RF A.J. 'Chow' Cook #37
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
07/27/2024
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF A.J. 'CHOW' COOK #37 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
56 147 29 4 0 8 23 12 43 .197 .258 .388 0 -0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 50
Gap 45 45 50 50
Power 50 45 55 55
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 30 65
Arm: 25 45 65
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/26/2024 @ CHG Loss, 10-15 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
07/23/2024 @ HLW Loss, 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/17/2024 SYR Win, 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
07/15/2024 SYR Win, 7-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/12/2024 @ PHI Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/2024 SDF Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/08/2024 SDF Loss, 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/06/2024 @ DET Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/2024 @ NYN Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
06/29/2024 @ NYN Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Local polls show that A.J. is the most popular player on the team.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:03/31/1998
Born in:Normandy, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$55,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 114 Days
Service This Yr:120 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 120 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 15th Pick in Round 3
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 56 147 29 4 0 8 23 17 12 43 .197 .258 .388 .645 .277 .190 71
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 34 163 1 0 0 3 0 3 57 12 0 0 0.0 14.8 3.23 -0.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   14 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .000 .067 .000 .067
Versus Right   133 29 4 0 8 23 16 11 39 3 0 1 .218 .277 .429 .706
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Week   5 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
March   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
April   61 15 4 0 3 7 9 7 19 0 0 0 .246 .324 .459 .783
May   35 6 0 0 3 9 4 2 8 2 0 1 .171 .225 .429 .654
June   33 4 0 0 2 5 4 1 10 0 0 0 .121 .147 .303 .450
July   11 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1 0 0 .273 .357 .273 .630
Spring Training   48 11 4 0 3 6 9 4 19 0 0 0 .229 .288 .500 .788
Last Year   333 86 13 0 18 46 46 21 111 1 0 2 .258 .305 .459 .765
2 Years Ago   535 126 26 0 27 78 67 53 196 3 0 9 .236 .313 .436 .749
Career   2026 518 80 1 92 289 256 168 591 13 0 30 .256 .320 .432 .752
Home   91 16 2 0 5 12 10 8 27 0 0 1 .176 .250 .363 .613
Road   56 13 2 0 3 11 7 4 16 3 0 0 .232 .270 .429 .698
Grass   146 29 4 0 8 23 17 12 43 3 0 1 .199 .259 .390 .650
Turf   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   63 7 1 0 2 8 5 6 23 1 0 0 .111 .186 .222 .408
Night   84 22 3 0 6 15 12 6 20 2 0 1 .262 .312 .512 .824
As Starter   126 25 3 0 7 17 14 8 36 1 0 0 .198 .244 .389 .633
As Reliever / Substitution   21 4 1 0 1 6 3 4 7 2 0 1 .190 .321 .381 .702
Pinch Hitting   10 3 1 0 1 5 3 4 2 1 0 1 .300 .500 .700 1.200
Close/Late   50 9 2 0 3 8 7 6 17 1 0 1 .180 .276 .400 .676
Inning 1-3   40 10 1 0 3 10 4 2 8 1 0 0 .250 .279 .500 .779
Inning 4-6   44 8 1 0 2 4 5 2 14 0 0 0 .182 .217 .341 .558
Inning 7-9   55 11 2 0 3 9 8 8 19 2 0 1 .200 .303 .400 .703
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   39 7 1 0 1 2 5 5 11 1 0 1 .179 .283 .282 .565
1 Outs   42 4 1 0 1 6 5 4 10 2 0 0 .095 .167 .190 .357
2 Outs   66 18 2 0 6 15 7 3 22 0 0 0 .273 .304 .576 .880
Scoring Position   40 5 1 0 1 13 2 1 14 3 0 0 .125 .136 .225 .361
Bases Empty   77 18 3 0 4 4 9 8 20 0 0 1 .234 .314 .429 .743
Runner on 1st   30 6 0 0 3 6 6 3 9 0 0 0 .200 .273 .500 .773
Runner on 2nd   13 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .167 .250 .417
Bases Loaded   5 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000
Two Strikes   74 8 1 0 2 5 6 7 43 1 0 1 .108 .193 .203 .395
First Pitch   21 8 1 0 2 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .381 .364 .714 1.078
Count 0-1   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   18 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 .111 .158 .333 .491
Count 1-0   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 1-1   12 5 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.167 1.583
Count 1-2   22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   6 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .143 .667 .810
Count 2-1   12 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 2-2   21 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   13 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 10 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   50 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 25 0 0 1 .040 .059 .120 .179
Ahead in Count   30 8 2 0 1 7 5 5 0 1 0 0 .267 .361 .433 .794
Batting Leadoff   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Batting 2nd   4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .400 .500 .900
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   11 3 2 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 .273 .333 .727 1.061
Batting 7th   71 15 0 0 5 11 9 7 18 0 0 0 .211 .282 .423 .705
Batting 8th   27 7 1 0 2 7 5 0 6 1 0 0 .259 .250 .519 .769
Batting 9th   28 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 11 1 0 1 .000 .094 .000 .094
Low Leverage   60 15 1 0 3 4 6 3 19 0 0 0 .250 .286 .417 .702
Medium Leverage   50 9 2 0 3 10 5 4 13 3 0 0 .180 .228 .400 .628
