1B Merrill Rider #16
Age: 80 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal    
10/15/2005
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1B MERRILL RIDER #16 - AGE: 80 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 3 3 3 3
Gap 5 4 5 5
Power 4 3 4 4
Eye 8 6 8 8
Avoid K's 2 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 1 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Teammates look up to Rider as a leader.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Intelligence
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:09/07/1925
Born in:Sydney, NSW
Nationality:Australian
Height:6' 3"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 47 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:20 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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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
1950 South Sydney - SBC 24 126 493 127 23 2 32 103 88 72 3 1 116 0 1 .258 .355 .507 .862 128 136 3.2
1951 South Sydney - SBC 25 125 498 158 33 2 32 101 96 60 3 4 86 1 1 .317 .391 .584 .975 152 157 4.7
1952 South Sydney - SBC 26 123 442 139 24 0 30 108 76 83 2 6 92 2 0 .314 .420 .572 .993 152 154 3.9
1953 South Sydney - SBC 27 124 437 137 27 2 20 102 81 79 1 7 78 0 1 .314 .414 .522 .936 140 140 2.5
1954 South Sydney - SBC 28 116 317 84 22 1 15 72 46 68 2 6 69 1 0 .265 .392 .483 .875 124 122 1.5
1955 South Sydney - SBC 29 91 279 93 15 0 17 79 56 58 1 5 56 2 1 .333 .443 .570 1.013 159 156 2.8
1956 South Sydney - SBC 30 116 336 106 18 0 30 99 62 61 3 4 76 0 0 .315 .421 .637 1.058 178 186 5.2
1957 South Sydney - SBC 31 96 309 99 16 0 27 67 58 56 2 1 77 3 1 .320 .427 .634 1.061 180 188 3.8
1958 South Sydney - SBC 32 117 390 106 20 2 31 76 72 63 1 4 86 0 0 .272 .371 .572 .943 150 155 2.8
1959 South Sydney - SBC 33 119 375 95 21 0 23 77 56 60 2 4 80 0 0 .253 .356 .493 .849 123 128 1.5
1960 South Sydney - SBC 34 110 235 54 10 0 8 39 33 52 1 1 63 1 0 .230 .370 .374 .745 102 109 0.6
1961 South Sydney - SBC 35 105 258 63 12 1 8 45 39 65 2 2 71 0 1 .244 .398 .391 .789 113 126 1.4
1962 Parramatta - SBC 36 115 349 91 18 0 19 54 62 65 3 6 76 0 0 .261 .376 .476 .852 128 136 3.0
1963 Parramatta - SBC 37 61 143 38 10 0 6 21 21 30 2 1 34 0 0 .266 .398 .462 .859 127 120 0.5
1964 Parramatta - SBC 38 45 163 37 9 0 7 22 17 23 1 1 51 0 0 .227 .324 .411 .736 98 98 0.2
1965 Western Suburbs - SBC 39 87 91 21 4 0 5 14 15 19 0 1 23 0 0 .231 .360 .440 .800 116 126 0.5
1966 Western Suburbs - SBC 40 52 110 26 8 0 1 15 17 20 0 2 32 0 0 .236 .348 .336 .685 87 97 0.1
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
1963 Strathfield - AAA 37 42 143 48 13 1 12 31 36 38 3 4 39 0 1 .336 .473 .692 1.166 199 186 2.2
1964 Strathfield - AAA 38 62 225 80 23 0 13 35 49 47 2 0 59 0 0 .356 .471 .631 1.102 189 185 2.5
Total SBC 1728 5225 1474 290 10 311 1094 895 934 29 56 1166 10 6 .282 .390 .520 .910 138 143
Total RES 104 368 128 36 1 25 66 85 85 5 4 98 0 1 .348 .472 .655 1.127 193 185
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
1951 South Sydney - SBC 25 5 20 4 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700 76 74 -0.9
1952 South Sydney - SBC 26 6 21 5 1 0 1 5 6 5 0 1 2 1 0 .238 .370 .429 .799 105 94 -1.1
1953 South Sydney - SBC 27 6 19 5 1 0 2 8 3 6 0 0 3 0 0 .263 .440 .632 1.072 173 161 -1.3
1954 South Sydney - SBC 28 13 24 8 0 0 3 7 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 .333 .385 .708 1.093 175 183 -0.4
1955 South Sydney - SBC 29 8 26 12 3 0 2 6 6 1 0 0 4 0 1 .462 .481 .808 1.289 225 243 -0.2
1956 South Sydney - SBC 30 7 23 2 0 0 0 3 4 7 1 0 11 0 0 .087 .323 .087 .410 16 44 -0.4
1958 South Sydney - SBC 32 7 22 7 2 0 1 1 4 4 1 0 7 0 0 .318 .444 .545 .990 165 178 -1.4
1962 Parramatta - SBC 36 12 36 7 1 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 13 0 0 .194 .256 .389 .645 71 74 -0.2
1965 Western Suburbs - SBC 39 10 8 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .364 .250 .614 70 81 -0.2
1966 Western Suburbs - SBC 40 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 445 435 -0.2
Total SBC 76 200 53 8 0 13 38 36 31 2 2 49 1 1 .265 .366 .500 .866 122 129
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1950 South Sydney - IND 1B 110 109 1037 58 138 1102 7 .994 949.2 10.38 -2.9 .972
1950 South Sydney - IND LF 18 17 31 1 0 32 0 1.000 147.1 1.95 +1.0 1.050
1950 South Sydney - IND RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 South Sydney - IND 1B 106 106 1001 70 104 1081 10 .991 918.1 10.50 -0.7 .994
1951 South Sydney - IND LF 18 18 34 1 0 35 0 1.000 163.0 1.93 -0.2 .992
1951 South Sydney - IND RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 South Sydney - IND 1B 107 107 1062 55 94 1126 9 .992 931.1 10.79 -2.1 .976
1952 South Sydney - IND LF 15 15 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 129.2 1.67 -2.3 .879
