SS John Platzer #42
Phoenix Gladiators ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/24/2026
 OA: 65 POT: 70
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS JOHN PLATZER #42 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 586 185 33 6 39 111 60 106 .316 .393 .592 21 6.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 75 65 70
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 55 60 50 55
Eye 55 65 55 55
Avoid K's 75 80 70 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 45
Errors: - 60 50
Arm: 25 65 65
Turn DP: - 70 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/2026 AUS Loss, 1-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
10/02/2026 @ AUS Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2026 AUS Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/2026 AUS Win, 6-5 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2026 @ HH Loss, 3-4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/25/2026 @ HH Win, 4-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/2026 @ HH Loss, 1-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/2026 @ DD Win, 2-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2026 @ DD Loss, 7-9 6 2 4 2 2 0 0 1
09/20/2026 @ DD Win, 8-4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
His media savvy is unparalleled.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:05/01/2002
Born in:Stafford, KS
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$72,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 160 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 10th Pick in Round 1
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 154 586 185 33 6 39 111 105 60 106 .316 .393 .592 .985 .406 .276 163
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 665 16 9 1 11 0 2 347 78 21 17 55.3 132.1 8.27 6.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   199 70 16 2 11 30 33 17 23 0 0 3 .352 .411 .618 1.029
Versus Right   387 115 17 4 28 81 72 43 83 2 0 13 .297 .384 .579 .963
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   99 30 5 1 7 15 22 7 21 1 0 3 .303 .364 .586 .949
May   100 29 4 0 8 30 19 14 24 0 0 1 .290 .383 .570 .953
June   94 28 8 1 6 14 15 10 14 0 0 5 .298 .394 .596 .990
July   95 33 5 3 7 26 16 7 16 1 0 2 .347 .400 .684 1.084
August   103 31 3 0 6 14 16 14 17 0 0 2 .301 .395 .505 .900
September   95 34 8 1 5 12 17 8 14 0 0 3 .358 .425 .621 1.046
All-Star Game   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Spring Training   57 20 3 0 3 10 8 4 16 0 0 2 .351 .413 .561 .974
Postseason   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .375 .167 .542
Last Year   567 144 31 4 15 57 82 80 114 4 0 20 .254 .364 .402 .766
2 Years Ago   621 180 43 4 30 89 105 59 114 2 2 16 .290 .365 .517 .882
Career   2296 651 132 14 112 331 381 264 426 12 2 64 .284 .371 .500 .871
Home   300 95 15 2 18 54 54 30 50 1 0 10 .317 .396 .560 .956
Road   286 90 18 4 21 57 51 30 56 1 0 6 .315 .390 .626 1.016
Grass   577 184 33 6 38 107 104 59 102 2 0 16 .319 .396 .594 .990
Turf   9 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .111 .200 .444 .644
Day   208 55 7 4 13 44 29 23 36 1 0 4 .264 .347 .524 .871
Night   378 130 26 2 26 67 76 37 70 1 0 12 .344 .418 .630 1.048
As Starter   581 185 33 6 39 111 105 59 104 2 0 16 .318 .395 .597 .992
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   126 36 10 1 9 25 22 14 21 0 0 3 .286 .371 .595 .966
Inning 1-3   209 65 8 4 17 46 33 22 42 0 0 6 .311 .392 .632 1.024
Inning 4-6   183 61 13 0 11 33 40 23 27 1 0 6 .333 .423 .585 1.007
Inning 7-9   184 55 11 1 11 30 32 15 35 1 0 4 .299 .363 .549 .912
Extra Innings   10 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .700 1.100
0 Outs   177 49 9 3 15 32 42 19 33 1 0 4 .277 .358 .616 .974
1 Outs   201 66 11 1 15 41 39 18 31 1 0 6 .328 .398 .617 1.015
