1B Jim Sykora #32
Austin Desperados ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/24/2025
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B JIM SYKORA #32 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 380 89 11 3 18 51 33 114 .234 .297 .421 9 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 50 45
Gap 45 40 45 45
Power 55 45 55 55
Eye 60 50 65 60
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 35
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 20 30 20
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 65 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2025 PHO Loss, 0-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2025 @ PHO Loss, 2-3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/2025 HH Loss, 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/2025 HH Win, 7-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/21/2025 HH Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2025 @ DD Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2025 @ DD Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2025 @ PHO Loss, 7-11 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/16/2025 @ PHO Loss, 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/2025 @ PHO Win, 8-4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Plays the game at full throttle.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
Birthday:07/24/1999
Born in:Cocoa Beach, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 7"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$46,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 63 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 63 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 20th Pick in Round 14
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 380 89 11 3 18 51 51 33 114 .234 .297 .421 .718 .305 .187 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 98 420 2 1 0 2 2 3 160 32 9 3 75.0 49.9 4.48 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 19 2 2 6 12 13 4 29 1 1 0 .192 .221 .434 .655
Versus Right   281 70 9 1 12 39 36 29 85 2 1 2 .249 .322 .416 .738
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   14 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .214 .312 .357 .670
April   69 15 3 0 4 10 13 7 25 1 0 1 .217 .295 .435 .730
May   53 8 1 0 1 3 3 7 19 0 2 0 .151 .250 .226 .476
June   57 12 1 1 3 10 5 3 17 1 0 0 .211 .246 .421 .667
July   49 14 0 1 6 10 14 5 10 1 0 1 .286 .357 .694 1.051
August   80 24 2 0 3 11 10 4 15 0 0 0 .300 .333 .438 .771
September   58 13 2 1 1 7 5 5 24 0 0 0 .224 .286 .345 .631
Spring Training   55 14 1 1 1 5 8 5 19 0 0 1 .255 .328 .364 .692
Postseason   7 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .429 .679
Last Year   490 108 20 4 21 49 85 52 141 2 0 9 .220 .306 .406 .712
2 Years Ago   533 132 24 1 26 86 81 79 153 8 0 7 .248 .348 .443 .790
Career   2083 480 76 12 103 288 332 305 608 15 2 21 .230 .333 .427 .759
Home   184 41 5 1 9 22 27 14 47 0 1 2 .223 .285 .408 .693
Road   196 48 6 2 9 29 24 19 67 3 1 0 .245 .307 .434 .741
Grass   373 87 11 3 17 48 49 32 113 2 2 2 .233 .296 .416 .711
Turf   7 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .333 .714 1.048
Day   157 38 3 0 4 13 13 8 44 1 1 1 .242 .281 .338 .619
Night   223 51 8 3 14 38 38 25 70 2 1 1 .229 .307 .480 .787
As Starter   361 84 10 3 14 41 44 32 108 2 2 2 .233 .297 .393 .691
As Reliever / Substitution   19 5 1 0 4 10 7 1 6 1 0 0 .263 .286 .947 1.233
Pinch Hitting   15 5 1 0 4 10 5 1 4 1 0 0 .333 .353 1.200 1.553
Close/Late   90 22 3 0 6 14 11 5 29 1 0 1 .244 .289 .478 .766
Inning 1-3   145 37 4 1 8 24 22 9 46 1 2 0 .255 .297 .462 .759
Inning 4-6   120 26 4 1 2 8 11 13 34 1 0 1 .217 .296 .317 .613
Inning 7-9   106 24 3 1 7 16 15 10 30 1 0 1 .226 .297 .472 .768
Extra Innings   9 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
0 Outs   122 23 3 2 7 14 23 9 40 0 2 0 .189 .244 .418 .662
1 Outs   142 36 7 1 5 19 15 13 39 3 0 0 .254 .310 .423 .733
2 Outs   116 30 1 0 6 18 11 11 35 0 0 2 .259 .333 .422 .756
Scoring Position   106 24 2 1 5 35 11 11 31 3 2 1 .226 .298 .406 .703
Bases Empty   227 58 9 2 10 10 30 20 71 0 0 1 .256 .319 .445 .763
Runner on 1st   47 7 0 0 3 6 8 2 12 0 0 0 .149 .184 .340 .524