1952 South Sydney - IND RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.037
1953 South Sydney - IND 1B 122 120 1112 52 124 1170 6 .995 1010.0 10.37 -8.3 .923
1953 South Sydney - IND LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.054
1953 South Sydney - IND RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.030
1954 South Sydney - IND 1B 21 16 170 8 18 178 0 1.000 144.2 11.07 -0.4 .980
1954 South Sydney - IND LF 66 65 82 4 0 87 1 .989 510.0 1.52 -2.4 .958
1954 South Sydney - IND RF 8 6 5 1 0 7 1 .857 56.0 0.96 -1.2 .750
1955 South Sydney - IND 1B 8 8 63 7 11 70 0 1.000 59.0 10.68 +1.1 1.135
1955 South Sydney - IND 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1955 South Sydney - IND LF 69 65 95 5 0 101 1 .990 514.1 1.75 -4.5 .937
1955 South Sydney - IND CF 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.0 .988
1955 South Sydney - IND RF 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.2 1.046
1956 South Sydney - IND 1B 13 6 70 5 7 78 3 .962 60.2 11.13 -0.1 .973
1956 South Sydney - IND LF 97 90 146 4 0 152 2 .987 732.0 1.84 +1.3 1.013
1956 South Sydney - IND RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.025
1957 South Sydney - IND 1B 8 8 70 3 11 74 1 .986 70.0 9.39 -0.4 .917
1957 South Sydney - IND SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.019
1957 South Sydney - IND LF 79 79 101 6 1 109 2 .982 610.0 1.58 -8.7 .892
1958 South Sydney - IND 1B 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 3.0 15.00 0.0 .000
1958 South Sydney - IND LF 107 107 170 4 0 175 1 .994 855.1 1.83 -12.9 .905
1958 South Sydney - IND RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 South Sydney - IND 1B 11 9 77 6 7 83 0 1.000 76.0 9.83 +0.3 1.045
1959 South Sydney - IND LF 71 68 108 6 0 116 2 .983 603.0 1.70 -9.0 .896
1959 South Sydney - IND CF 1 1 1 2 0 4 1 .750 9.0 3.00 -0.0 .986
1959 South Sydney - IND RF 23 23 30 1 0 32 1 .969 186.2 1.49 -0.8 .962
1960 South Sydney - IND 1B 41 36 360 22 40 387 5 .987 330.1 10.41 -0.6 .982
1960 South Sydney - IND LF 16 13 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 118.1 2.13 -1.9 .912
1960 South Sydney - IND CF 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 1.0 9.00 -0.7 .000
1960 South Sydney - IND RF 5 3 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 33.2 1.60 -0.6 .869
1961 South Sydney - IND C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.3 .000 1 1 0 0.0
1961 South Sydney - IND 1B 75 68 589 38 61 630 3 .995 586.1 9.62 -0.9 .990
1961 South Sydney - IND LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.0 1.010
1961 South Sydney - IND CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 South Sydney - IND RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 14.0 1.29 -0.7 .682
1962 Parramatta - IND 1B 99 98 854 49 88 905 2 .998 795.1 10.22 +4.3 1.053
1962 Parramatta - IND LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.036
1962 Parramatta - IND RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.024
1963 Parramatta - IND 1B 41 38 335 16 34 353 2 .994 321.2 9.82 -2.5 .923
1963 Strathfield - AAA 1B 5 5 44 1 2 45 0 1.000 43.0 9.42 +0.0 1.019
1963 Parramatta - IND LF 8 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 14.0 4.50 +0.1 1.023
1963 Strathfield - AAA LF 37 37 64 0 0 65 1 .985 320.2 1.80 -1.2 .972
1963 Parramatta - IND RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Parramatta - IND 1B 45 45 408 16 41 428 4 .991 373.0 10.23 -0.9 .975
1964 Strathfield - AAA 1B 7 0 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 12.0 6.75 +0.1 1.141
1964 Strathfield - AAA LF 50 50 75 3 0 81 3 .963 410.0 1.71 -8.3 .852
1964 Strathfield - AAA RF 14 12 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 100.1 1.35 -1.4 .876
1965 Western Suburbs - IND LF 17 6 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 78.1 1.26 -0.7 .900
1965 Western Suburbs - IND RF 9 0 9 1 0 11 1 .909 29.2 3.03 -1.3 .844
1966 Western Suburbs - IND 1B 28 26 240 12 26 253 1 .996 228.0 9.95 -0.7 .967
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.3 .000 1 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 848 805 7505 419 806 7977 53 .993 6912.1 10.32 -14.7 .981
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.019
TOTAL LF 675 631 978 36 1 1027 13 .987 5227.0 1.75 -49.5 .932
TOTAL CF 4 2 2 4 0 8 2 .750 20.0 2.70 -0.7 .658
TOTAL RF 74 46 77 4 0 84 3 .964 457.1 1.59 -5.6 .906
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1950 Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 53rd overall pick) by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
01/01/1950 Named the #27 prospect in the SBC
10/01/1950 Named the #17 prospect in the SBC
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
02/26/1951 Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award.
