Samuel
Montoya
 
Nickname: Jewels
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 210
 
Born: November 16, 1952 in Venezuela
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 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
1974 21 NO FL   2 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 2
1975 22 NO FL   3 2 3 4 4 4 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2
1976 23 NO FL   5 4 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 5 4 5 4 3 4 2 2 2
1977 24 NO FL   5 4 4 5 4 4 0 0 0 8 8 8 4 4 4 2 2 2
1978 25 NO FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 8 8 5 4 4 2 2 2
1979 26 NO FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 8 8 6 6 6 2 2 2
1980 27 NO FL $ 300,000 4 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 7 8 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 2 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 8 8 8 6 6 6 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 NO FL $ 442,857   9 9 9 17 16 16 10 9 10 15 14 15 7 7 7
1982 29 NO FL $ 442,857   9 9 9 17 16 16 10 9 10 15 14 14 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 442,857   9 9 9 17 16 16 10 9 10 15 14 14 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 442,857   9 9 9 17 16 16 10 9 10 15 14 15 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   49 190 18 52 6 0 4 18 0 1 9 37 .274 .307 .368 .675 20.6  
    A   88 330 38 104 13 0 9 43 0 0 28 76 .315 .369 .436 .805 51.1  
1975 22 AA   35 144 10 33 8 0 2 8 0 2 7 36 .229 .265 .326 .591 11.2  
    A   101 425 57 145 16 0 20 67 2 1 34 87 .341 .390 .520 .910 79.5  
1976 23 AAA   57 221 26 65 10 0 6 21 1 0 20 44 .294 .353 .421 .774 32.3  
    AA   81 325 34 94 16 0 9 33 1 0 25 70 .289 .340 .422 .762 45.5  
1977 24 AAA   135 513 57 135 27 0 12 59 3 1 47 146 .263 .325 .386 .711 64.6  
1978 25 NO FL 76 154 14 28 4 0 5 21 0 0 16 46 .182 .256 .305 .561 12.9 0.7
    AAA   27 106 18 24 2 0 12 31 1 0 9 33 .226 .287 .585 .872 19.1  
1979 26 NO FL 80 97 8 13 2 1 4 9 1 0 5 30 .134 .183 .299 .482 4.8 0.0
    AAA   27 103 15 28 2 0 8 17 0 1 8 25 .272 .324 .524 .849 17.2  
1980 27 NO FL 156 578 68 134 34 1 19 74 2 0 46 177 .232 .289 .393 .681 66.6 8.4
1981 28 NO FL 84 99 11 22 1 1 6 18 0 0 10 33 .222 .300 .434 .734 13.1 2.0
    AAA   12 43 8 14 1 0 5 16 0 0 5 12 .326 .396 .698 1.094 10.8  
1982 29 AAA   62 225 51 70 20 0 20 76 1 0 50 45 .311 .436 .667 1.103 60.5  
    AA   75 261 56 86 11 0 26 56 3 1 70 55 .330 .471 .670 1.142 77.1  
1983 30 AA   138 487 100 173 32 1 49 120 3 1 113 94 .355 .477 .727 1.204 148.6  
4 Years Sim 396 928 101 197 41 3 34 122 3 0 77 286 .212 .274 .373 .646 97.5 11.1
6 Years AAA 320 1211 175 336 62 0 63 220 6 2 139 305 .277 .352 .485 .837 204.6  
5 Years AA 378 1407 218 438 73 1 90 235 7 5 224 292 .311 .409 .557 .966 303.0  
2 Years A 189 755 95 249 29 0 29 110 2 1 62 163 .330 .381 .483 .865 130.7  
13 Years Minors 887 3373 488 1023 164 1 182 565 15 8 425 760 .303 .383 .514 .897 638.2  
162 Game Average 379 41 80 16 1 13 49 1 0 31 117 .212 .274 .373 .646 39.9  
Career Highs 156 578 68 134 34 1 19 74 2 0 46 177 .232 .300 .434 .734 66.6  
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   649 59 130 28 2 17 73 1 0 41 199 .200 .246 .328 .575 52.5
vs LH   279 42 67 13 1 17 49 2 0 36 87 .240 .332 .477 .809 45.1
Home 198 453 39 88 16 3 17 55 1 0 36 132 .194 .255 .355 .610 42.5
Away 198 475 62 109 25 0 17 67 2 0 41 154 .229 .291 .389 .680 55.1
RISP   254 0 54 8 0 13 91 0 0 29 79 .213 .291 .398 .688 31.6
Pinch Hitting   156 21 35 5 2 11 32 1 0 13 50 .224 .289 .494 .783 23.0
Close/Late   145 17 24 3 1 8 21 0 0 15 43 .166 .245 .366 .611 14.2
Mar/Apr 65 145 20 32 6 1 8 23 0 0 10 42 .221 .269 .441 .711 17.9
May 91 222 20 36 10 1 3 26 0 0 23 68 .162 .242 .257 .499 13.5
June 70 152 14 37 6 0 3 9 1 0 14 50 .243 .311 .342 .653 16.5
July 75 151 15 30 5 0 7 20 1 0 14 42 .199 .273 .371 .644 16.0
August 52 134 21 34 7 1 8 24 0 0 13 39 .254 .320 .500 .820 21.4
Sep/Oct 43 124 11 28 7 0 5 20 1 0 3 45 .226 .238 .403 .642 12.2
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
1978 25 NO FL 3B 21 17 164.0 12 36 1 2 .980 2.63   0.5
    1B 22 13 133.3 149 12 1 11 .994 10.87   0.2
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1979 26 NO FL 1B 24 11 115.7 140 12 3 12 .981 11.83   0.2
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1980 27 NO FL 1B 147 146 1315.0 1504 99 10 143 .994 10.97   2.5
1981 28 NO FL 1B 19 12 109.3 115 10 0 4 1.000 10.29   0.2
  1B 212 182 1673.3 1908 133 14 170 .993 10.98   3.2
  3B 22 17 165.0 12 36 1 2 .980 2.62   0.5
  CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   235 199 1840.3 1920 169 15 172 .993 10.22   3.7
Career Highs   147 146 1315.0 1504 99 10 143 1.000 11.73    
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.
Games
1980-5-156
Strikeouts
1980-1-177
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 46th round, 1099th overall pick, by Buffalo in 1973
Drafted in 1st round, 23rd overall pick, by New Orleans in 1974
Had first career hit on 5/2/1978, off Robert Chung (MAN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/21/1978, off Mark Everett (SEA)
Injured on 8/14/1979 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/1980, hitting .414 with 3 HR, 8 RBI
Won Slick Fielder Award at First Base in 1980
Injured on 4/15/1982 with a Bruised Foot, out for 3 days