CF Ron Eckhardt #5
Tampa Bay Captains ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/08/2026
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
CF RON ECKHARDT #5 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
84 298 87 23 2 3 40 25 73 .292 .349 .413 3 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 55
Gap 60 70 55 60
Power 25 25 25 25
Eye 55 65 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 65
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 20 30 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 55
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/07/2026 PHI Loss, 11-16 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 0
07/04/2026 @ DET Loss, 3-6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/03/2026 @ DET Loss, 4-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
07/02/2026 BOS Win, 5-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/01/2026 BOS Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/2026 BOS Loss, 7-8 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
06/29/2026 @ IND Loss, 0-5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/28/2026 @ IND Loss, 1-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/27/2026 @ IND Win, 8-4 5 0 3 3 0 0 1 0
06/25/2026 @ CIN Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Teammates don't always appreciate his candor.
Personality Class: Outspoken
Birthday:12/16/1998
Born in:Winona, MS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,200
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 144 Days
Service This Yr:96 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 144 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 15th Pick in Round 19
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 84 298 87 23 2 3 40 23 25 73 .292 .349 .413 .761 .320 .121 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 77 335 2 2 0 3 8 2 123 28 3 4 42.9 43.5 5.15 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   85 25 9 0 0 12 6 7 22 1 1 0 .294 .344 .400 .744
Versus Right   213 62 14 2 3 28 17 18 51 1 7 2 .291 .350 .418 .768
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Last Week   20 4 3 0 0 2 1 1 6 0 2 1 .200 .273 .350 .623
April   94 29 5 2 1 15 8 5 24 0 3 0 .309 .343 .436 .780
May   93 28 7 0 0 8 6 12 19 0 3 0 .301 .381 .376 .757
June   94 28 10 0 1 13 7 7 24 2 0 1 .298 .346 .436 .782
July   17 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 6 0 2 1 .118 .211 .353 .563
Spring Training   60 23 2 0 0 2 8 5 8 0 1 2 .383 .448 .417 .864
Last Year   520 133 35 3 5 56 69 50 111 2 14 7 .256 .328 .363 .692
2 Years Ago   41 8 3 0 1 8 5 2 6 0 2 0 .195 .233 .341 .574
Career   859 228 61 5 9 104 97 77 190 4 24 9 .265 .331 .380 .710
Home   164 52 17 2 2 24 16 14 34 1 5 1 .317 .372 .482 .854
Road   134 35 6 0 1 16 7 11 39 1 3 1 .261 .320 .328 .648
Grass   298 87 23 2 3 40 23 25 73 2 8 2 .292 .349 .413 .761
Day   122 35 7 1 1 19 8 10 30 0 2 1 .287 .346 .385 .731
Night   176 52 16 1 2 21 15 15 43 2 6 1 .295 .351 .432 .782
As Starter   288 84 22 2 2 36 22 24 69 2 8 2 .292 .348 .403 .751
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 1 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .364 .700 1.064
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Close/Late   67 20 5 0 0 13 2 8 17 1 1 0 .299 .368 .373 .742
Inning 1-3   92 25 6 0 0 9 7 5 18 0 2 0 .272 .309 .337 .646
Inning 4-6   104 29 7 1 3 16 9 8 27 1 5 2 .279 .339 .452 .791
Inning 7-9   94 29 10 1 0 13 7 11 26 1 1 0 .309 .377 .436 .814
Extra Innings   8 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .556 .500 1.056
0 Outs   88 28 11 1 1 5 9 9 22 0 4 0 .318 .381 .500 .881
1 Outs   111 30 4 0 2 16 8 10 31 2 4 1 .270 .331 .360 .691
2 Outs   99 29 8 1 0 19 6 6 20 0 0 1 .293 .340 .394 .734
Scoring Position   81 26 8 0 1 36 6 8 24 2 8 1 .321 .380 .457 .837
Bases Empty   181 48 13 2 2 2 15 11 44 0 0 0 .265 .307 .392 .700
Runner on 1st   36 13 2 0 0 2 2 6 5 0 0 1 .361 .465 .417 .882
Runner on 2nd   27 8 3 0 0 5 2 5 11 0 6 0 .296 .406 .407 .814
Runner on 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 7 3 0 0 8 1 3 5 0 2 1 .333 .440 .476 .916
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .333 .600 .933
Bases Loaded   8 4 1 0 0 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 .500 .444 .625 1.069
Two Strikes   177 45 11 2 2 18 15 11 73 1 0 1 .254 .300 .373 .673
First Pitch   28 8 2 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .286 .333 .464 .798
Count 0-1   24 8 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 0-2   19 5 0 1 1 1 2 0 12 0 0 1 .263 .300 .526 .826
Count 1-0   19 10 5 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 .526 .524 .789 1.313
Count 1-1   20 5 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .300 .550
Count 1-2   60 14 5 0 1 8 3 0 25 1 0 0 .233 .230 .367 .596
Count 2-0   7 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .571 .571 .714 1.286
