C Verner Holtz #8
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/21/1926
OA: 80 POT: 80
C VERNER HOLTZ #8 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 451 139 27 1 17 91 75 3 .308 .403 .486 1 4.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 55
Errors: - 35 55
Arm: 60 55 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 50 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/19/1926 LON Win, 12-2 5 4 4 7 3 0 0 0
09/18/1926 LON Loss, 4-7 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/17/1926 LON Loss, 2-6 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/16/1926 CEL Loss, 3-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1926 CEL Loss, 6-7 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/14/1926 CEL Loss, 5-8 3 0 2 2 0 2 0 0
09/12/1926 @ SIC Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/1926 @ SIC Loss, 2-9 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1926 @ SIC Loss, 6-7 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/1926 BER Loss, 0-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is an extremely hard worker.
Birthday:04/26/1901
Born in:Bonn, NOR
Nationality:German
Height:5' 9"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,600
Signed Through:1926 Season
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:342 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1925, 11th Pick in Round 1
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 126 451 139 27 1 17 91 76 75 3 .308 .403 .486 .889 .400 .177 151
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 535 0 2 1 19 3 5 219 45 1 0 100.0 88.6 7.06 4.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   116 41 8 0 7 31 28 25 1 1 0 0 .353 .465 .603 1.068
Versus Right   335 98 19 1 10 60 48 50 2 4 3 0 .293 .380 .445 .825
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   17 8 0 0 3 10 9 8 0 0 0 0 .471 .640 1.000 1.640
April   82 31 9 0 4 18 14 13 1 1 2 0 .378 .458 .634 1.092
May   87 29 4 0 4 22 10 16 0 0 0 0 .333 .437 .517 .954
June   85 27 7 0 1 17 12 6 1 3 0 0 .318 .351 .435 .786
July   71 14 2 0 1 7 13 14 1 1 1 0 .197 .326 .268 .593
August   76 19 2 1 4 13 13 14 0 0 0 0 .250 .367 .461 .827
September   50 19 3 0 3 14 14 12 0 0 0 0 .380 .500 .620 1.120
All-Star Game   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Spring Training   52 17 3 0 0 3 8 8 1 0 0 0 .327 .417 .385 .801
Career   451 139 27 1 17 91 76 75 3 5 3 0 .308 .403 .486 .889
Home   219 67 9 1 10 49 39 39 1 2 2 0 .306 .408 .493 .901
Road   232 72 18 0 7 42 37 36 2 3 1 0 .310 .399 .478 .877
Grass   451 139 27 1 17 91 76 75 3 5 3 0 .308 .403 .486 .889
Day   157 54 16 0 4 31 30 28 3 3 1 0 .344 .436 .522 .958
Night   294 85 11 1 13 60 46 47 0 2 2 0 .289 .385 .466 .851
As Starter   442 137 27 1 17 90 75 73 3 5 3 0 .310 .404 .491 .895
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Pinch Hitting   9 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586
Close/Late   95 26 6 0 0 13 7 20 1 2 0 0 .274 .393 .337 .730
Inning 1-3   166 53 8 0 9 34 28 24 1 2 1 0 .319 .401 .530 .931
Inning 4-6   141 45 9 0 6 36 31 25 1 1 2 0 .319 .419 .511 .930
Inning 7-9   138 39 9 1 2 19 17 22 1 2 0 0 .283 .377 .406 .782
Extra Innings   6 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .500 1.100
0 Outs   121 49 13 1 3 17 35 22 1 1 3 0 .405 .493 .603 1.096
1 Outs   166 47 4 0 9 39 26 21 1 4 0 0 .283 .356 .470 .826
2 Outs   164 43 10 0 5 35 15 32 1 0 0 0 .262 .383 .415 .797
Scoring Position   159 52 11 0 6 73 21 22 0 5 3 0 .327 .398 .509 .907
Bases Empty   214 65 14 1 5 5 37 37 2 0 0 0 .304 .406 .449 .855
Runner on 1st   78 22 2 0 6 13 18 16 1 0 0 0 .282 .404 .538 .943
Runner on 2nd   77 22 3 0 0 15 9 10 0 0 1 0 .286 .368 .325 .692
Runner on 3rd   16 4 1 0 0 8 2 3 0 2 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 14 6 0 3 21 5 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .447 .829 1.276
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 6 0 0 3 15 4 1 0 3 0 0 .462 .412 1.154 1.566
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 2 0 .500 .667 .667 1.333
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
Two Strikes   265 90 15 1 12 58 43 23 3 2 0 0 .340 .390 .540 .929
First Pitch   39 10 1 0 1 9 2 2 0 2 1 0 .256 .279 .359 .638
Count 0-1   30 11 3 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 .367 .367 .467 .833
Count 0-2   14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 1-0   27 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .185 .333 .519
Count 1-1   36 12 4 0 2 11 7 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .324 .611 .935
