C Bruce Richards #36
Halifax Heathens ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/03/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C BRUCE RICHARDS #36 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
41 140 30 3 0 7 28 11 37 .214 .271 .386 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 30
Errors: - 40 35
Arm: 75 55 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 70 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 70 Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 25
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 40
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/02/2023 @ ME Win, 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
06/01/2023 @ TOR Win, 6-0 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
05/31/2023 @ TOR Loss, 7-8 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
05/30/2023 @ TOR Win, 12-2 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
05/27/2023 CIN Win, 6-4 3 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
05/26/2023 CIN Win, 5-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
05/24/2023 AUS Win, 2-1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/23/2023 AUS Loss, 3-7 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
05/22/2023 @ SYR Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/21/2023 @ SYR Win, 7-1 5 2 1 2 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Gives an honest effort each day.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader
Birthday:03/17/1996
Born in:Cleveland, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$175,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 64 Days
Service This Yr:64 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 64 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2016, 11th Pick in Round 6
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 41 140 30 3 0 7 28 20 11 37 .214 .271 .386 .657 .280 .171 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 155 1 0 0 3 0 3 54 10 0 0 0.0 14.8 3.44 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   21 8 1 0 0 4 4 4 5 1 0 0 .381 .462 .429 .890
Versus Right   119 22 2 0 7 24 16 7 32 2 0 1 .185 .233 .378 .611
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 7 2 0 1 5 3 1 3 1 0 0 .500 .500 .857 1.357
Last Week   14 1 0 0 1 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .071 .278 .286 .563
April   67 9 0 0 1 6 6 4 25 1 0 0 .134 .181 .179 .360
May   67 20 3 0 5 21 13 6 9 2 0 1 .299 .355 .567 .922
June   6 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .667 .952
Spring Training   37 12 0 0 3 5 7 4 11 1 0 1 .324 .395 .568 .963
Last Year   306 65 6 0 16 48 34 28 71 1 1 3 .212 .284 .389 .673
2 Years Ago   443 104 14 0 10 57 57 55 63 5 0 1 .235 .317 .334 .652
Career   1711 417 67 3 70 243 219 179 357 13 1 25 .244 .322 .409 .731
Home   47 13 0 0 3 13 8 7 9 1 0 1 .277 .375 .468 .843
Road   93 17 3 0 4 15 12 4 28 2 0 0 .183 .212 .344 .556
Grass   140 30 3 0 7 28 20 11 37 3 0 1 .214 .271 .386 .657
Day   66 17 3 0 4 15 12 5 15 1 0 0 .258 .306 .485 .790
Night   74 13 0 0 3 13 8 6 22 2 0 1 .176 .241 .297 .538
As Starter   139 30 3 0 7 28 20 11 37 3 0 1 .216 .273 .388 .661
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   24 5 0 0 1 2 3 2 11 0 0 0 .208 .269 .333 .603
Inning 1-3   38 8 2 0 3 10 6 3 9 1 0 0 .211 .262 .500 .762
Inning 4-6   52 12 1 0 2 12 8 5 12 1 0 0 .231 .293 .365 .658
Inning 7-9   49 10 0 0 2 6 6 3 15 1 0 1 .204 .259 .327 .586
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   38 11 2 0 2 6 6 1 10 1 0 1 .289 .317 .500 .817
1 Outs   58 10 0 0 4 15 10 4 20 2 0 0 .172 .219 .379 .598
2 Outs   44 9 1 0 1 7 4 6 7 0 0 0 .205 .300 .295 .595
Scoring Position   53 11 2 0 2 21 7 3 14 3 0 0 .208 .237 .358 .596
Bases Empty   65 14 1 0 3 3 10 7 18 0 0 0 .215 .292 .369 .661
Runner on 1st   22 5 0 0 2 4 3 1 5 0 0 1 .227 .292 .500 .792
Runner on 2nd   18 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 7 0 0 0 .167 .250 .167 .417
Runner on 3rd   8 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 5 0 0 1 5 2 0 6 0 0 0 .263 .263 .421 .684
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .667 .917
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Two Strikes   69 7 1 0 0 4 6 4 37 0 0 0 .101 .151 .116 .267
First Pitch   15 4 0 0 2 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .250 .667 .917
Count 0-1   12 4 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .583 .917
Count 0-2   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-0   8 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Count 1-1   17 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .235 .263 .471 .734
Count 1-2   24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 .042 .042 .042 .083
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.500 2.000
Count 2-1   12 5 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 .417 .385 .917 1.301
Count 2-2   26 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 14 0 0 0 .115 .115 .115 .231
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 .333 .750 .333 1.083
Full Count   13 2 1 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 0 .154 .353 .231 .584
Behind in Count   42 6 0 0 1 3 4 0 19 0 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357
Ahead in Count   27 11 1 0 3 9 6 7 0 1 0 0 .407 .514 .778 1.292
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   72 15 0 0 2 10 9 7 21 2 0 1 .208 .280 .292 .572
Batting 9th   67 15 3 0 5 18 11 4 16 1 0 0 .224 .264 .493 .756
