C Joe Shafer #6
Age: 22 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Good
01/20/1975
C JOE SHAFER #6 - AGE: 22 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
42 113 30 6 0 2 17 18 32 .265 .373 .372 0 0.1
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1974 EUG Win, 13-4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1974 SPO Win, 3-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/18/1974 @ EVE Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1974 @ EVE Win, 4-2 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
09/13/1974 SBF Win, 7-2 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 @ BKR Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/09/1974 @ BKR Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 @ SAL Loss, 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 @ SAL Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
09/01/1974 @ CRC Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/07/1952
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 14th Pick in Round 12
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 21 69 17 5 0 0 10 7 6 14 .246 .321 .319 .639 .303 .072 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 18 79 2 1 0 2 1 1 22 5 1 0 100.0 7.4 3.56 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   19 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Versus Right   50 14 4 0 0 9 5 6 10 1 1 2 .280 .373 .360 .733
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   28 6 0 0 0 3 3 2 7 1 0 0 .214 .258 .214 .472
June   37 10 4 0 0 7 4 4 7 0 1 2 .270 .372 .378 .750
September   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Last Year   69 17 5 0 0 10 7 6 14 1 1 2 .246 .321 .319 .639
Career   69 17 5 0 0 10 7 6 14 1 1 2 .246 .321 .319 .639
Home   33 7 2 0 0 6 4 6 8 1 0 1 .212 .341 .273 .614
Road   36 10 3 0 0 4 3 0 6 0 1 1 .278 .297 .361 .658
Grass   69 17 5 0 0 10 7 6 14 1 1 2 .246 .321 .319 .639
Day   21 6 2 0 0 5 0 3 3 1 0 1 .286 .385 .381 .766
Night   48 11 3 0 0 5 7 3 11 0 1 1 .229 .288 .292 .580
As Starter   64 14 5 0 0 10 7 6 14 1 0 2 .219 .301 .297 .598
As Reliever / Substitution   5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
C-O-W LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 42 113 30 6 0 2 17 16 18 32 .265 .373 .372 .745 .345 .106 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 25 138 2 3 0 4 4 1 42 8 0 0 0.0 16.3 4.80 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 11 2 0 0 2 4 7 14 1 0 0 .314 .419 .371 .790
Versus Right   78 19 4 0 2 15 12 11 18 0 4 2 .244 .352 .372 .723
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   15 4 1 0 1 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .267 .353 .533 .886
May   36 7 1 0 0 7 5 7 12 1 3 1 .194 .333 .222 .556
July   4 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
August   34 7 2 0 0 1 5 7 12 0 1 1 .206 .357 .265 .622
September   24 10 2 0 1 5 2 0 4 0 0 0 .417 .417 .625 1.042
Postseason   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Year   113 30 6 0 2 17 16 18 32 1 4 2 .265 .373 .372 .745
2 Years Ago   10 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 .200 .429 .200 .629
Career   123 32 6 0 2 17 16 21 33 1 4 3 .260 .378 .358 .736
Home   40 12 3 0 0 10 5 7 9 1 1 1 .300 .408 .375 .783
Road   73 18 3 0 2 7 11 11 23 0 3 1 .247 .353 .370 .723
Grass   113 30 6 0 2 17 16 18 32 1 4 2 .265 .373 .372 .745
Day   37 11 1 0 2 6 9 9 11 0 0 0 .297 .435 .486 .921
Night   76 19 5 0 0 11 7 9 21 1 4 2 .250 .341 .316 .657
As Starter   100 27 6 0 2 17 15 16 28 1 4 1 .270 .373 .390 .763
