CF Rich Blanton #32
Age: 65 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/18/2015
CF RICH BLANTON #32 - AGE: 65 - 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 7 7 7 7
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 12 13 12 12
Eye 13 13 12 13
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 4
Errors: - 1 15
Arm: 1 1 11
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 4
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 1
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 18
Stealing Aggressiveness: 12
Stealing Ability: 17
Baserunning Inst.: 21
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Rich is smart on and off the field.
High: Loyalty, Financial Ambition, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Adaptability
Birthday:12/05/1949
Born in:Carol City, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 43 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 111 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 9th Pick in Round 1
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
1973 Salt Lake City - BSBL 23 50 121 30 5 3 0 5 16 10 1 0 40 9 8 .248 .311 .339 .649 73 76 0.6
1974 Salt Lake City - BSBL 24 17 30 6 0 2 3 4 10 7 1 0 10 7 0 .200 .368 .633 1.002 162 123 0.6
1975 Salt Lake City - BSBL 25 126 190 41 4 2 14 29 33 16 1 1 67 10 3 .216 .279 .479 .758 101 84 1.2
1976 Salt Lake City - BSBL 26 131 169 33 3 0 12 32 36 37 1 1 74 16 4 .195 .341 .426 .767 106 93 0.9
1977 Salt Lake City - BSBL 27 131 215 43 1 6 13 41 37 22 3 3 88 15 5 .200 .280 .442 .722 94 80 1.2
1978 Salt Lake City - BSBL 28 126 176 40 6 1 19 45 38 39 4 1 70 10 8 .227 .377 .597 .974 155 134 1.8
1979 Oakland - BSBL 29 150 578 107 8 5 27 67 79 67 6 1 248 54 22 .185 .276 .356 .632 66 67 1.1
1980 Oakland - BSBL 30 151 575 116 7 4 40 87 95 73 8 3 233 66 28 .202 .299 .437 .735 102 103 5.0
1981 Oakland - BSBL 31 36 126 23 3 2 10 20 14 18 2 0 59 12 6 .183 .295 .476 .771 114 116 0.9
1981 Long Beach - BSBL 31 23 86 10 1 0 5 8 8 9 0 0 37 9 3 .116 .200 .302 .502 40 41 -0.1
1981 Oklahoma - BSBL 31 82 129 22 1 1 7 14 18 19 1 1 59 5 4 .171 .280 .357 .637 77 69 -0.1
1981 Total - BSBL 31 141 341 55 5 3 22 42 40 46 3 1 155 26 13 .161 .266 .387 .653 82 80 0.7
1982 Oklahoma - BSBL 32 145 350 55 4 2 14 40 43 51 6 3 165 29 12 .157 .273 .300 .573 62 55 -0.4
1983 Oklahoma - BSBL 33 61 84 11 4 0 1 6 10 7 1 1 40 7 3 .131 .204 .214 .419 16 2 -0.9
Total BSBL 1229 2829 537 47 28 165 398 437 375 35 15 1190 249 106 .190 .291 .401 .692 88 82 11.9
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
1967 Boise - A 17 77 282 57 8 2 3 14 35 0 1 2 43 39 8 .202 .204 .277 .480 45 47 0.1
1968 Boise - A 18 114 392 98 11 2 6 40 40 38 1 4 59 38 36 .250 .315 .334 .649 100 90 0.7
1969 Boise - A 19 125 498 141 20 4 12 51 77 61 6 3 79 62 46 .283 .366 .412 .778 134 136 4.3
1969 Helena - AA 19 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000 984 1050 0.1
1970 Helena - AA 20 51 183 43 10 0 3 17 19 16 3 0 36 15 12 .235 .307 .339 .646 84 86 0.3
1971 Helena - AA 21 132 472 104 12 4 15 59 72 74 6 3 110 53 37 .220 .332 .358 .690 99 100 1.9
1972 Helena - AA 22 88 331 87 9 6 14 43 62 57 3 4 83 46 25 .263 .372 .453 .825 136 135 3.2
1972 Provo - AAA 22 44 169 36 7 2 6 16 20 20 2 1 45 9 18 .213 .302 .385 .687 89 93 -0.1
1973 Provo - AAA 23 88 341 76 10 1 11 31 52 41 6 0 93 40 22 .223 .317 .355 .672 95 89 1.2
1974 Provo - AAA 24 132 480 112 15 7 25 69 80 66 6 0 165 38 33 .233 .333 .450 .783 127 133 3.7
1983 Amarillo - AAA 33 13 30 9 1 1 2 6 6 8 0 0 11 2 3 .300 .447 .600 1.047 197 187 0.5
1984 Amarillo - AAA 34 118 237 49 8 0 17 37 37 49 3 1 96 10 10 .207 .348 .456 .804 135 142 2.5
1985 Medicine Hat - A 35 19 27 9 1 0 3 9 11 12 0 0 5 1 2 .333 .538 .704 1.242 282 268 0.9
1985 Edmonton - AAA 35 96 344 68 7 0 25 63 51 62 3 4 154 13 15 .198 .322 .436 .758 117 119 2.4
Total BSBLAAA 491 1601 350 48 11 86 222 246 246 20 6 564 112 101 .219 .329 .423 .752 117 119
Total BSBLAA 272 987 235 31 11 32 119 153 147 12 7 229 114 74 .238 .342 .389 .731 110 111
Total BSBLA 335 1199 305 40 8 24 114 163 111 8 9 186 140 92 .254 .320 .361 .681 108 106
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
1979 Oakland - BSBL 29 4 19 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526 40 37 1.4
Total BSBL 4 19 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526 40 37
