SS Bryan 'The Chef' Cook #18
Iceland Aurora TOBA
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/12/1959
 OA: 65 POT: 65
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SS BRYAN 'THE CHEF' COOK #18 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
6 26 6 0 0 0 4 3 4 .231 .300 .231 0 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
BABIP 55 55 55 55
Avoid K's 50 55 50 50
Gap 75 75 75 75
Power 65 70 65 65
Eye 75 75 75 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 50
Errors: - 65 40
Arm: 20 60 55
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 30
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/10/1959 LIS Win, 8-5 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
05/09/1959 LIS Win, 4-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/08/1959 LIS Win, 5-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/07/1959 @ PAR Win, 3-1 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1959 @ PAR Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/05/1959 @ PAR Loss, 5-6 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 0
05/02/1959 @ PAR Win, 5-4 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 0
05/01/1959 PRO Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/30/1959 LA Win, 4-1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
04/29/1959 @ MOB Win, 5-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Cook keeps his nose to the grindstone and is smart on and off the field. Cook is held in high regard by everyone.
Birthday:12/02/1927
Born in:Palisades Park, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$78,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 24 Days
Service This Yr:7 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 31 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1959 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 6 26 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 .231 .300 .231 .531 .224 .000 38
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 30 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0.0 2.1 2.72 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Versus Right   23 6 0 0 0 4 2 2 4 1 0 0 .261 .308 .261 .569
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .231 .300 .231 .531
May   26 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .231 .300 .231 .531
Spring Training   69 19 3 0 1 6 10 11 15 1 0 0 .275 .370 .362 .733
Last Year   334 89 18 3 16 67 64 56 45 2 0 2 .266 .373 .482 .855
2 Years Ago   310 89 18 0 7 37 42 69 45 4 0 1 .287 .414 .413 .827
Career   2178 591 112 13 69 304 346 469 293 14 4 12 .271 .401 .430 .831
Home   12 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Road   14 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .286 .353 .286 .639
Grass   26 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .231 .300 .231 .531
Day   13 3 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231 .516
Night   13 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 .231 .312 .231 .543
As Starter   26 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .231 .300 .231 .531
Close/Late   7 4 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .571 .700 .571 1.271
Inning 1-3   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Inning 4-6   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Inning 7-9   7 4 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 .571 .667 .571 1.238
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
0 Outs   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
1 Outs   13 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 .154 .200 .154 .354
2 Outs   7 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Scoring Position   5 2 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 .400 .829
Bases Empty   18 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 1st   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500
Two Strikes   17 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 .235 .263 .235 .498
First Pitch   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Count 0-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   5 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .400 .429 .400 .829
Behind in Count   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Ahead in Count   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 2nd   26 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .231 .300 .231 .531
Low Leverage   15 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .250 .200 .450
