1B Jim Sykora #32
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
01/21/2024
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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1B JIM SYKORA #32 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 533 132 24 1 26 86 79 153 .248 .348 .443 24 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 50 60 60
Eye 65 50 70 65
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 20 30 20
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
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
10/18/2023 PHI Loss, 3-4 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
10/17/2023 PHI Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/16/2023 PHI Win, 4-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/14/2023 @ PHI Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 0
10/13/2023 @ PHI Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/2023 HH Win, 4-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
10/08/2023 HH Win, 13-3 5 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
10/07/2023 HH Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
10/05/2023 @ HH Win, 8-3 5 3 3 3 2 0 0 0
10/04/2023 @ HH Win, 1-0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Plays the game at full throttle.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
Birthday:07/24/1999
Born in:Cocoa Beach, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 63 Days
Pro Service:6 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 152 533 132 24 1 26 86 81 79 153 .248 .348 .443 .790 .333 .195 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 140 627 7 5 0 4 0 8 236 51 24 12 66.7 88.2 5.60 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   181 47 9 0 10 34 27 33 57 3 0 0 .260 .369 .475 .844
Versus Right   352 85 15 1 16 52 54 46 96 5 0 7 .241 .337 .426 .763
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   98 27 5 0 6 16 19 11 20 2 0 1 .276 .348 .510 .858
September   87 21 4 1 1 10 9 10 27 0 0 2 .241 .333 .345 .678
Spring Training   54 14 0 0 3 7 11 4 11 1 0 2 .259 .328 .426 .754
Postseason   46 13 0 1 6 11 10 9 11 0 0 1 .283 .411 .717 1.128
Last Year   533 132 24 1 26 86 81 79 153 8 0 7 .248 .348 .443 .790
2 Years Ago   560 120 20 3 33 87 98 117 175 1 0 3 .214 .352 .438 .790
Career   1213 283 45 5 64 188 196 220 353 10 0 10 .233 .353 .437 .790
Home   262 76 11 1 15 46 43 33 66 5 0 3 .290 .370 .511 .881
Road   271 56 13 0 11 40 38 46 87 3 0 4 .207 .327 .376 .704
Grass   526 131 24 1 26 86 80 78 151 8 0 7 .249 .349 .447 .796
Turf   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Day   212 50 10 0 13 37 28 29 62 0 0 3 .236 .336 .467 .803
Night   321 82 14 1 13 49 53 50 91 8 0 4 .255 .355 .427 .782
As Starter   524 132 24 1 26 85 80 77 150 7 0 7 .252 .351 .450 .802
As Reliever / Substitution   9 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Close/Late   120 29 2 0 6 17 20 20 37 1 0 1 .242 .352 .408 .760
Inning 1-3   173 41 12 0 4 31 24 36 45 5 0 4 .237 .372 .376 .747
Inning 4-6   185 48 7 1 11 25 24 18 54 1 0 1 .259 .327 .486 .813
Inning 7-9   165 38 4 0 11 30 33 23 52 2 0 2 .230 .328 .455 .783
Extra Innings   10 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .583 .600 1.183
0 Outs   193 46 6 1 8 20 42 30 54 1 0 3 .238 .348 .404 .752
1 Outs   143 40 7 0 8 34 24 32 39 7 0 2 .280 .402 .497 .899
2 Outs   197 46 11 0 10 32 15 17 60 0 0 2 .234 .301 .442 .743
Scoring Position   144 41 6 0 10 67 20 25 44 8 0 1 .285 .376 .535 .911
Bases Empty   309 75 13 1 14 14 51 40 83 0 0 5 .243 .339 .427 .766
Runner on 1st   80 16 5 0 2 5 10 14 26 0 0 1 .200 .326 .338 .664
Runner on 2nd   66 19 4 0 3 19 9 14 20 0 0 1 .288 .420 .485 .905
Runner on 3rd   24 7 0 0 3 15 4 4 8 3 0 0 .292 .355 .667 1.022
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 7 2 0 1 9 2 1 7 0 0 0 .304 .333 .522 .855
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 0 .300 .250 .300 .550
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   11 3 0 0 1 8 2 4 3 2 0 0 .273 .412 .545 .957
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 2 11 2 2 4 1 0 0 .200 .308 .800 1.108
