	1	0	31	1	.968	175.0	1.54	+1.4	1.074
1965 Cincinnati - ML	CF	22	19	41	0	0	41	0	1.000	166.0	2.22	-0.1	.998
1965 Cincinnati - ML	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1966 Cincinnati - ML	LF	28	28	42	0	0	42	0	1.000	239.2	1.58	-0.2	.994
1966 Cincinnati - ML	CF	5	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	10.0	1.80	-0.1	.965
1966 Cincinnati - ML	RF	20	20	26	1	0	28	1	.964	161.0	1.51	-3.1	.861

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 3, 35th overall pick) by the Washington Mutuals.
01/02/1951	Named the #34 prospect in the ABA
04/16/1951	Named the #37 prospect in the ABA
04/25/1951	Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the New York Empires, with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored.
04/25/1951	Goes 5-5 against the New York Empires, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/11/1951	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1951	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/08/1951	Was selected to the 1951 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 13 (14); Eye: 8 (9).
04/22/1952	Named the #23 prospect in the ABA
07/13/1952	Was selected to the 1952 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/14/1952	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1952	Wins the ABA LL Batter of the Month Award.
10/01/1952	Injured (separated shoulder), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 6 (6).
04/21/1953	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 3 weeks.
05/25/1953	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
09/21/1953	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
10/25/1953	Wins the 1953 ABA LL Top Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 9 (10).
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 10 (10).
05/31/1955	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 6 weeks.
07/16/1955	Injured (sprained wrist), out for 4 days.
09/07/1955	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 9 (9).
06/01/1956	Wins the GHL MKL Batter of the Month Award.
07/15/1956	Injured (bruised forearm), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 8 (8).
07/14/1957	Injured (recurring back spasms), out for 6-7 weeks.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 10 (10).
05/03/1958	Injured (elbow contusion), out for 1-2 weeks.
05/25/1958	Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Bears, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/01/1958	Injured (hamstring strain), out for 2-3 weeks.
06/18/1958	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
07/28/1958	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
08/05/1958	Hits three home runs against the Kitchener Marshalls, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/11/1958	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
09/29/1958	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
10/05/1958	Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
12/22/1958	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 12 (13).
05/02/1959	Injured (sprained knee), out for 4 weeks.
08/17/1959	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
11/08/1959	Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the Los Angeles Moguls in exchange for SP Bob Larsen.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
07/26/1960	Injured (back stiffness), out for 2 weeks.
08/21/1960	Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Keystones, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 10 (11).
03/18/1961	Injured (fractured finger), out for 6-7 weeks.
05/25/1961	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 2-3 weeks.
06/14/1961	Injured (fractured rib), out for 3 weeks.
08/01/1961	Got claimed off waivers by Cincinnati while with Philadelphia.
10/06/1961	Injured (strained back), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/11/1961	Won the 1961 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
03/21/1962	Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
05/13/1962	Injured (finger blister), out for 2-3 weeks.
10/06/1962	Won the 1962 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 11 (11).
09/09/1963	Injured (bruised thumb), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/07/1963	Won the 1963 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 12 (12).
04/05/1964	Injured (hamstring strain), out for 6-7 weeks.
07/03/1964	Injured (virus), out for 4 days.
07/17/1964	Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
10/12/1964	Won the 1964 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 13 (13).
04/12/1965	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 4 weeks.
10/12/1965	Won the 1965 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Cincinnati Rivermen!
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 11 (11).
09/28/1966	Injured (back soreness), out for 3 days.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 11 (12).
04/13/1967	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks.
06/19/1967	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1967	Injured (oblique strain), out for 3-4 weeks.
08/08/1967	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
09/05/1967	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	PA	Rank
1951	655	10
1954	632	10

Year	AB	Rank
1951	574	7
1954	566	8

Year	K	Rank
1951	137	3
1952	89	3
1953	81	6
1954	86	4

Year	TB	Rank
1951	314	7
1952	269	8
1953	250	9

Year	3B	Rank
1952	11	4

Year	HR	Rank
1951	43	4
1952	28	3
1953	27	5
1954	24	6

Year	SB	Rank
1952	7	8

Year	RBI	Rank
1952	110	2
1953	99	5

Year	R	Rank
1951	111	6
1954	84	8

Year	IBB	Rank
1958	4	9

Year	SF	Rank
1952	10	3
1953	6	9
1954	7	10
1960	8	2

Year	EBH	Rank
1951	75	7
1952	59	4
1953	52	6
1954	56	3

Year	SLG	Rank
1951	.547	9
1952	.482	7

Year	ISO	Rank
1951	.286	6
1952	.226	4
1953	.211	5
1954	.194	5