C Ze-dong Cao #8
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
09/22/1955
OA: 45 POT: 45
C ZE-DONG CAO #8 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
68 261 75 11 2 16 42 22 37 .287 .343 .529 0 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
BABIP 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 50 55 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 60
Errors: - 50 60
Arm: 55 50 45
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/29/1955 @ WAR Win, 8-6 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 0
07/28/1955 @ WAR Win, 4-2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1955 SOF Loss, 0-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/25/1955 SOF Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/23/1955 @ MOS Win, 6-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/22/1955 @ MOS Win, 12-11 4 2 1 3 1 1 1 0
07/21/1955 @ MOS Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/20/1955 @ BUD Win, 13-2 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 0
07/19/1955 @ BUD Loss, 2-4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
07/18/1955 @ BUD Win, 1-0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Cao is a leader in the clubhouse.
Birthday:04/14/1929
Born in:Hangzhou, ZHE
Nationality:Chinese
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 32 Days
Service This Yr:90 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 34 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
EASTERN BLOC BASEBALL 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 68 261 75 11 2 16 42 43 22 37 .287 .343 .529 .871 .379 .241 142
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 67 286 1 1 0 8 0 2 138 29 0 0 0.0 45.6 6.28 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   61 21 0 0 8 13 14 4 10 1 0 0 .344 .379 .738 1.116
Versus Right   200 54 11 2 8 29 29 18 27 1 0 1 .270 .332 .465 .797
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   90 23 4 0 5 12 15 9 16 1 0 1 .256 .327 .467 .793
June   85 24 6 1 5 16 13 4 6 0 0 0 .282 .315 .553 .868
July   86 28 1 1 6 14 15 9 15 1 0 0 .326 .385 .570 .955
Spring Training   54 14 0 1 4 13 10 14 4 0 0 1 .259 .420 .519 .939
Last Year   239 61 11 0 11 42 28 23 41 4 0 0 .255 .316 .439 .755
2 Years Ago   97 31 3 0 7 15 15 11 13 0 0 0 .320 .389 .567 .956
Career   597 167 25 2 34 99 86 56 91 6 0 1 .280 .339 .499 .839
Home   123 37 8 1 8 20 24 15 17 1 0 1 .301 .379 .577 .956
Road   138 38 3 1 8 22 19 7 20 1 0 0 .275 .308 .486 .794
Grass   261 75 11 2 16 42 43 22 37 2 0 1 .287 .343 .529 .871
Day   123 43 7 0 11 26 21 10 18 2 0 0 .350 .393 .675 1.067
Night   138 32 4 2 5 16 22 12 19 0 0 1 .232 .298 .399 .697
As Starter   259 75 11 2 16 42 43 22 37 2 0 1 .290 .345 .533 .878
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   61 19 3 0 4 10 9 6 8 0 0 0 .311 .373 .557 .931
Inning 1-3   87 21 3 1 4 12 13 8 13 1 0 0 .241 .302 .437 .739
Inning 4-6   89 27 4 1 8 18 19 6 14 0 0 1 .303 .354 .640 .995
Inning 7-9   77 23 4 0 2 9 8 6 9 1 0 0 .299 .345 .429 .774
Extra Innings   8 4 0 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 1.250 1.850
0 Outs   93 30 3 1 8 14 20 10 10 1 0 0 .323 .385 .634 1.019
1 Outs   82 19 4 0 3 13 13 7 15 1 0 1 .232 .297 .390 .687
2 Outs   86 26 4 1 5 15 10 5 12 0 0 0 .302 .341 .547 .887
Scoring Position   77 19 4 0 4 24 12 7 15 2 0 0 .247 .302 .455 .757
Bases Empty   138 40 5 2 7 7 20 11 18 0 0 1 .290 .347 .507 .854
Runner on 1st   46 16 2 0 5 11 11 4 4 0 0 0 .348 .400 .717 1.117
Runner on 2nd   23 7 1 0 1 5 4 4 3 0 0 0 .304 .407 .478 .886
Runner on 3rd   9 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 9 0 0 3 12 5 2 5 0 0 0 .310 .355 .621 .976
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   9 2 2 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .200 .444 .644
Two Strikes   119 24 5 0 4 9 19 15 37 0 0 1 .202 .296 .345 .641
First Pitch   51 18 1 0 5 11 9 1 0 1 0 0 .353 .358 .667 1.025
Count 0-1   25 10 2 2 3 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Count 0-2   18 6 2 0 1 1 3 0 5 0 0 0 .333 .333 .611 .944
