SS Rafael Pichardo #30
Newcastle Bombers ABL
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/21/2022
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SS RAFAEL PICHARDO #30 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 423 98 22 5 9 44 52 81 .232 .317 .371 0 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 3 4 4
Gap 5 4 5 5
Power 3 2 3 3
Eye 7 5 7 7
Avoid K's 5 4 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 9 2
Errors: - 10 5
Arm: 1 9 10
Turn DP: - 10 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 9
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 7 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 6
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 7
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/09/2022 NML Win, 6-2 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 0
09/08/2022 NML Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/2022 NML Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/2022 NML Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2022 NML Win, 3-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/03/2022 @ MEL Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/02/2022 @ MEL Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/01/2022 @ MEL Loss, 4-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/31/2022 @ MEL Loss, 2-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/2022 @ MEL Win, 5-4 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Run-of-the-mill ballplayer.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:05/07/1993
Born in:Valencia, CAR
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$130,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 104 Days
Service This Yr:159 Days
40-Man Service:None, 7 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL LEAGUE 2022 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 423 98 22 5 9 44 46 52 81 .232 .317 .371 .688 .295 .139 88
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 491 2 4 0 11 11 3 157 36 0 2 0.0 50.2 3.85 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   62 15 2 1 2 10 4 6 10 0 2 0 .242 .309 .403 .712
Versus Right   361 83 20 4 7 34 42 46 71 3 9 2 .230 .318 .366 .684
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   75 21 5 1 1 7 9 9 12 0 2 0 .280 .357 .413 .770
May   75 18 4 3 4 11 9 12 7 0 3 0 .240 .345 .533 .878
June   85 16 5 0 1 4 8 11 19 0 1 0 .188 .281 .282 .564
July   79 18 3 0 1 7 8 9 12 1 2 2 .228 .319 .304 .622
August   82 20 4 1 2 10 11 10 25 1 3 0 .244 .323 .390 .713
September   27 5 1 0 0 5 1 1 6 1 0 0 .185 .207 .222 .429
All-Star Game   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Spring Training   43 12 4 0 0 3 6 3 8 0 0 1 .279 .340 .372 .713
Last Year   427 81 13 2 6 38 41 44 84 2 8 2 .190 .267 .272 .539
2 Years Ago   94 18 5 1 1 8 12 12 22 0 1 3 .191 .303 .298 .601
Career   2804 597 114 14 36 272 285 308 645 20 31 24 .213 .294 .302 .596
Home   208 52 15 3 4 24 27 27 39 0 3 0 .250 .336 .409 .745
Road   215 46 7 2 5 20 19 25 42 3 8 2 .214 .298 .335 .633
Grass   423 98 22 5 9 44 46 52 81 3 11 2 .232 .317 .371 .688
Day   230 58 17 3 4 21 30 27 46 1 6 1 .252 .332 .404 .736
Night   193 40 5 2 5 23 16 25 35 2 5 1 .207 .299 .332 .630
As Starter   423 98 22 5 9 44 46 52 81 3 11 2 .232 .317 .371 .688
Close/Late   92 24 3 1 2 8 8 13 19 0 5 0 .261 .352 .380 .733
Inning 1-3   133 30 10 0 4 15 15 13 26 3 2 1 .226 .293 .391 .684
Inning 4-6   160 34 6 4 2 18 15 24 33 0 4 0 .212 .315 .338 .653
Inning 7-9   118 31 6 1 2 9 14 15 19 0 5 1 .263 .351 .381 .732
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
0 Outs   134 27 9 1 1 3 20 19 24 0 11 1 .201 .305 .306 .611
1 Outs   144 36 7 2 4 27 18 14 23 3 0 1 .250 .315 .410 .725
2 Outs   145 35 6 2 4 14 8 19 34 0 0 0 .241 .329 .393 .722
Scoring Position   127 25 4 2 4 38 9 18 34 3 11 0 .197 .291 .354 .645
Bases Empty   220 54 15 3 4 4 27 30 41 0 0 2 .245 .341 .395 .737
Runner on 1st   76 19 3 0 1 2 10 4 6 0 0 0 .250 .287 .329 .616
Runner on 2nd   46 9 3 1 1 9 4 6 11 0 6 0 .196 .288 .370 .658
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 6 0 0 2 7 4 2 12 0 0 0 .162 .205 .324 .529
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 .091 .333 .091 .424
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 4 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Bases Loaded   17 5 1 1 1 15 1 1 3 1 0 0 .294 .316 .647 .963
Two Strikes   221 42 12 2 4 22 18 21 81 2 0 0 .190 .258 .317 .575
First Pitch   56 15 3 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 3 0 .268 .317 .375 .692
Count 0-1   32 6 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 .188 .212 .344 .556
Count 0-2   39 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 0 0 0 .077 .077 .077 .154
