1B Jim Sykora #32
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/14/2024
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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1B JIM SYKORA #32 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
146 490 108 20 4 21 49 52 141 .220 .306 .406 15 0.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 60 50 65 60
Avoid K's 55 50 55 55
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
09/22/2024 PHO Win, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/2024 @ DD Loss, 0-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2024 @ DD Loss, 6-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2024 HH Loss, 2-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2024 HH Win, 3-2 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/16/2024 HH Loss, 7-10 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
09/15/2024 HH Loss, 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2024 NYN Win, 4-3 4 1 3 3 1 0 1 0
09/13/2024 NYN Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/2024 NYN Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 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:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 63 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 20th Pick in Round 14
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 146 490 108 20 4 21 49 85 52 141 .220 .306 .406 .712 .308 .186 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 127 553 9 2 0 4 0 2 199 45 15 8 65.2 63.4 4.32 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   127 25 3 0 2 5 14 9 38 0 0 2 .197 .261 .268 .529
Versus Right   363 83 17 4 19 44 71 43 103 2 0 7 .229 .320 .455 .775
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   11 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 1 .182 .357 .455 .812
April   106 21 7 0 3 10 18 13 28 1 0 2 .198 .295 .349 .644
May   102 22 0 0 3 6 15 9 23 1 0 1 .216 .283 .304 .587
June   98 23 2 0 3 9 18 15 29 0 0 1 .235 .342 .347 .689
July   75 17 6 1 5 9 13 4 23 0 0 3 .227 .293 .533 .826
August   48 8 1 1 2 3 7 7 21 0 0 1 .167 .286 .354 .640
September   50 15 3 1 5 12 11 2 12 0 0 0 .300 .327 .700 1.027
Spring Training   52 10 0 0 0 2 3 9 15 0 0 0 .192 .311 .192 .504
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   1703 391 65 9 85 237 281 272 494 12 0 19 .230 .340 .428 .768
Home   234 59 11 2 16 32 43 22 57 0 0 5 .252 .330 .521 .851
Road   256 49 9 2 5 17 42 30 84 2 0 4 .191 .284 .301 .585
Grass   481 106 19 4 21 49 84 50 139 2 0 9 .220 .304 .407 .712
Turf   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Day   199 46 8 2 10 22 30 15 60 0 0 4 .231 .298 .442 .740
Night   291 62 12 2 11 27 55 37 81 2 0 5 .213 .310 .381 .692
As Starter   474 106 20 4 21 47 81 47 135 2 0 7 .224 .302 .416 .717
As Reliever / Substitution   16 2 0 0 0 2 4 5 6 0 0 2 .125 .391 .125 .516
Pinch Hitting   11 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 1 .182 .357 .182 .539
Close/Late   104 23 2 1 5 12 19 11 29 2 0 1 .221 .297 .404 .700
Inning 1-3   170 36 7 2 9 21 29 21 40 0 0 3 .212 .309 .435 .745
Inning 4-6   164 37 11 1 6 15 31 15 55 0 0 4 .226 .306 .415 .721
Inning 7-9   151 34 2 1 6 11 25 16 44 1 0 2 .225 .306 .371 .677
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .167 .200 .367
0 Outs   157 39 9 1 7 11 35 16 41 0 0 3 .248 .330 .452 .782
1 Outs   199 40 10 1 8 20 37 22 57 2 0 3 .201 .288 .382 .670
2 Outs   134 29 1 2 6 18 13 14 43 0 0 3 .216 .305 .388 .693
Scoring Position   87 19 2 2 4 30 14 13 30 2 0 2 .218 .327 .425 .752
Bases Empty   307 70 11 2 16 16 53 30 84 0 0 5 .228 .307 .433 .740
Runner on 1st   96 19 7 0 1 3 18 9 27 0 0 2 .198 .280 .302 .582
Runner on 2nd   33 11 0 1 1 10 7 7 7 0 0 0 .333 .450 .485 .935
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 .200 .375 .200 .575
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 3 2 0 1 6 2 1 7 0 0 1 .143 .217 .381 .598
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 0 1 2 11 4 2 3 1 0 0 .364 .429 1.091 1.519
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Bases Loaded   13 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 .000 .071 .000 .071
Two Strikes   303 53 13 2 9 22 35 26 141 1 0 4 .175 .249 .320 .569
First Pitch   42 16 2 1 3 6 11 1 0 0 0 1 .381 .409 .690 1.100
Count 0-1   36 11 1 0 3 8 6 0 0 1 0 0 .306 .297 .583 .881
Count 0-2   42 6 1 0 2 4 3 0 26 0 0 1 .143 .163 .310 .472
Count 1-0   30 7 0 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 .233 .258 .500 .758
Count 1-1   34 6 1 0 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .222 .382 .605
Count 1-2   76 9 4 1 0 2 2 0 44 0 0 1 .118 .130 .197 .327
Count 2-0   9 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .778 1.333
Count 2-1   22 6 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .304 .545 .850
Count 2-2   107 16 3 0 6 12 8 0 56 0 0 2 .150 .165 .346 .511
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 9 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 4 1 0 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 1 .286 .600 .357 .957
Full Count   78 22 5 1 1 4 22 26 15 1 0 0 .282 .457 .410 .867
Behind in Count   154 26 6 1 5 14 11 0 70 1 0 2 .169 .178 .318 .497
Ahead in Count   75 22 3 1 4 9 27 25 0 0 0 2 .293 .480 .520 1.000
Batting Leadoff   9 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 .222 .364 .556 .919
Batting 2nd   296 63 10 1 8 22 47 32 77 2 0 5 .213 .299 .334 .633
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   3 1 0 0 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .714 1.333 2.048
Batting 5th   10 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .900 1.300
Batting 6th   167 38 8 3 10 21 29 13 59 0 0 2 .228 .291 .491 .782
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 .000 .667 .000 .667
Low Leverage   228 48 7 1 11 14 34 27 69 0 0 3 .211 .302 .395 .697
Medium Leverage   190 46 11 2 5 18 40 20 52 1 0 6 .242 .332 .400 .732
High Leverage   71 14 2 1 5 17 11 5 20 1 0 0 .197 .247 .465 .712
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 .790 107 106 1.3
2024 Austin - ABA 24 146 490 108 20 4 21 49 85 52 9 2 141 15 8 .220 .306 .406 .712 92 93 0.3
Total ABA 496 1703 391 65 9 85 237 281 272 19 12 494 48 25 .230 .340 .428 .768 108 108 4.3
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 1.128 190 189 0.1
Total ABA 22 84 22 4 1 6 13 15 11 1 0 23 4 2 .262 .354 .548 .902 142 141
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
2024 Austin - ABA 1B 133 127 1078 76 96 1162 8 .993 1116.1 9.30 +1.3 1.023
TOTAL 1B 467 453 3897 215 354 4133 21 .995 4075.2 9.08 +6.0 1.019
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).
09/16/2024 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
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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