2B Vassily 'Buffalo' Kafelnikov #9
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/21/1926
OA: 45 POT: 45
2B VASSILY 'BUFFALO' KAFELNIKOV #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
46 55 14 1 0 1 5 5 2 .255 .311 .327 0 -0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 45 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 40
Errors: - 45 35
Arm: 25 45 40
Turn DP: - 50 -
Framing: 30 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 35
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1926 @ MAD Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1926 PAR Loss, 6-9 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1926 CEL Loss, 4-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1926 CEL Win, 9-8 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/03/1926 @ SIC Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1926 @ SIC Loss, 8-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1926 BER Loss, 0-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1926 MIL Loss, 3-5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1926 MIL Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1926 @ VEN Loss, 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Legitimately warm individual.
Birthday:06/02/1899
Born in:Molodohvardiysk, LUH
Nationality:Ukrainian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,600
Signed Through:1926 Season
Major Service:None, 82 Days
Service This Yr:190 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1925, 13th Pick in Round 35
EUROPEAN BASEBALL COMMISSION 1926 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 46 55 14 1 0 1 5 6 5 2 .255 .311 .327 .639 .282 .073 70
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 12 62 0 1 0 0 1 1 18 2 0 1 0.0 5.8 3.58 -0.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Versus Right   46 11 1 0 1 4 5 5 1 1 0 0 .239 .308 .326 .634
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
April   9 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .444 .455 .556 1.010
May   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
June   8 3 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
July   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
August   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
September   7 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Spring Training   36 10 0 0 2 6 5 1 4 1 0 0 .278 .289 .444 .734
Career   55 14 1 0 1 5 6 5 2 1 1 0 .255 .311 .327 .639
Home   23 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .261 .320 .304 .624
Road   32 8 0 0 1 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 .250 .306 .344 .649
Grass   55 14 1 0 1 5 6 5 2 1 1 0 .255 .311 .327 .639
Day   23 6 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 .261 .250 .391 .641
Night   32 8 1 0 0 1 2 5 2 0 0 0 .250 .351 .281 .633
As Starter   34 8 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 .235 .270 .353 .623
As Reliever / Substitution   21 6 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Close/Late   17 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 .235 .381 .235 .616
Inning 1-3   12 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .231 .250 .481
Inning 4-6   18 6 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .368 .556 .924
Inning 7-9   16 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 .188 .278 .188 .465
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
0 Outs   22 8 0 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 1 0 .364 .391 .500 .891
1 Outs   16 5 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 .312 .429 .375 .804
2 Outs   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Scoring Position   20 6 0 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 .300 .348 .450 .798
Bases Empty   29 8 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 .276 .300 .310 .610
Runner on 1st   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Runner on 2nd   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   21 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 .190 .217 .190 .408
First Pitch   10 3 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Count 0-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 1-1   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-2   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 .273 .250 .273 .523
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Behind in Count   18 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .211 .222 .433
Ahead in Count   16 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 .312 .421 .312 .734
Batting Leadoff   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Batting 8th   42 10 1 0 1 4 5 4 0 1 1 0 .238 .298 .333 .631
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .059 .059 .059 .118
Medium Leverage   19 9 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 .474 .524 .526 1.050
