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Karl
Samuels		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 225
 
Born: November 4, 1956 in S.Carolina, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1978    1982    1987   
All-Star Selections 1982    1986   
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
1975 18 CHA JL   4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 3
1976 19 CHA JL   5 4 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
1977 20 CHA JL $ 300,000 5 5 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 4 4
1978 21 CHA JL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
1979 22 CHA JL $ 300,000 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1980 23 CHA JL $ 1,864,286 7 6 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP5 Min Ratings   4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,864,286 7 6 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
                                             
  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 24 GRE JL $ 1,957,143   14 14 15 17 17 17 14 14 14 7 7 7 16 15 15
1982 25 GRE JL $ 2,550,000   15 15 15 19 19 19 13 13 13 9 9 9 15 15 15
1983 26 LV FL $ 6,000,000   15 15 16 19 19 19 13 13 13 9 9 9 16 15 15
1984 27 LV FL $ 6,000,000   15 15 16 18 18 18 13 13 13 9 9 9 16 16 16
1985 28 DM FL $ 6,000,000   14 14 14 18 18 18 13 13 13 9 9 9 15 15 15
1986 29 DM FL $ 6,000,000   14 14 14 18 18 18 14 14 14 9 9 9 16 15 15
1987 30 DM FL $ 4,500,000   14 14 14 17 17 17 14 14 14 9 9 9 16 15 16
1988 31 OMA JL $ 4,500,000   12 12 13 16 16 16 13 13 13 8 8 8 14 13 13
1989 32 OMA JL     11 11 11 16 16 16 13 13 13 7 7 7 12 11 11
1990 33 LV FL     10 10 11 16 16 16 13 13 13 7 7 7 11 11 11
OOTP6 Min Ratings     10 10 11 16 16 16 13 13 13 7 7 7 11 11 11
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   15 15 16 19 19 19 14 14 14 9 9 9 16 16 16
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
1975 18 AA   138 550 54 158 22 2 13 72 10 3 47 152 .287 .343 .405 .749 76.3  
1976 19 AAA   136 548 58 148 28 0 24 89 3 4 27 113 .270 .304 .453 .757 72.8  
1977 20 CHA JL 50 184 20 46 13 1 4 18 4 1 10 44 .250 .287 .397 .684 20.0 3.2
    AAA   96 368 45 106 23 1 14 65 2 2 31 59 .288 .343 .470 .813 56.9  
1978 21 CHA JL 148 561 78 158 29 5 22 86 3 0 29 103 .282 .315 .469 .784 79.0 14.3
    AAA   7 28 6 13 2 0 3 5 1 1 5 3 .464 .545 .857 1.403 9.9  
1979 22 CHA JL 156 594 72 165 22 4 17 78 2 0 41 95 .278 .324 .414 .738 75.5 13.8
1980 23 CHA JL 154 593 71 142 22 6 19 83 2 0 30 102 .239 .276 .393 .669 61.3 5.6
1981 24 GRE JL 156 585 80 175 37 8 19 74 9 9 40 88 .299 .344 .487 .832 89.9 16.9
1982 25 GRE JL 155 604 94 177 29 5 31 100 11 1 52 72 .293 .347 .512 .859 98.6 18.8
1983 26 GRE JL 96 367 47 93 25 7 16 60 3 1 25 52 .253 .302 .490 .792 51.9 9.2
  LV FL 51 200 31 64 17 2 6 23 2 1 11 19 .320 .355 .515 .870 32.2 7.0
  TOT   147 567 78 157 42 9 22 83 5 2 36 71 .277 .321 .499 .820 84.1 16.2
1984 27 LV FL 145 561 80 166 34 1 20 87 0 1 30 60 .296 .331 .467 .798 80.1 16.0
1985 28 LV FL 86 333 38 82 24 0 13 65 0 0 14 43 .246 .275 .435 .711 37.2 4.6
  DM FL 29 106 7 26 6 0 5 13 0 0 5 20 .245 .277 .443 .720 12.6 1.7
  TOT   115 439 45 108 30 0 18 78 0 0 19 63 .246 .275 .437 .713 49.8 6.2
1986 29 DM FL 139 510 74 134 28 3 31 91 6 3 35 90 .263 .310 .512 .821 80.2 12.1
1987 30 DM FL 151 556 82 163 40 4 25 106 11 8 46 74 .293 .350 .514 .865 92.4 13.6
1988 31 DM FL 99 340 28 63 15 2 12 40 3 3 16 59 .185 .220 .347 .567 25.7 0.0
  OMA JL 50 177 21 54 9 2 2 23 2 1 13 31 .305 .351 .412 .763 24.3 3.6
  TOT   149 517 49 117 24 4 14 63 5 4 29 90 .226 .265 .369 .635 50.0 3.6
1989 32 OMA JL 80 229 29 57 12 4 6 29 0 0 9 42 .249 .276 .415 .691 25.8 2.6
    AAA   11 34 1 7 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 3 .206 .206 .324 .529 1.7  
1990 33 AAA   137 572 122 187 32 3 61 157 3 4 48 92 .327 .379 .713 1.092 138.1  
13 Years Sim 1745 6500 852 1765 362 54 248 976 58 29 406 994 .272 .314 .458 .772 886.7 143.1
5 Years AAA 387 1550 232 461 86 4 103 320 9 12 111 270 .297 .342 .557 .899 279.4  
