C Bruce Richards #36
Halifax Heathens ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/28/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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C BRUCE RICHARDS #36 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
78 268 62 5 0 15 46 18 62 .231 .284 .418 2 1.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 30
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 75 55 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 70 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 70 Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/26/2023 @ OAK Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/2023 @ OAK Win, 7-2 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 1
07/21/2023 @ NC Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/2023 @ AUS Win, 8-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/18/2023 @ AUS Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/17/2023 @ AUS Win, 8-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/15/2023 SF Win, 8-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/2023 SF Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/12/2023 @ DBST Loss, 2-4 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
07/11/2023 @ DBST Loss, 4-6 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Gives an honest effort each day.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader
Birthday:03/17/1996
Born in:Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$175,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 119 Days
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 119 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 11th Pick in Round 6
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 78 268 62 5 0 15 46 38 18 62 .231 .284 .418 .702 .297 .187 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 75 292 3 0 0 7 0 3 112 20 2 0 100.0 31.2 3.91 1.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   46 13 2 0 1 6 7 5 14 1 0 0 .283 .346 .391 .737
Versus Right   222 49 3 0 14 40 31 13 48 2 0 3 .221 .271 .423 .694
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   7 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Last Week   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
April   67 9 0 0 1 6 6 4 25 1 0 0 .134 .181 .179 .360
May   67 20 3 0 5 21 13 6 9 2 0 1 .299 .355 .567 .922
June   77 17 0 0 8 15 12 5 19 0 0 2 .221 .286 .532 .818
July   57 16 2 0 1 4 7 3 9 0 0 0 .281 .317 .368 .685
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   37 12 0 0 3 5 7 4 11 1 0 1 .324 .395 .568 .963
Last Year   306 65 6 0 16 48 34 28 71 1 1 3 .212 .284 .389 .673
2 Years Ago   443 104 14 0 10 57 57 55 63 5 0 1 .235 .317 .334 .652
Career   1839 449 69 3 78 261 237 186 382 13 1 27 .244 .321 .412 .733
Home   107 27 2 0 7 21 17 10 16 1 0 1 .252 .319 .467 .787
Road   161 35 3 0 8 25 21 8 46 2 0 2 .217 .260 .385 .645
Grass   257 60 5 0 14 45 37 16 59 3 0 3 .233 .283 .416 .699
Turf   11 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 .182 .308 .455 .762
Day   120 32 4 0 5 21 19 9 23 1 0 0 .267 .315 .425 .740
Night   148 30 1 0 10 25 19 9 39 2 0 3 .203 .259 .412 .671
As Starter   266 62 5 0 15 46 38 18 62 3 0 3 .233 .286 .421 .707
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   55 15 1 0 2 4 9 5 17 0 0 0 .273 .333 .400 .733
Inning 1-3   75 16 2 0 7 17 12 5 16 1 0 1 .213 .268 .520 .788
Inning 4-6   96 22 2 0 3 17 12 7 20 1 0 0 .229 .279 .344 .623
Inning 7-9   95 23 0 0 5 12 13 6 25 1 0 2 .242 .298 .400 .698
Extra Innings   2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
0 Outs   74 21 3 0 4 10 14 4 14 1 0 1 .284 .325 .486 .811
1 Outs   105 25 1 0 9 23 17 4 28 2 0 2 .238 .274 .505 .779
2 Outs   89 16 1 0 2 13 7 10 20 0 0 0 .180 .263 .258 .521
Scoring Position   84 22 2 0 5 33 13 5 18 3 0 1 .262 .301 .464 .765
Bases Empty   132 31 3 0 7 7 19 10 34 0 0 1 .235 .294 .417 .710
Runner on 1st   52 9 0 0 3 6 6 3 10 0 0 1 .173 .232 .346 .578
Runner on 2nd   33 8 0 0 1 6 4 2 10 0 0 0 .242 .286 .333 .619
Runner on 3rd   9 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 .364 .667 1.030
Runner on 1st & 2nd   26 8 0 0 1 6 3 0 7 0 0 0 .308 .308 .423 .731
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 0 1 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .429 .679
Bases Loaded   7 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .571 .714
Two Strikes   131 18 3 0 2 8 10 8 62 0 0 0 .137 .187 .206 .393
First Pitch   32 9 0 0 2 10 7 0 0 1 0 1 .281 .294 .469 .763
Count 0-1   24 8 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .583 .917
Count 0-2   22 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Count 1-0   20 6 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .333 .450 .783
Count 1-1   31 8 1 0 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 1 .258 .273 .484 .757
Count 1-2   44 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 0 0 0 .068 .068 .091 .159
Count 2-0   7 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .857 1.143
Count 2-1   16 6 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .353 .750 1.103
Count 2-2   43 7 0 0 2 5 4 0 19 0 0 0 .163 .163 .302 .465
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 5 0 0 3 4 5 8 0 0 0 0 .714 .867 2.000 2.867
Full Count   22 4 2 0 0 1 4 8 7 0 0 0 .182 .400 .273 .673
Behind in Count   90 15 1 0 2 7 8 0 36 0 0 0 .167 .167 .244 .411
Ahead in Count   50 19 1 0 7 16 12 10 0 1 0 1 .380 .484 .820 1.304
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Batting 8th   103 23 0 0 4 14 14 9 27 2 0 1 .223 .287 .340 .627
