Player Report for #23 Ron Pierce

04/26/1981

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2B Ron Pierce #23

ABA The Bronx Ironmen

Age: 28

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Very Good


	3-3, .500, 2.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
1	4	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	8	7	8	8
Gap	13	12	14	13
Power	5	4	5	5
Eye	8	7	8	8
Avoid K's	10	9	10	10

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	18	7
Errors:	-	12	2
Arm:	2	6	4
Turn DP:	-	15	-
Ability:	2	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	18	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	15
Stealing Ability:	18
Baserunning Inst.:	12
Sacrifice Bunt:	12
Bunt for Hit:	14

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
04/24/1981	@ MAN	Loss, 5-8	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/14/1981	STL	Loss, 1-4	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
04/13/1981	@ CHH	Win, 2-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/12/1981	CIN	Win, 6-5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
04/11/1981	PHI	Win, 3-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/10/1981	@ PIT	Win, 4-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/09/1981	BSN	Loss, 1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/08/1981	@ MAN	Win, 2-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/06/1981	ATL	Loss, 2-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/05/1981	@ STL	Win, 6-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0

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

Ron Pierce
Birthday:	07/04/1952
Born in:	George (Indiana)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	172 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$95,000
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	5 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	6 Years, 104 Days
Pro Service:	11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1970, 5th Pick in Round 2

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	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.8
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.00
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
April		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Spring Training		40	6	2	0	1	4	3	1	8	0	0	0	.150	.171	.275	.446
Last Year		428	104	26	4	9	69	56	25	54	10	7	6	.243	.288	.386	.673
2 Years Ago		64	15	5	1	3	13	20	5	8	1	0	0	.234	.286	.484	.770
Career		1618	396	96	25	30	219	202	88	240	22	26	16	.245	.287	.391	.677
Road		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Grass		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Night		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Close/Late		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Inning 1-3		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Inning 4-6		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Inning 7-9		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1 Outs		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2 Outs		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Scoring Position		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bases Empty		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 1st		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 2nd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Two Strikes		3	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	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Behind in Count		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Batting 9th		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

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 Houston - ABA	21	41	122	20	6	1	1	11	8	2	1	1	23	2	2	.164	.183	.254	.437	26	-9.4
1975 Houston - ABA	22	35	112	40	4	5	3	23	16	4	4	2	16	1	2	.357	.393	.563	.956	171	14.0
1976 Houston - ABA	23	106	235	59	16	3	3	27	23	9	0	1	36	10	4	.251	.278	.383	.661	91	6.0
1977 Houston - ABA	24	84	252	72	16	5	2	33	32	23	2	4	48	14	6	.286	.345	.413	.758	108	13.0
1978 Houston - ABA	25	134	401	86	23	6	9	43	47	20	3	3	55	15	6	.214	.255	.369	.624	75	-1.7
1979 Houston - ABA	26	57	64	15	5	1	3	13	20	5	0	1	8	3	2	.234	.286	.484	.770	102	2.0
1980 The Bronx - ABA	27	123	428	104	26	4	9	69	56	25	6	10	54	13	10	.243	.288	.386	.673	89	0.2
1981 The Bronx - ABA	28	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.8
Total ABA		581	1618	396	96	25	30	219	202	88	16	22	240	58	32	.245	.287	.391	.677	90	23.2

