Player Report for #17 Darren Payne

04/26/1981

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SS Darren Payne #17

ABA Houston Bullfighters

Age: 28

Bats: L

Throws: R

Morale: Good


	2-4, .333, 3.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
6	24	8	0	0	1	5	1	1	.333	.360	.458	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	8	7	8	8
Gap	7	6	8	7
Power	5	4	6	5
Eye	15	13	16	15
Avoid K's	17	16	17	17

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	13	6
Errors:	-	15	7
Arm:	1	8	5
Turn DP:	-	13	-
Ability:	2	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	11
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	20	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	14	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	5

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	13
Stealing Ability:	15
Baserunning Inst.:	17
Sacrifice Bunt:	18
Bunt for Hit:	12

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
04/25/1981	@ BAL	Loss, 2-5	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
04/24/1981	DET	Loss, 5-10	5	1	3	2	1	0	0	0
04/23/1981	DET	Win, 4-0	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
04/22/1981	DET	Win, 3-2	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
04/21/1981	@ SA	Loss, 0-6	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/20/1981	@ SA	Loss, 1-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/14/1981	@ BAL	Loss, 2-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/13/1981	BOM	Loss, 0-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/12/1981	@ CHC	Win, 7-5	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
04/11/1981	DC	Win, 8-1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0

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

Darren Payne
Birthday:	05/31/1952
Born in:	Manhattan (New York)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 9"
Weight:	175 lbs
Local Popularity:	Popular
National Pop.:	Popular

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$710,700
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	5 Years, 157 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	5 Years, 157 Days
Pro Service:	7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1974, 3rd Pick in Round 1

American Baseball Association 1981 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	6	24	8	0	0	1	5	2	1	1	.333	.360	.458	.818	.359	.125	1.2
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	6	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	1	0.0	3.6	5.72
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393
Versus Right		17	7	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.412	.588	1.000
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		24	8	0	0	1	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.360	.458	.818
April		24	8	0	0	1	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.360	.458	.818
Spring Training		57	19	4	1	0	10	7	16	0	0	0	0	.333	.479	.439	.918
Last Year		403	105	20	2	6	41	75	85	11	3	4	4	.261	.392	.365	.757
2 Years Ago		531	157	30	5	18	72	97	114	9	6	0	2	.296	.418	.473	.891
Career		2660	746	135	27	65	336	435	447	136	29	10	23	.280	.385	.425	.810
Home		13	7	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	.538	.538	.769	1.308
Road		11	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258
Grass		24	8	0	0	1	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.360	.458	.818
Day		8	4	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	.875	1.431
Night		16	4	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Close/Late		4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Inning 1-3		11	4	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.364	.364	.636	1.000
Inning 4-6		6	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
Inning 7-9		7	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857
0 Outs		9	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.556	.778
1 Outs		4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650
2 Outs		11	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.455	.909
Scoring Position		10	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Bases Empty		10	2	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	.200	.273	.500	.773
Runner on 1st		4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Runner on 2nd		4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Two Strikes		5	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800
First Pitch		7	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.857	1.286
Count 0-1		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-0		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Count 1-1		2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Count 1-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-1		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Count 2-2		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Full Count		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Behind in Count		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Ahead in Count		6	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762
Batting Leadoff		20	8	0	0	1	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	.400	.429	.550	.979
Batting 6th		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

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+	VORP
1974 Houston - ABA	22	34	111	30	6	2	1	10	20	13	1	1	12	5	2	.270	.349	.387	.737	113	5.5
1975 Houston - ABA	23	117	441	119	17	6	7	57	56	31	6	4	37	15	10	.270	.324	.383	.707	102	15.4
1976 Houston - ABA	24	122	442	127	23	7	11	51	58	44	2	6	31	30	11	.287	.350	.446	.796	131	36.3
1977 Houston - ABA	25	88	311	94	16	2	10	45	65	80	4	5	27	13	12	.302	.445	.463	.908	151	34.0
1978 Houston - ABA	26	107	397	106	23	3	11	55	62	79	4	4	8	23	9	.267	.390	.423	.814	131	34.6
1979 Houston - ABA	27	142	531	157	30	5	18	72	97	114	2	6	9	28	17	.296	.418	.473	.891	138	50.0
1980 Houston - ABA	28	110	403	105	20	2	6	41	75	85	4	3	11	18	8	.261	.392	.365	.757	109	16.3
1981 Houston - ABA	29	6	24	8	0	0	1	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.333	.360	.458	.818	133	1.2
Total ABA		726	2660	746	135	27	65	336	435	447	23	29	136	132	70	.280	.385	.425	.810	126	193.2