Batting 9th   161 39 5 0 11 32 24 7 34 1 0 2 .242 .281 .478 .759
Low Leverage   129 31 3 0 9 18 18 11 29 0 0 2 .240 .310 .473 .783
Medium Leverage   84 14 0 0 3 11 11 7 23 0 0 0 .167 .231 .274 .505
High Leverage   52 17 2 0 3 17 9 0 10 3 0 1 .327 .321 .538 .860
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
2019 Halifax - ABA 23 116 411 125 25 2 19 66 52 37 9 2 90 1 1 .304 .373 .513 .886 142 145 3.7
2020 Halifax - ABA 24 120 411 93 19 1 18 44 56 48 11 2 96 0 0 .226 .322 .409 .731 105 104 2.4
2021 Halifax - ABA 25 129 443 104 14 0 10 57 57 55 1 5 63 0 2 .235 .317 .334 .652 91 90 3.3
2022 Halifax - ABA 26 91 306 65 6 0 16 48 34 28 3 1 71 2 3 .212 .284 .389 .673 85 84 1.8
2023 Halifax - ABA 27 78 268 62 5 0 15 46 38 18 3 3 62 2 0 .231 .284 .418 .702 81 80 1.8
Total ABA 534 1839 449 69 3 78 261 237 186 27 13 382 5 6 .244 .321 .412 .733 103 103 13.0
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
2016 Santa Fe College - JUCO 20 30 103 35 5 2 6 24 22 8 2 0 18 0 0 .340 .398 .602 1.000 129 129 0.6
2016 (CLE) Irvine - DL 20 18 45 14 1 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 9 0 0 .311 .456 .400 .856 127 141 0.5
2016 Buckeye Local - R 20 53 178 36 4 0 18 41 34 20 0 1 42 0 0 .202 .281 .528 .809 90 86 0.1
2017 (MC) Tijuana - DL 21 29 106 36 2 0 6 23 19 17 3 1 20 0 1 .340 .441 .528 .969 120 120 0.4
2017 Veracruz - R 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.0
2017 Guadalajara - AA 21 71 245 74 14 1 8 33 34 32 3 0 60 1 2 .302 .389 .465 .855 150 151 2.7
2017 Tijuana - AAA 21 34 93 25 2 0 2 14 7 6 2 1 22 0 0 .269 .324 .355 .678 106 103 0.5
2018 (HH) Tijuana - DL 22 41 111 38 10 0 10 27 17 17 1 1 20 0 0 .342 .431 .703 1.133 169 166 1.2
2018 Tijuana - AAA 22 114 378 85 14 0 12 40 41 45 5 4 83 1 0 .225 .312 .357 .670 106 106 2.5
Total AAA 148 471 110 16 0 14 54 48 51 7 5 105 1 0 .234 .315 .357 .671 106 105
Total AA 71 245 74 14 1 8 33 34 32 3 0 60 1 2 .302 .389 .465 .855 150 151
Total AR 54 179 36 4 0 18 41 34 20 0 1 42 0 0 .201 .280 .525 .805 89 85
Total AJUCO 30 103 35 5 2 6 24 22 8 2 0 18 0 0 .340 .398 .602 1.000 129 129
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
2019 Halifax - ABA 23 21 83 17 4 0 5 10 13 6 1 0 31 0 1 .205 .267 .434 .700 89 89 -0.3
2020 Halifax - ABA 24 16 56 12 1 0 4 11 8 7 1 0 11 0 0 .214 .312 .446 .759 111 115 1.0
2021 Halifax - ABA 25 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .059 .158 .059 .217 -34 -37 2.0
2022 Halifax - ABA 26 15 50 8 0 0 2 9 4 3 4 1 14 0 0 .160 .259 .280 .539 50 51 1.4
Total ABA 57 206 38 5 0 11 30 26 18 6 1 60 0 1 .184 .268 .369 .637 75 76
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Halifax - ABA C 111 111 1071 65 7 1136 0 1.000 1002.1 10.20 -0.8 .961 9 64 24 37.5
2020 Halifax - ABA C 116 112 1147 96 5 1244 1 .999 1021.0 10.96 +5.1 1.035 3 69 41 59.4
2020 Halifax - ABA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.019
2021 Halifax - ABA C 129 129 694 86 6 786 6 .992 1128.2 6.22 +4.0 1.008 5 84 41 48.8
2022 Halifax - ABA C 90 86 817 57 7 874 0 1.000 771.1 10.20 +3.0 1.071 3 75 18 24.0
2023 Halifax - ABA C 77 75 674 43 5 719 2 .997 654.1 9.86 +3.3 1.062 5 54 16 29.6
2023 Halifax - ABA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL C 523 513 4403 347 30 4759 9 .998 4577.2 9.34 +14.6 1.023 25 346 140 40.5
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
01/21/2016 Joined the Santa Fe College Saints.
03/24/2016 Was selected to the 2016 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/07/2016 Released by the Santa Fe College Saints.
06/07/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 131st overall pick) by the Cleveland Spiders.
12/15/2016 Named to the 2016 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CLE) Irvine Sky Sox.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
02/23/2017 Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Mexico City Aztecs, along with 3B Mario Sixtos, in exchange for $500,000.
07/24/2017 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/28/2017 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/15/2017 Named to the 2017 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (MC) Tijuana Trappers.
12/18/2017 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
06/17/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
08/31/2018 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5-6 weeks.
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (MC) Tijuana Trappers.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
01/26/2019 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
07/21/2019 Was selected to the 2019 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/07/2019 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/10/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
05/02/2020 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/26/2020 Was selected to the 2020 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/30/2020 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/15/2020 Wins the 2020 ABA AC Gold Glove Award at C.
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/21/2021 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
09/14/2021 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $93,750.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $175,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
03/23/2023 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/2023 Was selected to the 2023 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2017 2 10
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