1B Jim Sykora #32
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
08/21/2023
 OA: 60 POT: 75
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1B JIM SYKORA #32 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
119 410 100 19 0 22 68 65 119 .244 .349 .451 16 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 65 55 65 65
Eye 65 60 70 75
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 40 35
Arm: 20 30 25
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 70 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/19/2023 @ TB Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
08/18/2023 @ TB Win, 2-1 4 2 2 2 2 0 1 0
08/17/2023 @ TB Loss, 3-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/16/2023 @ BOS Loss, 1-6 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/15/2023 @ BOS Win, 5-1 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
08/14/2023 @ BOS Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/13/2023 @ CHG Win, 5-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/2023 @ CHG Win, 17-10 5 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
08/11/2023 @ CHG Loss, 5-11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/2023 @ SYR Win, 5-3 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Sykora plays every game like it's his last.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:07/24/1999
Born in:Cocoa Beach, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:143 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 34 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 20th Pick in Round 14
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 119 410 100 19 0 22 68 64 65 119 .244 .349 .451 .800 .337 .207 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 109 487 5 4 0 3 0 7 185 41 16 8 66.7 69.9 5.75 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   134 34 6 0 9 30 20 24 40 3 0 0 .254 .360 .500 .860
Versus Right   276 66 13 0 13 38 44 41 79 4 0 5 .239 .344 .428 .771
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   24 7 0 0 3 4 4 2 7 0 0 0 .292 .346 .667 1.013
March   2 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
April   101 17 5 0 6 18 12 17 36 2 0 0 .168 .283 .396 .679
May   68 19 3 0 5 13 11 9 18 1 0 2 .279 .375 .544 .919
June   91 23 3 0 3 14 16 16 25 3 0 0 .253 .355 .385 .739
July   86 23 4 0 5 14 12 13 27 0 0 2 .267 .376 .488 .865
August   62 16 4 0 3 8 11 7 13 1 0 1 .258 .338 .468 .806
Spring Training   54 14 0 0 3 7 11 4 11 1 0 2 .259 .328 .426 .754
Last Year   560 120 20 3 33 87 98 117 175 1 0 3 .214 .352 .438 .790
2 Years Ago   120 31 1 1 5 15 17 24 25 1 0 0 .258 .379 .408 .788
Career   1090 251 40 4 60 170 179 206 319 9 0 8 .230 .354 .439 .794
Home   220 62 10 0 12 37 34 29 57 4 0 2 .282 .365 .491 .856
Road   190 38 9 0 10 31 30 36 62 3 0 3 .200 .332 .405 .737
Grass   403 99 19 0 22 68 63 64 117 7 0 5 .246 .351 .457 .807
Turf   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Day   157 37 8 0 13 32 24 23 45 0 0 1 .236 .337 .535 .872
Night   253 63 11 0 9 36 40 42 74 7 0 4 .249 .356 .399 .755
As Starter   403 100 19 0 22 67 63 63 117 6 0 5 .248 .352 .459 .811
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Close/Late   87 17 1 0 5 12 12 17 29 1 0 0 .195 .324 .379 .703
Inning 1-3   135 33 9 0 4 25 22 30 36 5 0 3 .244 .382 .400 .782
Inning 4-6   143 37 6 0 8 18 19 14 41 0 0 1 .259 .329 .469 .798
Inning 7-9   124 26 3 0 10 25 23 19 40 2 0 1 .210 .315 .476 .791
Extra Innings   8 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .600 .625 1.225
0 Outs   144 36 4 0 7 17 32 24 38 1 0 2 .250 .363 .424 .786
1 Outs   106 28 6 0 6 27 20 27 31 6 0 1 .264 .400 .491 .891
2 Outs   160 36 9 0 9 24 12 14 50 0 0 2 .225 .295 .450 .745
Scoring Position   116 30 4 0 8 53 15 22 35 7 0 1 .259 .363 .500 .863
Bases Empty   235 61 12 0 13 13 45 34 63 0 0 4 .260 .363 .477 .839
Runner on 1st   59 9 3 0 1 2 4 9 21 0 0 0 .153 .265 .254 .519
Runner on 2nd   53 13 3 0 2 13 6 11 15 0 0 1 .245 .385 .415 .800
Runner on 3rd   20 5 0 0 2 11 3 4 8 2 0 0 .250 .346 .550 .896
Runner on 1st & 2nd   16 5 1 0 1 6 2 1 5 0 0 0 .312 .353 .562 .915
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 8 2 4 2 2 0 0 .300 .438 .600 1.038
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 2 11 2 2 4 1 0 0 .222 .333 .889 1.222
Two Strikes   221 39 9 0 8 26 28 28 119 4 0 3 .176 .273 .326 .599
First Pitch   57 18 5 0 4 9 8 2 0 0 0 1 .316 .350 .614 .964
Count 0-1   30 12 1 0 3 8 5 0 0 1 0 1 .400 .406 .733 1.140
Count 0-2   32 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 23 0 0 1 .062 .091 .156 .247
Count 1-0   33 10 2 0 3 10 7 1 0 1 0 0 .303 .314 .636 .951
Count 1-1   29 11 1 0 2 11 5 1 0 1 0 0 .379 .387 .621 1.008
Count 1-2   76 12 2 0 2 7 4 0 44 1 0 1 .158 .167 .263 .430
Count 2-0   12 4 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Count 2-1   16 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .188 .250 .438
Count 2-2   70 16 2 0 3 12 9 0 34 3 0 0 .229 .219 .386 .605
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 2 3 14 0 0 0 0 .250 .654 .250 .904
Full Count   43 9 5 0 2 5 13 28 18 0 0 1 .209 .528 .465 .993
Behind in Count   138 26 3 0 6 17 11 0 67 2 0 3 .188 .203 .341 .543
Ahead in Count   73 20 3 0 5 14 18 34 0 1 0 0 .274 .500 .521 1.021
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 3rd   27 5 3 0 0 0 5 7 6 0 0 1 .185 .371 .296 .668