Count 1-2   64 19 4 0 4 13 6 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .292 .547 .839
Count 2-0   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-1   33 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .121 .121 .212 .333
Count 2-2   69 24 3 1 5 18 11 0 1 0 0 0 .348 .348 .638 .986
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 2 11 27 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   14 4 2 0 0 0 4 23 0 0 0 0 .286 .730 .429 1.158
Full Count   118 44 8 0 3 27 26 23 0 1 0 0 .373 .472 .517 .989
Behind in Count   108 33 7 0 4 18 11 0 2 1 1 0 .306 .303 .481 .784
Ahead in Count   81 16 4 0 2 8 19 50 0 0 1 0 .198 .504 .321 .825
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   442 137 27 1 17 90 75 74 3 5 3 0 .310 .405 .491 .896
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 8th   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Low Leverage   191 50 8 1 5 13 30 33 2 1 0 0 .262 .369 .393 .762
Medium Leverage   169 61 13 0 8 41 34 25 0 2 2 0 .361 .439 .580 1.019
High Leverage   90 28 6 0 4 37 12 17 1 2 1 0 .311 .413 .511 .924
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 Venetian - EBC 25 126 451 139 27 1 17 91 76 75 0 5 3 1 0 .308 .403 .486 .889 135 151 4.8
Total EBC 126 451 139 27 1 17 91 76 75 0 5 3 1 0 .308 .403 .486 .889 135 151 4.8
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 - 20 56 220 73 24 1 10 56 61 56 4 0 10 0 0 .332 .475 .586 1.061 100 100 4.0
1922 Total - 21 50 193 62 23 1 7 34 50 52 4 1 10 0 0 .321 .472 .560 1.032 100 100 3.4
1923 Palermo - IND 22 60 103 30 11 0 1 15 11 12 1 1 1 0 0 .291 .368 .427 .795 105 112 0.5
1924 Palermo - IND 23 109 336 112 27 2 1 49 38 49 1 4 3 0 0 .333 .415 .435 .850 121 129 2.4
1925 Palermo - IND 24 113 407 146 41 3 5 59 70 42 3 2 3 0 0 .359 .421 .511 .932 136 140 4.3
Total EIL 282 846 288 79 5 7 123 119 103 5 7 7 0 0 .340 .412 .470 .883 126 132
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1925 Palermo - IND C 96 96 117 65 4 183 1 .995 845.1 1.94 +1.4 1.389 6 118 35 29.7
1926 Venetian - MLB C 117 114 421 93 3 521 7 .987 1028.0 4.50 +0.5 1.122 5 127 51 40.2
TOTAL C 213 210 538 158 7 704 8 .989 1873.1 3.34 +1.9 1.225 11 245 86 35.1
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1922 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
01/01/1923 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (55).
01/08/1923 Drafted in the 1922 first-year player draft by the Palermo Frozen Ropes. (Round 2, Pick 4, 22nd overall pick).
04/01/1923 Named the #13 prospect in the EIL
01/01/1924 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
03/05/1924 Successfully completed training to generate gap power at the Palermo Frozen Ropes development complex.
04/01/1924 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Palermo Frozen Ropes development complex.
07/04/1924 Was selected to the 1924 European Independent League All-Star Game.
10/15/1924 Wins the 1924 EIL SL2 Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/01/1924 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Palermo Frozen Ropes development complex.
01/01/1925 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
04/01/1925 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Palermo Frozen Ropes development complex.
04/22/1925 Goes 5-5 against the Budapest Bulls, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
06/29/1925 Wins the EIL SL2 Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1925 Was selected to the 1925 European Independent League All-Star Game.
10/14/1925 Released by the Palermo Frozen Ropes.
10/14/1925 Drafted in the 1925 first-year player draft by the Venetian Venators. (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick).
10/21/1925 Wins the 1925 EIL ILE Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/1926 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
04/01/1926 Named the #9 prospect in the EBC
04/18/1926 Goes 5-6 against the Celtic Curse, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 4 R.
06/21/1926 Wins the EBC RL Player of the Week Award.
06/25/1926 Named the #3 prospect in the EBC
07/06/1926 Was selected to the 1926 European Baseball Commission All-Star Game.
09/19/1926 Hits three home runs against the London Knights, going 4-5 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1923 1 9
1925 5 1
1926 17 4
Year RBI Rank
1926 91 4
Year BB Rank
1926 75 6
Year OBP Rank
1926 .403 5
Year SLG Rank
1926 .486 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1926 7.06 8
Year ISO Rank
1926 .177 5
Year wOBA Rank
1926 .400 7
Year OPS Rank
1926 .889 6
Year WAR Rank
1925 4.5 10
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