Count 1-0   29 8 3 0 1 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 .276 .276 .483 .759
Count 1-1   34 10 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 .294 .294 .412 .706
Count 1-2   62 13 4 0 1 4 4 0 21 1 0 0 .210 .206 .323 .529
Count 2-0   10 5 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400
Count 2-1   25 9 1 0 1 7 2 0 0 1 2 1 .360 .370 .520 .890
Count 2-2   59 9 2 1 2 9 5 0 21 1 0 0 .153 .150 .322 .472
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 3 2 0 0 0 5 15 0 0 0 0 .188 .581 .312 .893
Full Count   61 17 6 1 1 8 9 21 15 0 0 0 .279 .463 .459 .922
Behind in Count   133 22 4 1 2 6 7 0 45 1 2 1 .165 .170 .256 .426
Ahead in Count   80 25 7 0 3 15 16 27 0 1 4 1 .312 .486 .512 .999
Batting 5th   112 25 6 0 2 10 11 13 22 0 0 2 .223 .315 .330 .645
Batting 6th   143 34 6 4 5 20 17 12 33 3 6 0 .238 .291 .441 .732
Batting 7th   15 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 .133 .278 .200 .478
Batting 8th   147 36 9 0 2 13 17 24 21 0 4 0 .245 .351 .347 .698
Batting 9th   6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Low Leverage   167 44 10 2 5 9 14 15 24 0 3 1 .263 .328 .437 .765
Medium Leverage   162 37 9 2 3 20 25 27 35 2 5 1 .228 .339 .364 .703
High Leverage   93 17 3 1 1 15 7 10 22 1 3 0 .183 .260 .269 .528
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+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Newcastle - ABL 22 78 261 57 14 0 5 29 28 22 2 1 53 0 0 .218 .283 .330 .613 80 80 1.0
2016 Newcastle - ABL 23 121 416 99 20 3 5 47 43 37 1 1 99 0 2 .238 .301 .337 .638 84 84 2.9
2017 Newcastle - ABL 24 127 422 93 13 1 5 47 46 45 4 6 110 0 0 .220 .298 .291 .589 75 72 1.3
2018 Newcastle - ABL 25 130 431 81 16 1 4 35 40 52 5 5 120 0 1 .188 .280 .258 .537 60 60 1.0
2019 Newcastle - ABL 26 107 330 70 11 1 1 24 29 44 5 2 76 0 0 .212 .312 .261 .573 69 71 2.0
2020 Newcastle - ABL 27 31 94 18 5 1 1 8 12 12 3 0 22 0 0 .191 .303 .298 .601 77 72 0.9
2021 Newcastle - ABL 28 130 427 81 13 2 6 38 41 44 2 2 84 0 1 .190 .267 .272 .539 58 49 0.5
2022 Newcastle - ABL 29 130 423 98 22 5 9 44 46 52 2 3 81 0 2 .232 .317 .371 .688 85 88 3.4
Total ABL 854 2804 597 114 14 36 272 285 308 24 20 645 0 6 .213 .294 .302 .596 73 72 13.0
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+ wRC+ WAR
2010 Adelaide - AA 17 24 19 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 0 .105 .150 .105 .255 -30 -42 -0.4
2011 Adelaide - AA 18 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 299 308 0.1
2011 Fairfield - AA 18 28 53 14 5 0 0 9 4 4 0 0 16 0 0 .264 .316 .358 .674 74 75 -0.1
2011 Total - AA 18 29 55 15 6 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 16 0 0 .273 .322 .382 .704 82 83 -0.0
2012 Fairfield - AA 19 73 251 80 12 0 6 27 33 22 2 1 49 4 1 .319 .377 .438 .815 115 115 1.8
2013 Fairfield - AA 20 86 309 84 15 2 7 40 45 39 1 1 63 10 7 .272 .354 .401 .756 99 97 1.6
2014 Lidcombe - AAA 21 125 455 121 17 3 18 63 70 61 2 2 96 5 10 .266 .354 .435 .789 96 96 2.7
2015 Lidcombe - AAA 22 52 198 49 9 2 6 21 40 24 2 0 40 0 0 .247 .335 .404 .739 84 84 0.8
2020 Fairfield - AA 27 6 21 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .286 .348 .333 .681 78 80 -0.1
Total RES 177 653 170 26 5 24 84 110 85 4 2 136 5 10 .260 .348 .426 .774 93 92
Total YL 193 634 184 33 2 13 77 84 67 3 2 130 14 8 .290 .360 .410 .770 102 102
Total ADL 25 21 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 0 0 .143 .182 .190 .372 0 -10
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+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Newcastle - ABL 22 18 55 16 5 1 2 8 5 5 1 0 12 0 1 .291 .361 .527 .888 158 158 1.3
2016 Newcastle - ABL 23 16 50 10 3 1 1 5 3 6 0 0 19 0 0 .200 .286 .360 .646 85 63 2.0
2017 Newcastle - ABL 24 7 19 3 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 .158 .227 .368 .596 73 71 1.8
2018 Newcastle - ABL 25 21 66 8 1 0 0 6 3 12 1 0 30 0 0 .121 .266 .136 .402 24 15 1.1
2020 Newcastle - ABL 27 5 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368 10 -34 0.5
2021 Newcastle - ABL 28 7 24 8 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 .333 .429 .417 .845 148 163 2.0
Total ABL 74 227 47 12 2 4 22 16 30 2 1 69 0 1 .207 .304 .330 .634 85 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2010 Adelaide - AA 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.2 .000
2010 Adelaide - AA 3B 10 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 24.1 1.48 -1.0 .656
2010 Adelaide - AA SS 7 0 2 4 0 7 1 .857 19.0 2.84 -0.6 .785
2011 Fairfield - AA 3B 3 2 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 +0.2 1.096
2011 Fairfield - AA SS 14 8 12 18 2 31 1 .968 80.0 3.38 -0.4 1.029
