Raphael
Plaza
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 230
 
Born: September 12, 1945 in Dominican Republic
 
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 27 JAX JL $ 1,000,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
1974 28 JAX JL $ 1,000,000 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4
1975 29 JAX JL $ 1,000,000 5 4 4 5 4 4 2 2 2 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 5
1976 30 JAX JL $ 800,000 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
1977 31 DM FL $ 300,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
1978 32 DM FL $ 500,000 5 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
1979 33 DM FL $ 500,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000 5 4 4 6 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 6
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 27 AAA   161 614 78 177 35 4 18 81 2 3 59 105 .288 .351 .446 .797 92.8  
1974 28 AAA   138 524 73 137 22 1 17 68 8 3 55 89 .261 .332 .405 .736 71.9  
1975 29 JAX JL 110 353 36 77 12 2 11 39 0 1 24 103 .218 .266 .357 .623 34.1 3.7
    AAA   19 77 9 22 3 1 3 9 0 1 5 12 .286 .329 .468 .797 11.1  
1976 30 JAX JL 104 224 27 58 8 1 3 24 2 0 15 46 .259 .306 .344 .650 22.4 2.2
1977 31 DM FL 56 145 14 38 6 2 4 19 0 0 12 24 .262 .318 .414 .732 18.5 3.2
  BUF FL 26 36 1 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .222 .263 .278 .541 2.5 0.3
  TOT   82 181 15 46 8 2 4 20 0 0 14 33 .254 .308 .387 .694 21.0 3.5
    AAA   7 9 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1.9  
1978 32 AAA   138 548 76 158 36 2 14 72 4 9 60 65 .288 .359 .438 .797 82.0  
1979 33 AAA   137 544 76 160 33 3 23 104 3 4 52 79 .294 .356 .493 .848 90.6  
3 Years Sim 296 758 78 181 28 5 18 83 2 1 53 182 .239 .288 .360 .648 77.5 9.4
6 Years AAA 600 2316 313 657 129 11 76 336 17 20 231 350 .284 .352 .447 .799 350.2  
162 Game Average 414 42 99 15 2 9 45 1 0 29 99 .239 .288 .360 .648 42.4  
Career Highs 110 353 36 77 12 2 11 39 2 1 24 103 .259 .308 .387 .694 34.1  
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   346 28 74 11 1 8 33 0 0 14 100 .214 .243 .321 .564 26.1
vs LH   412 50 107 17 4 10 50 2 1 39 82 .260 .324 .393 .717 52.8
Home 149 382 42 96 14 4 9 46 2 1 30 92 .251 .304 .380 .684 44.5
Away 147 376 36 85 14 1 9 37 0 0 23 90 .226 .271 .340 .612 34.5
RISP   196 0 47 8 1 6 66 0 0 13 38 .240 .282 .383 .664 21.6
Pinch Hitting   82 8 25 5 1 3 15 0 0 3 19 .305 .326 .500 .826 12.5
Close/Late   113 6 25 6 0 1 14 0 0 10 23 .221 .286 .301 .587 9.7
Mar/Apr 26 73 6 20 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 16 .274 .321 .356 .677 8.3
May 51 139 15 28 4 0 3 13 1 0 10 48 .201 .253 .295 .548 10.6
June 52 139 10 27 4 1 2 10 0 0 9 36 .194 .242 .281 .522 9.1
July 55 129 20 40 9 1 5 28 0 0 8 27 .310 .350 .512 .862 21.4
August 54 127 13 31 3 2 4 18 0 0 17 26 .244 .336 .394 .729 17.6
Sep/Oct 58 151 14 35 7 0 3 11 1 1 4 29 .232 .250 .338 .588 11.9
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
1975 29 JAX JL 3B 101 95 839.3 72 209 18 16 .940 3.01   1.8
    1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1976 30 JAX JL 3B 56 42 384.7 24 76 3 3 .971 2.34   0.9
    SS 1 0 15.3 3 4 0 0 1.000 4.11   0.1
    RF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1977 31 DM FL 3B 45 26 311.0 18 72 10 5 .900 2.60   0.7
  BUF FL 3B 21 12 75.3 4 17 2 1 .913 2.51   0.2
  3B 223 175 1610.3 118 374 33 25 .937 2.75   3.6
  SS 1 0 15.3 3 4 0 0 1.000 4.11   0.1
  RF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   226 175 1632.6 122 378 33 25 .938 2.76   3.7
Career Highs   102 95 841.3 73 209 18 16 .973 3.02    
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History
Drafted in 27th round, 636th overall pick, by Jacksonville in 1973
Hit first career homerun on 5/9/1975, off David Feingold (OMA)
Signed as a free agent by Buffalo on 4/11/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Traded from Buffalo to Des Moines on 6/21/1977 (Going to DM: P J. Mahar, P B. Crotchmeyer, CF C. Vicknair, 3B R. Plaza, P H. Belanger. Going to BUF: P J. Rosenrosen, P M. Ford, 3B R. Cutler)