High Leverage   19 4 0 0 1 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 .211 .304 .368 .673
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
1926 Holland - EBC 26 46 55 14 1 0 1 5 6 5 0 1 2 0 1 .255 .311 .327 .639 67 70 -0.5
Total EBC 46 55 14 1 0 1 5 6 5 0 1 2 0 1 .255 .311 .327 .639 67 70 -0.5
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
1921 Total - 21 59 222 80 39 17 8 55 72 68 3 3 13 7 6 .360 .510 .797 1.307 100 100 6.0
1921 Utrecht S A - S A 21 37 133 40 10 2 3 20 12 28 0 2 12 0 2 .301 .417 .474 .891 133 139 0.7
1921 Utrecht A - A 21 27 100 30 5 1 2 17 17 17 0 1 12 0 1 .300 .398 .430 .828 132 143 0.9
1922 Utrecht S A - S A 22 62 240 85 21 3 11 45 53 41 2 1 22 2 3 .354 .451 .604 1.055 170 177 3.3
1922 Utrecht A - A 22 3 11 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .364 .462 .364 .825 135 152 0.1
1923 Moscow - IND 23 13 28 10 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .357 .357 .500 .857 134 137 0.2
1923 Moscow S A - S A 23 2 8 5 2 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .667 1.250 1.917 407 461 0.4
1923 Moscow A - A 23 16 62 16 1 0 1 6 6 7 0 3 10 0 0 .258 .319 .323 .642 77 76 0.0
1923 Utrecht AA - AA 23 53 211 55 13 3 5 22 23 24 0 0 26 2 1 .261 .336 .422 .758 113 116 1.2
1923 Utrecht AAA - AAA 23 26 92 22 6 0 0 8 9 8 1 0 13 0 1 .239 .307 .304 .611 74 75 -0.1
1924 Moscow - IND 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -134 -0.0
1924 Moscow AAA - AAA 24 82 268 66 13 3 7 32 33 21 1 3 35 1 1 .246 .300 .396 .696 90 86 0.5
1925 Moscow AA - AA 25 28 101 29 8 3 4 16 15 11 0 0 11 0 0 .287 .357 .545 .902 149 154 0.9
1925 Moscow AAA - AAA 25 45 149 41 12 2 6 22 24 15 1 0 20 0 2 .275 .345 .503 .849 133 137 0.9
Total EIL 15 29 10 2 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .345 .345 .483 .828 126 127
Total EAAA 153 509 129 31 5 13 62 66 44 3 3 68 1 4 .253 .315 .411 .725 100 99
Total EAA 81 312 84 21 6 9 38 38 35 0 0 37 2 1 .269 .343 .462 .804 124 129
Total EA 46 173 50 6 1 3 23 25 26 0 4 24 0 1 .289 .374 .387 .762 113 120
Total ES A 101 381 130 33 5 15 69 67 70 2 3 34 2 5 .341 .443 .572 1.015 161 169
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1925 Moscow AAA - AAA 1B 5 3 42 0 1 42 0 1.000 34.0 11.12 +0.0 1.027
1925 Moscow AA - AA 1B 27 27 254 6 23 260 0 1.000 230.1 10.16 +0.2 1.043
1925 Moscow AAA - AAA 2B 3 1 5 3 0 9 1 .889 11.0 6.55 -0.1 .749
1925 Moscow AAA - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1925 Moscow AAA - AAA SS 21 18 33 54 8 91 4 .956 158.0 4.96 -1.4 .942
1925 Moscow AA - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 .000
1926 Holland - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
1926 Holland - MLB 2B 28 12 35 45 11 82 2 .976 118.0 6.10 -3.3 .883
1926 Holland - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1926 Holland - MLB SS 18 0 5 9 0 19 5 .737 38.0 3.32 -1.6 .747
TOTAL 1B 33 30 300 6 24 306 0 1.000 266.1 10.34 +0.2 1.042
TOTAL 2B 31 13 40 48 11 91 3 .967 129.0 6.14 -3.4 .873
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 39 18 38 63 8 110 9 .918 196.0 4.64 -3.0 .900
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/08/1921 Drafted in the 1921 first-year player draft by the Utrecht Trail Blazers. (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick).
03/24/1921 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Utrecht Trail Blazers development complex.
04/01/1921 Named the #22 prospect in the EIL
06/24/1921 Named the #9 prospect in the EIL
09/04/1921 Injured (torn meniscus (knee)),out for 4 months.
10/10/1921 Named the #14 prospect in the EIL
10/15/1921 Wins the 1921 ES A SL1 Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 45 (65).
04/01/1922 Named the #13 prospect in the EIL
06/24/1922 Named the #14 prospect in the EIL
07/31/1922 Wins the ES A SL1 Player of the Week Award.
08/07/1922 Was selected to the 1922 EIL Short Season A All-Star Game.
08/14/1922 Wins the ES A SL1 Player of the Week Award.
08/21/1922 Wins the ES A SL1 Player of the Week Award.
09/28/1922 Wins the 1922 EIL Short Season A World Series with the Utrecht S A Crocs!
10/09/1922 Wins the 1922 ES A SL1 Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
10/11/1922 Finished 2nd in 1922 ES A SL1 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (60).
04/01/1923 Named the #70 prospect in the EIL
06/24/1923 Named the #75 prospect in the EIL
07/22/1923 Was traded by the Utrecht Trail Blazers to the Moscow Ambassadors, along with LF Artur Toreev, in exchange for SS Giovani Martini.
10/10/1923 Named the #98 prospect in the EIL
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
10/14/1925 Released by the Moscow Ambassadors.
10/14/1925 Drafted in the 1925 first-year player draft by the Holland Halberdiers. (Round 35, Pick 13, 625th overall pick).
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
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