2B Bryan 'The Chef' Cook #18
Iceland Aurora TOBA
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/23/1953
 OA: 75 POT: 80
BNN Index | TOBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
2B BRYAN 'THE CHEF' COOK #18 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
84 322 87 16 4 10 45 68 42 .270 .397 .438 3 3.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 55
BABIP 60 60 55 60
Avoid K's 50 50 45 50
Gap 65 70 65 70
Power 65 70 60 65
Eye 70 75 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 55
Errors: - 65 40
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/16/1953 LA Loss, 2-4 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/15/1953 LA Win, 9-8 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
08/14/1953 LA Win, 6-3 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
08/13/1953 @ LIS Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/12/1953 @ LIS Loss, 2-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/11/1953 @ LIS Loss, 3-11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09/1953 NY Win, 3-1 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
08/08/1953 NY Loss, 5-11 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/07/1953 NY Win, 6-2 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 0
08/06/1953 @ PRO Win, 4-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Cook has an extensive workout regimen and has a high baseball IQ. He is popular in the clubhouse.
Birthday:12/02/1927
Born in:Palisades Park, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$30,800
Signed Through:1953 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 17 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 31 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1953 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 84 322 87 16 4 10 45 53 68 42 .270 .397 .438 .835 .381 .168 135
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 84 396 2 2 0 7 1 3 141 30 3 0 100.0 61.5 6.75 3.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 32 9 1 4 13 18 29 13 2 1 0 .337 .484 .579 1.063
Versus Right   227 55 7 3 6 32 35 39 29 1 0 2 .242 .357 .379 .736
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   93 20 4 0 2 10 8 15 15 1 1 1 .215 .327 .323 .650
June   96 19 4 2 2 15 18 18 15 1 0 0 .198 .322 .344 .665
July   79 28 6 0 2 5 17 22 9 1 0 1 .354 .495 .506 1.001
August   54 20 2 2 4 15 10 13 3 0 0 0 .370 .493 .704 1.196
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Last Year   294 91 19 2 7 37 45 54 43 2 1 2 .310 .418 .459 .877
Career   616 178 35 6 17 82 98 122 85 5 2 4 .289 .407 .448 .855
Home   160 41 9 1 6 25 32 36 26 1 0 0 .256 .391 .438 .828
Road   162 46 7 3 4 20 21 32 16 2 1 2 .284 .404 .438 .842
Grass   322 87 16 4 10 45 53 68 42 3 1 2 .270 .397 .438 .835
Day   163 40 9 2 6 24 19 38 27 2 0 0 .245 .384 .436 .820
Night   159 47 7 2 4 21 34 30 15 1 1 2 .296 .411 .440 .852
As Starter   322 87 16 4 10 45 53 68 42 3 1 2 .270 .397 .438 .835
Close/Late   63 12 2 1 2 7 5 18 7 1 0 1 .190 .373 .349 .723
Inning 1-3   131 33 7 1 3 14 22 26 17 0 1 0 .252 .376 .389 .765
Inning 4-6   95 35 6 2 5 23 22 16 12 1 0 0 .368 .455 .632 1.087
Inning 7-9   90 19 3 1 2 7 9 22 11 1 0 2 .211 .374 .333 .707
Extra Innings   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 .000 .364 .000 .364
0 Outs   94 20 4 0 1 3 17 16 19 1 1 0 .213 .324 .287 .612
1 Outs   144 40 7 3 6 20 25 31 14 2 0 1 .278 .404 .493 .898
2 Outs   84 27 5 1 3 22 11 21 9 0 0 1 .321 .462 .512 .974
Scoring Position   88 25 4 4 4 36 14 16 14 3 1 1 .284 .389 .557 .946
Bases Empty   188 50 9 0 4 4 32 39 23 0 0 1 .266 .395 .378 .772
Runner on 1st   46 12 3 0 2 5 7 13 5 0 0 0 .261 .424 .457 .880
Runner on 2nd   31 12 0 2 2 6 8 6 2 0 1 1 .387 .500 .710 1.210
Runner on 3rd   9 1 0 1 0 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 .111 .308 .333 .641
Runner on 1st & 2nd   20 4 1 1 0 6 1 2 5 0 0 0 .200 .273 .350 .623
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .500 .714 1.214
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 4 2 0 0 9 1 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .357 .500 .857
