SS John Platzer #42
Phoenix Gladiators ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/04/2025
 OA: 65 POT: 70
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS JOHN PLATZER #42 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
109 401 101 16 4 8 32 60 84 .252 .369 .372 13 1.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 75 65 70
Gap 55 60 55 55
Power 55 55 50 55
Eye 55 65 55 60
Avoid K's 75 80 70 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 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: 60
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/03/2025 CAR Loss, 7-14 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/02/2025 CAR Win, 11-6 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/01/2025 CAR Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/30/2025 DBST Loss, 6-9 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/29/2025 DBST Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
07/28/2025 DBST Win, 7-3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/27/2025 HH Loss, 2-5 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
07/26/2025 HH Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
07/25/2025 HH Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
07/24/2025 HH Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 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:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:129 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 117 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 10th Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 109 401 101 16 4 8 32 54 60 84 .252 .369 .372 .740 .330 .120 109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 107 480 16 2 0 9 0 3 149 28 13 7 65.0 59.2 5.01 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   126 27 5 2 4 10 18 26 26 0 0 4 .214 .365 .381 .746
Versus Right   275 74 11 2 4 22 36 34 58 3 0 12 .269 .370 .367 .738
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 4 0 0 0 1 5 6 4 0 0 1 .200 .407 .200 .607
March   11 5 1 1 0 1 4 6 2 0 0 3 .455 .700 .727 1.427
April   99 32 3 1 1 5 13 16 14 1 0 3 .323 .429 .404 .833
May   92 17 4 1 2 5 12 14 25 1 0 4 .185 .315 .315 .631
June   93 21 6 1 3 13 12 10 20 1 0 3 .226 .318 .409 .726
July   96 24 2 0 2 7 10 11 21 0 0 2 .250 .339 .333 .673
August   10 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 .200 .429 .200 .629
Spring Training   67 16 3 1 3 10 11 5 16 0 0 0 .239 .292 .448 .739
Last Year   621 180 43 4 30 89 105 59 114 2 2 16 .290 .365 .517 .882
2 Years Ago   522 142 25 0 28 74 89 65 92 4 0 12 .272 .363 .481 .844
Career   1544 423 84 8 66 195 248 184 290 9 2 44 .274 .366 .467 .832
Home   183 46 6 1 4 12 28 27 40 2 0 6 .251 .362 .361 .723
Road   218 55 10 3 4 20 26 33 44 1 0 10 .252 .374 .381 .755
Grass   389 98 16 4 8 30 53 58 82 3 0 16 .252 .369 .375 .744
Turf   12 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
Day   147 38 3 3 1 10 15 18 30 0 0 4 .259 .355 .340 .695
Night   254 63 13 1 7 22 39 42 54 3 0 12 .248 .376 .390 .766
As Starter   400 101 16 4 8 32 54 59 83 3 0 16 .253 .368 .372 .741
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Close/Late   85 24 1 1 2 6 10 13 20 0 0 4 .282 .402 .388 .790
Inning 1-3   149 38 4 2 2 11 19 17 31 2 0 6 .255 .351 .349 .700
Inning 4-6   129 28 7 0 3 11 19 24 23 1 0 2 .217 .346 .341 .687
Inning 7-9   112 31 5 2 3 10 14 18 28 0 0 8 .277 .413 .438 .851
Extra Innings   11 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .364 .780
0 Outs   115 33 5 2 2 9 21 14 22 1 0 6 .287 .390 .417 .807
1 Outs   135 33 5 1 4 12 21 20 27 2 0 5 .244 .358 .385 .743
2 Outs   151 35 6 1 2 11 12 26 35 0 0 5 .232 .363 .325 .687
Scoring Position   87 21 2 0 2 24 14 23 19 3 0 4 .241 .410 .333 .744
Bases Empty   236 64 12 4 4 4 26 28 45 0 0 9 .271 .370 .407 .777
Runner on 1st   78 16 2 0 2 4 14 9 20 0 0 3 .205 .311 .308 .619
Runner on 2nd   39 10 1 0 1 6 3 6 8 0 0 2 .256 .383 .359 .742
Runner on 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 3 0 1 .100 .143 .100 .243
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 3 0 0 1 3 8 11 2 0 0 0 .136 .424 .273 .697
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 .571 .625 .571 1.196
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 4 2 4 2 0 0 0 .400 .667 .600 1.267
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Two Strikes   209 35 8 3 3 11 27 29 84 2 0 7 .167 .287 .278 .565
First Pitch   59 13 1 1 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .220 .258 .322 .580
Count 0-1   32 9 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 .281 .395 .375 .770
Count 0-2   43 8 2 0 2 5 6 0 19 0 0 2 .186 .222 .372 .594
Count 1-0   32 12 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .364 .469 .832
Count 1-1   28 16 3 0 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 .571 .600 .893 1.493
Count 1-2   66 7 2 0 0 2 4 0 29 1 0 3 .106 .143 .136 .279
Count 2-0   10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-1   21 6 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 2-2   55 6 3 0 1 1 2 0 23 0 0 1 .109 .125 .218 .343
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   8 5 1 0 0 1 8 24 0 0 0 0 .625 .906 .750 1.656
Full Count   45 14 1 3 0 3 15 29 13 1 0 1 .311 .579 .467 1.046
Behind in Count   141 24 4 0 3 10 13 0 48 1 0 11 .170 .229 .262 .491
Ahead in Count   73 28 4 0 1 7 17 29 0 1 0 0 .384 .553 .479 1.033
Batting 3rd   401 101 16 4 8 32 54 59 84 3 0 16 .252 .367 .372 .739
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   183 52 10 4 5 9 20 27 40 0 0 9 .284 .402 .464 .866
Medium Leverage   146 32 5 0 2 13 20 17 33 3 0 4 .219 .312 .295 .606
High Leverage   72 17 1 0 1 10 14 16 11 0 0 3 .236 .396 .292 .687
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 23 109 401 101 16 4 8 32 54 60 16 3 84 13 7 .252 .369 .372 .740 104 109 1.4
Total ABA 399 1544 423 84 8 66 195 248 184 44 9 290 51 15 .274 .366 .467 .832 123 126 10.8
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 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 SS 108 107 144 281 41 439 14 .968 952.1 4.02 -9.9 .953
TOTAL 3B 9 9 4 15 1 19 0 1.000 75.0 2.28 +0.5 1.103
TOTAL SS 383 377 533 1121 197 1703 49 .971 3367.2 4.42 -26.6 .955
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2024 700 2
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 HP Rank
2024 16 3
Year EBH Rank
2024 77 4
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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