P Jimmy 'Buzzard' Rivers #32
California Seals PUB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
08/30/1972
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P JIMMY 'BUZZARD' RIVERS #32 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
18 0 2-0 0 4.95 36.1 35 4 11 32 1.27 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 75 78 73 75
Movement 65 68 63 65
Control 83 85 82 84
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 65 65
Splitter 50 50
Cutter 79 79
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 71
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 37
Defense 25
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 43
Stealing Ability: 94
Baserunning Inst.: 93
Sacrifice Bunt: 90
Bunt for Hit: 10
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/21/1972 @ BRO Loss, 4-10 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
08/20/1972 @ BRO Win, 11-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Win
08/15/1972 @ RED Loss, 3-10 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
08/11/1972 @ SF Loss, 5-6 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
07/23/1972 CHI Loss, 0-5 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
07/18/1972 @ EDM Loss, 1-5 2.0 1 0 0 1 3
07/14/1972 @ ATC Loss, 3-7 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
07/10/1972 RED Loss, 0-7 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
07/06/1972 SF Loss, 1-6 2.0 3 3 3 0 0
06/30/1972 PHI Loss, 2-5 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Rivers has great leadership attributes and has an extensive workout regimen. He gets along with everyone.
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:09/11/1942
Born in:Webster, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 88 Days
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 149 Days
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 2nd Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 18 0 2 0 0 4.95 36.1 35 20 20 4 11 32 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 18 8 11.39 8.67 7.93 2.72 3.86 1.27 98 0.2 .304        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 70 21 3 2 4 16 7 16 0 2 0 .300 .364 .571 .935      
vs. RHB 68 14 3 0 0 4 4 16 0 1 0 .206 .250 .250 .500      
POLARIS UNION BASEBALL 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 2  
April 4 0 0 0 0 7.36 11.0 16 9 9 2 5 7  
May 2 0 0 0 0 22.50 2.0 4 5 5 0 3 5  
June 3 0 1 0 0 1.04 8.2 5 1 1 0 2 7  
July 5 0 0 0 0 4.00 9.0 8 4 4 2 1 8  
August 4 0 1 0 0 1.59 5.2 2 1 1 0 0 5  
Spring Training 6 0 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 6 2 2 1 1 6  
Last Year 5 2 1 1 0 6.00 18.0 21 13 12 3 7 16  
Career 55 9 6 4 2 6.01 134.2 154 94 90 20 43 108  
Home 6 0 1 0 0 4.35 10.1 7 5 5 2 1 9  
Road 12 0 1 0 0 5.19 26.0 28 15 15 2 10 23  
Grass 18 0 2 0 0 4.95 36.1 35 20 20 4 11 32  
Day 9 0 1 0 0 9.88 13.2 15 15 15 3 5 13  
Night 9 0 1 0 0 1.99 22.2 20 5 5 1 6 19  
As Reliever / Substitution 18 0 2 0 0 4.95 36.1 35 20 20 4 11 32  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1966 Atlantic City - PUB 23 15 0 0 0 2 6.99 28.1 41 23 22 3 10 24 0 0 1.80 .404 3.66 0.2 56
1967 Atlantic City - PUB 24 10 2 2 1 0 6.07 26.2 25 18 18 6 9 19 0 0 1.27 .253 5.58 -0.4 62
1969 Atlantic City - PUB 26 7 5 1 2 0 6.39 25.1 32 20 18 4 6 17 1 1 1.50 .333 4.62 -0.1 55
1971 California - PUB 28 5 2 1 1 0 6.00 18.0 21 13 12 3 7 16 0 0 1.56 .340 4.74 -0.1 61
1972 California - PUB 29 18 0 2 0 0 4.95 36.1 35 20 20 4 11 32 0 0 1.27 .304 3.86 0.2 80
Total PUB 55 9 6 4 2 6.01 134.2 154 94 90 20 43 108 1 1 1.46 .328 4.42 -0.2 62
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 FIP WAR ERA+
1961 Vonore HS - HS 18 4 4 1 1 0 6.30 20.0 23 14 14 2 5 28 0 0 1.40 .396 3.65 0.9 106
1962 Angus-Borden - RL 19 3 3 0 3 0 8.22 15.1 25 18 14 5 9 10 0 0 2.22 .377 8.62 -0.5 52
1963 Angus-Borden - RL 20 12 12 5 4 0 4.48 82.1 87 45 41 8 16 61 4 0 1.25 .298 3.74 1.2 85
1964 Spruce Grove - A 21 21 21 6 6 0 4.62 138.1 162 83 71 21 49 123 3 1 1.53 .337 5.17 1.7 110
1965 Sherwood Park - AA 22 24 23 8 10 0 5.67 138.0 177 90 87 18 49 83 2 0 1.64 .343 5.36 2.1 98
1967 Allentown - AAA 24 4 0 0 1 1 6.75 6.2 11 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 1.80 .321 7.53 -0.3 71
1969 Allentown - AAA 26 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 13 3 3 0 1 5 0 0 2.00 .500 2.48 0.3 137
1971 Charlotte - AAA 28 21 21 10 7 0 5.22 132.2 160 79 77 25 41 114 1 1 1.52 .346 5.04 1.8 96
Total PUBAAA 26 22 10 8 1 5.23 146.1 184 87 85 27 43 119 1 1 1.55 .354 5.03 96.3
Total PUBAA 24 23 8 10 0 5.67 138.0 177 90 87 18 49 83 2 0 1.64 .343 5.36 97.8
Total PUBA 21 21 6 6 0 4.62 138.1 162 83 71 21 49 123 3 1 1.53 .337 5.17 109.9
Total PUBHS 4 4 1 1 0 6.30 20.0 23 14 14 2 5 28 0 0 1.40 .396 3.65 105.8
Total PUBRL 15 15 5 7 0 5.07 97.2 112 63 55 13 25 71 4 0 1.40 .311 4.51 77.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Atlantic City - MLB P 15 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 28.1 0.64 -0.1 .987
1966 Atlantic City - MLB C 34 32 235 15 4 255 5 .980 288.2 7.79 -1.8 1.032 4 54 7 13.0