Count 2-1   16 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .438 .812
Count 2-2   56 11 5 0 0 5 5 0 25 0 0 0 .196 .196 .286 .482
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 .143 .600 .143 .743
Full Count   42 15 1 1 0 4 5 11 11 0 0 0 .357 .491 .429 .919
Behind in Count   103 27 7 1 2 16 5 0 37 1 1 1 .262 .267 .408 .674
Ahead in Count   49 21 7 0 0 6 6 13 0 1 3 0 .429 .540 .571 1.111
Batting 2nd   75 23 4 1 0 4 6 7 16 0 2 0 .307 .366 .387 .753
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 6th   210 60 18 1 2 32 16 17 53 2 6 2 .286 .342 .410 .752
Batting 7th   4 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   128 37 8 2 1 7 11 10 32 0 0 1 .289 .345 .406 .752
Medium Leverage   92 24 11 0 1 14 7 12 21 2 5 0 .261 .340 .413 .753
High Leverage   75 26 4 0 1 19 5 3 19 0 3 1 .347 .380 .440 .820
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
2024 Halifax - ABA 25 23 41 8 3 0 1 8 5 2 0 0 6 1 0 .195 .233 .341 .574 54 44 -0.1
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA 26 137 520 133 35 3 5 56 69 50 7 2 111 3 3 .256 .328 .363 .692 89 91 2.1
2026 Tampa Bay - ABA 27 84 298 87 23 2 3 40 23 25 2 2 73 3 4 .292 .349 .413 .761 106 105 0.9
Total ABA 244 859 228 61 5 9 104 97 77 9 4 190 7 7 .265 .331 .380 .710 93 94 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 Shelton State Community College - JUCO 19 50 151 39 10 2 2 19 28 19 1 0 46 4 3 .258 .345 .391 .736 68 65 -0.3
2018 Franklin - R 19 27 33 6 1 0 3 3 8 8 0 0 8 0 1 .182 .341 .485 .826 117 121 0.2
2019 Franklin - R 20 49 58 8 0 0 1 4 5 7 0 1 11 0 1 .138 .227 .190 .417 9 9 -0.6
2020 Franklin - R 21 95 237 51 11 2 5 8 30 34 5 0 44 6 9 .215 .326 .342 .668 68 72 -0.1
2020 Huntsville - A 21 5 8 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 232 251 0.2
2021 Huntsville - A 22 86 233 55 11 1 4 11 22 26 2 0 41 1 2 .236 .318 .343 .661 76 72 -0.2
2022 Huntsville - A 23 116 365 105 21 6 13 48 57 74 1 1 67 3 4 .288 .408 .485 .893 131 130 2.8
2022 Vail - AA 23 6 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .067 .176 .067 .243 -23 -47 -0.1
2023 Vail - AA 24 16 53 13 6 2 0 2 10 6 0 0 11 0 0 .245 .322 .434 .756 123 132 0.2
2023 Spokane - AAA 24 115 425 104 28 2 7 40 57 56 3 1 73 2 2 .245 .336 .369 .705 103 105 2.0
2024 Spokane - AAA 25 47 125 29 6 2 0 10 17 13 1 1 29 0 2 .232 .307 .312 .619 64 57 -0.5
Total AAA 162 550 133 34 4 7 50 74 69 4 2 102 2 4 .242 .330 .356 .686 94 94
Total AA 22 68 14 6 2 0 2 11 8 0 0 14 0 0 .206 .289 .353 .642 90 92
Total A 207 606 164 32 8 17 62 79 100 3 1 108 4 6 .271 .376 .434 .810 112 110
Total AR 171 328 65 12 2 9 15 43 49 5 1 63 6 11 .198 .311 .329 .640 63 66
Total AJUCO 50 151 39 10 2 2 19 28 19 1 0 46 4 3 .258 .345 .391 .736 68 65
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Halifax - ABA CF 10 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 44.1 1.83 +0.2 .992
2024 Halifax - ABA RF 9 5 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 53.1 1.52 -0.2 1.053
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA LF 9 9 15 0 0 16 1 .938 74.0 1.82 +0.5 1.088
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA CF 120 119 272 1 0 278 5 .982 1055.1 2.33 -8.2 .957
2025 Tampa Bay - ABA RF 8 8 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 70.0 2.06 +1.0 1.102
2026 Tampa Bay - ABA CF 78 77 180 5 0 189 4 .979 686.0 2.43 -1.0 .988
2026 Tampa Bay - ABA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.1 1.047
TOTAL LF 9 9 15 0 0 16 1 .938 74.0 1.82 +0.5 1.088
TOTAL CF 208 199 461 6 0 476 9 .981 1785.2 2.35 -8.9 .970
TOTAL RF 20 13 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 133.1 1.75 +1.0 1.081
PLAYER HISTORY
01/18/2018 Joined the Shelton State Community College Buccaneers.
06/07/2018 Released by the Shelton State Community College Buccaneers.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 19, Pick 15, 449th overall pick) by the Indianapolis Eagles.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 25 (30); Eye: 35 (55).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 50 (60).
08/24/2021 Injured (flu),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (65).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 55 (60).
12/17/2023 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 23, 23rd overall Pick) by the Halifax Heathens from the Indianapolis Eagles.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 60 (60).
05/24/2024 Released by the Halifax organization, returned to the Indianapolis Eagles.
11/22/2024 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 60 (60).
03/30/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $23,200 with the Tampa Bay Captains organization.
11/22/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,200.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 25 (25); Eye: 60 (60).
04/03/2026 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2025 14 5
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