CF John Hester #29
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/07/2032
CF JOHN HESTER #29 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 271 74 20 5 3 17 13 51 .273 .316 .417 14 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 58 59 57 58
Gap 61 63 60 61
Power 39 41 39 39
Eye 43 45 42 43
Avoid K's 79 79 78 79
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 99
Errors: - 7 51
Arm: 2 77 100
Turn DP: - 7 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 100
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 77
Stealing Ability: 97
Baserunning Inst.: 69
Sacrifice Bunt: 54
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/05/2032 @ ECHO Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/2032 @ HFD Win, 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/2032 AUS Win, 4-1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/27/2032 @ VAN Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/2032 @ VAN Loss, 5-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/25/2032 OMA Win, 5-4 4 2 2 3 2 0 1 0
07/17/2032 BRO Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/16/2032 BRO Win, 3-1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
07/10/2032 DC Win, 4-0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/09/2032 DC Win, 9-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
John has never missed a Wordle.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:05/13/2003
Born in:Jacksonville, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$600,000
Signed Through:2033 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 94 Days
Service This Yr:124 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 94 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2024, 30th Pick in Round 3
THE VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2032 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 72 271 74 20 5 3 17 32 13 51 .273 .316 .417 .733 .307 .144 92
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 65 294 4 0 0 9 6 0 113 28 14 8 63.6 32.2 3.95 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   124 35 12 1 1 6 17 8 21 0 2 1 .282 .331 .419 .750
Versus Right   147 39 8 4 2 11 15 5 30 0 4 3 .265 .303 .415 .718
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Last Week   11 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .364 .417 .455 .871
April   93 22 7 1 1 6 10 4 22 0 3 0 .237 .268 .366 .634
May   77 21 5 3 0 5 9 3 17 0 2 3 .273 .325 .416 .741
June   57 14 5 1 0 1 8 5 6 0 1 1 .246 .317 .368 .686
July   41 16 2 0 2 5 5 1 5 0 0 0 .390 .405 .585 .990
August   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Spring Training   39 14 6 1 0 10 2 3 9 0 2 1 .359 .419 .564 .983
Last Year   311 96 26 8 1 35 38 20 51 4 6 3 .309 .352 .453 .805
2 Years Ago   293 86 7 2 7 35 41 14 28 3 0 6 .294 .335 .403 .738
Career   2107 630 120 33 27 217 270 122 275 14 15 41 .299 .347 .426 .773
Home   137 37 11 2 3 10 16 9 25 0 3 0 .270 .315 .445 .760
Road   134 37 9 3 0 7 16 4 26 0 3 4 .276 .317 .388 .705
Grass   261 72 20 5 3 17 30 12 50 0 6 3 .276 .315 .425 .741
Turf   10 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Night   271 74 20 5 3 17 32 13 51 0 6 4 .273 .316 .417 .733
As Starter   267 74 20 5 3 17 32 13 51 0 6 4 .277 .320 .423 .744
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   75 17 3 0 0 3 5 2 13 0 0 2 .227 .266 .267 .532
Inning 1-3   85 26 10 4 0 2 16 7 15 0 2 1 .306 .366 .518 .883
Inning 4-6   88 22 6 1 3 11 9 2 19 0 4 0 .250 .267 .443 .710
Inning 7-9   86 25 4 0 0 4 7 4 15 0 0 3 .291 .344 .337 .681
Extra Innings   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
0 Outs   97 26 6 2 1 2 22 7 18 0 6 3 .268 .336 .402 .739
1 Outs   82 23 7 0 1 8 6 4 19 0 0 1 .280 .322 .402 .724
2 Outs   92 25 7 3 1 7 4 2 14 0 0 0 .272 .287 .446 .733
Scoring Position   61 13 4 0 1 11 4 3 14 0 6 1 .213 .262 .328 .589
Bases Empty   158 45 11 4 1 1 24 7 32 0 0 3 .285 .327 .424 .751
Runner on 1st   52 16 5 1 1 5 4 3 5 0 0 0 .308 .345 .500 .845
Runner on 2nd   17 5 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .294 .333 .353 .686