2 Outs   208 70 13 2 9 38 24 23 42 0 0 6 .337 .418 .548 .966
Scoring Position   157 50 7 1 13 77 35 20 34 2 0 4 .318 .404 .624 1.029
Bases Empty   297 95 21 4 21 21 51 30 49 0 0 7 .320 .395 .630 1.025
Runner on 1st   132 40 5 1 5 13 19 10 23 0 0 5 .303 .374 .470 .844
Runner on 2nd   63 24 5 0 8 25 18 10 12 0 0 1 .381 .473 .841 1.314
Runner on 3rd   12 4 0 0 0 7 2 4 3 0 0 1 .333 .529 .333 .863
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 10 1 0 2 12 8 1 8 0 0 1 .256 .293 .436 .729
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 3 0 0 2 9 3 1 4 0 0 0 .188 .235 .562 .798
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 4 0 0 1 10 2 3 5 1 0 0 .250 .350 .438 .787
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 1 0 14 2 1 2 1 0 1 .455 .500 .727 1.227
Two Strikes   284 75 13 3 17 50 43 21 106 2 0 7 .264 .328 .511 .839
First Pitch   66 26 7 0 4 6 16 6 0 0 0 2 .394 .459 .682 1.141
Count 0-1   53 20 3 0 6 15 11 0 0 0 0 4 .377 .421 .774 1.195
Count 0-2   48 10 1 2 1 5 7 0 26 0 0 4 .208 .269 .375 .644
Count 1-0   55 17 3 1 4 13 9 1 0 0 0 0 .309 .321 .618 .940
Count 1-1   52 21 3 1 6 18 10 0 0 0 0 1 .404 .415 .846 1.261
Count 1-2   85 16 5 0 3 6 6 0 43 1 0 0 .188 .186 .353 .539
Count 2-0   22 8 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 .364 .417 .591 1.008
Count 2-1   35 12 2 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .343 .343 .457 .800
Count 2-2   89 24 4 1 7 21 14 0 29 1 0 3 .270 .290 .573 .863
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 3 17 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   18 5 0 0 1 3 5 14 0 0 0 0 .278 .594 .444 1.038
Full Count   62 25 3 0 6 18 16 21 8 0 0 0 .403 .554 .742 1.296
Behind in Count   186 46 9 2 10 26 24 0 69 1 0 8 .247 .277 .478 .755
Ahead in Count   131 43 7 2 6 22 25 33 0 0 0 2 .328 .470 .550 1.019
Batting 3rd   322 105 24 2 16 44 53 32 48 0 0 7 .326 .399 .562 .961
Batting 4th   260 80 9 4 23 67 52 27 56 2 0 9 .308 .389 .638 1.028
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   248 87 16 2 15 26 41 25 47 1 0 5 .351 .419 .613 1.032
Medium Leverage   230 61 12 3 15 42 39 24 39 1 0 8 .265 .354 .539 .893
High Leverage   107 37 5 1 9 43 25 11 19 0 0 3 .346 .421 .664 1.085
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
2023 Phoenix - ABA 21 134 522 142 25 0 28 74 89 65 12 4 92 17 4 .272 .363 .481 .844 120 123 3.3
2024 Phoenix - ABA 22 156 621 180 43 4 30 89 105 59 16 2 114 21 4 .290 .365 .517 .882 138 140 6.1
2025 Phoenix - ABA 23 153 567 144 31 4 15 57 82 80 20 4 114 16 10 .254 .364 .402 .766 110 113 2.3
2026 Phoenix - ABA 24 154 586 185 33 6 39 111 105 60 16 2 106 21 17 .316 .393 .592 .985 165 163 6.1
Total ABA 597 2296 651 132 14 112 331 381 264 64 12 426 75 35 .284 .371 .500 .871 134 135 17.7
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
2022 Johnson County Community College - JUCO 20 46 189 74 20 1 14 34 54 32 7 0 22 6 2 .392 .496 .730 1.226 177 191 2.7
2022 Stockton - AA 20 65 224 58 18 1 9 28 33 27 10 2 47 3 4 .259 .361 .469 .830 142 153 2.0
2023 Stockton - AA 21 13 49 19 2 0 6 14 14 10 3 0 4 2 2 .388 .516 .796 1.312 275 328 1.3
Total AA 78 273 77 20 1 15 42 47 37 13 2 51 5 6 .282 .391 .527 .918 167 186
Total AJUCO 46 189 74 20 1 14 34 54 32 7 0 22 6 2 .392 .496 .730 1.226 177 191
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
2025 Phoenix - ABA 23 7 30 10 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 1 4 1 1 .333 .344 .467 .810 119 105 -0.7
2026 Phoenix - ABA 24 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 57 80 -0.9
Total ABA 9 36 11 1 0 1 5 4 2 1 1 4 2 1 .306 .350 .417 .767 107 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Phoenix - ABA 3B 6 6 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 51.0 2.47 +0.3 1.126
