RF Chris Lutz #3
Detroit Giants ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/03/2023
 OA: 60 POT: 70
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RF CHRIS LUTZ #3 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 610 142 31 1 38 103 86 214 .233 .332 .474 17 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 55 50 55 55
Power 60 55 65 65
Eye 65 55 70 75
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 35 50
Arm: 20 50 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2023 @ AUS Loss, 2-9 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/30/2023 AUS Win, 3-0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2023 @ AUS Loss, 6-7 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/26/2023 FH Loss, 8-9 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/2023 FH Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
09/23/2023 @ FH Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/2023 @ FH Win, 5-0 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 0
09/21/2023 @ FH Win, 9-8 5 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
09/20/2023 PHI Loss, 2-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/19/2023 PHI Win, 7-2 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Chris has a simple, plainspoken style.
Personality Class: Humble
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/01/1997
Born in:Arnold, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 60 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 60 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2019, 5th Pick in Round 7
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 158 610 142 31 1 38 103 103 86 214 .233 .332 .474 .806 .339 .241 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 158 702 5 3 0 6 1 1 289 70 17 5 77.3 101.6 5.70 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   200 38 10 0 7 28 25 23 80 0 0 1 .190 .277 .345 .622
Versus Right   410 104 21 1 31 75 78 63 134 1 1 4 .254 .358 .537 .894
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   12 6 0 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .538 .750 1.288
March   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   101 21 3 0 6 19 15 18 48 0 0 2 .208 .339 .416 .755
May   112 28 8 0 8 17 20 11 39 0 0 1 .250 .323 .536 .858
June   105 23 3 0 9 20 21 16 36 0 0 0 .219 .322 .505 .827
July   100 29 10 0 4 19 17 14 28 1 1 1 .290 .379 .510 .889
August   107 21 4 0 6 16 17 13 31 0 0 0 .196 .283 .402 .685
September   81 20 3 1 5 12 13 14 30 0 0 1 .247 .365 .494 .858
Spring Training   59 14 1 0 7 14 17 6 19 0 0 0 .237 .308 .610 .918
Postseason   12 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .417 .417 .750 1.167
Last Year   591 166 28 3 37 113 117 98 167 5 0 4 .281 .384 .526 .910
2 Years Ago   203 50 5 0 10 27 30 32 31 0 0 0 .246 .349 .419 .768
Career   1404 358 64 4 85 243 250 216 412 6 1 9 .255 .357 .488 .844
Home   296 78 15 1 16 46 55 42 99 0 0 2 .264 .359 .483 .842
Road   314 64 16 0 22 57 48 44 115 1 1 3 .204 .307 .465 .772
Grass   600 140 30 1 38 102 101 84 211 1 1 5 .233 .332 .477 .809
Turf   10 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .200 .333 .300 .633
Day   273 64 13 1 16 44 44 41 105 1 1 0 .234 .333 .465 .799
Night   337 78 18 0 22 59 59 45 109 0 0 5 .231 .331 .481 .811
As Starter   610 142 31 1 38 103 103 86 214 1 1 5 .233 .332 .474 .806
Close/Late   99 21 5 0 7 24 15 13 35 0 0 4 .212 .328 .475 .802
Inning 1-3   230 51 9 0 15 37 43 27 78 0 1 0 .222 .304 .457 .760
Inning 4-6   204 52 12 1 11 31 33 37 71 1 0 0 .255 .368 .485 .853
Inning 7-9   165 37 10 0 12 34 27 22 58 0 0 3 .224 .326 .503 .829
Extra Innings   11 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 .182 .308 .182 .490
0 Outs   200 47 12 0 8 11 39 28 66 0 1 1 .235 .332 .415 .747
