C Jim 'White Hot' Kraut #47
Age: 81 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/25/2051
 OA: 35 POT: 35
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C JIM 'WHITE HOT' KRAUT #47 - AGE: 81 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
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 5 5 5 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 3 3 3 3
Eye 7 7 6 7
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 7 2
Errors: - 7 1
Arm: 6 5 2
Turn DP: - 6 -
Framing: 6 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 5
Catcher: 6 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 7 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 5
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 8
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Kraut is seen as a leader in the clubhouse, but he lacks inner drive.
High: Leader
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/13/1970
Born in:Buffalo, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:17 Years, 52 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:18 Years, 1 Day
Pro Service:21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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
1995 Vancouver - ULB 24 136 523 130 23 2 8 47 73 98 10 3 95 0 0 .249 .375 .346 .721 98 107 3.1
1996 Vancouver - ULB 25 78 142 29 3 1 4 20 27 22 2 2 31 0 0 .204 .315 .324 .639 69 69 -0.1
1997 Vancouver - ULB 26 55 182 46 9 0 3 15 20 16 5 1 40 0 0 .253 .328 .352 .680 84 89 -0.5
1997 Buffalo - ULB 26 57 190 51 15 0 3 24 26 19 4 1 40 0 0 .268 .346 .395 .741 94 98 -0.0
1997 Total - ULB 26 112 372 97 24 0 6 39 46 35 9 2 80 0 0 .261 .337 .374 .711 89 94 -0.5
1998 Oakland - MLB 27 59 187 52 9 2 2 26 24 29 2 2 28 1 0 .278 .377 .380 .757 107 109 1.2
1998 Los Angeles - MLB 27 67 224 50 6 0 4 18 26 19 3 1 58 0 0 .223 .291 .304 .595 61 64 -0.0
1998 Total - MLB 27 126 411 102 15 2 6 44 50 48 5 3 86 1 0 .248 .332 .338 .670 83 85 1.2
1999 Tampa Bay - MLB 28 134 393 106 14 1 4 45 41 39 7 4 91 0 0 .270 .343 .341 .684 78 83 0.4
2000 Colorado - MLB 29 100 273 63 7 0 8 33 31 34 3 4 61 0 0 .231 .318 .344 .663 72 73 0.3
2003 Oklahoma City - ULB 32 36 59 13 1 0 0 3 5 8 0 0 13 0 0 .220 .313 .237 .551 48 53 -0.2
2004 Phoenix - ULB 33 54 161 37 8 1 0 10 19 30 3 0 47 0 0 .230 .361 .292 .653 81 91 0.6
2005 Phoenix - ULB 34 96 125 30 7 1 1 16 21 18 2 1 24 0 0 .240 .342 .336 .678 79 85 0.6
Total MLB 360 1077 271 36 3 18 122 122 121 15 11 238 1 0 .252 .333 .341 .673 78 81 1.9
Total ULB 512 1382 336 66 5 19 135 191 211 26 8 290 0 0 .243 .352 .339 .692 87 93 3.5
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
2001 Kalamazoo - AA 30 68 223 57 16 1 2 31 36 54 4 1 51 0 0 .256 .408 .363 .771 127 130 2.0
2001 Virginia Beach - AAA 30 37 129 40 6 0 6 26 21 26 0 2 24 0 1 .310 .420 .496 .917 128 130 1.1
2002 Virginia Beach - AAA 31 119 455 124 28 2 13 64 79 79 10 2 77 1 0 .273 .390 .429 .819 103 111 2.4
2003 Omaha - AAA 32 21 66 22 6 0 0 9 9 14 0 0 14 0 0 .333 .450 .424 .874 140 149 0.7
Total FL 68 223 57 16 1 2 31 36 54 4 1 51 0 0 .256 .408 .363 .771 127 130
Total AMAS 156 584 164 34 2 19 90 100 105 10 4 101 1 1 .281 .397 .443 .840 109 115
Total NWL 21 66 22 6 0 0 9 9 14 0 0 14 0 0 .333 .450 .424 .874 140 149
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
1995 Vancouver - ULB 24 12 46 11 1 0 1 2 6 9 0 0 9 0 1 .239 .364 .326 .690 89 99 0.6
1996 Vancouver - ULB 25 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 165 190 0.0
2004 Phoenix - ULB 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
Total ULB 15 48 12 1 0 1 2 6 9 0 0 9 0 1 .250 .368 .333 .702 92 102
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1995 Vancouver - MLB C 136 135 667 56 7 728 5 .993 1138.2 5.71 -0.7 1.028 16 77 27 35.1
1995 Vancouver - MLB 2B 30 0 11 21 6 35 3 .914 67.0 4.30 -2.0 .870
1995 Vancouver - MLB 3B 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 Vancouver - MLB C 56 24 213 18 2 234 3 .987 259.2 8.01 +0.4 .951 2 31 12 38.7
1996 Vancouver - MLB 2B 5 2 3 4 0 8 1 .875 21.0 3.00 +0.1 1.044
1996 Vancouver - MLB 3B 3 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.4 .880
1996 Vancouver - MLB SS 2 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 -0.5 .809
1996 Vancouver - MLB CF 9 9 25 2 0 30 3 .900 80.0 3.04 -1.7 .902
1997 Buffalo - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1997 Vancouver - MLB 2B 55 55 91 154 32 259 14 .946 461.2 4.78 -10.2 .896
1997 Buffalo - MLB 2B 43 43 81 123 30 210 6 .971 373.0 4.92 -4.0 .944
1997 Buffalo - MLB 3B 5 4 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 36.0 1.50 +0.2 1.050
1997 Vancouver - MLB 3B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.050
1997 Buffalo - MLB SS 10 10 10 16 6 33 7 .788 83.0 2.82 -4.2 .703
1998 Los Angeles - MLB C 65 64 472 34 6 511 5 .990 561.0 8.12 -1.4 1.056 9 70 17 24.3
1998 Oakland - MLB C 24 24 167 7 0 175 1 .994 210.0 7.46 -0.9 .913 2 16 3 18.8
1998 Oakland - MLB 2B 6 4 8 14 1 23 1 .957 38.0 5.21 +0.1 1.008
1998 Oakland - MLB 3B 26 26 15 56 4 75 4 .947 226.0 2.83 +1.9 1.045
1998 Oakland - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 Los Angeles - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Tampa Bay - MLB C 28 25 195 24 0 220 1 .995 222.2 8.85 +1.4 .939 1 42 19 45.2