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Salt Lake City - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.0 .964
1973 Salt Lake City - MLB CF 30 29 63 2 1 65 0 1.000 259.2 2.25 +6.8 1.182
1973 Salt Lake City - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 -0.0 .981
1974 Salt Lake City - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Salt Lake City - MLB CF 3 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 20.0 4.05 +1.1 1.218
1974 Salt Lake City - MLB RF 6 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 42.0 2.79 +1.2 1.150
1975 Salt Lake City - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1975 Salt Lake City - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.5 .000
1975 Salt Lake City - MLB LF 17 11 19 0 0 20 1 .950 105.1 1.62 +4.6 1.518
1975 Salt Lake City - MLB CF 38 13 43 0 0 43 0 1.000 168.1 2.30 +3.1 1.115
1975 Salt Lake City - MLB RF 9 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 33.0 0.82 +0.6 1.442
1976 Salt Lake City - MLB 2B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .000
1976 Salt Lake City - MLB LF 18 5 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 66.0 1.77 +0.3 1.036
1976 Salt Lake City - MLB CF 33 16 31 1 1 32 0 1.000 172.0 1.67 +1.9 1.101
1976 Salt Lake City - MLB RF 11 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 33.0 1.36 -0.1 .963
1977 Salt Lake City - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Salt Lake City - MLB LF 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 19.1 0.93 +0.7 1.941
1977 Salt Lake City - MLB CF 31 12 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 159.2 2.09 +1.6 1.065
1977 Salt Lake City - MLB RF 31 18 34 1 0 36 1 .972 188.1 1.67 +6.5 1.359
1978 Salt Lake City - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1978 Salt Lake City - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1978 Salt Lake City - MLB CF 21 10 27 0 0 27 0 1.000 114.0 2.13 +1.0 1.057
1978 Salt Lake City - MLB RF 27 15 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 159.2 1.69 +2.5 1.143
1979 Oakland - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1979 Oakland - MLB CF 142 137 328 6 2 335 1 .997 1219.1 2.47 +12.8 1.061
1979 Oakland - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 Oakland - MLB LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 Oakland - MLB CF 148 147 334 5 1 344 5 .985 1308.1 2.33 +15.6 1.071
1980 Oakland - MLB RF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.6 1.813
1981 Oklahoma - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1981 Oklahoma - MLB LF 9 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 38.0 1.66 -0.5 .908
1981 Oakland - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.7 .000
1981 Oklahoma - MLB CF 11 8 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 75.0 3.24 +0.2 1.010
1981 Oklahoma - MLB RF 12 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 84.1 1.71 +1.3 1.141
1981 Oakland - MLB RF 36 36 65 3 1 69 1 .986 314.1 1.95 +1.7 1.041
1981 Long Beach - MLB RF 23 23 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 211.0 0.90 +2.5 1.217
1982 Oklahoma - MLB C 2 2 18 2 0 20 0 1.000 19.0 9.47 -1.2 .000 1 13 1 7.7
1982 Oklahoma - MLB SS 2 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 -0.0 .998
1982 Oklahoma - MLB LF 10 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 40.2 1.77 +1.0 1.273
1982 Oklahoma - MLB CF 11 6 8 0 0 9 1 .889 68.1 1.05 +0.4 1.069
1982 Oklahoma - MLB RF 77 76 133 7 0 140 0 1.000 657.2 1.92 +4.8 1.056
1983 Oklahoma - MLB LF 7 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 +0.3 1.054
1983 Oklahoma - MLB CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.2 0.93 -0.0 .947
1983 Oklahoma - MLB RF 11 9 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 79.0 1.25 -0.5 .932
TOTAL C 3 2 18 2 0 20 0 1.000 19.0 9.47 -1.2 .000 1 13 1 7.7
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .000
TOTAL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
TOTAL SS 4 0 1 3 0 5 1 .800 6.0 6.00 -0.5 .748
TOTAL LF 74 25 58 1 0 60 1 .983 317.1 1.67 +7.0 1.196
TOTAL CF 472 380 907 15 5 929 7 .992 3574.1 2.32 +44.4 1.076
TOTAL RF 248 193 334 11 1 347 2 .994 1817.0 1.71 +21.2 1.102
PLAYER HISTORY
06/15/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall Pick) by the Salt Lake City Locusts.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (6); Power: 2 (10); Eye: 1 (6).