1 Years AA 138 550 54 158 22 2 13 72 10 3 47 152 .287 .343 .405 .749 76.3  
6 Years Minors 525 2100 286 619 108 6 116 392 19 15 158 422 .295 .342 .518 .860 355.7  
162 Game Average 603 79 163 33 5 23 90 5 2 37 92 .272 .314 .458 .772 82.3  
Career Highs 156 604 94 177 42 9 31 106 11 9 52 103 .299 .350 .514 .865 98.6  
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   4383 578 1164 232 42 159 650 45 21 268 717 .266 .307 .446 .754 588.7
vs LH   2117 274 601 130 12 89 326 13 8 138 277 .284 .327 .483 .810 320.4
Home 865 3155 392 840 165 24 119 458 37 10 186 478 .266 .307 .447 .754 425.6
Away 880 3345 460 925 197 30 129 518 21 19 220 516 .277 .320 .469 .789 483.5
RISP   1617 0 442 103 7 62 664 0 0 142 249 .273 .325 .461 .786 241.2
Pinch Hitting   95 11 20 3 0 3 14 0 0 5 15 .211 .248 .337 .584 8.0
Close/Late   729 82 208 40 8 32 126 0 0 72 116 .285 .348 .494 .842 121.7
Mar/Apr 291 1128 137 300 69 10 35 165 8 2 70 168 .266 .309 .438 .747 148.6
May 316 1173 156 320 71 10 53 190 8 5 71 169 .273 .314 .486 .800 172.9
June 279 1037 144 273 49 7 46 149 6 5 66 170 .263 .305 .457 .763 142.9
July 289 1099 146 294 61 13 34 175 11 9 59 175 .268 .304 .439 .744 141.3
August 287 1025 134 288 55 8 36 145 8 1 64 145 .281 .322 .456 .777 146.4
Sep/Oct 283 1038 135 290 57 6 44 152 17 7 76 167 .279 .329 .473 .802 157.0
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 20 CHA JL 3B 50 49 424.0 19 70 2 7 .978 1.89   1.1
1978 21 CHA JL 3B 144 138 1229.0 105 266 13 25 .966 2.72   4.7
1979 22 CHA JL 3B 153 146 1302.7 95 278 21 29 .947 2.58   3.4
    SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1980 23 CHA JL 3B 153 148 1342.0 83 306 21 29 .949 2.61   3.6
1981 24 GRE JL 3B 151 145 1262.7 84 308 15 26 .963 2.79   3.4
1982 25 GRE JL 3B 154 148 1322.7 107 351 15 35 .968 3.12   3.6
1983 26 GRE JL 3B 95 91 787.6 59 182 6 10 .976 2.75   1.9
  LV FL 3B 50 48 421.8 32 98 3 6 .977 2.77   1.8
  TOT   3B 145 139 1209.4 91 280 9 16 .976 2.76   3.7
1984 27 LV FL 3B 142 140 1216.7 93 253 10 15 .972 2.56   4.4
1985 28 LV FL 3B 85 80 721.0 51 123 11 8 .941 2.17   1.4
  DM FL 3B 29 27 231.4 17 39 3 3 .949 2.18   0.5
  TOT   3B 114 107 952.4 68 162 14 11 .943 2.17   1.9
1986 29 DM FL 3B 136 128 1125.7 78 261 9 15 .974 2.71   3.9
1987 30 DM FL 3B 149 143 1285.7 72 339 17 23 .960 2.88   4.3
1988 31 DM FL 3B 98 98 825.0 50 200 8 12 .969 2.73   1.2
  OMA JL 3B 50 49 439.0 26 106 4 7 .971 2.71   1.4
  TOT   3B 148 147 1264.0 76 306 12 19 .970 2.72   2.6
1989 32 OMA JL 3B 35 34 262.0 21 56 3 4 .963 2.65   0.8
    1B 26 26 219.0 220 11 0 14 1.000 9.49   0.4
  3B 1674 1612 14198.8 992 3236 161 254 .963 2.68   41.3
  1B 26 26 219.0 220 11 0 14 1.000 9.49   0.4
  SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   1701 1638 14419.8 1213 3247 161 268 .965 2.78   41.7
Career Highs   154 148 1342.0 241 351 21 35 .990 5.76    
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
1979-9-156
1981-9-156
 At-Bats
1982-7-604
CAR-40-6500
 Total Bases
1982-5-309
CAR-44-2979
 Homeruns
1982-7-31
 RBIs
CAR-43-976
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 31    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  1. Leroy Jeffcoat (932)
  2. Roach Kidd (911)
  3. Kewpie Medlinger (901)
  4. Joe Kyle (895)
  5. Mitchell Page (880)
  6. Sam Hell (880)
  7. Luis Abdullah (878)
  8. Theo Reckley (876)
  9. Oswaldo Gaona (873)
  10. Robert Roten (871)
History
Drafted in 43rd round, 1022nd overall pick, by Valencia in 1973
Injured on 6/4/1973 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Charlotte in 1975
Injured on 4/7/1976 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/1/1976 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 7/22/1977, off Paul Millbauer (CAL)
Hit first career homerun on 7/26/1977, off Christian Mcdonald (HON)
Hit for the cycle against Valencia on 6/5/1978
Won Slick Fielder Award at Third Base in 1978
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Vancouver on 9/14/1981
 
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