Runner on 3rd   4 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 5 0 0 0 .200 .273 .250 .523
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Bases Loaded   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Two Strikes   105 17 5 3 1 6 10 8 51 0 0 1 .162 .228 .295 .523
First Pitch   51 16 3 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 .314 .340 .412 .751
Count 0-1   23 7 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 .304 .304 .391 .696
Count 0-2   16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   37 14 6 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .378 .378 .541 .919
Count 1-1   26 9 0 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 .346 .370 .654 1.024
Count 1-2   34 8 4 1 0 2 5 0 15 0 0 1 .235 .257 .412 .669
Count 2-0   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-1   18 8 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .611 1.056
Count 2-2   34 4 0 1 1 3 2 0 22 0 0 0 .118 .118 .265 .382
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .667 .857 1.000 1.857
Full Count   21 3 1 1 0 1 3 8 9 0 0 0 .143 .379 .286 .665
Behind in Count   73 17 6 1 0 2 7 0 20 0 2 1 .233 .243 .342 .586
Ahead in Count   66 25 10 0 0 5 7 5 0 0 1 0 .379 .423 .530 .953
Batting Leadoff   112 29 10 2 0 6 14 7 21 0 2 2 .259 .314 .384 .698
Batting 6th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   143 44 10 3 3 11 17 6 27 0 4 1 .308 .340 .483 .823
Batting 8th   12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .083 .154 .083 .237
Low Leverage   93 29 8 3 1 5 7 5 20 0 2 3 .312 .366 .495 .861
Medium Leverage   120 38 11 2 2 8 22 4 19 0 4 1 .317 .344 .492 .836
High Leverage   55 6 1 0 0 4 3 4 11 0 0 0 .109 .169 .127 .297
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
2027 Corpus Christi - VBL 24 123 475 155 24 9 3 38 73 27 9 5 53 24 15 .326 .370 .434 .804 110 115 4.0
2028 Corpus Christi - VBL 25 73 277 78 19 1 5 24 33 11 10 0 37 13 7 .282 .332 .412 .744 91 91 1.3
2028 Stratford - VBL 25 41 127 41 5 3 2 10 20 17 3 0 15 13 7 .323 .415 .457 .872 137 146 1.2
2028 Total - VBL 25 114 404 119 24 4 7 34 53 28 13 0 52 26 14 .295 .360 .426 .785 106 109 2.6
2029 Stratford - VBL 26 110 353 100 19 5 6 58 33 20 6 2 40 14 12 .283 .331 .416 .747 100 102 2.1
2030 Stratford - VBL 27 86 293 86 7 2 7 35 41 14 6 3 28 30 3 .294 .335 .403 .738 96 100 2.9
2031 Stratford - VBL 28 106 311 96 26 8 1 35 38 20 3 4 51 31 14 .309 .352 .453 .805 113 113 1.8
2032 Stratford - VBL 29 72 271 74 20 5 3 17 32 13 4 0 51 14 8 .273 .316 .417 .733 94 92 1.1
Total VBL 611 2107 630 120 33 27 217 270 122 41 14 275 139 66 .299 .347 .426 .773 104 106 14.4
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
2022 Clemson - COL 19 136 572 181 31 12 16 97 115 47 16 6 59 28 13 .316 .381 .497 .877 107 102 2.6
2023 Clemson - COL 20 58 234 77 10 5 8 30 32 12 3 0 30 2 7 .329 .369 .517 .887 164 165 3.6
2024 Rural Retreat - R 21 64 229 68 18 4 2 45 43 40 3 2 19 20 3 .297 .405 .437 .842 137 141 3.0
2024 Rochester - A 21 55 185 32 6 1 2 9 15 18 0 1 19 6 4 .173 .245 .249 .494 37 39 -1.0
2025 Rochester - A 22 45 168 48 6 7 1 15 30 16 7 1 18 16 7 .286 .370 .423 .792 107 110 1.3
2025 Stacy - AA 22 81 324 92 18 4 7 52 45 28 9 4 40 37 8 .284 .353 .429 .782 110 111 2.9
2026 Augusta - AAA 23 123 478 128 27 5 3 47 65 35 10 2 56 64 22 .268 .330 .364 .694 81 82 1.9
2027 Augusta - AAA 24 33 132 44 10 3 0 20 13 8 4 0 15 18 10 .333 .389 .455 .843 124 128 0.9
2031 Stratford - TRN 28 13 39 11 3 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 3 3 1 .282 .300 .359 .659 77 73 0.2
Total AAA 156 610 172 37 8 3 67 78 43 14 2 71 82 32 .282 .342 .384 .726 90 92
Total AA 81 324 92 18 4 7 52 45 28 9 4 40 37 8 .284 .353 .429 .782 110 111
Total A 100 353 80 12 8 3 24 45 34 7 2 37 22 11 .227 .306 .331 .637 71 74
Total NCAA 194 806 258 41 17 24 127 147 59 19 6 89 30 20 .320 .378 .502 .880 123 120
Total RL 64 229 68 18 4 2 45 43 40 3 2 19 20 3 .297 .405 .437 .842 137 141
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