Two Strikes   296 54 13 0 11 35 39 33 153 4 0 3 .182 .268 .338 .606
First Pitch   68 22 5 0 4 12 9 3 0 0 0 1 .324 .361 .574 .935
Count 0-1   36 14 1 0 3 9 5 0 0 1 0 1 .389 .395 .667 1.061
Count 0-2   39 5 0 0 1 2 4 0 26 0 0 1 .128 .150 .205 .355
Count 1-0   37 12 2 0 3 10 7 1 0 1 0 1 .324 .350 .622 .972
Count 1-1   39 13 1 1 2 12 7 1 0 2 0 1 .333 .349 .564 .913
Count 1-2   100 17 4 0 3 12 6 0 53 1 0 1 .170 .176 .300 .476
Count 2-0   17 5 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .706 1.000
Count 2-1   24 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .292 .292 .458 .750
Count 2-2   96 20 3 0 5 16 13 0 48 3 0 0 .208 .202 .396 .598
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 5 0 0 0 2 4 18 0 0 0 0 .312 .676 .312 .989
Full Count   61 12 6 0 2 5 16 33 26 0 0 1 .197 .484 .393 .878
Behind in Count   175 36 5 0 7 23 15 0 79 2 0 3 .206 .217 .354 .571
Ahead in Count   94 29 4 0 6 18 21 42 0 1 0 1 .309 .522 .543 1.064
Batting 2nd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Batting 3rd   59 15 5 0 1 8 8 8 15 0 0 1 .254 .353 .390 .743
Batting 4th   467 117 19 1 25 77 72 69 135 7 0 6 .251 .350 .456 .806
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   209 56 13 1 14 27 37 30 56 1 0 3 .268 .366 .541 .907
Medium Leverage   241 51 10 0 7 33 31 36 73 3 0 4 .212 .320 .340 .661
High Leverage   80 24 1 0 5 26 12 13 24 4 0 0 .300 .381 .500 .881
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 .788 131 135 1.0
2022 Austin - ABA 22 156 560 120 20 3 33 87 98 117 3 1 175 8 4 .214 .352 .438 .790 118 117 1.8
2023 Austin - ABA 23 152 533 132 24 1 26 86 81 79 7 8 153 24 12 .248 .348 .443 .790 109 107 1.4
Total ABA 350 1213 283 45 5 64 188 196 220 10 10 353 33 17 .233 .353 .437 .790 116 114 4.1
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 .874 122 115 0.7
2015 Tompkins High School - HS 15 35 107 35 3 0 8 29 21 24 2 0 24 2 3 .327 .459 .579 1.038 177 172 1.7
2016 Tompkins High School - HS 16 39 143 26 4 1 2 12 14 23 0 0 52 0 1 .182 .295 .266 .561 53 44 -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 1.256 217 209 0.6
2018 Tompkins High School - HS 18 39 149 40 9 1 2 17 28 21 0 1 45 2 1 .268 .357 .383 .739 83 84 0.2
2018 Tiverton - R 18 76 156 35 1 0 12 28 27 35 2 2 31 1 3 .224 .369 .462 .831 125 125 1.2
2019 Tiverton - R 19 40 88 23 7 0 4 11 15 16 2 0 19 4 1 .261 .387 .477 .864 122 130 0.8
2020 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 20 34 126 43 5 2 7 26 25 33 0 0 20 4 2 .341 .478 .579 1.057 175 178 1.8
2020 Long Beach - A 20 97 295 96 10 2 34 83 66 57 0 2 70 0 2 .325 .432 .719 1.151 188 182 4.8
2020 St. Louis - AA 20 41 135 31 8 1 5 9 18 11 0 0 28 0 0 .230 .288 .415 .702 103 102 0.6
2021 Laredo - AAA 21 94 335 90 14 0 18 71 56 64 4 6 94 5 1 .269 .386 .472 .858 150 152 3.8
Total AAA 94 335 90 14 0 18 71 56 64 4 6 94 5 1 .269 .386 .472 .858 150 152
Total AA 41 135 31 8 1 5 9 18 11 0 0 28 0 0 .230 .288 .415 .702 103 102
Total A 97 295 96 10 2 34 83 66 57 0 2 70 0 2 .325 .432 .719 1.151 188 182
Total AHS 183 560 148 19 3 24 93 95 99 3 1 163 5 5 .264 .377 .438 .815 112 107
Total AR 116 244 58 8 0 16 39 42 51 4 2 50 5 4 .238 .375 .467 .843 124 127
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 .690 103 105 -0.2
2022 Austin - ABA 22 6 24 5 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .208 .240 .333 .573 57 53 -1.2
2023 Austin - ABA 23 13 46 13 0 1 6 11 10 9 1 0 11 4 2 .283 .411 .717 1.128 192 191 0.1
Total ABA 22 84 22 4 1 6 13 15 11 1 0 23 4 2 .262 .354 .548 .902 143 142
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 142 140 1205 66 111 1275 4 .997 1266.0 9.04 +3.9 1.041
TOTAL 1B 334 326 2819 139 258 2971 13 .996 2959.1 9.00 +4.7 1.018
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.
10/02/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA AC Wildcard Game MVP Award.
10/09/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA AC Divisional Series MVP Award.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
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
2023 5 6
Year SF Rank
2023 8 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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