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+	VORP
1974 Total - COL	22	42	168	55	7	4	7	37	40	37	3	2	2	36	5	.327	.452	.542	.994	100	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1974 Houston - ML	2B	30	27	75	74	17	152	3	.980	234.1	5.72	-3.9	.937
1974 Houston - ML	SS	3	1	3	3	1	6	0	1.000	14.0	3.86	+0.0	1.010
1975 Houston - ML	2B	70	68	152	204	40	367	11	.970	591.0	5.42	+0.8	1.003
1975 Houston - ML	SS	46	39	56	91	20	158	11	.930	355.1	3.72	-4.3	.941
1975 Houston - ML	1B	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	4.0	4.50	0.0	.000
1975 Houston - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1976 Houston - ML	SS	58	45	111	128	28	250	11	.956	413.0	5.21	-3.1	.968
1976 Houston - ML	2B	69	65	139	206	45	351	6	.983	543.1	5.71	+2.0	1.013
1976 Houston - ML	3B	3	0	0	2	1	2	0	1.000	4.0	4.50	+0.1	1.063
1976 Houston - ML	1B	6	0	7	1	0	9	1	.889	10.0	7.20	-0.8	.000
1977 Houston - ML	SS	68	64	123	184	44	319	12	.962	565.0	4.89	-2.4	.981
1977 Houston - ML	2B	25	24	55	73	19	130	2	.985	206.1	5.58	+1.8	1.031
1977 Houston - ML	1B	6	0	9	1	1	10	0	1.000	8.2	10.38	-0.4	.536
1978 Houston - ML	1B	81	77	712	61	59	784	11	.986	655.0	10.62	-3.1	.952
1978 Houston - ML	SS	31	14	33	45	4	86	8	.907	142.0	4.94	-3.8	.903
1978 Houston - ML	2B	20	16	36	61	9	101	4	.960	142.2	6.12	+0.1	.999
1978 Houston - ML	3B	5	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	4.0	4.50	+0.0	1.034
1979 Houston - ML	1B	78	73	742	57	68	803	4	.995	635.1	11.32	+3.0	1.044
1979 Houston - ML	SS	51	38	84	116	29	210	10	.952	367.0	4.90	-4.2	.950
1979 Houston - ML	2B	36	30	73	128	29	203	2	.990	255.1	7.08	+2.7	1.035
1979 Houston - ML	3B	4	0	1	4	0	5	0	1.000	10.0	4.50	+0.2	1.047
1980 Houston - ML	SS	34	26	57	92	18	155	6	.961	251.2	5.33	+0.4	1.005
1980 Houston - ML	2B	5	0	3	6	3	9	0	1.000	15.0	5.40	+0.1	1.033
1980 Houston - ML	1B	84	84	802	64	66	873	7	.992	710.2	10.97	+3.0	1.037
1980 Houston - ML	3B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	5.0	1.80	+0.0	1.050
1981 Houston - ML	1B	3	3	30	2	2	32	0	1.000	24.0	12.00	+0.1	1.024
1981 Houston - ML	SS	3	3	5	10	3	16	1	.938	27.0	5.00	-1.1	.834

Player History
06/15/1974	Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Houston Bullfighters, out of college (Florida Atlantic).
08/10/1974	Signed with the Houston Bullfighters organization for a signing bonus of $581,300 and a 2-year major league contract worth a total of $1,162,600.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (15); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 9 (15).
04/14/1975	Named the #9 prospect in the ABA
05/01/1975	Wins the ABA LL Rookie of the Month Award.
05/20/1975	Injured (bruised shoulder), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/31/1975	Injured (high ankle sprain), out for 3-4 weeks.
07/10/1975	Injured (strained oblique), out for one week.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (12); Power: 7 (9); Eye: 5 (9).
05/17/1976	Injured (mild hip strain), out for 2 weeks.
06/15/1976	Injured (mild calf strain), day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/1976	Injured (ankle soreness), out for one week.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 5 (6); Eye: 12 (14).
05/06/1977	Injured (torn meniscus (knee)), out for 2 months.
08/01/1977	Wins the ABA LL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 15 (16).
05/15/1978	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 2 days.
07/09/1978	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 3-4 weeks.
09/02/1978	Injured (strained hamstring), out for 4 weeks.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 13 (13).
04/24/1979	Injured (knee soreness), out for 5 days.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 14 (14).
04/05/1980	Injured (sprained ankle), out for 4 weeks.
05/16/1980	Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 4 weeks.
06/24/1980	Injured (strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 15 (15).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1979	141	2

Year	PA	Rank
1979	654	5

Year	3B	Rank
1975	6	8
1976	7	8

Year	SB	Rank
1976	30	5
1978	23	4
1979	28	4

Year	R	Rank
1979	97	5

Year	BB	Rank
1977	80	6
1978	79	4
1979	114	1
1980	85	4

Year	IBB	Rank
1979	6	10

Year	HP	Rank
1975	6	7

Year	SF	Rank
1976	6	8

Year	OBP	Rank
1978	.390	3
1979	.418	3
1980	.392	7

Year	SLG	Rank
1976	.446	10

Year	RC	Rank
1979	107.02	5

Year	RC/27	Rank
1979	7.05	10

Year	ISO	Rank
1976	.158	10

Year	WOBA	Rank
1978	.357	9
1979	.387	9

Year	OPS	Rank
1979	.891	10

Year	VORP	Rank
1976	36.3	9
1979	50.0	7