RF Chris Lutz #3
Detroit Giants ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/19/2024
 OA: 55 POT: 60
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RF CHRIS LUTZ #3 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
155 595 147 32 5 15 66 77 180 .247 .335 .393 26 1.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 45 50 50
Gap 45 45 50 50
Power 60 50 65 60
Eye 55 50 60 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 20 50 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: 25 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 65
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/2024 FH Win, 6-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/23/2024 FH Loss, 1-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2024 FH Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/2024 NYN Win, 5-4 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/20/2024 NYN Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2024 PHI Win, 6-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/2024 PHI Win, 4-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
09/16/2024 PHI Loss, 2-5 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
09/15/2024 PHI Win, 2-1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/14/2024 DD Loss, 4-9 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
PERSONALITY
Shows up every day and does what's asked of him.
Personality Class: Humble
Birthday:09/01/1997
Born in:Arnold, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 5th Pick in Round 7
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 155 595 147 32 5 15 66 96 77 180 .247 .335 .393 .729 .319 .146 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 147 681 4 2 0 4 1 4 234 52 26 8 76.5 85.8 4.98 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   207 45 10 0 3 15 25 19 71 1 0 2 .217 .288 .309 .597
Versus Right   388 102 22 5 12 51 71 58 109 3 1 2 .263 .359 .438 .797
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   13 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
April   94 24 9 1 2 9 15 16 26 0 1 0 .255 .364 .436 .800
May   104 21 5 1 2 11 18 13 35 1 0 2 .202 .300 .327 .627
June   111 29 4 1 4 20 13 8 40 2 0 0 .261 .306 .423 .729
July   102 23 3 1 2 7 11 9 28 0 0 1 .225 .295 .333 .628
August   94 27 5 0 2 9 18 16 21 1 0 0 .287 .387 .404 .792
September   77 20 4 1 3 9 19 15 28 0 0 1 .260 .387 .455 .842
Spring Training   27 11 1 0 3 5 8 1 8 0 0 1 .407 .448 .778 1.226
Last Year   610 142 31 1 38 103 103 86 214 1 1 5 .233 .332 .474 .806
2 Years Ago   591 166 28 3 37 113 117 98 167 5 0 4 .281 .384 .526 .910
Career   1999 505 96 9 100 309 346 293 592 10 2 13 .253 .350 .460 .810
Home   289 68 20 2 9 33 52 37 82 1 1 2 .235 .325 .412 .737
Road   306 79 12 3 6 33 44 40 98 3 0 2 .258 .345 .376 .721
Grass   588 145 31 5 15 64 95 75 179 4 1 4 .247 .334 .393 .727
Turf   7 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 .873
Day   279 58 15 2 3 26 44 39 88 3 0 2 .208 .307 .308 .615
Night   316 89 17 3 12 40 52 38 92 1 1 2 .282 .361 .468 .830
As Starter   587 146 32 5 15 66 95 75 176 4 1 4 .249 .336 .397 .733
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   104 32 5 1 3 13 19 18 29 1 0 0 .308 .407 .462 .868
Inning 1-3   250 55 17 0 5 20 42 31 79 1 0 4 .220 .315 .348 .663
Inning 4-6   178 48 7 4 5 27 27 19 51 2 1 0 .270 .337 .438 .775
Inning 7-9   157 42 8 1 5 19 26 25 46 1 0 0 .268 .366 .427 .793
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   271 70 16 2 9 14 55 37 86 0 1 3 .258 .354 .432 .785
1 Outs   162 40 7 0 3 26 22 20 43 4 0 0 .247 .323 .346 .668
2 Outs   162 37 9 3 3 26 19 20 51 0 0 1 .228 .317 .377 .693
Scoring Position   132 41 6 3 3 50 21 19 35 4 1 0 .311 .387 .470 .857
Bases Empty   393 93 20 2 11 11 64 49 122 0 0 3 .237 .326 .382 .708
Runner on 1st   70 13 6 0 1 5 11 9 23 0 0 1 .186 .287 .314 .602
Runner on 2nd   59 23 4 2 2 14 12 4 14 0 1 0 .390 .429 .627 1.056
Runner on 3rd   12 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 1 0 0 .167 .214 .167 .381
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 7 0 0 1 8 2 3 5 0 0 0 .280 .357 .400 .757
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 1 1 0 8 3 5 2 2 0 0 .364 .500 .636 1.136
