Player Report for #45 Joe Akers

04/26/1981

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1B Joe Akers #45

Age: 35

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	12	13	11	12
Gap	8	9	7	8
Power	10	11	9	10
Eye	7	8	7	8
Avoid K's	13	14	13	13

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	13	5
Errors:	-	10	4
Arm:	1	6	5
Turn DP:	-	11	-
Ability:	1	-	-

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

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Inst.:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	17
Bunt for Hit:	8

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

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

Joe Akers
Birthday:	06/07/1938
Born in:	Lenexa (Kansas)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	202 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	4 Years, 77 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	9 Years, 56 Days
Pro Service:	14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1959, 7th Pick in Round 2

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
1964 Washington - ABA	25	19	64	13	0	0	3	7	5	2	0	0	14	0	0	.203	.227	.344	.571	65	-1.3
1965 Chicago - ABA	26	24	85	27	3	1	1	8	4	2	0	1	10	0	0	.318	.330	.412	.741	120	4.5
1965 Washington - ABA	26	4	11	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.364	.636	81	0.2
1965 Total - ABA	26	28	96	30	4	1	1	8	5	2	0	1	10	0	0	.313	.323	.406	.729	0	4.7
1966 Chicago - ABA	27	93	332	67	11	1	1	19	22	21	0	3	78	1	0	.202	.247	.250	.497	51	-12.8
1967 Chicago - ABA	28	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	259	0.6
1968 Chicago - ABA	29	41	116	25	8	0	4	16	8	7	0	1	23	0	1	.216	.258	.388	.646	105	1.2
1969 Chicago - ABA	30	18	55	12	0	0	1	4	5	2	0	0	6	1	0	.218	.246	.273	.518	53	-1.2
1970 Chicago - ABA	31	2	8	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	76	-0.1
1971 Chicago - ABA	32	5	13	3	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	.231	.333	.385	.718	108	0.4
1972 Chicago - ABA	33	5	15	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	.200	.200	.267	.467	38	-0.4
Total ABA		212	701	156	25	3	10	57	51	37	0	5	140	2	1	.223	.260	.310	.569	72	-9.0

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
1959 Total - COL	20	49	225	68	5	1	8	38	49	17	0	2	33	13	5	.302	.348	.440	.788	100	0.0
1959 Laguna Beach - A	20	10	38	10	3	0	3	12	7	1	0	0	9	0	0	.263	.282	.579	.861	134	1.4
1960 Laguna Beach - A	21	82	273	91	14	3	11	45	40	15	2	2	38	0	0	.333	.370	.527	.897	139	18.5
1961 Laguna Beach - A	22	66	204	62	7	1	10	45	38	20	0	1	33	0	1	.304	.364	.495	.860	139	13.1
1962 Beeville - AA	23	64	132	36	5	0	6	26	15	5	1	0	21	0	1	.273	.304	.447	.751	103	2.7
1963 Beeville - AA	24	80	285	73	13	2	12	50	39	26	0	6	50	0	0	.256	.312	.442	.754	114	10.7
1963 Welland - AAA	24	32	86	27	3	0	4	12	9	6	0	0	17	0	0	.314	.359	.488	.847	148	7.4
1964 Welland - AAA	25	90	314	94	19	1	9	49	31	18	0	5	38	0	0	.299	.332	.452	.785	133	17.3
1965 Welland - AAA	26	83	305	95	9	4	14	47	33	21	2	2	41	0	0	.311	.358	.505	.862	149	27.0
1967 Eagle Pass - AA	28	10	37	5	0	0	1	3	4	6	0	0	6	0	0	.135	.256	.216	.472	44	-2.7
1967 Uxbridge - AAA	28	119	447	120	18	2	22	69	60	37	2	4	83	0	1	.268	.324	.465	.790	141	31.5
1968 Uxbridge - AAA	29	2	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	-20	-0.8
1969 Uxbridge - AAA	30	64	208	57	7	0	11	26	23	17	0	0	33	0	0	.274	.329	.466	.795	136	14.4
1970 Uxbridge - AAA	31	75	224	54	4	1	14	32	26	26	0	1	29	0	1	.241	.319	.455	.774	118	11.6
1971 Uxbridge - AAA	32	40	134	38	4	1	4	22	16	9	0	2	19	0	1	.284	.324	.418	.742	108	5.5
1972 Eagle Pass - AA	33	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	51	-0.1
1972 Uxbridge - AAA	33	48	188	44	7	0	4	26	16	9	1	1	38	0	0	.234	.271	.335	.606	80	-2.8
1973 Eagle Pass - AA	34	13	40	13	1	1	2	5	7	4	0	0	10	0	0	.325	.386	.550	.936	171	4.7
1973 Uxbridge - AAA	34	69	258	63	6	0	10	28	21	16	0	0	35	0	0	.244	.288	.384	.672	96	4.9
Total GHL		622	2172	593	77	9	92	312	236	159	5	15	335	0	3	.273	.322	.444	.766	125	116.0
Total STL		168	498	128	19	3	21	85	65	41	1	6	87	0	1	.257	.311	.434	.745	110	15.3
Total SCL		158	515	163	24	4	24	102	85	36	2	3	80	0	1	.317	.362	.518	.880	139	33.0

