RF Chris Lutz #3
Detroit Giants ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
08/21/2023
 OA: 60 POT: 70
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RF CHRIS LUTZ #3 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
126 490 111 26 0 29 80 65 175 .227 .321 .457 12 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 60 55 65 65
Eye 65 55 70 75
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 20 50 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/19/2023 @ CAR Loss, 2-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/18/2023 @ CAR Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/2023 @ CAR Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/16/2023 @ CHS Loss, 3-18 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/15/2023 @ CHS Win, 7-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/14/2023 @ CHS Win, 8-7 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/2023 @ OAK Win, 6-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
08/12/2023 @ OAK Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2023 @ OAK Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/2023 @ DBST Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Chris has a simple, plainspoken style.
Personality Class: Humble
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/01/1997
Born in:Arnold, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:143 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 31 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 5th Pick in Round 7
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 126 490 111 26 0 29 80 82 65 175 .227 .321 .457 .779 .329 .231 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 126 560 4 2 0 5 1 1 224 55 12 3 80.0 76.3 5.29 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   164 32 10 0 6 26 21 16 66 0 0 1 .195 .271 .366 .637
Versus Right   326 79 16 0 23 54 61 49 109 1 1 3 .242 .346 .503 .849
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   25 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 .080 .148 .120 .268
March   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   101 21 3 0 6 19 15 18 48 0 0 2 .208 .339 .416 .755
May   112 28 8 0 8 17 20 11 39 0 0 1 .250 .323 .536 .858
June   105 23 3 0 9 20 21 16 36 0 0 0 .219 .322 .505 .827
July   100 29 10 0 4 19 17 14 28 1 1 1 .290 .379 .510 .889
August   68 10 2 0 2 5 9 6 22 0 0 0 .147 .216 .265 .481
Spring Training   59 14 1 0 7 14 17 6 19 0 0 0 .237 .308 .610 .918
Last Year   591 166 28 3 37 113 117 98 167 5 0 4 .281 .384 .526 .910
2 Years Ago   203 50 5 0 10 27 30 32 31 0 0 0 .246 .349 .419 .768
Career   1284 327 59 3 76 220 229 195 373 6 1 8 .255 .355 .483 .838
Home   240 59 12 0 11 33 40 29 86 0 0 2 .246 .332 .433 .765
Road   250 52 14 0 18 47 42 36 89 1 1 2 .208 .311 .480 .791
Grass   480 109 25 0 29 79 80 63 172 1 1 4 .227 .321 .460 .782
Turf   10 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
Day   223 53 11 0 12 36 38 34 84 1 1 0 .238 .337 .448 .786
Night   267 58 15 0 17 44 44 31 91 0 0 4 .217 .308 .464 .772
As Starter   490 111 26 0 29 80 82 65 175 1 1 4 .227 .321 .457 .779
Close/Late   81 15 4 0 5 19 10 6 30 0 0 3 .185 .267 .420 .686
Inning 1-3   180 38 8 0 10 26 34 24 62 0 1 0 .211 .304 .422 .726
Inning 4-6   167 43 11 0 10 26 30 28 59 1 0 0 .257 .362 .503 .865
Inning 7-9   133 29 7 0 9 27 18 13 47 0 0 3 .218 .302 .474 .776
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
0 Outs   162 35 11 0 4 6 28 24 53 0 1 1 .216 .321 .358 .679
1 Outs   179 32 6 0 12 28 29 21 70 1 0 2 .179 .271 .413 .684
2 Outs   149 44 9 0 13 46 25 20 52 0 0 1 .295 .382 .617 1.000
Scoring Position   136 30 9 0 8 51 22 24 48 1 1 1 .221 .340 .463 .803
Bases Empty   256 56 15 0 13 13 40 32 93 0 0 2 .219 .310 .430 .740
Runner on 1st   98 25 2 0 8 16 20 9 34 0 0 1 .255 .324 .520 .844
Runner on 2nd   56 12 3 0 2 13 7 11 10 0 1 0 .214 .343 .375 .718
Runner on 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 8 1 0 3 11 7 5 14 0 0 0 .235 .333 .529 .863
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 6 3 0 1 11 2 2 7 0 0 0 .353 .421 .706 1.127
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 1 0 1 5 2 3 6 0 0 0 .200 .385 .600 .985
Bases Loaded   11 2 1 0 1 11 3 1 6 1 0 1 .182 .286 .545 .831
Two Strikes   298 43 10 0 13 34 39 31 175 1 0 2 .144 .229 .309 .538
First Pitch   47 19 3 0 4 7 10 2 0 0 0 0 .404 .429 .723 1.152
Count 0-1   37 9 3 0 2 9 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .263 .486 .750
Count 0-2   42 5 0 0 3 6 3 0 34 0 0 0 .119 .119 .333 .452
Count 1-0   33 10 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 .303 .303 .576 .879
Count 1-1   36 15 8 0 3 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .889 1.306
Count 1-2   107 17 5 0 2 8 8 0 65 0 0 1 .159 .167 .262 .428
Count 2-0   11 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .545 1.000
Count 2-1   18 6 1 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .368 .722 1.091
Count 2-2   86 10 3 0 4 11 9 0 53 0 0 1 .116 .126 .291 .417
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 2 4 10 21 0 0 0 0 .400 .806 1.000 1.806
Full Count   63 11 2 0 4 9 19 31 23 1 0 0 .175 .442 .397 .839
Behind in Count   186 31 8 0 7 23 15 0 99 0 0 2 .167 .176 .323 .498
Ahead in Count   72 25 2 0 7 18 18 32 0 0 1 1 .347 .552 .667 1.219
Batting Leadoff   39 10 4 0 2 6 6 4 13 0 0 0 .256 .326 .513 .838
