Player Report for #1 Byron Achber

04/26/1981

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2B Byron Achber #1

Age: 36

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	10	10	10	13
Gap	6	6	6	8
Power	3	3	3	5
Eye	10	10	10	10
Avoid K's	7	7	7	9

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	1
Errors:	-	1	3
Arm:	1	1	1
Turn DP:	-	6	-
Ability:	2	-	-

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

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	11
Stealing Ability:	17
Baserunning Inst.:	19
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	3

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

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

Byron Achber
Birthday:	09/17/1933
Born in:	Toronto (Ontario)
Nationality:	Canadian
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	190 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	7 Years, 81 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	8 Years, 169 Days
Pro Service:	13 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
1960 New York - ABA	26	51	189	56	6	3	2	30	21	5	4	2	27	10	4	.296	.325	.392	.717	97	7.9
1961 New York - ABA	27	107	409	111	13	4	7	41	56	33	8	3	56	13	5	.271	.336	.374	.710	93	17.1
1962 Chicago - ABA	28	133	416	105	10	3	6	46	52	34	15	3	71	14	5	.252	.329	.334	.663	91	6.9
1963 Chicago - ABA	29	106	329	91	12	4	3	30	37	24	5	4	58	9	5	.277	.331	.365	.696	93	12.4
1964 Chicago - ABA	30	104	227	70	8	0	4	30	28	14	1	4	40	2	2	.308	.346	.396	.742	117	14.3
1965 Washington - ABA	31	99	339	82	9	3	2	19	39	21	6	1	55	4	5	.242	.297	.304	.601	73	-1.1
1966 Boston - ABA	32	25	24	8	3	0	1	6	2	4	1	0	5	1	0	.333	.448	.583	1.032	198	3.5
1966 Washington - ABA	32	28	45	14	3	1	0	4	4	2	2	0	11	0	0	.311	.367	.422	.790	130	3.7
1966 Total - ABA	32	53	69	22	6	1	1	10	6	6	3	0	16	1	0	.319	.397	.478	.876	0	7.2
1967 Boston - ABA	33	36	41	11	1	2	0	3	4	3	0	0	6	0	0	.268	.318	.390	.708	112	1.4
1968 Boston - ABA	34	14	6	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	107	0.9
Total ABA		703	2025	550	65	20	25	210	245	140	42	17	331	55	26	.272	.329	.360	.690	95	67.1

