NAME     : Rick Auerbach
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/15/1950
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Shortstop
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $700,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Shortstop :  B  (Fielding Pct. : .955)

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Speed            : E
  Stealing Ability : D
  Sacrifice Bunt   : C
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Pull Hitter
 
  Getting Hits         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Fair)
  Hitting Doubles      : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 2  (VS. RHP : 2, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Poor)
  Getting BB's         : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs RHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  vs LHP        .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  At Home       .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Away          .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  R.I.S.P.      .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
  1971  .194  3  11  53 165  32 11  0  20  1  0  15  25 .261 .315   DET
  1973  .138  0   0  48  29   4  1  0   3  0  2   2   3 .194 .172   DET
  1974  .182  1   3  71  44   8  1  0   2  0  0   6   3 .280 .273   DET
  1975  .230  6  49 155 465 107 31  0  53  0  0  45  61 .298 .335   DET
  1976  .198  6  55 162 516 102 31  0  51  1  0  65  57 .287 .293   DET
  1977  .162  1   2  64  74  12  3  0   8  2  0   5  10 .215 .243   DET
  1978  .190  1  14 107 289  55 21  0  31  0  0  28  34 .262 .273   DET,MON
  1979  .194  1   8  76  98  19  4  0   5  0  0   7   6 .248 .265   MON
 
  Total AB  : 1680
  Total AVG : .202
  Total Hits: 339
  Total HR  : 19
  Total RBI : 142
  Total Runs: 173
  Total SB  : 4
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Detroit to Montreal on 6/26/1978... Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/23/1981 to a 3-year deal worth $700,000 per year...