Bases Loaded   9 2 1 0 1 8 1 1 2 1 0 0 .222 .273 .667 .939
Two Strikes   166 39 9 1 7 23 19 42 42 0 0 2 .235 .395 .428 .823
First Pitch   47 11 2 1 0 5 5 1 0 2 1 0 .234 .240 .319 .559
Count 0-1   29 7 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .241 .345 .586
Count 0-2   33 7 1 0 3 7 4 0 9 0 0 1 .212 .235 .515 .750
Count 1-0   17 6 2 1 1 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .333 .765 1.098
Count 1-1   25 11 1 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 .440 .440 .600 1.040
Count 1-2   41 11 4 1 2 4 6 0 12 0 0 0 .268 .268 .561 .829
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   13 5 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Count 2-2   46 11 3 0 1 6 1 0 10 0 0 0 .239 .239 .370 .609
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 .000 .917 .000 .917
Count 3-1   18 6 1 0 0 0 11 14 0 0 0 0 .333 .625 .389 1.014
Full Count   46 10 1 0 1 6 8 42 11 0 0 1 .217 .596 .304 .900
Behind in Count   103 25 6 2 5 15 14 0 21 0 0 1 .243 .250 .485 .735
Ahead in Count   55 19 3 1 2 9 18 25 0 1 0 0 .345 .543 .545 1.089
Batting 2nd   274 79 14 4 8 37 49 60 33 2 1 2 .288 .417 .456 .873
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 4th   44 8 2 0 2 8 4 7 8 1 0 0 .182 .288 .364 .652
Low Leverage   174 48 11 0 4 12 26 32 16 2 0 2 .276 .390 .408 .799
Medium Leverage   95 28 3 3 4 15 18 17 16 0 1 0 .295 .402 .516 .918
High Leverage   53 11 2 1 2 18 9 19 10 1 0 0 .208 .411 .396 .807
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
1952 Iceland - TOBA 24 77 294 91 19 2 7 37 45 54 2 2 43 0 0 .310 .418 .459 .877 158 157 4.5
1953 Iceland - TOBA 25 84 322 87 16 4 10 45 53 68 2 3 42 3 0 .270 .397 .438 .835 128 135 3.7
Total TOBA 161 616 178 35 6 17 82 98 122 4 5 85 3 0 .289 .407 .448 .855 142 145 8.1
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
1952 Iceland - CUP 24 24 95 23 2 0 4 9 13 11 0 1 28 0 0 .242 .318 .389 .707 88 82 0.3
1953 Iceland - CUP 25 24 92 25 3 1 7 22 16 12 0 2 26 1 1 .272 .349 .554 .903 138 132 0.9
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
1952 Iceland - TOBA 24 6 21 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .346 .190 .537 61 65 0.9
Total TOBA 6 21 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .346 .190 .537 61 65
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Iceland - TOBA SS 77 77 99 213 34 323 11 .966 691.0 4.06 +3.8 1.013
1952 Iceland - CUP SS 24 24 25 56 6 83 2 .976 221.1 3.29 +2.3 .992
1953 Iceland - TOBA 2B 84 84 163 222 71 399 14 .965 725.1 4.78 +4.1 1.038
1953 Iceland - CUP 2B 24 24 32 50 12 82 0 1.000 211.0 3.50 +1.2 1.030
1953 Iceland - CUP 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Iceland - TOBA SS 7 0 7 7 2 14 0 1.000 22.1 5.64 +0.1 1.078
1953 Iceland - CUP SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 108 108 195 272 83 481 14 .971 936.1 4.49 +5.4 1.037
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 110 101 131 276 42 420 13 .969 937.2 3.91 +6.2 1.010
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Iceland Aurora. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
05/04/1952 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
06/25/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/04/1952 Finished 3rd in 1952 TOBA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
09/18/1952 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $30,800.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (70).
07/01/1953 Was selected to the 1953 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 77 10
1953 84 1
Year PA Rank
1952 353 5
1953 396 4
Year H Rank
1952 91 8
Year 2B Rank
1952 19 4
Year R Rank
1952 45 6
1953 53 8
Year BB Rank
1952 54 2
1953 68 2
Year IBB Rank
1952 5 1
1953 2 7
Year EBH Rank
1952 28 8
Year AVG Rank
1952 .310 6
Year OBP Rank
1952 .418 1
1953 .397 6
Year SLG Rank
1952 .459 8
Year RC Rank
1952 60.27 2
1953 61.48 5
Year RC/27 Rank
1952 7.71 1
1953 6.75 8
Year wOBA Rank
1952 .394 6
1953 .381 8
Year OPS Rank
1952 .877 5
Year WAR Rank
1952 4.5 2
1953 3.7 2
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