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
1971 Chicago - ABA	32	2	6	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.333	.286	.500	.786	0	0.0
Total ABA		2	6	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.333	.286	.500	.786	125	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%
1964 Washington - ML	1B	18	18	176	13	16	192	3	.984	152.0	11.19	+0.6	1.031
1964 Washington - ML	2B	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00	0.0	.000
1965 Washington - ML	1B	1	0	12	0	3	12	0	1.000	10.0	10.80	0.0	.000
1965 Chicago - ML	1B	14	14	136	12	10	149	1	.993	119.1	11.16	+0.6	1.053
1965 Chicago - ML	2B	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	7.1	2.45	+0.1	1.047
1965 Washington - ML	2B	3	2	4	5	1	11	2	.818	19.0	4.26	-1.5	.733
1966 Chicago - ML	1B	64	64	619	35	62	663	9	.986	564.0	10.44	+2.6	1.042
1966 Chicago - ML	2B	10	9	19	23	9	47	5	.894	80.0	4.72	-2.4	.846
1966 Chicago - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	-0.7	.000
1967 Chicago - ML	1B	1	1	11	1	1	12	0	1.000	9.0	12.00	+0.0	1.087
1968 Chicago - ML	1B	24	22	230	16	20	250	4	.984	199.0	11.13	+0.0	.994
1968 Chicago - ML	2B	16	9	23	31	7	55	1	.982	94.0	5.17	+0.1	1.003
1968 Chicago - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1969 Chicago - ML	1B	12	12	113	8	10	122	1	.992	103.0	10.57	+0.7	1.080
1969 Chicago - ML	2B	7	4	11	6	1	17	0	1.000	38.1	3.99	-0.3	.955
1970 Chicago - ML	1B	2	2	24	0	2	24	0	1.000	17.0	12.71	+0.1	1.082
1971 Chicago - ML	1B	4	3	27	4	2	32	1	.969	28.0	9.96	-0.1	.972
1971 Chicago - ML	2B	1	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	7.0	3.86	+0.0	1.039
1972 Chicago - ML	2B	3	1	2	5	1	7	0	1.000	17.1	3.63	+0.1	1.044

Player History
06/15/1959	Drafted in the 1959 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 7, 24th overall pick) by the Washington Mutuals, out of college (UMKC).
08/08/1959	Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Mutuals organization with a signing bonus of $21,400.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (10); Power: 6 (9); Eye: 6 (9).
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 7 (8).
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (13); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (9).
05/05/1963	Injured (groin tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/08/1963	Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 9 (10).
04/15/1964	Injured (intercostal strain), out for 3-4 weeks.
05/18/1964	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 10 (11).
04/15/1965	Goes 5-5 against the Brantford Bells, with 2 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/11/1965	Was selected to the 1965 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/23/1965	Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the Chicago Hitmen in exchange for MR Orsino Gabbiadini.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 12 (13); Eye: 10 (10).
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 10 (10).
04/24/1967	Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/31/1967	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1967	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1967	Wins the 1967 GHL MCL Baron Seaton Award.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 10 (10).
08/20/1968	Injured (dehydration), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 10 (10).
04/15/1969	Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 8 (8).
06/22/1970	Injured (bone bruise (knee)), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (12); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 8 (9).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (8).
08/31/1973	Retired from professional baseball.