Count 1-0   17 8 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .471 .444 .706 1.150
Count 1-1   25 8 1 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .600 .920
Count 1-2   38 7 2 0 2 6 5 0 12 0 0 0 .184 .184 .395 .579
Count 2-0   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 2-1   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-2   36 6 1 0 1 2 6 0 14 0 0 1 .167 .189 .278 .467
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
Full Count   27 5 0 0 0 0 5 15 6 0 0 0 .185 .476 .185 .661
Behind in Count   81 23 6 2 6 17 15 0 17 0 0 0 .284 .284 .630 .914
Ahead in Count   41 15 2 0 2 6 4 6 0 1 0 0 .366 .438 .561 .998
Batting 4th   127 38 7 1 9 28 25 13 16 2 0 1 .299 .364 .583 .946
Batting 5th   98 28 2 1 5 11 13 8 14 0 0 0 .286 .340 .480 .819
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   30 8 2 0 2 3 5 1 5 0 0 0 .267 .290 .533 .824
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   97 26 4 1 4 11 15 6 14 1 0 1 .268 .314 .454 .768
Medium Leverage   105 34 5 1 6 12 18 12 14 0 0 0 .324 .393 .562 .955
High Leverage   58 15 2 0 6 19 10 4 9 1 0 0 .259 .302 .603 .905
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
1953 Kazan - EBB 24 33 97 31 3 0 7 15 15 11 0 0 13 0 0 .320 .389 .567 .956 168 173 1.5
1954 Kazan - EBB 25 64 239 61 11 0 11 42 28 23 0 4 41 0 0 .255 .316 .439 .755 114 113 1.6
1955 Volgograd - EBB 26 68 261 75 11 2 16 42 43 22 1 2 37 0 0 .287 .343 .529 .871 139 142 2.8
Total EBB 165 597 167 25 2 34 99 86 56 1 6 91 0 0 .280 .339 .499 .839 134 136 6.0
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
1954 China - ABC 25 9 39 16 3 0 2 8 6 4 0 2 0 0 0 .410 .444 .641 1.085 192 194 0.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Kazan - INT C 28 26 129 16 1 145 0 1.000 233.1 5.59 +0.6 1.017 3 12 9 75.0
1953 Kazan - INT 1B 2 0 12 1 1 14 1 .929 10.0 11.70 -0.5 .529
1954 Kazan - INT C 51 51 243 23 3 267 1 .996 463.2 5.16 +0.6 .873 3 27 14 51.9
1954 China - ABC C 9 9 58 5 0 63 0 1.000 87.0 6.52 +0.5 1.183 1 1 0 0.0
1954 Kazan - INT 1B 3 1 19 1 2 20 0 1.000 21.0 8.57 +0.1 1.062
1954 Kazan - INT 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Kazan - INT 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Kazan - INT LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Kazan - INT CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Volgograd - INT C 68 67 324 36 0 365 5 .986 600.0 5.40 +0.6 .964 4 37 18 48.6
TOTAL C 156 153 754 80 4 840 6 .993 1384.0 5.42 +2.3 .986 11 77 41 53.2
TOTAL 1B 5 1 31 2 3 34 1 .971 31.0 9.58 -0.4 .795
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/08/1952 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kazan Komets organization.
04/13/1952 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kazan Komets development complex.
06/07/1952 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/31/1952 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,800.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/29/1953 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Kazan Komets development complex.
08/12/1953 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,540 with the Kazan Komets organization.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 Asian Baseball Championship for the China.
03/19/1954 Wins the 1954 Asian Baseball Championship Championship Round with the China!
03/20/1954 Wins the 1954 ABC Most Valuable Player Award.
04/03/1954 Injured on 04/01/1954, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
01/29/1955 Was traded by the Kazan Komets to the Volgograd Owls in exchange for 2B Felix Karzinkin and RP Vladmiri Lyubetsky.
06/06/1955 Wins the EBB Player of the Week Award.
08/21/1955 Wins the 1955 EBB Best Bat Award at C.
09/02/1955 Became a free agent.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1954 11 10
1955 16 4
Year SF Rank
1954 4 2
Year SLG Rank
1955 .529 6
Year ISO Rank
1954 .184 9
1955 .241 5
Year wOBA Rank
1955 .380 6
Year OPS Rank
1955 .871 9
Year WAR Rank
1955 2.8 9
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