LF Karsten Nijkamp #25
New York Skyliners TOBA
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
09/22/1955
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | TOBA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF KARSTEN NIJKAMP #25 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
14 17 6 0 0 2 5 5 1 .353 .522 .706 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
BABIP 50 55 50 50
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 65 65 60 65
Eye 55 55 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 25 45 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 25
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 50
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
08/13/1955 @ SIC Loss, 1-11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/03/1955 @ ICE Win, 12-1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
07/21/1955 SIC Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/20/1955 SIC Loss, 1-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/13/1955 @ LIS Win, 10-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/26/1955 @ PAR Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/1955 @ SIC Win, 13-10 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 0
06/11/1955 LIS Win, 8-5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/10/1955 LIS Win, 11-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/1955 MOB Win, 8-0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
His actions speak louder than his words.
Personality Class: Humble
Birthday:01/15/1929
Born in:Gent, EAS
Nationality:Belgian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$6,300
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 14 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 14 17 6 0 0 2 5 8 5 1 .353 .522 .706 1.228 .530 .353 239
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0.0 7.1 17.37 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   5 2 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .625 1.000 1.625
Versus Right   12 4 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .467 .583 1.050
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   5 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
June   6 3 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 0 1 .500 .667 1.500 2.167
July   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
August   2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Career   17 6 0 0 2 5 8 5 1 0 0 1 .353 .522 .706 1.228
Home   9 4 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 .444 .545 .778 1.323
Road   8 2 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 .625 1.125
Grass   17 6 0 0 2 5 8 5 1 0 0 1 .353 .522 .706 1.228
Day   4 2 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.250 1.917
Night   13 4 0 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 .308 .471 .538 1.009
As Reliever / Substitution   17 6 0 0 2 5 8 5 1 0 0 1 .353 .522 .706 1.228
Pinch Hitting   9 4 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 1.111 1.556
Close/Late   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Inning 7-9   16 6 0 0 2 5 6 5 1 0 0 1 .375 .545 .750 1.295
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   2 2 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
1 Outs   9 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
2 Outs   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Scoring Position   5 3 0 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 .600 .750 1.200 1.950
Bases Empty   10 3 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 .300 .462 .600 1.062
Runner on 1st   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Runner on 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   6 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .625 1.000 1.625
First Pitch   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Count 0-1   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   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 1-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-2   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Full Count   2 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 .750 2.000 2.750
Behind in Count   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Ahead in Count   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Batting Leadoff   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 4th   9 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 .571 1.000 1.571
Batting 6th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   12 3 0 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 .250 .438 .500 .938
Medium Leverage   3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
High Leverage   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
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
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
Total TOBA 14 17 6 0 0 2 5 8 5 1 0 1 0 0 .353 .522 .706 1.228 237 239 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 1.171 194 216 0.3
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 0.3
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
Total TCA 177 617 166 25 5 35 115 99 81 4 4 170 1 3 .269 .356 .496 .851 114 115
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
TOTAL 1B 69 29 278 35 20 317 4 .987 326.0 8.64 -1.0 .942
TOTAL LF 65 61 132 5 0 139 2 .986 496.1 2.48 -8.1 .947
TOTAL RF 9 7 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 66.1 1.90 -2.6 .825
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.
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