1 Outs   230 42 7 1 16 36 36 30 86 1 0 3 .183 .284 .430 .715
2 Outs   180 53 12 0 14 56 28 28 62 0 0 1 .294 .392 .594 .987
Scoring Position   162 37 12 0 9 63 24 29 55 1 1 1 .228 .347 .469 .816
Bases Empty   325 76 17 0 19 19 55 43 115 0 0 3 .234 .329 .462 .790
Runner on 1st   123 29 2 1 10 21 24 14 44 0 0 1 .236 .319 .512 .831
Runner on 2nd   65 15 4 0 2 15 7 14 13 0 1 0 .231 .367 .385 .752
Runner on 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 8 1 0 3 11 8 6 18 0 0 0 .205 .311 .462 .773
Runner on 1st & 3rd   20 7 3 0 1 12 2 3 7 0 0 0 .350 .435 .650 1.085
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 3 1 0 2 8 3 3 6 0 0 0 .231 .375 .769 1.144
Bases Loaded   16 4 3 0 1 17 3 1 6 1 0 1 .250 .316 .625 .941
Two Strikes   369 56 13 0 16 44 51 42 214 1 0 3 .152 .243 .317 .560
First Pitch   59 23 3 0 5 9 12 3 0 0 0 0 .390 .419 .695 1.114
Count 0-1   45 12 4 0 2 11 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .283 .489 .771
Count 0-2   60 6 0 0 3 6 3 0 47 0 0 0 .100 .100 .250 .350
Count 1-0   43 12 0 0 4 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .279 .558 .837
Count 1-1   42 18 8 0 5 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .976 1.405
Count 1-2   123 22 7 0 2 9 11 0 73 0 0 2 .179 .192 .285 .477
Count 2-0   15 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .467 .467 .733 1.200
Count 2-1   24 9 2 1 2 9 5 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .400 .792 1.192
Count 2-2   110 15 4 0 7 19 12 0 66 0 0 1 .136 .144 .364 .508
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 5 0 0 3 5 11 29 0 0 0 0 .385 .810 1.077 1.886
Full Count   76 13 2 0 4 10 25 42 28 1 0 0 .171 .462 .355 .817
Behind in Count   228 40 11 0 7 26 18 0 120 0 0 3 .175 .186 .316 .502
Ahead in Count   95 33 3 1 10 24 23 41 0 0 1 1 .347 .547 .716 1.263
Batting Leadoff   69 21 8 1 4 15 11 8 21 0 0 0 .304 .377 .623 1.000
Batting 2nd   187 36 11 0 12 32 29 27 61 1 1 1 .193 .296 .444 .740
Batting 3rd   29 7 0 0 2 5 6 4 14 0 0 0 .241 .333 .448 .782
Batting 4th   202 52 9 0 15 40 37 31 69 0 0 3 .257 .364 .525 .889
Batting 5th   50 7 0 0 2 7 6 5 23 0 0 0 .140 .218 .260 .478
Batting 6th   59 17 2 0 3 4 12 7 21 0 0 0 .288 .364 .475 .838
Batting 7th   14 2 1 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 1 .143 .368 .214 .583
Low Leverage   264 56 11 1 13 27 34 36 90 0 0 2 .212 .311 .409 .720
Medium Leverage   246 63 14 0 16 43 53 40 84 0 1 1 .256 .362 .508 .870
High Leverage   93 20 5 0 7 31 14 10 38 1 0 2 .215 .302 .495 .797
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 Detroit - ABA 23 52 203 50 5 0 10 27 30 32 0 0 31 1 5 .246 .349 .419 .768 124 125 1.1
2022 Detroit - ABA 24 157 591 166 28 3 37 113 117 98 4 5 167 26 8 .281 .384 .526 .910 151 151 5.5
2023 Detroit - ABA 25 158 610 142 31 1 38 103 103 86 5 1 214 17 5 .233 .332 .474 .806 107 108 1.5
Total ABA 367 1404 358 64 4 85 243 250 216 9 6 412 44 18 .255 .357 .488 .844 128 129 8.1
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
2018 Iowa State - NCAA 20 48 178 55 16 0 6 34 42 34 0 1 42 9 3 .309 .418 .500 .918 119 121 1.3
2019 Iowa State - NCAA 21 49 193 52 10 0 8 28 40 28 2 2 52 4 4 .269 .364 .446 .810 97 91 0.3
2019 Haviland - R 21 70 162 34 4 2 10 21 25 21 3 1 34 6 6 .210 .310 .444 .755 88 81 0.1
2020 Newark - A 22 92 278 92 13 3 20 59 61 42 2 3 60 3 6 .331 .418 .615 1.034 175 173 4.1
2021 Walnut Park - AAA 23 95 318 91 16 1 24 57 65 75 4 2 64 10 3 .286 .426 .569 .995 190 192 5.6
Total AAA 95 318 91 16 1 24 57 65 75 4 2 64 10 3 .286 .426 .569 .995 190 192
Total A 92 278 92 13 3 20 59 61 42 2 3 60 3 6 .331 .418 .615 1.034 175 173
Total ACOL 97 371 107 26 0 14 62 82 62 2 3 94 13 7 .288 .390 .472 .862 108 106
Total AR 70 162 34 4 2 10 21 25 21 3 1 34 6 6 .210 .310 .444 .755 88 81