Medium Leverage   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
High Leverage   4 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .250 .429 .250 .679
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
1954 Iceland - TOBA 26 78 287 83 13 2 10 32 40 63 0 0 29 1 0 .289 .417 .453 .870 141 135 3.3
1955 Iceland - TOBA 27 85 303 82 16 1 12 47 53 86 3 2 34 2 1 .271 .434 .449 .883 144 117 2.2
1956 Iceland - TOBA 28 84 302 64 12 1 7 35 47 70 2 0 51 1 2 .212 .364 .328 .691 92 82 0.7
1957 Iceland - TOBA 29 85 310 89 18 0 7 37 42 69 1 4 45 0 2 .287 .414 .413 .827 126 111 2.2
1958 Iceland - TOBA 30 84 334 89 18 3 16 67 64 56 2 2 45 0 0 .266 .373 .482 .855 136 133 2.4
1959 Iceland - TOBA 31 6 26 6 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 1 4 0 0 .231 .300 .231 .531 53 38 -0.1
Total TOBA 583 2178 591 112 13 69 304 346 469 12 14 293 7 5 .271 .401 .430 .831 131 123 18.8
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
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
1954 The United States - PANC 26 9 34 15 3 1 3 14 11 13 0 1 0 0 0 .441 .583 .853 1.436 278 259 1.1
1954 Iceland - CUP 26 23 77 20 4 0 4 9 21 23 2 1 20 0 0 .260 .437 .468 .904 148 158 1.2
1954 Total - CUP 26 32 111 35 7 1 7 23 32 36 2 2 20 0 0 .315 .483 .586 1.069 189 190 2.3
1955 Iceland - CUP 27 24 96 34 7 3 7 21 16 12 0 0 6 1 1 .354 .426 .708 1.134 196 195 1.7
1956 The United States - BI 28 7 10 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 .400 .538 1.300 1.838 363 344 0.4
1956 Iceland - CUP 28 13 53 19 6 1 3 8 10 6 1 1 3 0 0 .358 .426 .679 1.105 182 190 0.8
1956 Total - CUP 28 20 63 23 7 2 5 13 16 9 1 1 4 1 0 .365 .446 .778 1.224 214 217 1.2
1957 The United States - PANC 29 8 26 8 0 1 0 4 2 11 0 0 4 4 0 .308 .514 .385 .898 146 176 0.8
1957 Iceland - CUP 29 15 55 18 4 1 3 6 12 10 1 0 6 1 0 .327 .439 .600 1.039 191 191 1.2
1957 Total - CUP 29 23 81 26 4 2 3 10 14 21 1 0 10 5 0 .321 .466 .531 .997 175 185 1.9
1959 The United States - BI 31 13 48 11 2 0 1 5 7 11 1 1 8 1 0 .229 .377 .333 .710 98 105 -0.0
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
1954 Iceland - TOBA 26 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -49 -86 0.3
1955 Iceland - TOBA 27 14 65 19 1 0 3 11 12 6 0 1 11 0 0 .292 .347 .446 .793 117 110 0.6
1956 Iceland - TOBA 28 6 18 3 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .348 .222 .570 60 -11 -0.5
1957 Iceland - TOBA 29 12 45 10 2 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 5 0 0 .222 .314 .267 .580 60 47 0.1
1958 Iceland - TOBA 30 9 36 11 0 1 4 8 9 5 1 0 7 1 0 .306 .405 .694 1.099 199 177 0.1
Total TOBA 50 195 47 4 1 7 21 36 29 1 1 25 1 0 .241 .341 .379 .720 99 81
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
1954 Iceland - TOBA 2B 78 78 153 182 48 344 9 .974 682.2 4.42 +3.3 1.040
1954 Iceland - CUP 2B 23 23 22 51 9 74 1 .986 202.0 3.25 +1.8 1.068
1954 The United States - PANC 2B 9 9 13 20 3 34 1 .971 78.0 3.81 +0.9 1.162
1954 Iceland - TOBA SS 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.096
1954 The United States - PANC SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1955 Iceland - TOBA 2B 85 85 167 246 61 429 16 .963 752.1 4.94 +1.1 1.036
1955 Iceland - CUP 2B 24 24 53 70 23 124 1 .992 211.0 5.25 +1.9 1.066
1955 Iceland - TOBA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.078
1956 Iceland - TOBA 2B 9 6 16 18 5 34 0 1.000 58.2 5.22 +1.0 1.019
1956 Iceland - CUP 2B 13 13 22 39 6 63 2 .968 116.2 4.71 -0.6 .963
1956 The United States - BI 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.049
1956 Iceland - TOBA SS 78 78 110 238 45 358 10 .972 697.0 4.49 -7.2 .959
1956 The United States - BI SS 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.4 .564
1957 Iceland - TOBA 2B 13 11 28 40 10 69 1 .986 99.0 6.18 +2.2 1.061
1957 Iceland - CUP 2B 14 14 31 44 11 77 2 .974 128.1 5.26 +1.4 1.030
1957 Iceland - TOBA SS 75 74 99 227 37 338 12 .964 671.0 4.37 -3.1 .973
1957 Iceland - CUP SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.087
1957 The United States - PANC SS 8 8 11 23 5 34 0 1.000 69.0 4.43 +1.5 1.137
1958 Iceland - TOBA SS 70 70 96 193 35 301 12 .960 628.1 4.14 -6.5 .928
1959 The United States - BI SS 13 13 20 35 13 62 7 .887 114.0 4.34 -3.4 .833
1959 Iceland - TOBA SS 6 6 3 17 1 21 1 .952 55.1 3.25 -1.1 .895
TOTAL 2B 377 371 700 983 259 1730 47 .973 3268.0 4.63 +18.5 1.040
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 368 351 475 1014 178 1544 55 .964 3201.1 4.19 -13.8 .966
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.
