Player Report for #34 Dan Bontrager

04/26/1981

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P Dan Bontrager #34

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	16	14	18	17
Movement	11	10	11	11
Control	9	8	9	9

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	16	16
Slider	15	15

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	96-98 Mph
Stamina	4
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	60 %
Hold Runners	14
Defense	13

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	3
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Inst.:	5
Sacrifice Bunt:	15
Bunt for Hit:	4

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

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

Dan Bontrager
Birthday:	03/22/1939
Born in:	Fort Atkinson (Wisconsin)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 7"
Weight:	240 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	None, 47 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	2 Years, 116 Days
Pro Service:	17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Last option year
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1957, 12th Pick in Round 8

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1972 Cincinnati - ABA	33	2	0	0	0	0	4.15	4.1	6	2	2	1	1	6	0	0	1.62	.455	0.2	79
1973 Cincinnati - ABA	34	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.50	.333	0.7	999
Total ABA		3	0	0	0	0	3.18	5.2	7	2	2	1	2	8	0	0	1.59	.429	0.8	296

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1957 Total - HS	18	20	1	2	1	17	2.60	45.0	38	16	13	2	17	48	0	0	1.22	.283	0.0	100
1957 Whittier - A	18	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.50	.111	2.1	999
1958 Whittier - A	19	9	0	0	1	0	2.61	20.2	16	7	6	2	12	5	0	0	1.35	.206	4.9	145
1959 Whittier - A	20	14	0	0	0	5	1.93	18.2	12	4	4	0	6	22	0	0	0.96	.273	6.7	234
1960 Edna - AA	21	29	0	4	1	14	1.78	30.1	18	6	6	4	10	30	0	0	0.92	.200	10.9	235
1960 Oshawa - AAA	21	2	0	0	1	0	11.57	2.1	5	3	3	3	1	2	0	0	2.57	.286	-2.1	33
1961 Edna - AA	22	23	0	1	6	11	3.97	22.2	18	11	10	3	23	27	0	0	1.81	.294	2.0	96
1961 Oshawa - AAA	22	12	0	1	2	6	6.48	8.1	9	6	6	2	4	10	0	0	1.56	.350	-1.9	61
1962 Whittier - A	23	7	0	0	0	1	0.00	8.0	6	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	1.25	.261	4.1	999
1962 Edna - AA	23	19	0	4	1	6	6.14	22.0	29	15	15	7	9	29	0	0	1.73	.393	-3.0	66
1963 San Bernadino - A	24	4	0	0	0	2	2.08	4.1	4	1	1	1	2	6	0	0	1.38	.375	1.2	168
1963 Whittier - A	24	19	0	4	4	4	2.66	23.2	15	7	7	3	8	26	0	0	0.97	.211	5.0	137
1963 Total - A	24	23	0	4	4	6	2.57	28.0	19	8	8	4	10	32	0	0	1.04	.231	6.3	0
1963 Harlingen - AA	24	4	0	1	0	1	5.40	5.0	5	3	3	2	4	6	0	0	1.80	.250	-0.6	66
1963 Edna - AA	24	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.00	.000	0.4	999
1963 Total - AA	24	5	0	1	0	1	4.50	6.0	5	3	3	2	5	7	0	0	1.67	.214	-0.2	0
1963 Vaughan - AAA	24	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.00	.000	0.5	999
1964 San Antonio - AA	25	18	0	2	1	8	2.18	20.2	12	6	5	4	5	29	0	0	0.82	.186	4.7	155
1965 Edna - AA	26	18	0	2	1	9	3.54	20.1	18	9	8	2	10	26	0	0	1.38	.333	2.1	94
1965 Oshawa - AAA	26	2	0	1	0	0	1.80	5.0	3	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	0.80	.154	1.4	188
1966 Port Lavaca - AA	27	27	0	5	1	8	1.81	44.2	26	10	9	3	13	56	0	0	0.87	.240	12.9	178
1967 Welland - AAA	28	37	0	2	6	13	3.57	40.1	33	16	16	4	13	53	0	0	1.14	.312	1.6	88
1968 Brantford - AAA	29	34	0	3	3	4	2.86	56.2	47	19	18	4	12	62	0	0	1.04	.305	5.9	104
1969 Vaughan - AAA	30	41	0	1	3	5	1.77	61.0	44	12	12	5	20	82	0	0	1.05	.279	16.7	183
1970 Timmins - AAA	31	39	1	4	3	12	3.49	56.2	53	25	22	6	27	67	0	0	1.41	.343	6.3	106
1971 Hamilton - AAA	32	56	0	11	1	9	2.03	88.2	56	20	20	4	30	88	0	0	0.97	.243	26.0	174
1972 Kitchener - AAA	33	29	0	3	4	12	1.06	34.0	24	5	4	1	16	35	0	0	1.18	.274	11.4	286
1973 Kitchener - AAA	34	20	0	2	0	6	0.00	26.1	16	0	0	0	5	31	0	0	0.80	.258	12.7	999
1974 Kitchener - AAA	35	37	0	4	5	11	4.63	44.2	49	23	23	8	19	55	0	0	1.52	.347	-0.3	76
Total GHL		310	1	32	28	78	2.65	425.0	339	130	125	38	150	488	0	0	1.15	.292	78.1	197.7
Total STL		139	0	19	11	57	3.02	166.2	126	60	56	25	75	204	0	0	1.21	.267	29.3	150.7
Total SCL		54	0	4	5	12	2.04	79.1	54	19	18	6	33	70	0	0	1.10	.230	24.1	294.2

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1972 Cincinnati - ML	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.1	0.00	-0.5	.000
1973 Cincinnati - ML	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.1	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
06/15/1957	Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 12, 131st overall pick) by the Boston Morrills, out of high school (Whitewater; Whitewater, WI).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (11); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 2 (5).
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 3 (5).
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (15); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (7).
08/19/1960	Injured (cold), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 5 (7).
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (8).
08/22/1962	Won the 1962 Southern California League Southland Series with the Whittier Raiders!
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (8).
07/10/1963	Was traded by the Boston Morrills to the Detroit Bears, along with MR Carter Crouch, in exchange for 1B Dave McGrath, RF Teinosuke Yamaguchi.
07/28/1963	Was traded by the Detroit Bears to the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, along with SS Howard Anslow, in exchange for CF Cecil MacNeill, CL Augusto López.
10/08/1963	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 6 (7).
05/17/1964	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
10/13/1964	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (8).
06/01/1965	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Boston Morrills organization.
09/03/1965	Won the 1965 Golden Horseshoe League Ontario Series with the Oshawa Carriages!
10/13/1965	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
04/16/1966	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Eagles organization.
09/05/1966	Released by the Cleveland organization.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 8 (8).
05/01/1967	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization.
10/04/1967	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
04/04/1968	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Blue Rocks organization.
09/30/1968	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
04/10/1969	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Bears organization.
10/01/1969	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
04/09/1970	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the The Bronx Ironmen organization.
10/05/1970	Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
04/08/1971	Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization.
06/11/1971	Was selected to the 1971 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
08/01/1971	Wins the GHL MKL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/04/1971	Became a minor league free agent.
10/25/1971	Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $59,600 with the Cincinnati Rivermen organization.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (17); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
08/31/1974	Retired from professional baseball.