Batting 2nd   168 33 11 0 10 28 25 24 57 1 1 1 .196 .299 .440 .739
Batting 3rd   29 7 0 0 2 5 6 4 14 0 0 0 .241 .333 .448 .782
Batting 4th   196 51 9 0 15 40 37 30 68 0 0 3 .260 .367 .536 .903
Batting 5th   24 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 13 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Batting 6th   34 8 2 0 0 0 6 1 10 0 0 0 .235 .257 .294 .551
Low Leverage   207 42 8 0 8 19 24 28 73 0 0 2 .203 .304 .357 .661
Medium Leverage   204 50 14 0 13 35 44 30 68 0 1 1 .245 .345 .505 .850
High Leverage   74 16 3 0 6 24 12 7 33 1 0 1 .216 .289 .500 .789
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 Detroit - ABA 23 52 203 50 5 0 10 27 30 32 0 0 31 1 5 .246 .349 .419 .768 124 125 1.1
2022 Detroit - ABA 24 157 591 166 28 3 37 113 117 98 4 5 167 26 8 .281 .384 .526 .910 151 151 5.5
2023 Detroit - ABA 25 126 490 111 26 0 29 80 82 65 4 1 175 12 3 .227 .321 .457 .779 100 101 0.7
Total ABA 335 1284 327 59 3 76 220 229 195 8 6 373 39 16 .255 .355 .483 .838 127 128 7.3
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
2018 Iowa State - NCAA 20 48 178 55 16 0 6 34 42 34 0 1 42 9 3 .309 .418 .500 .918 119 121 1.3
2019 Iowa State - NCAA 21 49 193 52 10 0 8 28 40 28 2 2 52 4 4 .269 .364 .446 .810 97 91 0.3
2019 Haviland - R 21 70 162 34 4 2 10 21 25 21 3 1 34 6 6 .210 .310 .444 .755 88 81 0.1
2020 Newark - A 22 92 278 92 13 3 20 59 61 42 2 3 60 3 6 .331 .418 .615 1.034 175 173 4.1
2021 Walnut Park - AAA 23 95 318 91 16 1 24 57 65 75 4 2 64 10 3 .286 .426 .569 .995 190 192 5.6
Total AAA 95 318 91 16 1 24 57 65 75 4 2 64 10 3 .286 .426 .569 .995 190 192
Total A 92 278 92 13 3 20 59 61 42 2 3 60 3 6 .331 .418 .615 1.034 175 173
Total ACOL 97 371 107 26 0 14 62 82 62 2 3 94 13 7 .288 .390 .472 .862 108 106
Total AR 70 162 34 4 2 10 21 25 21 3 1 34 6 6 .210 .310 .444 .755 88 81
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 Detroit - ABA 23 15 57 17 1 1 5 18 12 12 0 1 13 0 0 .298 .414 .614 1.028 198 196 0.8
2022 Detroit - ABA 24 6 22 3 1 1 1 7 3 5 0 0 10 1 0 .136 .296 .409 .705 94 94 -1.4
Total ABA 21 79 20 2 2 6 25 15 17 0 1 23 1 0 .253 .381 .557 .938 169 168
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Detroit - ABA LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.2 .978
2021 Detroit - ABA RF 13 13 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 121.0 1.49 +0.5 .994
2022 Detroit - ABA 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
2022 Detroit - ABA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Detroit - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Detroit - ABA RF 142 141 209 8 1 220 3 .986 1253.1 1.56 -6.7 .941
2023 Detroit - ABA RF 15 15 12 0 0 14 2 .857 129.0 0.84 -1.4 .780
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
TOTAL LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.2 .978
TOTAL RF 170 169 240 9 1 254 5 .980 1503.1 1.49 -7.6 .936
PLAYER HISTORY
01/25/2018 Joined the Iowa State Cyclones.
04/16/2018 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 30 (50).
06/07/2019 Released by the Iowa State Cyclones.
06/07/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 155th overall pick) by the Detroit Giants.
06/22/2019 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
06/14/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
07/15/2020 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/01/2020 Injured (strained oblique),out for 7 weeks.
11/07/2020 Named the #27 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (70).
03/20/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Giants development complex.
04/02/2021 Named the #17 prospect in the ABA
05/01/2021 Wins the AAA StC Batter of the Month Award.
05/30/2021 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/20/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
06/28/2021 Wins the AAA StC Player of the Week Award.
06/30/2021 Named the #7 prospect in the ABA
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
10/26/2021 Wins the 2021 AAA StC Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/01/2021 Named the #4 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: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (80).
06/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
07/10/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Gangsters, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
07/11/2022 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
07/20/2022 Was selected to the 2022 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
11/11/2022 Wins the 2022 ABA AC Silver Slugger Award at RF.
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 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 65 (75).
03/17/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/2023 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 150 7
Year PA Rank
2022 698 1
Year AB Rank
2022 591 10
Year H Rank
2022 166 6
Year TB Rank
2022 311 6
Year HR Rank
2022 37 6
Year RBI Rank
2022 113 4
Year R Rank
2022 117 1
Year BB Rank
2022 98 4
Year SF Rank
2022 5 9
Year EBH Rank
2022 68 9
Year OBP Rank
2022 .384 3
Year SLG Rank
2022 .526 7
Year RC Rank
2022 130.52 2
Year RC/27 Rank
2022 8.01 2
Year ISO Rank
2022 .245 9
Year wOBA Rank
2022 .385 5
Year OPS Rank
2022 .910 5
Year WAR Rank
2022 5.5 9
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