SS John Platzer #42
Phoenix Gladiators ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
08/20/2026
 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
118 454 140 25 5 33 95 45 87 .308 .384 .604 14 4.4
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
08/19/2026 @ BOS Loss, 3-9 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
08/18/2026 @ BOS Win, 7-5 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 0
08/17/2026 @ BOS Loss, 9-10 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 1
08/16/2026 TB Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/15/2026 TB Win, 11-6 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1
08/14/2026 TB Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/2026 @ SYR Loss, 11-13 6 1 2 1 0 0 3 0
08/10/2026 @ SYR Win, 9-3 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
08/09/2026 DBST Win, 6-5 7 1 2 1 1 0 1 1
08/08/2026 DBST Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 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, 127 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 127 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 118 454 140 25 5 33 95 85 45 87 .308 .384 .604 .988 .405 .295 162
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 514 12 7 1 8 0 2 274 63 14 15 48.3 100.2 7.98 4.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   145 50 12 2 10 25 22 11 18 0 0 0 .345 .391 .662 1.053
Versus Right   309 90 13 3 23 70 63 34 69 2 0 12 .291 .381 .576 .957
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   13 5 1 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 .385 .429 .692 1.121
Last Week   22 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 .318 .318 .545 .864
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   66 20 3 0 5 10 13 7 12 0 0 1 .303 .378 .576 .954
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
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   2164 606 124 13 106 315 361 249 407 12 2 60 .280 .368 .496 .865
Home   218 65 11 2 15 43 40 23 41 1 0 8 .298 .384 .573 .957
Road   236 75 14 3 18 52 45 22 46 1 0 4 .318 .384 .631 1.015
Grass   445 139 25 5 32 91 84 44 83 2 0 12 .312 .388 .607 .994
Turf   9 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .111 .200 .444 .644
Day   171 45 6 4 12 40 27 17 33 1 0 3 .263 .339 .556 .894
Night   283 95 19 1 21 55 58 28 54 1 0 9 .336 .411 .633 1.044
As Starter   451 140 25 5 33 95 85 44 85 2 0 12 .310 .385 .608 .993
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Close/Late   98 26 7 0 6 20 16 9 20 0 0 2 .265 .339 .520 .860
Inning 1-3   161 45 5 4 16 41 26 16 31 0 0 4 .280 .359 .658 1.018
Inning 4-6   141 50 11 0 10 29 35 19 22 1 0 5 .355 .446 .645 1.091
Inning 7-9   144 42 8 1 7 23 24 10 32 1 0 3 .292 .348 .507 .855
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
0 Outs   140 40 8 3 12 28 35 15 28 1 0 3 .286 .365 .643 1.008
1 Outs   146 47 8 1 12 35 30 12 25 1 0 3 .322 .383 .637 1.020
2 Outs   168 53 9 1 9 32 20 18 34 0 0 6 .315 .401 .542 .943
Scoring Position   124 44 7 1 13 69 32 17 27 2 0 3 .355 .438 .742 1.180
Bases Empty   233 71 15 3 16 16 40 20 43 0 0 6 .305 .375 .601 .975
Runner on 1st   97 25 3 1 4 10 13 8 17 0 0 3 .258 .333 .433 .766
Runner on 2nd   50 21 5 0 8 23 17 9 9 0 0 0 .420 .508 1.000 1.508
Runner on 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 6 2 3 2 0 0 1 .400 .571 .400 .971
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 8 1 0 2 10 6 1 7 0 0 1 .276 .323 .517 .840
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 0 0 2 9 3 1 3 0 0 0 .231 .286 .692 .978
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 4 0 0 1 9 2 2 4 1 0 0 .308 .375 .538 .913
Bases Loaded   9 4 1 1 0 12 2 1 2 1 0 1 .444 .500 .778 1.278
Two Strikes   219 58 11 3 16 46 37 19 87 2 0 5 .265 .335 .562 .896
First Pitch   50 18 5 0 3 5 10 5 0 0 0 1 .360 .429 .640 1.069
Count 0-1   41 14 2 0 5 13 8 0 0 0 0 3 .341 .386 .756 1.142
Count 0-2   37 8 1 2 1 4 6 0 20 0 0 4 .216 .293 .432 .725
Count 1-0   39 11 2 0 3 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .282 .564 .846
Count 1-1   40 17 3 1 4 13 8 0 0 0 0 1 .425 .439 .850 1.289
Count 1-2   65 13 5 0 2 5 5 0 36 1 0 0 .200 .197 .369 .566
Count 2-0   19 8 2 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 .421 .476 .684 1.160
Count 2-1   27 8 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .296 .370 .667
Count 2-2   67 17 2 1 7 19 10 0 24 1 0 1 .254 .261 .627 .888
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   18 5 0 0 1 3 5 10 0 0 0 0 .278 .536 .444 .980
Full Count   50 20 3 0 6 18 16 19 7 0 0 0 .400 .565 .820 1.385
Behind in Count   143 35 8 2 8 22 19 0 56 1 0 7 .245 .278 .497 .775
Ahead in Count   104 33 4 1 5 18 22 21 0 0 0 2 .317 .441 .519 .960
Batting 3rd   192 60 16 1 10 28 33 17 29 0 0 3 .312 .377 .562 .940
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   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   202 68 12 2 11 21 35 19 40 1 0 5 .337 .405 .579 .984
Medium Leverage   170 44 10 2 14 37 31 18 29 1 0 5 .259 .345 .588 .934
High Leverage   81 28 3 1 8 37 19 8 17 0 0 2 .346 .418 .704 1.121
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 24 118 454 140 25 5 33 95 85 45 12 2 87 14 15 .308 .384 .604 .988 164 162 4.4
Total ABA 561 2164 606 124 13 106 315 361 249 60 12 407 68 33 .280 .368 .496 .865 132 133 16.0
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
Total ABA 7 30 10 1 0 1 5 3 1 0 1 4 1 1 .333 .344 .467 .810 119 105
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 114 114 152 301 51 466 13 .972 1012.2 4.03 -12.9 .929
TOTAL 3B 10 9 4 17 1 21 0 1.000 81.0 2.33 +0.8 1.097
TOTAL SS 539 533 746 1546 272 2360 68 .971 4750.0 4.34 -44.3 .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.
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
Year TB Rank
2024 321 5
Year 2B Rank
2024 43 10
Year HR Rank
2024 30 9
Year R Rank
2024 105 5
Year BB Rank
2025 80 3
Year IBB Rank
2025 6 8
Year HP Rank
2024 16 3
2025 20 1
Year EBH Rank
2024 77 4
Year OBP Rank
2025 .364 5
Year SLG Rank
2024 .517 9
Year RC Rank
2024 121.53 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 7.15 9
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .375 8
Year OPS Rank
2024 .882 9
Year WAR Rank
2024 6.0 7
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