LF Jon 'Checkmate' Bertelson #9
Paris Lions TOBA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/12/1959
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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LF JON 'CHECKMATE' BERTELSON #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
6 26 6 0 1 1 1 2 4 .231 .286 .423 1 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 50
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 45 55
Power 55 60 55 55
Eye 50 55 50 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 50
Errors: - 50 60
Arm: 25 40 35
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 35
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/10/1959 NY Win, 4-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
05/09/1959 NY Win, 6-3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
05/08/1959 NY Win, 5-3 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
05/07/1959 ICE Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/06/1959 ICE Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/05/1959 ICE Win, 6-5 6 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
05/02/1959 ICE Loss, 4-5 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
05/01/1959 @ MOB Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/30/1959 LIS Loss, 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/29/1959 SIC Win, 6-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Jon is recognized as a natural leader and puts in long hours. He is well-respected by his teammates.
Birthday:12/28/1931
Born in:Little Falls, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,800
Signed Through:1959 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:7 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 1st Pick in Round 1
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 1 1 1 2 2 4 .231 .286 .423 .709 .313 .192 106
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 6 28 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2 1 0 100.0 3.0 3.87 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .231 .417 .647
Versus Right   14 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .429 .762
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
May   26 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
Spring Training   61 11 1 3 2 6 6 4 13 0 0 0 .180 .231 .393 .624
Last Year   319 81 11 0 10 34 40 17 49 2 0 3 .254 .296 .382 .679
2 Years Ago   346 100 10 2 18 53 45 27 35 1 0 2 .289 .343 .486 .829
Career   826 223 29 4 33 104 99 58 107 6 0 7 .270 .321 .435 .756
Home   26 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
Grass   26 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
Day   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Night   17 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .235 .316 .529 .845
As Starter   26 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
Close/Late   8 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Inning 1-3   11 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .091 .167 .273 .439
Inning 4-6   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Inning 7-9   8 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   8 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .625 1.025
1 Outs   12 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
2 Outs   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   16 5 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .312 .353 .625 .978
Runner on 1st   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   10 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 .100 .250 .400 .650
First Pitch   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 2.000 2.750
Behind in Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Batting 2nd   26 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 .231 .286 .423 .709
Low Leverage   12 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .583 1.045
Medium Leverage   12 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .083 .154 .333 .487
High Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1956 Paris - TOBA 24 36 135 36 8 1 4 16 12 12 2 3 19 0 0 .267 .329 .430 .759 112 116 0.4
1957 Paris - TOBA 25 84 346 100 10 2 18 53 45 27 2 1 35 0 0 .289 .343 .486 .829 125 132 2.7
1958 Paris - TOBA 26 83 319 81 11 0 10 34 40 17 3 2 49 0 1 .254 .296 .382 .679 89 92 -0.8
1959 Paris - TOBA 27 6 26 6 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 .231 .286 .423 .709 99 106 -0.0
Total TOBA 209 826 223 29 4 33 104 99 58 7 6 107 1 1 .270 .321 .435 .756 108 113 2.3
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 Cumana University - COL 20 50 183 70 16 3 16 49 42 47 0 1 18 0 0 .383 .506 .765 1.272 230 237 3.9
1953 Cumana University - COL 21 50 181 70 21 4 13 41 42 45 1 1 32 0 0 .387 .509 .762 1.271 209 211 3.6
1954 The United States - PANC 22 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762 103 120 0.0
1954 Cumana University - COL 22 40 137 55 10 0 17 32 48 45 1 2 8 0 0 .401 .546 .847 1.393 247 224 3.2
1954 Paris A - A 22 26 82 20 2 0 4 11 13 19 0 3 17 0 0 .244 .375 .415 .790 110 90 0.3
1955 The United States - WJC 23 8 31 9 0 0 2 5 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .436 .484 .920 154 171 0.3
1955 Paris A - A 23 83 292 92 10 1 16 61 50 51 4 3 51 0 1 .315 .420 .521 .941 143 136 2.4
1956 The United States - BI 24 3 6 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .667 1.095 181 185 0.0
1956 Paris A - A 24 54 201 55 6 0 6 31 26 33 1 2 34 0 1 .274 .376 .393 .769 101 105 0.0
1957 Paris - CUP 25 14 55 12 3 0 3 9 7 8 2 0 9 0 0 .218 .338 .436 .775 122 126 0.3
Total TCA 163 575 167 18 1 26 103 89 103 5 8 102 0 2 .290 .398 .461 .859 124 119
Total TCOL 140 501 195 47 7 46 122 132 137 2 4 58 0 0 .389 .519 .786 1.305 227 224
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
1956 Paris - TOBA 24 2 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 13 15 -0.3
1957 Paris - TOBA 25 5 19 8 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 .421 .450 .789 1.239 233 253 0.0
