Player Report for #37 Esa 'Snaggletooth' Lavinen

04/26/1981

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P Esa 'Snaggletooth' Lavinen #37

ABA Chicago Hitmen

Age: 29

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal


	1-5, .167, 4.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
1	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	3.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	15	14	15	15
Movement	17	17	17	17
Control	7	7	7	7

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	16	16
Splitter	12	12

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	99-101 Mph
Stamina	3
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	71 %
Hold Runners	16
Defense	18

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	9
Stealing Ability:	12
Baserunning Inst.:	10
Sacrifice Bunt:	6
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/24/1981	CIN	Loss, 4-7		0.1	1	0	0	0	0
04/14/1981	CIN	Loss, 3-10		2.0	3	1	1	1	2
04/12/1981	@ PHI	Win, 9-1		2.0	0	0	0	1	2
04/10/1981	@ BSN	Loss, 2-3		0.1	2	1	0	2	0	Loss
04/07/1981	@ ATL	Win, 5-0		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	Save
04/04/1981	@ TB	Loss, 1-13		0.2	2	5	1	2	1

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Normal

Esa Lavinen
Birthday:	07/31/1951
Born in:	Papa (Veszprém)
Nationality:	Hungarian
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	222 lbs
Local Popularity:	Popular
National Pop.:	Popular

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$281,800
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	4 Years, 147 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 115 Days
Pro Service:	12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	FIP	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	1	1	27.03	27.03	0.00	0.00	3.20	3.00	0.2	1.000
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

American Baseball Association 1981 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
April	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Spring Training	5	0	0	1	1	3.18	5.2	7	7	2	0	6	5
Last Year	25	0	2	1	1	0.67	40.1	33	8	3	0	11	31
2 Years Ago	53	0	5	1	2	1.61	67.0	45	12	12	0	25	55
Career	241	0	16	9	8	2.72	321.0	265	110	97	5	142	239
Home	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Grass	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Night	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1975 Baltimore - ABA	23	3	0	0	0	0	4.26	6.1	7	3	3	0	3	3	0	0	1.58	.304	0.2	82
1976 Baltimore - ABA	24	45	0	0	2	1	3.05	56.0	45	19	19	1	28	46	0	0	1.30	.277	7.7	110
1977 Baltimore - ABA	25	51	0	6	2	1	3.47	70.0	59	28	27	2	39	53	0	0	1.40	.286	9.8	111
1978 Baltimore - ABA	26	63	0	3	3	3	3.67	81.0	75	40	33	2	36	51	0	0	1.37	.291	7.3	101
1979 Baltimore - ABA	27	43	0	5	1	0	1.86	53.1	38	11	11	0	17	45	0	0	1.03	.262	18.0	224
1979 Chicago - ABA	27	10	0	0	0	2	0.66	13.2	7	1	1	0	8	10	0	0	1.10	.206	6.5	571
1979 Total - ABA	27	53	0	5	1	2	1.61	67.0	45	12	12	0	25	55	0	0	1.04	.251	24.6	0
1980 Chicago - ABA	28	25	0	2	1	1	0.67	40.1	33	8	3	0	11	31	0	0	1.09	.280	18.6	557
1981 Chicago - ABA	29	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	1.000	0.2	999
Total ABA		241	0	16	9	8	2.72	321.0	265	110	97	5	142	239	0	0	1.27	.280	68.3	203

