John
Ganzel
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: January 10, 1953 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1974 21 BIR FL   2 1 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2
1975 22 CHA JL   4 3 3 5 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2
1976 23 CHA JL   5 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2
1977 24 CHA JL $ 300,000 5 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 3 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3
1978 25 CHA JL $ 300,000 5 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1979 26 CHA JL $ 300,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1980 27 CHA JL $ 414,286 5 4 4 6 5 5 0 0 0 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 1 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 414,286 5 4 4 6 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 28 GRE JL $ 414,286   9 9 9 12 12 12 9 8 8 10 9 9 7 7 7
1982 29 GRE JL $ 414,286   9 9 9 12 12 12 9 7 8 10 9 9 8 8 8
1983 30 PHX JL     9 9 9 12 12 12 8 7 7 10 9 9 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     9 9 9 12 12 12 8 7 7 10 9 9 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 414,286   9 9 9 12 12 12 9 8 8 10 9 9 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1974 21 AA   37 143 14 35 8 0 1 11 1 2 3 23 .245 .260 .322 .582 10.4  
    A   101 336 28 100 14 0 6 31 4 1 24 90 .298 .344 .393 .737 44.6  
1975 22 AA   30 114 12 38 3 0 2 15 5 0 14 22 .333 .406 .412 .819 19.9  
    A   106 394 53 115 13 0 5 43 3 2 39 92 .292 .356 .363 .719 51.4  
1976 23 AAA   91 332 34 106 16 0 3 39 4 1 34 83 .319 .383 .395 .777 49.6  
    AA   46 191 22 63 9 0 2 14 6 3 12 43 .330 .369 .408 .778 27.3  
1977 24 CHA JL 17 41 4 11 5 1 0 3 0 0 5 5 .268 .348 .439 .787 5.4 1.1
    AAA   134 544 71 163 39 0 6 43 9 10 45 124 .300 .353 .404 .758 72.9  
1978 25 CHA JL 154 510 59 136 25 6 7 57 5 1 50 122 .267 .333 .380 .713 62.4 10.2
1979 26 CHA JL 153 485 43 112 34 2 6 49 3 4 34 131 .231 .282 .346 .628 46.7 4.9
1980 27 CHA JL 111 252 26 48 13 2 6 26 4 1 13 78 .190 .229 .329 .559 19.4 0.0
1981 28 AAA   109 366 58 102 14 0 25 72 5 3 51 92 .279 .367 .522 .889 69.5  
1982 29 AAA   93 312 49 87 12 0 17 58 8 2 41 82 .279 .363 .481 .843 55.3  
1983 30 AAA   72 131 19 35 5 1 6 23 5 0 20 39 .267 .364 .458 .822 23.3  
4 Years Sim 435 1288 132 307 77 11 19 135 12 6 102 336 .238 .294 .359 .654 133.8 16.1
5 Years AAA 499 1685 231 493 86 1 57 235 31 16 191 420 .293 .363 .446 .810 270.5  
3 Years AA 113 448 48 136 20 0 5 40 12 5 29 88 .304 .347 .382 .728 57.6  
2 Years A 207 730 81 215 27 0 11 74 7 3 63 182 .295 .350 .377 .727 96.1  
10 Years Minors 819 2863 360 844 133 1 73 349 50 24 283 690 .295 .358 .418 .776 424.1  
162 Game Average 479 49 114 28 4 7 50 4 2 37 125 .238 .294 .359 .654 49.8  
Career Highs 154 510 59 136 34 6 7 57 5 4 50 131 .268 .348 .439 .787 62.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   882 93 222 49 9 14 94 9 5 78 242 .252 .313 .375 .688 103.0
vs LH   406 39 85 28 2 5 41 3 1 24 94 .209 .253 .325 .579 32.0
Home 212 618 50 152 34 6 4 73 5 2 44 154 .246 .295 .340 .635 61.0
Away 223 670 82 155 43 5 15 62 7 4 58 182 .231 .294 .378 .672 74.0
RISP   320 0 73 20 2 3 104 0 0 20 79 .228 .269 .331 .600 27.9
Pinch Hitting   30 3 10 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 6 .333 .375 .533 .908 5.0
Close/Late   173 15 35 7 3 1 9 0 0 10 44 .202 .243 .295 .538 11.8
Mar/Apr 78 265 24 57 17 2 3 26 3 0 18 83 .215 .267 .328 .595 22.8
May 71 214 20 42 6 3 3 16 2 1 16 57 .196 .251 .294 .545 15.7
June 68 216 23 57 10 1 5 24 5 2 17 57 .264 .316 .389 .705 26.7
July 66 186 22 45 16 1 1 20 1 1 23 49 .242 .327 .355 .682 21.6
August 67 187 21 53 16 2 5 23 1 1 13 46 .283 .330 .471 .801 27.2
Sep/Oct 85 220 22 53 12 2 2 26 0 1 15 44 .241 .289 .341 .630 20.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1977 24 CHA JL SS 14 13 91.7 9 32 1 4 .976 4.03   0.6
    3B 2 1 10.0 1 1 1 0 .667 1.80   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
1978 25 CHA JL SS 149 148 1290.3 175 408 20 72 .967 4.07   6.0
    3B 4 1 17.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.59   0.0
1979 26 CHA JL SS 151 151 1285.0 161 405 16 72 .973 3.96   6.0
    2B 1 1 9.0 3 6 0 2 1.000 9.00   0.1
1980 27 CHA JL SS 70 47 439.7 74 178 6 36 .977 5.16   3.2
    3B 12 8 73.0 6 9 0 1 1.000 1.85   0.1
    2B 6 2 24.3 4 6 0 0 1.000 3.70   0.1
  SS 384 359 3106.7 419 1023 43 184 .971 4.18   15.7
  3B 18 10 100.0 8 12 1 1 .952 1.80   0.2
  2B 8 3 34.3 7 13 0 3 1.000 5.24   0.2
Career Totals   410 372 3241.0 434 1048 44 188 .971 4.12   16.1
Career Highs   153 152 1307.3 176 411 20 74 .979 4.64    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts
1978-8-122
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Werner Frisch (968)
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  6. Ted Striker (961)
  7. Hugh Thornsberry (959)
  8. George Scull (950)
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History
Drafted in 18th round, 420th overall pick, by Jacksonville in 1973
Injured on 8/4/1973 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Birmingham in 1974
Traded from Birmingham to Charlotte on 2/5/1975 (Going to CHA: C R. Barrett, P E. Escargo, 2B F. Guitierrez, SS J. Ganzel. Going to BIR: P C. Tostado, SS M. Hensen, 1B P. Lacock)
Injured on 5/22/1976 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Had first career hit on 9/8/1977, off Scott Blundon (CHI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1978, off Terrence Williams (WAS)
Drove in 7 runs against Phoenix on 9/3/1978
Released by Greenville on 2/3/1983
Signed as a free agent by Phoenix on 3/1/1983 to a minor league contract