2028 Stratford - VBL 25 3 10 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .200 .200 .300 .500 33 21 -0.1
2029 Stratford - VBL 26 10 30 9 1 0 1 3 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 .300 .382 .433 .816 120 130 1.2
2030 Stratford - VBL 27 11 33 8 1 0 0 1 8 2 1 0 5 3 0 .242 .306 .273 .578 56 54 1.4
2031 Stratford - VBL 28 18 75 19 1 2 1 2 8 3 1 0 6 6 2 .253 .291 .360 .651 73 72 0.3
Total VBL 42 148 38 4 2 2 7 21 7 4 0 14 10 3 .257 .308 .351 .660 76 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Clemson - COL CF 135 135 362 9 3 373 2 .995 1211.2 2.76 +5.6 1.041
2023 Clemson - COL CF 55 54 180 2 2 183 1 .995 492.0 3.33 +4.9 1.038
2024 Rochester - A CF 55 54 156 5 3 163 2 .988 475.1 3.05 +0.3 1.006
2024 Rural Retreat - R CF 64 63 205 6 2 214 3 .986 553.1 3.43 +1.4 1.034
2025 Stacy - AA CF 81 81 267 7 3 278 4 .986 700.0 3.52 +5.2 1.037
2025 Rochester - A CF 45 45 157 1 0 160 2 .988 404.1 3.52 +2.8 1.022
2026 Augusta - AAA CF 122 121 376 5 1 389 8 .979 1064.2 3.22 +10.1 1.042
2027 Corpus Christi - MLB CF 116 115 386 10 2 398 2 .995 994.0 3.59 +11.0 1.045
2027 Augusta - AAA CF 32 32 88 1 0 90 1 .989 278.2 2.87 +1.5 1.046
2028 Corpus Christi - MLB CF 73 73 258 5 1 268 5 .981 650.1 3.64 +7.6 1.028
2028 Stratford - MLB CF 41 36 94 2 0 97 1 .990 330.0 2.62 -0.6 1.000
2029 Stratford - MLB CF 110 103 259 8 0 268 1 .996 895.0 2.68 +9.0 1.068
2030 Stratford - MLB CF 86 80 241 8 1 254 5 .980 711.0 3.15 +13.1 1.092
2031 Stratford - MLB CF 104 83 240 7 1 249 2 .992 785.0 2.83 +3.3 1.022
2031 Stratford - TRN CF 12 11 36 0 0 36 0 1.000 103.0 3.15 +1.4 1.009
2032 Stratford - MLB CF 72 65 184 5 0 190 1 .995 614.2 2.77 +4.3 1.014
TOTAL CF 1203 1151 3489 81 19 3610 40 .989 10263.0 3.13 +80.9 1.039
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/2022 Joined the Clemson Tigers.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (71); Power: 36 (59); Eye: 19 (40).
05/01/2023 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Auburn Tigers, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
05/22/2023 Wins the NCAA EC Player of the Week Award.
05/24/2023 Injured (Torn ankle ligaments), out for 3 months.
06/01/2023 Wins the NCAA EC Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 44 (68); Power: 35 (47); Eye: 25 (40).
03/15/2024 Released by the Clemson Tigers.
03/15/2024 Round 3, Pick 29 - St. Paul Saints: SP Charles McDonaldDrafted in the 2024 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 30, 94th overall pick) by the Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (66); Power: 17 (24); Eye: 36 (38).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (68); Power: 28 (28); Eye: 39 (39).
08/30/2026 Injured (sprained ankle),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 31 (31); Eye: 39 (39).
06/04/2027 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
11/26/2027 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 73 (73); Power: 31 (31); Eye: 39 (39).
06/28/2028 Was traded by the Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits to the Stratford Cosmos in exchange for SS Manny González and CF Cooper Stennings.
11/30/2028 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (72); Power: 31 (31); Eye: 39 (39).
07/13/2029 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/14/2029 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/27/2029 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400,000 with the Stratford Cosmos organization.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (72); Power: 31 (31); Eye: 39 (39).
11/01/2030 Wins the 2030 The October Classic with the Stratford Cosmos.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (63); Power: 37 (38); Eye: 42 (43).
09/21/2031 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/28/2031 Wins the 2031 The October Classic with the Stratford Cosmos.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (57); Power: 37 (38); Eye: 42 (42).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2027 9 3
Year SH Rank
2031 1 4
Friday, April 26th , 2024 - OOTP Baseball 24.9 Build 80