04/08/1968 Named the #22 prospect in the BSBL
08/13/1968 Injured (torn abdominal muscle), out for 7 weeks.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (6); Power: 2 (10); Eye: 2 (6).
01/01/1969 Named the #32 prospect in the BSBL
04/07/1969 Named the #25 prospect in the BSBL
04/17/1969 Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/07/1969 Wins the BSBLA PA Player of the Week Award.
08/12/1969 Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
09/01/1969 Injured (back stiffness), out for one week.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 3 (10); Eye: 3 (6).
04/06/1970 Named the #9 prospect in the BSBL
04/29/1970 Injured (hamstring strain), out for 3 months.
07/11/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 4 (10); Eye: 5 (6).
04/05/1971 Named the #20 prospect in the BSBL
09/12/1971 Won the 1971 BSBL Double A Lite SOW with the Helena Handbaskets!
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (10); Eye: 6 (6).
04/10/1972 Named the #15 prospect in the BSBL
07/10/1972 Wins the BSBLAA PAA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (10); Eye: 6 (6).
04/09/1973 Named the #16 prospect in the BSBL
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (10); Eye: 6 (6).
04/08/1974 Named the #54 prospect in the BSBL
12/01/1974 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (10); Eye: 6 (6).
04/07/1975 Named the #15 prospect in the BSBL
09/25/1975 Hits three home runs against the Denver Grizzlies, going 3-4 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/29/1975 Wins the BSBL PL Player of the Week Award.
11/29/1975 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 6 (6).
07/31/1976 Injured (conjunctivitis), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/16/1976 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,485,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (10); Eye: 6 (6).
11/20/1977 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6).
11/21/1978 Released by the Salt Lake City Locusts.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6).
02/07/1979 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $10,600,000 with the Oakland Acorns organization.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
01/05/1980 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $30,000,000 with the Oakland Acorns organization.
08/25/1980 Wins the BSBL CL Player of the Week Award.
11/09/1980 Wins the 1980 BSBL CL Platinum Glove Award at CF.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
05/18/1981 Was traded by the Oakland Acorns to the Long Beach Ports, along with CL Francisco Lucero, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for 2B Jonathan Black, 1B Hidetada Kichida, SP Pete Gunther.
06/15/1981 Was traded by the Long Beach Ports to the Oklahoma 89ers, along with SP Joe Shoemaker, MR Kjeld van der Rooij, LF Jared Schneider, RF Roland Ostrom, a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for CF Peter Holbrook, RF Mark McEachan, MR Dan Cooke, $10,000,000.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (7).
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 7 (7).
05/06/1983 Injured (torn thumb ligament), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
11/22/1984 Became a free agent.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 8 (8).
04/23/1985 Signed a minor league contract with the Mexico City Aztecs organization.
11/28/1985 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1980 660 10
Year K Rank
1979 248 1
1980 233 1
Year HR Rank
1980 40 1
Year SB Rank
1979 54 6
1980 66 7
Year IBB Rank
1976 8 10
1978 11 6
1982 10 9
Year ISO Rank
1980 .235 5
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