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
1970 Total - HS	17	27	121	56	9	1	1	35	40	10	2	2	7	27	5	.463	.504	.579	1.082	100	0.0
1970 Calabasas - A	17	3	8	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	6	-0.7
1971 Calabasas - A	18	76	287	82	9	4	0	27	29	13	3	2	34	9	7	.286	.321	.345	.666	95	4.8
1972 Calabasas - A	19	92	356	88	8	6	5	34	31	23	0	6	56	7	7	.247	.288	.346	.634	91	5.8
1972 Harlingen - AA	19	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	51	-0.2
1973 Calabasas - A	20	63	253	66	10	0	7	32	29	20	1	2	45	7	3	.261	.315	.383	.699	95	4.6
1973 Harlingen - AA	20	50	197	59	11	2	3	24	20	15	1	1	44	5	4	.299	.350	.421	.772	125	9.2
1974 Tylertown - A	21	14	57	17	2	1	3	17	7	6	0	0	6	1	1	.298	.365	.526	.891	156	5.5
1974 Anaheim - AA	21	27	94	23	3	1	1	7	17	15	0	1	18	0	2	.245	.345	.330	.675	93	0.8
1974 Woodstock - AAA	21	42	166	43	10	0	4	28	17	12	0	2	21	6	2	.259	.306	.392	.697	101	4.5
1975 Woodstock - AAA	22	81	330	115	20	5	10	64	63	20	2	3	43	16	7	.348	.386	.530	.916	147	36.1
1979 Woodstock - AAA	26	45	162	45	8	5	8	31	32	19	1	2	22	8	3	.278	.353	.537	.890	149	15.4
Total GHL		168	658	203	38	10	22	123	112	51	3	7	86	30	12	.309	.357	.497	.854	136	56.0
Total STL		78	295	83	14	3	4	31	37	30	1	2	63	5	6	.281	.348	.390	.737	113	9.8
Total SCL		248	961	254	30	11	15	111	96	62	4	10	143	24	18	.264	.309	.365	.674	96	20.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1974 Houston - ML	2B	34	29	66	87	18	160	7	.956	265.1	5.19	+2.0	1.028
1975 Houston - ML	2B	28	27	77	81	18	159	1	.994	253.2	5.61	+1.9	1.034
1976 Houston - ML	2B	63	49	131	191	39	331	9	.973	458.2	6.32	+1.5	1.010
1976 Houston - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1977 Houston - ML	2B	70	63	148	200	51	355	7	.980	561.2	5.58	+4.6	1.033
1978 Houston - ML	2B	115	102	225	344	67	581	12	.979	889.1	5.76	+8.5	1.034
1979 Houston - ML	2B	15	8	17	32	10	49	0	1.000	80.0	5.51	+1.3	1.067
1980 The Bronx - ML	2B	123	121	240	425	91	679	14	.979	1091.2	5.48	+10.2	1.036
1981 The Bronx - ML	2B	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	8.0	2.25	+0.0	1.021

Player History
06/15/1970	Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 5, 23rd overall pick) by the Philadelphia Blue Rocks, out of high school (A&M Consolidated; College Station, TX).
08/13/1970	Signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Blue Rocks organization with a signing bonus of $76,400.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (8); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 2 (7).
05/21/1971	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 3 weeks.
06/12/1971	Injured (fractured thumb), out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (9); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 2 (5).
07/13/1972	Injured (strained abdominal muscle), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 3 (6).
07/09/1973	Wins the STL RGL Player of the Week Award.
10/05/1973	Drafted in the 1973 expansion draft (Round 12, Pick 2, 24th overall pick) by the Houston Bullfighters.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (6).
04/09/1974	Injured (strained back), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 4 (6); Eye: 5 (8).
04/02/1975	Injured (chronic back soreness), out for 4 weeks.
06/26/1975	Goes 0-4 against the Brantford Bells, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
07/28/1975	Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1975	Wins the GHL MKL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
04/10/1976	Injured (twisted ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/19/1976	Named the #31 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (6).
05/08/1977	Injured (latissimus dorsi strain), out for 5 weeks.
06/20/1977	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 7 (8).
03/28/1978	Injured (strained oblique), out for 2-3 weeks.
08/02/1978	Injured (mild groin strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/03/1978	Injured (undisclosed injury), out for 4 days.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (8).
04/27/1979	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/19/1979	Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
10/18/1979	Was traded by the Houston Bullfighters to the The Bronx Ironmen, along with RF Dave Hickman, in exchange for SP Armando Smith, RF José Costello.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (8).
09/05/1980	Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	3B	Rank
1978	6	10

Year	HP	Rank
1980	6	8

Year	SF	Rank
1980	10	3