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
1956 Riverside - A	22	117	447	104	12	2	19	52	85	53	6	1	66	10	6	.233	.321	.396	.717	97	4.5
1957 Riverside - A	23	88	366	89	12	8	11	34	45	25	2	1	67	8	6	.243	.294	.410	.704	100	6.6
1957 Laredo - AA	23	28	116	21	3	0	1	7	12	7	1	1	18	0	2	.181	.232	.233	.465	31	-9.9
1958 Riverside - A	24	41	150	46	5	2	8	23	31	15	1	0	25	5	4	.307	.373	.527	.900	151	13.7
1958 Laredo - AA	24	39	137	31	6	0	4	12	10	15	2	2	29	1	1	.226	.308	.358	.665	90	1.4
1958 Guelph - AAA	24	41	147	32	4	2	4	12	15	10	1	1	37	2	1	.218	.270	.354	.624	75	0.7
1959 Laredo - AA	25	11	38	10	2	1	1	2	6	7	2	0	6	1	0	.263	.404	.447	.852	137	3.0
1959 Guelph - AAA	25	111	451	124	15	2	8	53	71	41	14	2	75	13	5	.275	.352	.370	.723	98	14.8
1960 Guelph - AAA	26	100	417	133	8	3	8	53	58	38	4	3	63	8	8	.319	.379	.410	.789	120	21.6
1961 Guelph - AAA	27	45	182	61	3	1	7	26	35	20	2	1	22	3	0	.335	.405	.478	.883	146	17.9
1968 Oshawa - AAA	34	57	226	63	3	1	7	29	31	25	5	1	51	5	3	.279	.362	.394	.756	140	15.3
1969 Costa Mesa - A	35	26	89	23	4	0	1	7	16	18	1	0	12	3	2	.258	.389	.337	.726	123	4.1
1969 Edna - AA	35	48	129	37	3	0	1	5	19	22	8	1	31	2	3	.287	.419	.333	.752	126	6.7
1969 Oshawa - AAA	35	35	133	26	4	1	0	4	12	18	2	0	34	0	1	.195	.301	.241	.541	64	-3.4
Total GHL		389	1556	439	37	10	34	177	222	152	28	8	282	31	18	.282	.355	.384	.739	111	67.0
Total STL		126	420	99	14	1	7	26	47	51	13	4	84	4	6	.236	.334	.324	.658	91	1.2
Total SCL		272	1052	262	33	12	39	116	177	111	10	2	170	26	18	.249	.326	.414	.740	108	28.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1960 New York - ML	2B	47	47	113	124	29	245	8	.967	396.1	5.38	-10.6	.892
1961 New York - ML	2B	101	100	212	296	64	518	10	.981	872.2	5.24	-10.7	.950
1962 Chicago - ML	2B	99	87	173	228	48	413	12	.971	819.0	4.41	-17.1	.908
1962 Chicago - ML	3B	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1.000	3.2	2.45	+0.0	1.040
1963 Chicago - ML	2B	77	73	134	223	42	365	8	.978	654.2	4.91	-14.0	.918
1963 Chicago - ML	3B	6	1	2	1	0	6	3	.500	16.0	1.69	-3.3	.394
1964 Chicago - ML	2B	45	40	81	139	34	224	4	.982	372.2	5.31	-4.9	.947
1964 Chicago - ML	3B	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	.500	6.0	1.50	-0.6	.524
1965 Washington - ML	2B	80	78	164	229	51	402	9	.978	669.1	5.28	-15.6	.906
1966 Washington - ML	2B	12	5	16	22	4	41	3	.927	72.0	4.75	-3.0	.824
1966 Boston - ML	2B	4	1	5	6	1	12	1	.917	16.0	6.19	-0.3	.952
1967 Boston - ML	2B	12	5	10	15	2	26	1	.962	58.1	3.86	-2.0	.821
1968 Boston - ML	2B	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	9.0	2.00	-0.6	.690

Player History
03/28/1956	Signed a minor league contract with the New York Empires organization, was discovered in Canada.
04/17/1956	Named the #92 prospect in the ABA
07/08/1956	Was selected to the 1956 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (10); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 4 (8).
04/22/1957	Named the #89 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (10); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (7).
04/07/1958	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
07/13/1958	Was selected to the 1958 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (11); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (7).
04/21/1959	Named the #51 prospect in the ABA
04/22/1959	Goes 5-5 against the Welland Bridges, with 1 3B, 3 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7).
07/15/1960	Goes 0-4 against the Port Credit Traders, ending his hitting streak at 30 games.
09/27/1960	Goes 5-5 against the Washington Mutuals, with 0 RBI and 3 R.
10/01/1960	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8).
09/06/1961	Injured (latissimus dorsi strain), out for 5 days.
10/02/1961	Injured (earache), day-to-day for 2 days.
12/22/1961	Was traded by the New York Empires to the Chicago Hitmen, along with SP José Morales, in exchange for SP Brady Turner, C Kunihiko Hayashi.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (9).
01/12/1963	Was traded by the Chicago Hitmen to the Chicago Clout, along with SP Ryan Ramsey, in exchange for MR Fernando Idurat, CL Manuel Patriarco.
06/03/1963	Injured (wrist tendinitis), out for 3 weeks.
07/24/1963	Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 9 (9).
11/28/1964	Was traded by the Chicago Clout to the Washington Mutuals, along with CF Álex Hernández, in exchange for C Arturo López, SP Manuel Méndez.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (9).
08/02/1965	Wins the ABA LL Player of the Week Award.
08/25/1965	Injured (sprained wrist), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (9).
07/30/1966	Got claimed off waivers by Boston while with Washington.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 9 (9).
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (13); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 9 (9).
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (13); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 10 (10).
07/22/1969	Released by the Boston organization.
07/22/1969	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Rebels organization.
08/28/1969	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SB	Rank
1962	14	8

Year	HP	Rank
1961	8	4
1962	15	1
1965	6	8