1999 Tampa Bay - MLB 2B 30 26 42 70 12 117 5 .957 227.0 4.44 +0.6 1.011
1999 Tampa Bay - MLB 3B 38 30 14 44 4 62 4 .935 265.2 1.96 -0.3 .991
1999 Tampa Bay - MLB SS 40 35 58 101 15 169 10 .941 318.2 4.49 -6.3 .911
1999 Tampa Bay - MLB RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.039
2000 Colorado - MLB C 37 37 243 15 3 259 1 .996 321.1 7.23 +1.0 1.073 3 20 7 35.0
2000 Colorado - MLB 2B 15 6 18 14 2 33 1 .970 67.0 4.30 -0.5 .954
2000 Colorado - MLB 3B 10 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 19.0 2.37 +0.1 1.056
2000 Colorado - MLB SS 34 27 40 69 15 113 4 .965 253.0 3.88 -0.0 .999
2003 Oklahoma City - MLB C 36 13 124 6 1 134 4 .970 164.1 7.12 -1.4 .420 2 11 4 36.4
2004 Phoenix - MLB C 15 14 96 6 0 103 1 .990 124.2 7.36 -0.3 .916 1 7 2 28.6
2004 Phoenix - MLB 2B 14 12 24 39 12 64 1 .984 109.0 5.20 +0.7 1.035
2004 Phoenix - MLB 3B 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 .500 19.0 0.47 -0.5 .517
2004 Phoenix - MLB SS 23 20 22 56 7 80 2 .975 173.1 4.05 -0.1 .998
2005 Phoenix - MLB C 63 2 96 5 0 101 0 1.000 148.2 6.11 +0.0 1.073 3 4 2 50.0
2005 Phoenix - MLB 2B 15 8 19 21 7 41 1 .976 78.0 4.62 +0.9 1.075
2005 Phoenix - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.042
2005 Phoenix - MLB SS 21 18 34 48 9 84 2 .976 162.0 4.56 +1.1 1.037
TOTAL C 461 338 2274 171 19 2466 21 .991 3152.0 6.98 -2.0 .997 39 278 93 33.5
TOTAL 2B 213 156 297 460 102 790 33 .958 1441.2 4.73 -14.3 .949
TOTAL 3B 94 62 32 116 9 157 9 .943 587.2 2.27 +1.1 1.012
TOTAL SS 132 110 166 293 53 484 25 .948 1006.2 4.10 -9.9 .951
TOTAL CF 9 9 25 2 0 30 3 .900 80.0 3.04 -1.7 .902
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.1 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
01/02/1995 Drafted in the 1995 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 8, 40th overall pick) by the Vancouver Canucks.
05/05/1995 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,973,000 with the Vancouver Canucks organization.
06/18/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Union League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/05/1995 Won the 1995 Union League Baseball Union Series with the Vancouver Canucks!
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (4); Eye: 7 (7).
10/18/1996 Won the 1996 Union League Baseball Union Cup with the Vancouver Canucks!
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 6 (6).
05/28/1997 Injured (strained oblique), out for 4 weeks.
07/20/1997 Released by the Vancouver Canucks.
07/28/1997 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $680,000 with the Buffalo Blizzard organization.
11/15/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
02/02/1998 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $770,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
06/27/1998 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for MR Ramser Correa.
11/17/1998 Became a free agent.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 6 (7).
03/07/1999 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $375,000 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.
11/20/1999 Became a free agent.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
03/04/2000 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
07/26/2000 Injured (rotator cuff strain), out for 6-7 weeks.
11/16/2000 Became a free agent.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
04/04/2001 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Generals organization.
06/17/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Frontier League All-Star Game.
09/09/2001 Won the 2001 American Association H.D. McKnight Championship Cup with the Virginia Beach Destroyers!
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
06/12/2002 Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
12/01/2002 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall Pick) by the Buffalo Blizzard, from the Washington Generals.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
04/16/2003 Released by the Washington organization, returned to the Buffalo Blizzard.
04/16/2003 Released by the Buffalo Blizzard.
05/04/2003 Released by the Buffalo organization.
06/16/2003 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $580,000 with the Oklahoma City RedHawks organization.
11/17/2003 Became a free agent.
12/22/2003 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $450,000 with the Phoenix Fire organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
05/26/2004 Injured (strained forearm), out for 4 weeks.
11/28/2004 Became a free agent.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 7 (7).
01/05/2005 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $690,000 with the Phoenix Fire organization.
11/05/2005 Released by the Phoenix Fire.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/2007 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1995 98 2
Year HP Rank
1995 10 6
Year SH Rank
1995 15 2
1999 7 10
Year OBP Rank
1995 .375 10
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