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1969 Riverside - A	17	21	0	3	3	6	2.77	26.0	22	9	8	3	14	12	0	0	1.38	.260	4.8	114
1970 Riverside - A	18	21	0	1	3	10	3.43	21.0	20	8	8	0	20	20	0	0	1.90	.333	3.0	110
1970 Freeport - AA	18	7	0	0	0	5	1.93	4.2	4	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	1.29	.231	1.5	185
1970 Laredo - AA	18	2	0	1	0	0	0.00	3.1	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0.90	.200	1.8	999
1970 Total - AA	18	9	0	1	0	5	1.13	8.0	6	1	1	1	3	6	0	0	1.13	.217	3.2	0
1971 Freeport - AA	19	15	0	1	2	6	3.12	17.1	14	6	6	1	14	12	0	0	1.62	.260	2.6	110
1971 Thornhill - AAA	19	12	0	2	4	4	6.75	13.1	14	11	10	3	10	12	0	0	1.80	.297	-2.7	55
1972 Santa Monica - A	20	20	0	4	2	8	2.25	24.0	16	6	6	1	8	21	0	0	1.00	.242	5.8	138
1972 Freeport - AA	20	10	0	1	0	4	0.68	13.1	5	1	1	1	5	14	0	0	0.75	.148	5.4	477
1973 Thornhill - AAA	21	35	0	4	7	16	2.45	40.1	29	14	11	2	30	34	0	0	1.46	.262	9.2	133
1974 Thornhill - AAA	22	29	0	2	6	12	2.59	31.1	36	13	9	3	16	19	0	0	1.66	.311	7.8	146
1975 Thornhill - AAA	23	40	0	3	4	16	3.09	43.2	33	17	15	3	24	32	0	0	1.31	.254	10.1	126
Total GHL		116	0	11	21	48	3.15	128.2	112	55	45	11	80	97	0	0	1.49	.277	24.4	125.7
Total STL		34	0	3	2	15	1.86	38.2	25	8	8	3	22	32	0	0	1.22	.220	11.3	322.0
Total SCL		62	0	8	8	24	2.79	71.0	58	23	22	4	42	53	0	0	1.41	.277	13.6	121.0

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1976 Baltimore - ABA	24	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.67	.000	0.0	0
Total ABA		3	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.67	.000	0.0	999.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1975 Baltimore - ML	P	3	0	0	3	0	3	0	1.000	6.1	4.26	+0.1	1.040
1976 Baltimore - ML	P	45	0	2	12	0	14	0	1.000	56.0	2.25	+1.3	1.219
1977 Baltimore - ML	P	51	0	9	13	0	22	0	1.000	70.0	2.83	+0.8	1.092
1978 Baltimore - ML	P	63	0	7	21	1	28	0	1.000	81.0	3.11	+1.5	1.124
1979 Baltimore - ML	P	43	0	5	9	1	15	1	.933	53.1	2.36	+0.2	1.035
1979 Chicago - ML	P	10	0	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	13.2	2.63	+0.1	1.035
1980 Chicago - ML	P	25	0	4	9	0	15	2	.867	40.1	2.90	-0.8	.825
1981 Chicago - ML	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.1	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
02/07/1969	Signed a minor league contract with the New York Empires organization, was discovered in Hungary.
04/12/1969	Injured (calf strain), out for 3 weeks.
06/09/1969	Was selected to the 1969 Southern California League All-Star Game.
07/16/1969	Injured (forearm stiffness), out for 4 days.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 11 (17); Control: 2 (6).
07/24/1970	Was traded by the New York Empires to the Baltimore Barons, along with RF Marshall Gilbert, in exchange for LF Tony Romero, SP Sergio Martínez.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (14); Movement: 11 (15); Control: 2 (5).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 15 (18); Control: 4 (8).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (14); Movement: 16 (18); Control: 4 (8).
06/08/1973	Was selected to the 1973 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 5 (8).
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 5 (8).
04/04/1975	Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 6 (8).
04/19/1976	Injured (tired arm), out for one week.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 15 (16); Control: 7 (9).
04/01/1977	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 8 (10).
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 9 (9).
03/20/1979	Injured (neck stiffness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/28/1979	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Chicago Hitmen, along with MR David Núñez, in exchange for RF Ryan Coleman.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 8 (8).
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 7 (7).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1976	45	9
1977	51	3
1978	63	1

Year	HLD	Rank
1976	8	8
1977	8	10
1978	16	2
1980	6	3

Year	RA	Rank
1976	45	9
1977	51	3
1978	63	1