Runner on 2nd   44 11 0 1 3 13 5 4 14 0 2 1 .250 .327 .500 .827
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 1 2 5 2 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 7 2 0 0 5 2 3 9 0 0 0 .226 .294 .290 .584
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .273 .556 .828
Bases Loaded   8 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Two Strikes   247 44 6 1 10 25 22 12 114 2 0 1 .178 .218 .332 .550
First Pitch   38 9 0 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .237 .368 .605
Count 0-1   27 7 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .286 .407 .693
Count 0-2   28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 .179 .179 .179 .357
Count 1-0   23 7 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 .304 .304 .391 .696
Count 1-1   18 9 2 0 3 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.111 1.611
Count 1-2   92 14 1 1 4 10 7 0 54 1 0 0 .152 .151 .315 .466
Count 2-0   6 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   14 6 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 .429 .438 .786 1.223
Count 2-2   65 12 0 0 2 3 3 0 26 0 0 0 .185 .185 .277 .462
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 .500 .812 1.000 1.812
Full Count   62 13 5 0 4 12 12 12 19 1 0 1 .210 .342 .484 .826
Behind in Count   147 26 2 1 5 13 9 0 69 1 0 1 .177 .181 .306 .487
Ahead in Count   50 20 2 1 3 10 16 21 0 1 2 0 .400 .569 .660 1.229
Batting Leadoff   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   197 46 5 2 11 29 27 20 60 3 2 1 .234 .303 .447 .750
Batting 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   17 3 1 0 0 1 4 5 6 0 0 0 .176 .364 .235 .599
Batting 5th   34 9 2 0 2 3 4 2 9 0 0 0 .265 .306 .500 .806
Batting 6th   111 28 2 1 3 13 10 6 34 0 0 1 .252 .297 .369 .666
Batting 7th   6 3 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.667 2.167
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   167 43 6 1 8 11 20 16 51 0 0 1 .257 .326 .449 .775
Medium Leverage   133 30 3 2 7 22 19 12 39 1 2 1 .226 .293 .436 .729
High Leverage   79 16 2 0 3 18 10 5 24 2 0 0 .203 .244 .342 .586
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
2021 Austin - ABA 21 42 120 31 1 1 5 15 17 24 0 1 25 1 1 .258 .379 .408 .788 131 135 1.0
2022 Austin - ABA 22 156 560 120 20 3 33 87 98 117 3 1 175 8 4 .214 .352 .438 .790 118 117 1.8
2023 Austin - ABA 23 152 533 132 24 1 26 86 81 79 7 8 153 24 12 .248 .348 .443 .790 107 106 1.3
2024 Austin - ABA 24 146 490 108 20 4 21 49 85 52 9 2 141 15 8 .220 .306 .406 .712 94 94 0.3
2025 Austin - ABA 25 121 380 89 11 3 18 51 51 33 2 3 114 9 3 .234 .297 .421 .718 93 91 0.7
Total ABA 617 2083 480 76 12 103 288 332 305 21 15 608 57 28 .230 .333 .427 .759 106 105 4.9
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
2014 Tompkins High School - HS 14 38 129 34 3 1 9 18 23 20 0 0 35 1 0 .264 .362 .512 .874 122 115 0.7
2015 Tompkins High School - HS 15 35 107 35 3 0 8 29 21 24 2 0 24 2 3 .327 .459 .579 1.038 177 172 1.7
2016 Tompkins High School - HS 16 39 143 26 4 1 2 12 14 23 0 0 52 0 1 .182 .295 .266 .561 53 44 -0.4
2017 Tompkins High School - HS 17 32 32 13 0 0 3 17 9 11 1 0 7 0 0 .406 .568 .688 1.256 217 209 0.6
2018 Tompkins High School - HS 18 39 149 40 9 1 2 17 28 21 0 1 45 2 1 .268 .357 .383 .739 83 84 0.2
2018 Tiverton - R 18 76 156 35 1 0 12 28 27 35 2 2 31 1 3 .224 .369 .462 .831 125 125 1.2
2019 Tiverton - R 19 40 88 23 7 0 4 11 15 16 2 0 19 4 1 .261 .387 .477 .864 122 130 0.8
2020 (AUS) Norfolk - DL 20 34 126 43 5 2 7 26 25 33 0 0 20 4 2 .341 .478 .579 1.057 175 178 1.8
2020 Long Beach - A 20 97 295 96 10 2 34 83 66 57 0 2 70 0 2 .325 .432 .719 1.151 188 182 4.8
2020 St. Louis - AA 20 41 135 31 8 1 5 9 18 11 0 0 28 0 0 .230 .288 .415 .702 103 102 0.6
2021 Laredo - AAA 21 94 335 90 14 0 18 71 56 64 4 6 94 5 1 .269 .386 .472 .858 150 152 3.8
Total AAA 94 335 90 14 0 18 71 56 64 4 6 94 5 1 .269 .386 .472 .858 150 152
Total AA 41 135 31 8 1 5 9 18 11 0 0 28 0 0 .230 .288 .415 .702 103 102
Total A 97 295 96 10 2 34 83 66 57 0 2 70 0 2 .325 .432 .719 1.151 188 182
Total AHS 183 560 148 19 3 24 93 95 99 3 1 163 5 5 .264 .377 .438 .815 112 107
Total AR 116 244 58 8 0 16 39 42 51 4 2 50 5 4 .238 .375 .467 .843 124 127