Batting 4th   378 95 16 0 22 67 58 56 111 6 0 4 .251 .349 .468 .817
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   163 48 11 0 13 25 33 27 43 1 0 2 .294 .399 .601 1.000
Medium Leverage   185 36 7 0 6 25 25 27 56 3 0 3 .195 .303 .330 .632
High Leverage   59 15 1 0 3 18 5 11 20 3 0 0 .254 .356 .424 .780
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 Austin - ABA 21 42 120 31 1 1 5 15 17 24 0 1 25 1 1 .258 .379 .408 .788 131 133 0.9
2022 Austin - ABA 22 156 560 120 20 3 33 87 98 117 3 1 175 8 4 .214 .352 .438 .790 119 116 1.7
2023 Austin - ABA 23 119 410 100 19 0 22 68 64 65 5 7 119 16 8 .244 .349 .451 .800 111 109 0.8
Total ABA 317 1090 251 40 4 60 170 179 206 8 9 319 25 13 .230 .354 .439 .794 117 115 3.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2014 Tompkins High School - HS 14 38 129 34 3 1 9 18 23 20 0 0 35 1 0 .264 .362 .512 .874 123 119 0.8
2015 Tompkins High School - HS 15 35 107 35 3 0 8 29 21 24 2 0 24 2 3 .327 .459 .579 1.038 177 176 1.8
2016 Tompkins High School - HS 16 39 143 26 4 1 2 12 14 23 0 0 52 0 1 .182 .295 .266 .561 52 49 -0.4
2017 Tompkins High School - HS 17 32 32 13 0 0 3 17 9 11 1 0 7 0 0 .406 .568 .688 1.256 217 213 0.7
2018 Tompkins High School - HS 18 39 149 40 9 1 2 17 28 21 0 1 45 2 1 .268 .357 .383 .739 84 88 0.3
2018 Tiverton - R 18 76 156 35 1 0 12 28 27 35 2 2 31 1 3 .224 .369 .462 .831 122 121 1.1
2019 Tiverton - R 19 40 88 23 7 0 4 11 15 16 2 0 19 4 1 .261 .387 .477 .864 119 126 0.8
2020 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 20 34 126 43 5 2 7 26 25 33 0 0 20 4 2 .341 .478 .579 1.057 176 179 1.8
2020 Long Beach - A 20 97 295 96 10 2 34 83 66 57 0 2 70 0 2 .325 .432 .719 1.151 193 185 4.9
2020 St. Louis - AA 20 41 135 31 8 1 5 9 18 11 0 0 28 0 0 .230 .288 .415 .702 101 101 0.6
2021 Laredo - AAA 21 94 335 90 14 0 18 71 56 64 4 6 94 5 1 .269 .386 .472 .858 148 151 3.8
Total AAA 94 335 90 14 0 18 71 56 64 4 6 94 5 1 .269 .386 .472 .858 148 151
Total AA 41 135 31 8 1 5 9 18 11 0 0 28 0 0 .230 .288 .415 .702 101 101
Total A 97 295 96 10 2 34 83 66 57 0 2 70 0 2 .325 .432 .719 1.151 193 185
Total AHS 183 560 148 19 3 24 93 95 99 3 1 163 5 5 .264 .377 .438 .815 112 111
Total AR 116 244 58 8 0 16 39 42 51 4 2 50 5 4 .238 .375 .467 .843 121 123
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2021 Austin - ABA 21 3 14 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690 102 103 -0.2
2022 Austin - ABA 22 6 24 5 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .208 .240 .333 .573 58 53 -1.2
Total ABA 9 38 9 4 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 12 0 0 .237 .275 .342 .617 74 72
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Austin - ABA 1B 36 31 327 13 30 341 1 .997 284.2 10.75 +0.1 1.025
2022 Austin - ABA 1B 156 155 1287 60 117 1355 8 .994 1408.2 8.61 +0.7 .995
2023 Austin - ABA 1B 111 109 920 52 85 976 4 .996 985.1 8.88 +1.6 1.021
TOTAL 1B 303 295 2534 125 232 2672 13 .995 2678.2 8.93 +2.4 1.008
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2014 Joined the Tompkins High School Falcons.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (50); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 30 (65).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (50); Power: 40 (75); Eye: 35 (65).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 45 (70).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (35); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
06/07/2018 Released by the Tompkins High School Falcons.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 20, 334th overall pick) by the Austin Desperados.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (65).
06/14/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
07/27/2020 Wins the A S-A Player of the Week Award.
10/22/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 A S-A Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/07/2020 Named the #58 prospect in the ABA
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 60 (80).
02/24/2021 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Austin Desperados development complex.
04/02/2021 Named the #44 prospect in the ABA
06/20/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
06/30/2021 Named the #35 prospect in the ABA
07/01/2021 Wins the AAA SC Batter of the Month Award.
11/01/2021 Named the #21 prospect in the ABA
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (80).
02/24/2022 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Austin Desperados development complex.
04/01/2022 Named the #33 prospect in the ABA
06/05/2022 Hits three home runs against the Toronto Trash Pandas, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
07/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Rookie of the Month Award.
08/08/2022 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
11/12/2022 Finished 3rd in 2022 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 65 (75).
02/28/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Austin Desperados development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 155 3
Year PA Rank
2022 681 5
Year BB Rank
2022 117 2
Year IBB Rank
2022 11 1
Year AVG Rank
2020 .341 10
Year OBP Rank
2020 .478 4
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 11.72 8
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .461 10
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