Total TOBA 7 26 9 1 0 2 6 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 .346 .393 .615 1.008 171 185
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Cumana University - COL 1B 49 49 397 65 21 465 3 .994 428.1 9.71 +1.8 1.055
1953 Cumana University - COL 1B 50 50 395 46 25 444 3 .993 414.1 9.58 +1.2 1.039
1954 Paris A - A 1B 4 0 7 1 0 8 0 1.000 7.0 10.29 +0.2 1.031
1954 Cumana University - COL 1B 40 40 330 36 19 367 1 .997 355.0 9.28 +2.1 1.081
1954 The United States - PANC 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1954 Paris A - A LF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.017
1954 The United States - PANC LF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.0 1.042
1954 Paris A - A RF 22 22 42 1 0 44 1 .977 172.0 2.25 -3.0 .905
1955 Paris A - A 1B 29 10 108 11 7 119 0 1.000 118.2 9.03 +0.7 1.022
1955 The United States - WJC 1B 8 8 91 4 11 95 0 1.000 74.0 11.55 +0.2 1.035
1955 Paris A - A LF 61 61 108 1 0 111 2 .982 498.2 1.97 -5.3 .938
1955 Paris A - A RF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 20.0 2.70 +0.3 1.029
1956 Paris - TOBA 1B 36 36 367 37 35 411 7 .983 317.0 11.47 +0.1 1.004
1956 Paris A - A 1B 33 31 230 21 23 253 2 .992 258.2 8.73 -0.2 1.000
1956 Paris A - A LF 30 23 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 217.1 2.15 -2.8 .946
1956 The United States - BI LF 3 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 -0.0 1.011
1956 Paris A - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Paris - TOBA 1B 84 84 885 62 80 952 5 .995 747.0 11.41 +2.4 1.018
1957 Paris - CUP 1B 14 14 168 10 17 180 2 .989 129.0 12.42 -0.8 .905
1958 Paris - TOBA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1958 Paris - TOBA LF 83 82 147 2 0 152 3 .980 726.2 1.85 -9.4 .932
1959 Paris - TOBA LF 6 6 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 57.0 2.68 -0.6 .892
TOTAL 1B 350 322 2983 293 238 3299 23 .993 2853.0 10.33 +7.6 1.029
TOTAL LF 187 175 332 3 0 340 5 .985 1534.0 1.97 -18.0 .936
TOTAL RF 25 25 48 1 0 50 1 .980 192.0 2.30 -2.6 .917
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Joined the Team 32 Fighting Lions.
01/22/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Cumana University Fighting Lions development complex.
02/11/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Cumana University Fighting Lions development complex.
03/12/1952 Goes 5-5 against the Punta Cana University Triplets, with 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
03/30/1952 Was selected to the 1952 TOBA College All-Star Game.
06/15/1952 Wins the 1952 TCOL IC Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
06/17/1952 Wins the 1952 TCOL IC Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 50 (80).
03/01/1953 Outstandingly completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cumana University Fighting Lions development complex.
03/09/1953 Goes 5-5 against the University-on-Sea Spitfires, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
04/12/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Orange Prince A&M Velocity, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
04/17/1953 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/25/1953 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Alphonso Winters University Wildcats, with 3 RBI and 1 runs scored.
05/22/1953 Wins the 1953 TCOL IC Most Valuable Player Award.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 65 (80).
03/01/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Cumana University Fighting Lions development complex.
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 Pan-American Nations' Cup for the The United States.
03/30/1954 Was selected to the 1954 TOBA College All-Star Game.
04/18/1954 Goes 0-2 against the Monteserico University Majestics, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
05/19/1954 Wins the 1954 TCOL IC Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
05/21/1954 Wins the 1954 TCOL IC Most Valuable Player Award.
07/01/1954 Released by the Cumana University Fighting Lions.
07/01/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft by the Paris Lions. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick).
08/17/1954 Wins the 1954 TOBA Class A Round 1 with the Paris A Orioles!
08/30/1954 Named the #3 prospect in the TOBA
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 70 (80).
03/07/1955 Named to the 1955 World Junior Championship for the The United States.
05/03/1955 Named the #8 prospect in the TOBA
05/14/1955 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/23/1955 Named the #7 prospect in the TOBA
06/29/1955 Was selected to the 1955 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
08/13/1955 Wins the 1955 TCA Great Glove Award at LF.
09/07/1955 Named the #12 prospect in the TOBA
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 70 (80).
03/12/1956 Named to the 1956 Baseball Internationale for the The United States.
05/01/1956 Named the #19 prospect in the TOBA
06/21/1956 Named the #17 prospect in the TOBA
06/27/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
09/28/1956 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,500.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (75).
07/03/1957 Was selected to the 1957 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
11/23/1957 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,700.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (75).
07/09/1958 Was selected to the 1958 Trans-Oceanic Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10/11/1958 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $6,800.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1957 84 10
Year AB Rank
1957 346 9
Year H Rank
1957 100 6
Year TB Rank
1957 168 2
Year HR Rank
1955 2 8
1957 18 2
Year RBI Rank
1957 53 3
Year BB Rank
1955 8 7
Year SLG Rank
1957 .486 7
Year ISO Rank
1957 .197 5
Year wOBA Rank
1957 .368 8
Year OPS Rank
1957 .829 9
Year WAR Rank
1957 2.7 6
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