09/28/1953 Signed a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $762,000 with the Iceland Aurora organization.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (70).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 Pan-American Nations' Cup for the The United States.
03/08/1954 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Jamaica, with 3 RBI and 4 runs scored.
03/20/1954 Wins the 1954 PANC Most Valuable Player Award.
06/30/1954 Was selected to the 1954 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/24/1954 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for one week.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (70).
05/01/1955 Finished 2nd in 1955 CUP Most Valuable Player Award voting.
06/29/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/01/1955 Wins the TOBA Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 75 (75).
03/12/1956 Named to the 1956 Baseball Internationale for the The United States.
06/27/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 75 (75).
03/11/1957 Named to the 1957 Pan-American Nations' Cup for the The United States.
03/22/1957 Wins the 1957 Pan-American Nations' Cup Championship Round with the The United States!
04/17/1957 Finished 2nd in 1957 CUP Most Valuable Player Award voting.
07/03/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/05/1957 Earned 1957 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game MVP honors.
09/18/1957 Wins the 1957 TOBA Silver Slugger Award at SS.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 80 (80).
07/05/1958 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Paris Lions, with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored.
07/05/1958 Goes 5-5 against the Paris Lions, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 3 R.
07/07/1958 Wins the TOBA Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/29/1958 Goes 5-5 against the Providence Anglers, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/03/1958 Wins the 1958 TOBA Semi-Final MVP Award.
09/10/1958 Wins the 1958 Atlantic Series with the Iceland Aurora.
09/21/1958 Wins the 1958 TOBA Silver Slugger Award at SS.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 75 (75).
03/09/1959 Named to the 1959 Baseball Internationale for the The United States.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1952 77 10
1953 84 1
1955 85 1
1956 84 6
1957 85 1
1959 13 1
Year PA Rank
1952 353 5
1953 396 4
1955 394 3
1957 384 10
1958 394 8
1959 62 5
Year H Rank
1952 91 8
Year TB Rank
1958 161 8
Year 2B Rank
1952 19 4
1955 16 9
1957 18 10
1958 18 9
Year HR Rank
1958 16 7
Year RBI Rank
1958 67 2
Year R Rank
1952 45 6
1953 53 8
1955 53 9
1956 47 10
1958 64 2
Year BB Rank
1952 54 2
1953 68 2
1954 63 2
1955 86 1
1956 70 4
1957 69 3
1958 56 4
1959 11 2
Year IBB Rank
1952 5 1
1953 2 7
1954 15 7
1955 33 1
1956 18 7
1957 22 4
1958 9 9
Year SF Rank
1957 4 8
1959 1 6
Year EBH Rank
1952 28 8
1955 29 10
1958 37 3
Year AVG Rank
1952 .310 6
Year OBP Rank
1952 .418 1
1953 .397 6
1954 .417 1
1955 .434 3
1957 .414 3
Year SLG Rank
1952 .459 8
1958 .482 10
Year RC Rank
1952 60.27 2
1953 61.48 5
1954 58.43 5
1955 59.66 5
1957 56.06 10
1958 58.56 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1952 7.71 1
1953 6.75 8
1954 7.62 2
1955 6.71 5
1957 6.50 7
Year ISO Rank
1958 .216 7
Year wOBA Rank
1952 .394 6
1953 .381 8
1954 .365 5
1958 .364 10
Year OPS Rank
1952 .877 5
1954 .870 5
1955 .883 5
Year WAR Rank
1952 4.5 2
1953 3.7 2
1954 3.3 4
1955 2.2 9
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