04/26/1951 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1952 Wins the SBC SBC Batter of the Month Award.
04/22/1952 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000 through automatic renewal.
10/02/1952 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1953 Wins the SBC SBC Batter of the Month Award.
04/20/1953 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,000 through arbitration.
12/13/1953 Injured (sprained thumb), out for one week.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
02/01/1954 Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award.
03/23/1954 Injured (bruised thigh), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/09/1954 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $25,000 through arbitration.
11/17/1954 Goes 5-5 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
01/20/1955 Injured (virus), out for 1-2 weeks.
05/04/1955 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $28,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
02/07/1956 Injured (fractured hand), out for 4 weeks.
04/30/1956 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $38,750 through arbitration.
09/24/1956 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $60,000 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs organization.
12/23/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
04/01/1957 Injured (bruised finger), day-to-day for 5 days.
12/22/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
01/27/1958 Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award.
02/15/1958 Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for 7-8 weeks.
11/15/1958 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $31,000 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs organization.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
12/07/1959 Wins the SBC SBC Player of the Week Award.
12/20/1959 Was selected to the 1959 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
01/31/1960 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $131,600 with the South Sydney Rabbitohs organization.
03/16/1960 Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/24/1960 Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
11/05/1961 Injured (calf soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
04/21/1962 Became a free agent.
08/07/1962 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $141,000 with the Parramatta Giants organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (9).
01/30/1963 Collects his 1000th career Sydney Baseball Championship RBI!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (9).
12/14/1964 Wins the RES RES Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (9).
02/02/1965 Hits his 300th career Sydney Baseball Championship home run!
04/23/1965 Became a free agent.
09/22/1965 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $21,000 with the Western Suburbs Magpies organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 7 (9).
03/31/1966 Wins the 1965 Grand Final with the Western Suburbs Magpies.
04/24/1966 Became a free agent.
08/06/1966 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $35,531 with the Western Suburbs Magpies organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 7 (9).
03/27/1967 Wins the 1966 Grand Final with the Western Suburbs Magpies.
04/20/1967 Became a free agent.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 8 (9).
01/01/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1950 126 5
Year PA Rank
1950 569 5
1951 565 8
Year AB Rank
1950 493 9
1951 498 5
Year H Rank
1951 158 5
Year K Rank
1950 116 5
Year TB Rank
1950 250 8
1951 291 2
1952 253 8
Year 2B Rank
1951 33 5
Year HR Rank
1950 32 7
1951 32 6
1952 30 7
1956 30 7
1957 27 7
1958 31 3
1959 23 8
Year RBI Rank
1950 103 4
1951 101 3
1952 108 2
1953 102 5
1956 99 7
Year R Rank
1950 88 6
1951 96 1
Year BB Rank
1950 72 8
1952 83 5
1962 65 10
Year IBB Rank
1953 10 8
1954 9 8
1955 9 9
Year SF Rank
1952 6 6
1953 7 4
1954 6 6
1955 5 6
1962 6 6
Year EBH Rank
1950 57 6
1951 67 2
1952 54 8
1958 53 8
Year AVG Rank
1951 .317 8
1952 .314 7
1953 .314 10
Year OBP Rank
1952 .420 4
1956 .421 6
Year SLG Rank
1951 .584 5
1952 .572 5
1956 .637 5
1958 .572 5
Year RC Rank
1951 112.69 4
1952 110.14 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1951 8.45 9
1952 9.21 4
1956 9.97 5
Year ISO Rank
1950 .249 10
1951 .267 6
1952 .258 8
1956 .321 1
1958 .300 3
1959 .240 5
Year WOBA Rank
1951 .409 7
1952 .415 5
1956 .442 3
1958 .395 9
Year OPS Rank
1951 .975 7
1952 .993 4
1956 1.058 4
1958 .943 7
Year WAR Rank
1951 5.1 7
1952 4.2 10
1956 4.9 10
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