Player Report for #18 Vicente Rivera

04/26/1981

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P Vicente Rivera #18

ABA Houston Bullfighters

Age: 33

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Normal


	2-4, .333, 3.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	17	15	19	17
Movement	10	10	10	10
Control	15	14	15	15

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	15	15
Slider	15	15

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	99-101 Mph
Stamina	6
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	55 %
Hold Runners	15
Defense	14

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	3
Baserunning Inst.:	1
Sacrifice Bunt:	16
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/12/1981	@ CHC	Win, 7-5		1.0	0	0	0	0	0
04/11/1981	DC	Win, 8-1		1.0	1	0	0	0	0
04/08/1981	@ NYE	Win, 6-4		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	Save
04/07/1981	DET	Win, 4-1		0.2	0	0	0	0	1
04/05/1981	BAL	Win, 1-0		1.0	1	0	0	0	3	Save
04/03/1981	CHC	Win, 3-1		2.0	1	0	0	2	3
04/01/1981	@ DC	Win, 3-1		1.0	1	0	0	1	1
03/29/1981	NYE	Win, 3-1		1.0	1	1	1	0	0
03/26/1981	@ BAL	Win, 7-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
03/22/1981	@ CLE	Loss, 1-3		1.0	1	0	0	0	0

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

Vicente Rivera
Birthday:	04/01/1948
Born in:	Mérida (Yucatan)
Nationality:	Mexican
Height:	5' 10"
Weight:	226 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$175,700
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	5 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	7 Years, 93 Days
Pro Service:	14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	1 option year left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

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+
1973 Boston - ABA	25	4	0	0	0	1	1.23	7.1	2	1	1	0	1	9	0	0	0.41	.143	2.7	302
1974 Boston - ABA	26	6	0	1	0	0	3.38	13.1	11	7	5	1	5	12	0	0	1.20	.250	1.3	104
1975 Boston - ABA	27	24	0	0	1	1	2.98	48.1	37	17	16	3	12	33	0	0	1.01	.250	7.9	126
1976 Boston - ABA	28	32	0	6	2	5	2.45	51.1	30	14	14	7	7	47	0	0	0.72	.185	10.3	141
1977 Boston - ABA	29	41	0	6	5	9	3.71	63.0	64	28	26	9	16	59	0	0	1.27	.322	6.3	104
1978 Houston - ABA	30	28	0	2	7	3	3.56	30.1	33	15	12	4	13	37	0	0	1.52	.354	3.3	104
1978 Boston - ABA	30	11	0	0	4	0	5.19	26.0	29	17	15	5	15	20	0	0	1.69	.320	-2.6	68
1978 Total - ABA	30	39	0	2	11	3	4.31	56.1	62	32	27	9	28	57	0	0	1.60	.338	0.7	0
1979 Houston - ABA	31	53	0	6	3	4	2.89	71.2	71	33	23	7	14	61	0	0	1.19	.300	16.3	144
1980 Houston - ABA	32	50	0	3	4	4	3.95	57.0	71	31	25	3	14	49	0	0	1.49	.374	5.3	99
Total ABA		249	0	24	26	27	3.35	368.1	348	163	137	39	97	327	0	0	1.21	.298	50.8	120

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+
1967 Lake Elsinore - A	19	41	0	8	7	14	4.63	44.2	50	24	23	6	22	25	0	0	1.61	.312	-2.2	77
1968 Lake Elsinore - A	20	10	0	2	2	5	2.00	9.0	8	2	2	1	1	5	0	0	1.00	.280	1.9	153
1968 Kingsville - AA	20	19	0	2	3	8	4.87	20.1	16	12	11	2	11	20	0	0	1.33	.259	-2.5	64
1969 Lake Elsinore - A	21	9	0	1	1	4	0.00	13.0	7	1	0	0	11	15	0	0	1.38	.241	6.3	999
1969 Kingsville - AA	21	19	0	5	0	4	0.99	27.1	15	3	3	2	6	25	0	0	0.77	.197	10.7	337
1970 Kingsville - AA	22	10	0	2	1	1	1.15	15.2	9	2	2	2	4	18	0	0	0.83	.212	6.0	331
1970 Peterborough - AAA	22	30	0	0	3	5	4.19	38.2	31	18	18	4	18	45	0	0	1.27	.300	2.0	89
1971 Kingsville - AA	23	19	0	1	1	2	3.00	27.0	16	9	9	4	6	40	0	0	0.81	.231	3.6	107
1971 Peterborough - AAA	23	16	0	2	2	1	3.96	25.0	32	16	11	1	10	29	0	0	1.68	.408	1.9	94
1972 Peterborough - AAA	24	36	0	2	6	10	2.09	56.0	45	20	13	7	12	53	0	0	1.02	.255	12.6	150
1973 Peterborough - AAA	25	42	0	3	5	27	4.34	45.2	39	24	22	6	13	59	0	0	1.14	.311	0.4	75
1974 Peterborough - AAA	26	29	0	4	2	7	3.28	35.2	33	17	13	5	11	40	0	0	1.23	.318	5.5	115
Total GHL		153	0	11	18	50	3.45	201.0	180	95	77	23	64	226	0	0	1.21	.308	22.5	108.1
Total STL		67	0	10	5	15	2.49	90.1	56	26	25	10	27	103	0	0	0.92	.224	17.7	205.7
Total SCL		60	0	11	10	23	3.38	66.2	65	27	25	7	34	45	0	0	1.49	.297	6.1	266.7

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1973 Boston - ML	P	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	7.1	0.00	0.0	.000
1974 Boston - ML	P	6	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	13.1	1.35	+0.0	1.046
1975 Boston - ML	P	24	0	2	14	1	17	1	.941	48.1	2.98	+0.4	1.040
1976 Boston - ML	P	32	0	5	8	0	14	1	.929	51.1	2.28	-0.3	.950
1977 Boston - ML	P	41	0	3	12	1	15	0	1.000	63.0	2.14	+0.7	1.128
1978 Boston - ML	P	11	0	3	4	0	7	0	1.000	26.0	2.42	+0.1	1.037
1978 Houston - ML	P	28	0	2	1	0	4	1	.750	30.1	0.89	-0.5	.000
1979 Houston - ML	P	53	0	5	13	0	18	0	1.000	71.2	2.26	+0.8	1.100
1980 Houston - ML	P	50	0	2	7	0	9	0	1.000	57.0	1.42	+0.7	1.145

Player History
02/19/1967	Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Colonials organization, was discovered in Mexico.
05/25/1967	Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/05/1967	Was selected to the 1967 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (13); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (9).
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (16); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (7).
07/18/1969	Injured (flu), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (8).
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (16); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7).
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (10).
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (11).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 11 (12).
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 12 (13).
03/18/1975	Injured (ulnar nerve irritation), out for 3 months.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 13 (14).
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 13 (13).
06/24/1978	Was traded by the Boston Colonials to the Houston Bullfighters in exchange for RF Stephen Smith.
09/06/1978	Injured (acute elbow soreness), out for 2-3 months.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 13 (13).
07/15/1979	Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 17 (17); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 15 (15).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1977	41	7
1979	53	5
1980	50	9

Year	HLD	Rank
1976	8	4
1978	10	7
1979	14	2
1980	18	1

Year	RA	Rank
1977	41	7
1979	53	5
1980	50	9

Year	GF	Rank
1977	25	7