Scott
Malitz
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 235
 
Born: June 6, 1944 in Dominican Republic
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1980   
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
1973 29 MRQ JL $ 2,000,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 4 4 5 5 5
1974 30 BRK FL $ 2,000,000 4 5 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
1975 31 LEX FL $ 456,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5
1976 32 BUF FL $ 2,000,000 4 5 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5
1977 33 BUF FL   4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
1978 34 BRK FL $ 1,000,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4
1979 35 BRK FL $ 1,000,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1980 36 LOU JL $ 300,000 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   4 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 4 5 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 6 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5
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
1973 29 MRQ JL 124 194 28 38 5 0 6 27 2 0 16 34 .196 .271 .314 .586 20.5 1.1
1974 30 BRK FL 34 47 7 7 3 1 2 9 0 0 5 11 .149 .231 .383 .614 4.2 0.2
    AAA   100 389 69 124 21 0 28 87 2 6 31 78 .319 .369 .589 .958 76.5  
1975 31 LEX FL 89 254 42 59 10 2 12 45 3 3 12 48 .232 .293 .429 .723 30.6 2.9
    AAA   17 62 6 16 5 0 2 14 2 1 7 15 .258 .333 .435 .769 9.0  
1976 32 BUF FL 150 503 73 128 17 5 20 75 1 2 42 83 .254 .325 .427 .752 69.1 12.0
1977 33 BUF FL 111 334 39 74 5 6 12 40 2 3 21 76 .222 .275 .380 .656 35.2 4.0
1978 34 BRK FL 130 426 55 110 25 8 9 47 2 2 21 102 .258 .303 .418 .721 51.7 9.2
1979 35 BRK FL 145 417 40 85 13 5 18 53 0 1 17 126 .204 .244 .388 .632 40.9 4.2
1980 36 LOU JL 14 34 3 8 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 10 .235 .250 .471 .721 4.5 0.4
    AAA   116 439 76 122 18 0 29 85 11 7 46 103 .278 .346 .517 .863 77.2  
1981 37 AAA   42 120 24 28 3 0 6 21 2 2 16 37 .233 .324 .408 .732 16.6  
8 Years Sim 797 2209 287 509 81 28 80 299 10 11 134 490 .230 .287 .401 .688 256.6 34.1
4 Years AAA 275 1010 175 290 47 0 65 207 17 16 100 233 .287 .358 .527 .884 179.3  
162 Game Average 449 58 103 16 5 16 60 2 2 27 99 .230 .287 .401 .688 52.2  
Career Highs 150 503 73 128 25 8 20 75 3 3 42 126 .258 .325 .471 .752 69.1  
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   1543 207 351 54 19 53 189 8 6 93 342 .227 .284 .390 .674 164.2
vs LH   666 80 158 27 9 27 110 2 5 41 148 .237 .294 .426 .720 79.1
Home 392 1049 121 235 32 13 34 136 4 4 44 240 .224 .266 .377 .643 99.8
Away 405 1160 166 274 49 15 46 163 6 7 90 250 .236 .305 .423 .728 143.5
RISP   553 0 117 20 9 18 202 0 0 37 136 .212 .264 .378 .642 55.4
Pinch Hitting   171 26 32 5 0 8 24 2 0 11 30 .187 .242 .357 .599 15.4
Close/Late   319 28 58 6 3 13 42 0 0 22 63 .182 .244 .342 .586 26.6
Mar/Apr 105 307 40 78 6 2 18 45 1 0 24 79 .254 .319 .463 .781 44.7
May 138 404 53 80 11 1 14 43 2 3 25 84 .198 .252 .334 .586 32.9
June 135 388 49 89 16 7 9 43 3 1 25 90 .229 .290 .376 .667 40.3
July 125 357 60 92 12 9 15 69 3 4 24 73 .258 .322 .468 .789 49.6
August 152 400 41 82 18 1 10 47 1 3 18 97 .205 .257 .330 .587 29.7
Sep/Oct 142 353 44 88 18 8 14 52 0 0 18 67 .249 .292 .465 .756 46.1
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
1973 29 MRQ JL RF 84 8 228.0 55 0 0 0 1.000 2.17   0.6
    LF 14 9 86.3 21 0 1 0 .955 2.19    
    CF 1 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
1974 30 BRK FL RF 10 7 65.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 2.35   0.2
    LF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1975 31 LEX FL LF 60 43 416.3 88 1 2 0 .978 1.92   0.9
    RF 16 12 113.3 24 0 0 0 1.000 1.91    
    2B 1 1 8.0 1 5 2 1 .750 6.75   0.0
    CF 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1976 32 BUF FL RF 129 125 1089.3 250 5 3 0 .988 2.11   2.9
    LF 15 13 125.0 31 0 1 0 .969 2.23    
1977 33 BUF FL RF 90 86 756.3 208 3 2 1 .991 2.51   2.7
    CF 11 11 90.3 21 1 1 0 .957 2.19    
    LF 6 1 23.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.57    
1978 34 BRK FL RF 124 115 1009.0 239 7 3 1 .988 2.19   3.1
1979 35 BRK FL LF 107 92 773.0 179 5 4 2 .979 2.14   2.3
    1B 28 28 239.3 216 17 4 18 .983 8.76   0.6
    RF 7 3 29.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.93    
1980 36 LOU JL CF 4 4 32.0 9 1 1 0 .909 2.81    
    RF 4 4 32.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.2
    LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  RF 464 360 3322.0 804 15 8 2 .990 2.22   9.7
  LF 206 158 1429.7 324 6 8 2 .976 2.08   3.1
  1B 28 28 239.3 216 17 4 18 .983 8.76   0.6
  CF 18 15 131.0 31 2 2 0 .943 2.27    
  2B 1 1 8.0 1 5 2 1 .750 6.75   0.0
Career Totals   717 562 5130.0 1376 45 24 23 .983 2.49   13.4
Career Highs   144 138 1214.3 398 22 8 20 1.000 3.63    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1976 32 BUF FL 4 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .067 .176 .067 .243
1980 36 LOU JL 0 10 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 .364 .400 .764
Career Post-Season Batting 4 25 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .160 .250 .200 .450
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
1979-9-126
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 12th round, 282nd overall pick, by Marquette in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/7/1973, off Mike Madorin (CHI)
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1973, off Benji Madisson (PHX)
Traded from Marquette to Brooklyn on 7/11/1974 (Going to MRQ: 3B R. Lustig, P C. Ring, C T. Donovan. Going to BRK: P P. Segovia, P C. Ross, CF K. Maline, CF J. Pare, LF S. Malitz)
Signed as a free agent by Lexington on 4/21/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $456,000 per year
Drove in 6 runs against Birmingham on 7/10/1975
Released by Buffalo on 10/1/1977
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/7/1978 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 3/1/1980 to a minor league contract
Won Landis Memorial Series with Louisville in 1980
Signed as a free agent by Buffalo on 3/1/1981 to a minor league contract
Released by Buffalo on 7/31/1981