1B Karsten Nijkamp #17
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/05/1959
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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1B KARSTEN NIJKAMP #17 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
BABIP 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 70 75 70 70
Eye 60 65 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 30
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 25 45 45
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
03/25/1959 @ ENG Loss, 2-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/24/1959 @ RUS Win, 8-7 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 0
03/23/1959 PUR Win, 6-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
03/22/1959 BUL Loss, 3-7 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
03/21/1959 CRO Win, 4-3 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0
03/20/1959 @ USA Loss, 3-13 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
03/19/1959 @ FRA Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
03/15/1959 CAN Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
03/14/1959 ITA Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/12/1959 @ AUT Win, 6-4 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0
PERSONALITY
Good role model.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:01/15/1929
Born in:Gent, EAS
Nationality:Belgian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:5 Years, 56 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:4 Years, 14 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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
1955 New York - TOBA 26 14 17 6 0 0 2 5 8 5 1 0 1 0 0 .353 .522 .706 1.228 237 239 0.4
1956 New York - TOBA 27 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 12 -1 -0.1
Total TOBA 28 22 7 0 0 2 5 8 5 1 0 2 0 0 .318 .464 .591 1.055 197 196 0.4
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 New York A - A 23 66 196 57 11 2 10 34 41 26 0 0 53 1 1 .291 .374 .520 .894 126 127 1.1
1953 New York A - A 24 58 213 54 8 3 14 45 29 28 2 3 64 0 0 .254 .341 .516 .858 112 106 0.6
1954 Belgium - EBT 25 7 30 12 1 1 2 10 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .471 .700 1.171 207 223 0.6
1954 New York A - A 25 53 208 55 6 0 11 36 29 27 2 1 53 0 2 .264 .353 .452 .805 106 113 0.9
1955 New York - CUP 26 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 36 -0.0
1956 Belgium - BI 27 5 20 5 1 0 1 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .318 .450 .768 98 92 -0.0
1956 New York - CUP 27 7 15 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 6 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533 45 54 -0.2
1956 Total - CUP 27 12 35 8 1 0 1 6 5 5 0 0 8 0 0 .229 .325 .343 .668 75 75 -0.3
1956 New York A - A 27 24 78 20 2 0 5 15 14 16 1 1 19 0 0 .256 .385 .474 .860 116 119 0.3
1957 Belgium - EBT 28 8 29 5 1 0 0 1 5 7 0 0 5 1 0 .172 .333 .207 .540 52 72 -0.1
1957 New York A - A 28 54 197 72 11 2 11 49 38 28 0 0 51 2 2 .365 .444 .609 1.054 169 180 2.3
1959 Belgium - BI 30 12 45 14 0 0 4 9 9 7 1 0 10 0 0 .311 .415 .578 .993 169 174 0.5
Total TCA 255 892 258 38 7 51 179 151 125 5 5 240 3 5 .289 .378 .519 .897 126 130
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 New York A - A 1B 36 21 167 25 13 194 2 .990 209.2 8.24 -0.4 .956
1952 New York A - A LF 8 7 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 58.0 2.33 -0.9 .944
1953 New York A - A 1B 16 2 36 1 3 38 1 .974 41.0 8.12 -0.5 .821
1953 New York A - A LF 46 46 97 4 0 103 2 .981 363.2 2.50 -7.4 .934
1954 New York A - A 1B 7 6 55 7 3 62 0 1.000 56.1 9.91 +0.4 1.031
1954 Belgium - EBT 1B 2 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.0 1.002
1954 New York A - A LF 9 8 19 0 0 19 0 1.000 71.2 2.39 +0.2 1.017
1954 Belgium - EBT RF 7 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 61.1 1.91 -2.7 .814
1955 New York - TOBA 1B 7 0 15 1 1 17 1 .941 14.0 10.29 -0.5 .000
1955 New York - CUP 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1955 New York - TOBA LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .983
1955 New York - CUP LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 New York - TOBA RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 1.004
1956 New York - TOBA 1B 12 0 21 3 0 24 0 1.000 19.2 10.98 +0.3 1.076
1956 New York A - A 1B 4 3 23 4 3 27 0 1.000 26.0 9.35 +0.2 1.029
1956 New York - CUP 1B 5 0 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.0 1.023
1956 Belgium - BI 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 0.0 .000
1956 New York - TOBA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.015
1956 New York - CUP RF 4 4 5 0 0 6 1 .833 32.0 1.41 -1.1 .722
1956 Belgium - BI RF 5 5 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 36.0 2.50 -0.7 .913
1957 New York A - A 1B 6 3 35 3 3 38 0 1.000 32.0 10.69 +0.7 1.227
1957 New York A - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.024
1957 Belgium - EBT RF 8 8 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 70.0 2.06 -1.2 .902
TOTAL 1B 99 35 372 46 26 422 4 .991 417.2 9.01 +0.2 .985
TOTAL LF 67 61 133 5 0 140 2 .986 500.1 2.48 -8.1 .947
TOTAL RF 27 24 46 0 0 47 1 .979 205.1 2.02 -5.6 .860
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the New York Skyliners. (Round 96, Pick 5, 765th overall pick).
08/11/1952 Wins the 1952 TOBA Class A Round 1 with the New York A Big Stick!
08/22/1952 Wins the 1952 TCA Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
05/30/1953 Injured on 05/29/1953, diagnosed with a sore ankle, is day-to-day.
06/18/1953 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 3 days.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 European Baseball Tournament for the Belgium.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
08/08/1955 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 3 days.
10/10/1955 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $10,000.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
03/12/1956 Named to the 1956 Baseball Internationale for the Belgium.
08/02/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the New York A Big Stick!
09/26/1956 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $15,030.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 55 (55).
03/11/1957 Named to the 1957 European Baseball Tournament for the Belgium.
08/14/1957 Finished 2nd in 1957 TCA Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/21/1957 Became a free agent.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 55 (60).
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
03/09/1959 Named to the 1959 Baseball Internationale for the Belgium.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1959 10 6
Year HR Rank
1959 4 4
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