High Leverage   35 5 1 0 2 9 6 4 11 0 0 1 .143 .250 .343 .593
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
2020 Boston - ABA 22 133 438 131 20 1 19 61 60 32 15 2 137 2 2 .299 .366 .479 .845 137 139 2.9
2021 Boston - ABA 23 155 573 146 17 0 20 81 66 50 3 4 104 1 0 .255 .316 .389 .705 108 103 0.2
2022 Boston - ABA 24 156 535 126 26 0 27 78 67 53 9 3 196 0 2 .236 .313 .436 .749 108 106 -0.1
2023 Boston - ABA 25 96 333 86 13 0 18 46 46 21 2 1 111 1 0 .258 .305 .459 .765 99 97 0.4
2024 Boston - ABA 26 56 147 29 4 0 8 23 17 12 1 3 43 0 0 .197 .258 .388 .645 73 71 -0.6
Total ABA 596 2026 518 80 1 92 289 256 168 30 13 591 4 4 .256 .320 .432 .752 110 108 2.9
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 Cowley County Community College - JUCO 20 49 188 69 14 1 16 53 45 24 1 0 44 1 0 .367 .441 .707 1.149 148 147 1.7
2018 (CHA) Palm Beach - DL 20 34 102 28 3 0 12 26 20 18 3 0 34 0 0 .275 .398 .657 1.055 151 141 1.0
2018 Louisville - A 20 62 159 35 5 0 13 25 18 11 4 1 56 0 1 .220 .286 .497 .783 120 121 1.2
2019 (BOS) Palm Beach - DL 21 35 136 47 4 0 18 45 33 17 7 2 25 0 0 .346 .438 .772 1.210 178 169 1.7
2019 Louisville - A 21 19 70 22 2 0 10 20 15 5 2 3 19 1 2 .314 .362 .771 1.134 194 184 1.0
2019 Vermont - AA 21 63 193 59 7 2 14 38 29 27 8 1 56 2 1 .306 .410 .580 .991 184 188 3.3
2019 Hartford - AAA 21 39 122 29 5 0 4 18 18 22 1 0 26 0 1 .238 .359 .377 .736 125 130 1.1
2020 Hartford - AAA 22 11 42 16 2 0 5 12 12 5 0 0 10 1 0 .381 .447 .786 1.233 256 263 1.3
Total AAA 50 164 45 7 0 9 30 30 27 1 0 36 1 1 .274 .380 .482 .862 157 162
Total AA 63 193 59 7 2 14 38 29 27 8 1 56 2 1 .306 .410 .580 .991 184 188
Total A 81 229 57 7 0 23 45 33 16 6 4 75 1 3 .249 .310 .581 .891 143 141
Total AJUCO 49 188 69 14 1 16 53 45 24 1 0 44 1 0 .367 .441 .707 1.149 148 147
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
2022 Boston - ABA 24 11 39 8 4 0 1 7 4 1 0 2 18 0 0 .205 .214 .385 .599 64 41 -2.0
2023 Boston - ABA 25 4 15 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .400 .438 .467 .904 141 148 -0.4
Total ABA 15 54 14 5 0 1 9 4 1 1 2 20 0 0 .259 .276 .407 .683 85 70
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Boston - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Boston - ABA RF 14 12 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 101.0 1.25 -0.3 1.062
2021 Boston - ABA LF 7 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 43.0 2.30 -1.4 .897
2021 Boston - ABA RF 117 117 187 6 1 196 3 .985 1002.0 1.73 -15.0 .891
2022 Boston - ABA LF 108 105 125 1 0 126 0 1.000 867.1 1.31 -7.0 .934
2022 Boston - ABA RF 23 18 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 161.0 1.40 -0.4 .952
2023 Boston - ABA LF 85 82 119 3 2 122 0 1.000 675.2 1.63 +0.9 .998
2023 Boston - ABA RF 9 5 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 52.1 0.69 -0.7 .793
2024 Boston - ABA LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Boston - ABA RF 46 33 48 2 0 50 0 1.000 320.0 1.41 -2.6 .920
TOTAL LF 205 191 255 4 2 259 0 1.000 1594.1 1.46 -7.5 .961
TOTAL RF 209 185 277 9 1 289 3 .990 1636.1 1.57 -18.9 .907
PLAYER HISTORY
01/18/2018 Joined the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
04/02/2018 Wins the AJUCO SL1 Player of the Week Award.
04/02/2018 Goes 0-4 against the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
06/05/2018 Wins the 2018 AJUCO SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
06/07/2018 Released by the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 72nd overall pick) by the Boston Whistlers.
06/16/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Whistlers organization with a signing bonus of $7,000.
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CHA) Palm Beach Waveriders.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (60); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 35 (50).
06/09/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA Double A All-Star Game.
06/29/2019 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/20/2019 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
09/01/2019 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (BOS) Palm Beach Waveriders.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
01/17/2020 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/19/2020 Hits three home runs against the (CIN) Palm Coast Pilots, going 3-6 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/20/2020 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
11/18/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
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: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
08/16/2021 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
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: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
11/19/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $30,000 with the Boston Whistlers organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
01/07/2023 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
02/20/2023 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
05/03/2023 Injured (strained oblique),out for 6-7 weeks.
11/09/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $55,000 with the Boston Whistlers organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 149 6
2022 149 10
Year K Rank
2022 196 8
Year TB Rank
2019 105 9
Year HR Rank
2019 18 5
Year RBI Rank
2019 45 7
Year IBB Rank
2019 2 9
2021 8 1
Year HP Rank
2019 7 3
Year SH Rank
2018 4 5
Year SF Rank
2019 2 10
Year SLG Rank
2019 .772 7
Year ISO Rank
2019 .426 8
Year OPS Rank
2019 1.210 8
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