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
2021 Austin - ABA 21 3 14 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690 103 105 -0.2
2022 Austin - ABA 22 6 24 5 3 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .208 .240 .333 .573 57 53 -1.2
2023 Austin - ABA 23 13 46 13 0 1 6 11 10 9 1 0 11 4 2 .283 .411 .717 1.128 190 189 0.1
2025 Austin - ABA 25 2 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .250 .429 .679 80 75 -0.3
Total ABA 24 91 23 4 2 6 13 16 12 1 0 25 4 2 .253 .346 .538 .885 137 136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Austin - ABA 1B 36 31 327 13 30 341 1 .997 284.2 10.75 +0.1 1.025
2022 Austin - ABA 1B 156 155 1287 60 117 1355 8 .994 1408.2 8.61 +0.7 .995
2023 Austin - ABA 1B 142 140 1205 66 111 1275 4 .997 1266.0 9.04 +3.9 1.041
2024 Austin - ABA 1B 133 127 1078 76 96 1162 8 .993 1116.1 9.30 +1.3 1.023
2025 Austin - ABA 1B 99 95 809 62 55 872 1 .999 822.1 9.53 +3.7 1.028
2025 Austin - ABA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Austin - ABA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.000
TOTAL 1B 566 548 4706 277 409 5005 22 .996 4898.0 9.16 +9.7 1.021
TOTAL CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.1 1.000
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2014 Joined the Tompkins High School Falcons.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (50); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 30 (65).
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (50); Power: 40 (75); Eye: 35 (65).
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 45 (70).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (35); Power: 35 (50); Eye: 40 (55).
06/07/2018 Released by the Tompkins High School Falcons.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 14, Pick 20, 334th overall pick) by the Austin Desperados.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (40); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (65).
06/14/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
07/27/2020 Wins the A S-A Player of the Week Award.
10/22/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 A S-A Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/07/2020 Named the #58 prospect in the ABA
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (AUS) Norfolk Tunnels.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 60 (80).
02/24/2021 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Austin Desperados development complex.
04/02/2021 Named the #44 prospect in the ABA
06/20/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
06/30/2021 Named the #35 prospect in the ABA
07/01/2021 Wins the AAA SC Batter of the Month Award.
11/01/2021 Named the #21 prospect in the ABA
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (80).
02/24/2022 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Austin Desperados development complex.
04/01/2022 Named the #33 prospect in the ABA
06/05/2022 Hits three home runs against the Toronto Trash Pandas, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
07/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Rookie of the Month Award.
08/08/2022 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
11/12/2022 Finished 3rd in 2022 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 65 (75).
02/28/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Austin Desperados development complex.
10/02/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA AC Wildcard Game MVP Award.
10/09/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA AC Divisional Series MVP Award.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
09/16/2024 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
11/14/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $46,000 with the Austin Desperados organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 65 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 155 3
Year PA Rank
2022 681 5
Year BB Rank
2022 117 2
Year IBB Rank
2022 11 1
2023 5 6
Year SF Rank
2023 8 1
Year AVG Rank
2020 .341 10
Year OBP Rank
2020 .478 4
Year RC/27 Rank
2020 11.72 8
Year wOBA Rank
2020 .461 10
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