2011 Adelaide - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Fairfield - AA 3B 62 57 32 118 6 152 2 .987 504.1 2.68 +3.6 1.047
2012 Fairfield - AA SS 7 6 11 26 5 37 0 1.000 52.0 6.40 +0.5 1.046
2013 Fairfield - AA 3B 12 9 3 17 2 20 0 1.000 79.2 2.26 +1.2 1.124
2013 Fairfield - AA SS 75 70 80 197 42 282 5 .982 609.0 4.09 +1.5 1.012
2014 Lidcombe - AAA 3B 4 3 0 5 0 6 1 .833 28.0 1.61 -0.5 .859
2014 Lidcombe - AAA SS 120 119 132 357 71 500 11 .978 1056.0 4.17 +15.5 1.125
2015 Newcastle - MLB 2B 22 10 21 31 11 52 0 1.000 101.2 4.60 +0.8 1.089
2015 Newcastle - MLB 3B 34 28 6 54 4 61 1 .984 270.2 2.00 +1.5 1.033
2015 Newcastle - MLB SS 33 29 33 80 10 114 1 .991 245.1 4.15 +3.1 1.055
2015 Lidcombe - AAA SS 52 51 68 158 35 232 6 .974 452.0 4.50 +5.8 1.100
2016 Newcastle - MLB 2B 30 0 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 54.0 3.33 +1.0 1.120
2016 Newcastle - MLB 3B 5 5 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 50.0 2.70 +0.3 1.047
2016 Newcastle - MLB SS 112 108 122 323 50 451 6 .987 924.1 4.33 +12.5 1.082
2017 Newcastle - MLB SS 127 127 113 376 65 502 13 .974 1095.1 4.02 +10.2 1.055
2018 Newcastle - MLB SS 130 130 131 408 77 546 7 .987 1140.0 4.26 +8.8 1.052
2019 Newcastle - MLB SS 107 107 132 340 61 480 8 .983 912.2 4.65 +11.1 1.068
2020 Newcastle - MLB SS 31 31 27 110 15 137 0 1.000 266.0 4.64 +5.6 1.109
2020 Fairfield - AA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.067
2021 Newcastle - MLB SS 130 130 155 451 74 611 5 .992 1174.0 4.65 +9.9 1.054
2022 Newcastle - MLB SS 130 130 173 469 89 646 4 .994 1126.1 5.13 +15.5 1.064
TOTAL 2B 55 10 27 46 12 73 0 1.000 161.2 4.06 +1.6 1.100
TOTAL 3B 130 104 45 213 14 262 4 .985 973.0 2.39 +5.3 1.037
TOTAL SS 1077 1046 1191 3318 596 4577 68 .985 9157.0 4.43 +99.1 1.067
PLAYER HISTORY
05/10/2009 Signed a minor league contract out of Venezuela with the St. Kilda Saints organization.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (4); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 2 (7).
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (4); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 3 (7).
05/15/2011 Released by the St. Kilda organization.
05/24/2011 Signed a minor league contract with the Newcastle Bombers organization.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 1 (2); Eye: 4 (6).
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 4 (6).
06/11/2013 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/30/2013 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 4 (6).
08/17/2014 Wins the 2014 Championship with the Lidcombe Swans!
10/14/2014 Named the #95 prospect in the ABL
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 5 (7).
04/06/2015 Named the #81 prospect in the ABL
06/24/2015 Named the #97 prospect in the ABL
09/05/2015 Injured (strained bicep tendon),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
10/14/2015 Wins the 2015 Grand Final Series with the Newcastle Bombers.
11/05/2015 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $43,000.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (6).
07/17/2016 Was selected to the 2016 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/04/2016 Wins the 2016 Grand Final Series with the Newcastle Bombers.
10/12/2016 Wins the 2016 ABL NL Gold Glove Award at SS.
10/26/2016 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $43,000.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (6).
08/06/2017 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 4 days.
10/18/2017 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $83,700 with the Newcastle Bombers organization.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 5 (6).
10/01/2018 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for one week.
10/22/2018 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $99,300 with the Newcastle Bombers organization.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
08/10/2019 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 6 weeks.
10/14/2019 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $620,000 with the Newcastle Bombers organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (7).
04/21/2020 Injured (fractured ankle),out for 4 months.
08/26/2020 Injured (asthma),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
04/13/2022 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/17/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Australian Baseball League All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2018 130 1
2021 130 1
2022 130 1
Year BB Rank
2022 52 10
Year SH Rank
2022 11 6
Year SF Rank
2017 6 6
2018 5 5
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