Low Leverage   64 16 2 0 3 8 10 8 13 0 0 1 .250 .342 .422 .764
Medium Leverage   46 7 0 0 2 6 6 3 15 0 0 0 .152 .204 .283 .487
High Leverage   28 7 1 0 2 14 4 0 9 3 0 0 .250 .226 .500 .726
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
2019 Halifax - ABA 23 116 411 125 25 2 19 66 52 37 9 2 90 1 1 .304 .373 .513 .886 142 145 3.7
2020 Halifax - ABA 24 120 411 93 19 1 18 44 56 48 11 2 96 0 0 .226 .322 .409 .731 105 104 2.4
2021 Halifax - ABA 25 129 443 104 14 0 10 57 57 55 1 5 63 0 2 .235 .317 .334 .652 91 90 3.3
2022 Halifax - ABA 26 91 306 65 6 0 16 48 34 28 3 1 71 2 3 .212 .284 .389 .673 85 84 1.8
2023 Halifax - ABA 27 41 140 30 3 0 7 28 20 11 1 3 37 0 0 .214 .271 .386 .657 70 67 0.7
Total ABA 497 1711 417 67 3 70 243 219 179 25 13 357 3 6 .244 .322 .409 .731 104 104 11.9
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
2016 Santa Fe College - JUCO 20 30 103 35 5 2 6 24 22 8 2 0 18 0 0 .340 .398 .602 1.000 129 129 0.6
2016 (CLE) Irvine - DL 20 18 45 14 1 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 9 0 0 .311 .456 .400 .856 127 141 0.5
2016 Buckeye Local - R 20 53 178 36 4 0 18 41 34 20 0 1 42 0 0 .202 .281 .528 .809 90 86 0.1
2017 (MC) Tijuana - DL 21 29 106 36 2 0 6 23 19 17 3 1 20 0 1 .340 .441 .528 .969 120 120 0.4
2017 Veracruz - R 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -129 -0.0
2017 Guadalajara - AA 21 71 245 74 14 1 8 33 34 32 3 0 60 1 2 .302 .389 .465 .855 150 151 2.7
2017 Tijuana - AAA 21 34 93 25 2 0 2 14 7 6 2 1 22 0 0 .269 .324 .355 .678 106 103 0.5
2018 (HH) Tijuana - DL 22 41 111 38 10 0 10 27 17 17 1 1 20 0 0 .342 .431 .703 1.133 169 166 1.2
2018 Tijuana - AAA 22 114 378 85 14 0 12 40 41 45 5 4 83 1 0 .225 .312 .357 .670 106 106 2.5
Total AAA 148 471 110 16 0 14 54 48 51 7 5 105 1 0 .234 .315 .357 .671 106 105
Total AA 71 245 74 14 1 8 33 34 32 3 0 60 1 2 .302 .389 .465 .855 150 151
Total AR 54 179 36 4 0 18 41 34 20 0 1 42 0 0 .201 .280 .525 .805 89 85
Total AJUCO 30 103 35 5 2 6 24 22 8 2 0 18 0 0 .340 .398 .602 1.000 129 129
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
2019 Halifax - ABA 23 21 83 17 4 0 5 10 13 6 1 0 31 0 1 .205 .267 .434 .700 89 89 -0.3
2020 Halifax - ABA 24 16 56 12 1 0 4 11 8 7 1 0 11 0 0 .214 .312 .446 .759 111 115 1.0
2021 Halifax - ABA 25 5 17 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 .059 .158 .059 .217 -34 -37 2.0
2022 Halifax - ABA 26 15 50 8 0 0 2 9 4 3 4 1 14 0 0 .160 .259 .280 .539 50 51 1.4
Total ABA 57 206 38 5 0 11 30 26 18 6 1 60 0 1 .184 .268 .369 .637 75 76
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Halifax - ABA C 111 111 1071 65 7 1136 0 1.000 1002.1 10.20 -0.8 .961 9 64 24 37.5
2020 Halifax - ABA C 116 112 1147 96 5 1244 1 .999 1021.0 10.96 +5.1 1.035 3 69 41 59.4
2020 Halifax - ABA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.019
2021 Halifax - ABA C 129 129 694 86 6 786 6 .992 1128.2 6.22 +4.0 1.008 5 84 41 48.8
2022 Halifax - ABA C 90 86 817 57 7 874 0 1.000 771.1 10.20 +3.0 1.071 3 75 18 24.0
2023 Halifax - ABA C 41 39 341 20 2 362 1 .997 345.2 9.40 +1.4 .987 3 37 11 29.7
TOTAL C 487 477 4070 324 27 4402 8 .998 4269.0 9.26 +12.7 1.016 23 329 135 41.0
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
01/21/2016 Joined the Santa Fe College Saints.
03/24/2016 Was selected to the 2016 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
06/07/2016 Released by the Santa Fe College Saints.
06/07/2016 Drafted in the 2016 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 11, 131st overall pick) by the Cleveland Spiders.
12/15/2016 Named to the 2016 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CLE) Irvine Sky Sox.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (50); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (60).
02/23/2017 Was traded by the Cleveland Spiders to the Mexico City Aztecs, along with 3B Mario Sixtos, in exchange for $500,000.
07/24/2017 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/28/2017 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/15/2017 Named to the 2017 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (MC) Tijuana Trappers.
12/18/2017 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (60).
06/17/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
08/31/2018 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5-6 weeks.
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (MC) Tijuana Trappers.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
01/26/2019 Injured (strained rib cage muscle),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
07/21/2019 Was selected to the 2019 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/07/2019 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/10/2019 Finished 2nd in 2019 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (60).
05/02/2020 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/26/2020 Was selected to the 2020 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/30/2020 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/15/2020 Wins the 2020 ABA AC Gold Glove Award at C.
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/21/2021 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
09/14/2021 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $93,750.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
11/23/2022 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $175,000.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
03/23/2023 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2017 2 10
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