1967 Atlantic City - MLB P 10 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 26.2 0.34 +0.0 .000
1967 Atlantic City - MLB C 23 20 172 9 1 183 2 .989 191.0 8.53 -1.5 .807 2 28 3 10.7
1968 Atlantic City - MLB C 129 126 1038 86 13 1141 17 .985 1122.2 9.01 -2.4 1.011 5 192 34 17.7
1969 Atlantic City - MLB P 7 5 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 25.1 0.36 -0.1 1.018
1969 Atlantic City - MLB C 36 29 223 20 3 246 3 .988 267.2 8.17 -0.6 1.061 1 56 10 17.9
1970 California - MLB C 50 47 374 33 5 414 7 .983 423.1 8.65 -1.9 .947 2 98 16 16.3
1970 California - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 California - MLB P 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 -0.6 .972
1971 California - MLB C 8 8 72 4 0 76 0 1.000 71.0 9.63 -0.5 .000 2 13 4 30.8
1972 California - MLB P 18 0 4 6 1 11 1 .909 36.1 2.48 -0.8 .812
1972 California - MLB C 31 29 280 36 3 318 2 .994 264.1 10.76 +0.0 .920 2 43 16 37.2
TOTAL P 55 9 4 12 1 17 1 .941 134.2 1.07 -1.6 .892
TOTAL C 311 291 2394 203 29 2633 36 .986 2628.2 8.89 -8.5 .983 18 484 90 18.6
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1958 Joined the Vonore HS Tramplers.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (30); Power: 41 (69); Eye: 13 (13).
04/20/1959 Wins the PUBHS SL1 Player of the Week Award.
04/20/1959 Was selected to the 1959 PUB High School All-Star Game.
06/02/1959 Wins the 1959 PUBHS SL1 Glove Wizard Award at C.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (18); Power: 40 (68); Eye: 15 (15).
04/16/1960 Goes 5-5 against the Upton HS Maples, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 4 R.
04/20/1960 Was selected to the 1960 PUB High School All-Star Game.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 32 (38); Power: 38 (60); Eye: 19 (21).
04/09/1961 Injured on 04/06/1961, diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 4 weeks.
06/01/1961 Released by the Vonore HS Tramplers.
06/01/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 2, 21st overall pick) by the Montreal Royals.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 43 (68); Eye: 19 (19).
04/02/1962 Named the #73 prospect in the PUB
05/04/1962 Was traded by the Montreal Royals to the Kinuso Blues, along with RF John Blake, SS Dick McAuliffe, RP Mike Kelly, in exchange for 3B Ken Boyer, RF Jorge Soto, CL Tyler Barker, SP Jack Herb.
07/13/1962 Injured on 07/12/1962, diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 2 months.
09/29/1962 Wins the 1962 Ken Holak Rookie League World Series with the Angus-Borden Purple Warriors!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 32 (81); Movement: 44 (44); Control: 34 (58).
04/01/1963 Named the #92 prospect in the PUB
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 39 (80); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 45 (63).
09/10/1964 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Bethesda Gamers with 10 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/03/1964 Wins the 1964 PUBA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 43 (82); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 62 (62).
05/21/1965 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/10/1965 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/04/1965 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
12/19/1965 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 18, 18th overall Pick) by the Atlantic City Aces from the Kinuso Blues.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (80); Movement: 47 (47); Control: 70 (70).
07/21/1966 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 4 months.
11/23/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 63 (63); Eye: 35 (35).
07/19/1967 Injured (ruptured medial collateral ligament),out for 9-10 months.
10/18/1967 Wins the 1967 PUB Triple A AAA Championship with the Allentown Admirals!
11/17/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 63 (63); Eye: 35 (35).
11/16/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $19,750.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 62 (62); Eye: 34 (34).
06/18/1969 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
08/18/1969 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Redwood Pioneers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/24/1969 Was not offered arbitration and became a free agent.
12/05/1969 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $75,000 with the California Seals organization.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 62 (62); Eye: 34 (34).
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 64 (66); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 83 (85).
09/04/1971 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Prairie Pirates with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 74 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 82 (83).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1968 6 3
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