2023 Phoenix - ABA SS 127 123 175 358 75 546 13 .976 1110.2 4.32 -11.2 .948
2024 Phoenix - ABA 3B 3 3 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 24.0 1.88 +0.2 1.057
2024 Phoenix - ABA SS 148 147 214 482 81 718 22 .969 1304.2 4.80 -5.6 .962
2025 Phoenix - ABA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Phoenix - ABA 3B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.3 1.049
2025 Phoenix - ABA SS 150 149 205 405 65 630 20 .968 1322.0 4.15 -14.6 .945
2026 Phoenix - ABA SS 148 148 193 420 60 630 17 .973 1317.0 4.19 -16.4 .934
TOTAL 3B 10 9 4 17 1 21 0 1.000 81.0 2.33 +0.8 1.097
TOTAL SS 573 567 787 1665 281 2524 72 .971 5054.1 4.37 -47.7 .948
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2022 Joined the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers.
02/09/2022 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers development complex.
03/01/2022 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at shortstop at the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers development complex.
03/25/2022 Goes 0-4 against the Crowder College Roughriders, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
05/16/2022 Wins the 2022 AJUCO Platinum Stick Award at SS.
05/19/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 AJUCO Most Valuable Player Award voting.
06/07/2022 Released by the Johnson County Community College Cavaliers.
06/07/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Phoenix Gladiators.
06/23/2022 Signed a minor league contract with the Phoenix Gladiators organization with a signing bonus of $60,000.
06/29/2022 Named the #15 prospect in the ABA
10/07/2022 Wins the 2022 ABA Double A World Series with the Stockton Ragin Cajuns!
11/01/2022 Named the #12 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
03/31/2023 Named the #15 prospect in the ABA
04/24/2023 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/28/2023 Named the #9 prospect in the ABA
07/19/2023 Was selected to the 2023 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
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: 60 (65); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 55 (60).
07/17/2024 Was selected to the 2024 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (65).
03/28/2025 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/2025 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
11/02/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $72,000 with the Phoenix Gladiators organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 60 (60).
06/22/2026 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
07/08/2026 Goes 5-5 against the Mexico City Aztecs, with 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
07/13/2026 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
07/22/2026 Was selected to the 2026 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/28/2026 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 149 9
Year PA Rank
2024 700 2
2025 671 8
Year AB Rank
2024 621 4
Year H Rank
2024 180 5
2026 185 7
Year TB Rank
2024 321 5
2026 347 1
Year 2B Rank
2024 43 10
Year 3B Rank
2026 6 10
Year HR Rank
2024 30 9
2026 39 1
Year RBI Rank
2026 111 2
Year R Rank
2024 105 5
2026 105 2
Year BB Rank
2025 80 3
Year IBB Rank
2025 6 8
2026 9 1
Year HP Rank
2024 16 3
2025 20 1
2026 16 4
Year EBH Rank
2024 77 4
2026 78 1
Year AVG Rank
2026 .316 7
Year OBP Rank
2025 .364 5
2026 .393 2
Year SLG Rank
2024 .517 9
2026 .592 1
Year RC Rank
2024 121.53 5
2026 132.07 2
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 7.15 9
2026 8.27 2
Year ISO Rank
2026 .276 2
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .375 8
2026 .406 1
Year OPS Rank
2024 .882 9
2026 .985 1
Year WAR Rank
2024 6.0 7
2026 6.1 6
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