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .444 .899
Bases Loaded   16 2 0 0 0 9 1 4 7 1 0 0 .125 .286 .125 .411
Two Strikes   366 62 15 2 7 26 40 32 180 0 0 0 .169 .236 .279 .515
First Pitch   57 17 4 1 2 5 10 2 0 0 0 1 .298 .333 .509 .842
Count 0-1   38 14 2 0 1 4 7 0 0 2 0 2 .368 .381 .500 .881
Count 0-2   58 9 3 0 0 3 2 0 36 0 0 0 .155 .155 .207 .362
Count 1-0   38 17 4 1 1 12 12 0 0 1 0 1 .447 .450 .684 1.134
Count 1-1   38 12 2 0 3 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .316 .308 .605 .913
Count 1-2   110 10 3 1 2 6 7 0 71 0 0 0 .091 .091 .191 .282
Count 2-0   20 6 0 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .450 .750
Count 2-1   28 15 3 1 0 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 .536 .536 .714 1.250
Count 2-2   106 20 5 1 4 9 11 0 49 0 0 0 .189 .189 .368 .557
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 1 7 25 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   9 3 1 0 0 2 4 18 0 0 0 0 .333 .778 .444 1.222
Full Count   92 23 4 0 1 8 20 32 24 0 0 0 .250 .444 .326 .770
Behind in Count   206 33 8 1 3 13 16 0 107 2 0 2 .160 .167 .252 .419
Ahead in Count   96 42 9 2 2 24 33 43 0 1 1 1 .438 .610 .635 1.245
Batting Leadoff   559 141 31 5 15 64 94 70 163 4 1 4 .252 .338 .406 .744
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 4th   28 6 1 0 0 2 2 4 13 0 0 0 .214 .312 .250 .562
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   208 45 11 1 3 13 33 23 65 0 0 1 .216 .297 .322 .620
Medium Leverage   297 79 18 4 10 28 50 38 90 1 1 2 .266 .352 .455 .807
High Leverage   86 21 2 0 2 25 13 15 24 3 0 1 .244 .352 .337 .690
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 .768 122 131 1.3
2022 Detroit - ABA 24 157 591 166 28 3 37 113 117 98 4 5 167 26 8 .281 .384 .526 .910 149 156 5.9
2023 Detroit - ABA 25 158 610 142 31 1 38 103 103 86 5 1 214 17 5 .233 .332 .474 .806 108 113 1.8
2024 Detroit - ABA 26 155 595 147 32 5 15 66 96 77 4 4 180 26 8 .247 .335 .393 .729 97 103 1.6
Total ABA 522 1999 505 96 9 100 309 346 293 13 10 592 70 26 .253 .350 .460 .810 118 125 10.6
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 .918 118 120 1.2
2019 Iowa State - NCAA 21 49 193 52 10 0 8 28 40 28 2 2 52 4 4 .269 .364 .446 .810 95 93 0.4
2019 Haviland - R 21 70 162 34 4 2 10 21 25 21 3 1 34 6 6 .210 .310 .444 .755 87 82 0.1
2020 Newark - A 22 92 278 92 13 3 20 59 61 42 2 3 60 3 6 .331 .418 .615 1.034 179 178 4.2
2021 Walnut Park - AAA 23 95 318 91 16 1 24 57 65 75 4 2 64 10 3 .286 .426 .569 .995 196 196 5.8
Total AAA 95 318 91 16 1 24 57 65 75 4 2 64 10 3 .286 .426 .569 .995 196 196
Total A 92 278 92 13 3 20 59 61 42 2 3 60 3 6 .331 .418 .615 1.034 179 178
Total ACOL 97 371 107 26 0 14 62 82 62 2 3 94 13 7 .288 .390 .472 .862 106 106
Total AR 70 162 34 4 2 10 21 25 21 3 1 34 6 6 .210 .310 .444 .755 87 82
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 1.028 195 204 0.9
2022 Detroit - ABA 24 6 22 3 1 1 1 7 3 5 0 0 10 1 0 .136 .296 .409 .705 93 99 -1.4
2023 Detroit - ABA 25 3 12 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .417 .417 .750 1.167 197 211 -1.6
Total ABA 24 91 25 3 2 7 27 17 17 0 1 25 1 1 .275 .385 .582 .968 170 178
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 35 35 44 1 0 47 2 .957 304.0 1.33 -3.6 .905
2024 Detroit - ABA 1B 1 0 2 0 1 3 1 .667 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2024 Detroit - ABA RF 146 144 188 18 0 213 7 .967 1257.2 1.47 -7.2 .934
TOTAL 1B 3 0 6 0 1 7 1 .857 6.0 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 336 333 460 28 1 500 12 .976 2936.0 1.50 -17.0 .937
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.
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: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (65).
03/31/2024 Injured (personal leave),out for 3 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 150 7
2023 158 2
Year PA Rank
2022 698 1
2023 702 5
2024 681 10
Year AB Rank
2022 591 10
2023 610 9
Year H Rank
2022 166 6
Year K Rank
2023 214 5
Year TB Rank
2022 311 6
Year HR Rank
2022 37 6
2023 38 8
Year RBI Rank
2022 113 4
Year R Rank
2022 117 1
2024 96 9
Year BB Rank
2022 98 4
2023 86 9
2024 77 5
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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