As Reliever / Substitution   13 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 1 .231 .375 .231 .606
GULF STATES LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 21 53 12 2 0 2 9 3 8 17 .226 .328 .377 .705 .353 .151 74
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 10 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 0 0 0.0 7.2 4.77 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   15 5 0 0 1 6 1 3 4 0 0 0 .333 .444 .533 .978
Versus Right   38 7 2 0 1 3 2 5 13 0 0 0 .184 .279 .316 .595
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
July   40 8 1 0 2 9 2 8 11 0 0 0 .200 .333 .375 .708
August   13 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Last Year   53 12 2 0 2 9 3 8 17 0 0 0 .226 .328 .377 .705
2 Years Ago   156 46 6 1 3 26 23 23 36 0 0 1 .295 .389 .404 .793
Career   475 117 18 2 7 65 46 57 121 3 1 3 .246 .329 .337 .666
Home   28 7 1 0 2 8 2 7 7 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Road   25 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 .200 .231 .240 .471
Grass   53 12 2 0 2 9 3 8 17 0 0 0 .226 .328 .377 .705
Day   20 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 0 0 .200 .238 .200 .438
Night   33 8 2 0 2 8 3 7 8 0 0 0 .242 .375 .485 .860
As Starter   42 11 1 0 2 9 2 7 12 0 0 0 .262 .367 .429 .796
As Reliever / Substitution   11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 .091 .167 .182 .348
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
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
1970 Tallahassee - R 18 34 107 22 3 1 1 11 6 8 1 1 30 0 0 .206 .265 .280 .545 50 37 -0.4
1970 Greenville - A 18 7 18 5 0 1 2 5 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 .278 .316 .722 1.038 218 222 0.3
1971 Tallahassee - R 19 12 36 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 12 0 0 .167 .189 .167 .356 -5 -29 -0.4
1971 Greenville - A 19 36 97 19 2 0 0 3 5 15 2 0 27 0 0 .196 .316 .216 .532 57 53 0.0
1972 Tallahassee - R 20 41 123 31 7 0 1 17 13 17 1 2 26 0 0 .252 .343 .333 .676 81 78 -0.3
1972 Greenville - A 20 25 61 17 1 0 0 5 6 8 3 1 13 0 0 .279 .384 .295 .679 101 103 0.5
1973 Tallahassee - R 21 14 46 13 2 1 2 14 10 11 0 0 13 0 0 .283 .421 .500 .921 137 138 0.4
1973 Tuscaloosa - R 21 29 110 33 4 0 1 12 13 12 1 0 23 0 0 .300 .374 .364 .738 85 84 0.2
1973 Total - R 21 43 156 46 6 1 3 26 23 23 1 0 36 0 0 .295 .389 .404 .793 101 101 0.6
1973 Vancouver - A 21 4 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629 68 103 0.0
1973 Greenville - A 21 25 86 26 2 1 3 8 9 14 1 0 19 0 0 .302 .406 .453 .859 141 145 0.8
1973 Total - A 21 29 96 28 2 1 3 8 9 17 2 0 20 0 0 .292 .409 .427 .836 132 140 0.8
1973 Utica - A 21 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 135 163 0.1
1974 Tuscaloosa - R 22 21 53 12 2 0 2 9 3 8 0 0 17 0 0 .226 .328 .377 .705 74 74 -0.2
1974 Vancouver - A 22 42 113 30 6 0 2 17 16 18 2 1 32 0 0 .265 .373 .372 .745 96 91 0.1
1974 Davenport - A 22 21 69 17 5 0 0 10 7 6 2 1 14 1 0 .246 .321 .319 .639 73 75 0.2
Total HL 21 69 17 5 0 0 10 7 6 2 1 14 1 0 .246 .321 .319 .639 73 75
Total MAL 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 135 163
Total SEL 93 262 67 5 2 5 21 24 38 6 1 63 0 0 .256 .362 .347 .709 105 106
Total COW 46 123 32 6 0 2 17 16 21 3 1 33 0 0 .260 .378 .358 .736 93 92
Total GSL 151 475 117 18 2 7 65 46 57 3 3 121 0 0 .246 .329 .337 .666 74 69
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
1974 Vancouver - COW 22 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 163 191 0.1
Total COW 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 163 191
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1970 Greenville - A C 4 4 25 2 0 27 0 1.000 35.0 6.94 -0.1 .000 0 2 1 50.0
1970 Tallahassee - R C 15 13 144 16 1 161 1 .994 127.0 11.34 +0.2 1.087 2 21 11 52.4
1970 Tallahassee - R 1B 2 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 11.2 6.94 +0.1 1.063
1970 Tallahassee - R RF 13 10 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 86.1 1.46 -0.3 1.034
1971 Greenville - A C 26 25 155 12 3 167 0 1.000 214.0 7.02 +0.7 1.071 1 10 4 40.0
1971 Tallahassee - R C 5 2 33 6 1 39 0 1.000 30.2 11.45 +0.1 1.029 1 5 3 60.0
1971 Tallahassee - R 1B 7 4 34 2 3 36 0 1.000 37.0 8.76 +0.6 1.106
1971 Greenville - A SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 1.088
1971 Greenville - A RF 3 1 2 0 0 4 2 .500 13.0 1.38 -0.6 .689
1972 Greenville - A C 17 17 126 12 0 139 1 .993 144.2 8.59 +0.8 .912 1 13 8 61.5
1972 Tallahassee - R C 27 25 243 22 1 266 1 .996 215.1 11.08 -1.9 .670 2 27 10 37.0
1972 Tallahassee - R 1B 5 5 28 2 0 33 3 .909 45.0 6.00 -3.6 .443
1972 Greenville - A RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.3 1.034
1973 Utica - A C 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1973 Greenville - A C 13 12 93 14 2 107 0 1.000 110.0 8.75 +0.6 .752 1 11 8 72.7
1973 Vancouver - A C 3 2 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 19.0 9.00 +0.0 1.175 0 1 0 0.0
1973 Tallahassee - R C 8 8 76 6 0 83 1 .988 69.1 10.64 -0.6 1.050 2 6 2 33.3
1973 Tuscaloosa - R C 11 11 110 9 0 119 0 1.000 99.1 10.78 +0.5 1.050 0 12 7 58.3
1973 Greenville - A 1B 11 10 78 5 12 83 0 1.000 88.0 8.49 -0.6 .918
1973 Vancouver - A 1B 2 2 10 1 1 11 0 1.000 11.0 9.00 -0.5 .530
1973 Tallahassee - R 1B 4 4 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 29.1 6.75 +0.4 1.094
1973 Tuscaloosa - R 1B 15 14 82 11 6 94 1 .989 119.2 6.99 +0.2 .992
1973 Utica - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.4 1.023
1973 Greenville - A RF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.9 .829
1973 Tuscaloosa - R RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.049
1974 Davenport - A C 20 18 155 16 1 171 0 1.000 162.1 9.48 +0.6 1.028 0 12 7 58.3
1974 Vancouver - A C 26 23 199 21 2 221 1 .995 208.0 9.52 -0.1 .710 1 22 12 54.5
1974 Tuscaloosa - R C 1 1 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 8.0 10.12 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1974 Vancouver - A 1B 4 2 19 2 2 21 0 1.000 24.0 7.88 +0.1 1.054
1974 Tuscaloosa - R 1B 11 9 71 4 4 76 1 .987 82.0 8.23 +0.1 1.004
1974 Vancouver - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 177 162 1396 137 11 1538 5 .997 1451.2 9.50 +0.9 .862 11 143 73 51.0
TOTAL 1B 61 51 352 28 29 385 5 .987 447.2 7.64 -3.2 .932
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 1.088
TOTAL RF 21 15 24 1 0 27 2 .926 136.1 1.65 -1.1 .951
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft out of high school (Pontiac; Pontiac, MI) by the Dallas Wranglers. (Round 12, Pick 14, 278th overall pick).
06/18/1970 Released by the Dallas organization.
06/22/1970 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Houston Comets organization.
06/13/1973 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/28/1973 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Toronto Wolves, along with CL Lee Wrigley, in exchange for RP Bob Young.
09/29/1973 Wins the 1973 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Vancouver Mounties!
09/14/1974 Wins the 1974 Gulf States League GSL Championship with the Tuscaloosa Tomcats!
09/26/1974 Wins the 1974 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Vancouver Mounties!
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