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 Detroit - ABA 23 15 57 17 1 1 5 18 12 12 0 1 13 0 0 .298 .414 .614 1.028 198 196 0.8
2022 Detroit - ABA 24 6 22 3 1 1 1 7 3 5 0 0 10 1 0 .136 .296 .409 .705 94 94 -1.4
2023 Detroit - ABA 25 3 12 5 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .417 .417 .750 1.167 195 208 -1.7
Total ABA 24 91 25 3 2 7 27 17 17 0 1 25 1 1 .275 .385 .582 .968 172 172
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 Detroit - ABA LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.2 .978
2021 Detroit - ABA RF 13 13 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 121.0 1.49 +0.5 .994
2022 Detroit - ABA 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
2022 Detroit - ABA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Detroit - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Detroit - ABA RF 142 141 209 8 1 220 3 .986 1253.1 1.56 -6.7 .941
2023 Detroit - ABA RF 35 35 44 1 0 47 2 .957 304.0 1.33 -3.6 .905
TOTAL 1B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.0 .995
TOTAL LF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 27.0 1.67 +0.2 .978
TOTAL RF 190 189 272 10 1 287 5 .983 1678.1 1.51 -9.7 .939
PLAYER HISTORY
01/25/2018 Joined the Iowa State Cyclones.
04/16/2018 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (45); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 30 (50).
06/07/2019 Released by the Iowa State Cyclones.
06/07/2019 Drafted in the 2019 first-year player draft (Round 7, Pick 5, 155th overall pick) by the Detroit Giants.
06/22/2019 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (45); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (55).
06/14/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
07/15/2020 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for one week.
08/01/2020 Injured (strained oblique),out for 7 weeks.
11/07/2020 Named the #27 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (70).
03/20/2021 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Detroit Giants development complex.
04/02/2021 Named the #17 prospect in the ABA
05/01/2021 Wins the AAA StC Batter of the Month Award.
05/30/2021 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/20/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ABA Development League All-Star Game.
06/28/2021 Wins the AAA StC Player of the Week Award.
06/30/2021 Named the #7 prospect in the ABA
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
10/26/2021 Wins the 2021 AAA StC Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/01/2021 Named the #4 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: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 70 (80).
06/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
07/10/2022 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Gangsters, with 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
07/11/2022 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
07/20/2022 Was selected to the 2022 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
08/01/2022 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
11/11/2022 Wins the 2022 ABA AC Silver Slugger Award at RF.
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 (55); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 65 (75).
03/17/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/24/2023 Injured (hyperextended knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2022 150 7
2023 158 2
Year PA Rank
2022 698 1
2023 702 5
Year AB Rank
2022 591 10
2023 610 9
Year H Rank
2022 166 6
Year K Rank
2023 214 5
Year TB Rank
2022 311 6
Year HR Rank
2022 37 6
2023 38 8
Year RBI Rank
2022 113 4
Year R Rank
2022 117 1
Year BB Rank
2022 98 4
2023 86 9
Year SF Rank
2022 5 9
Year EBH Rank
2022 68 9
Year OBP Rank
2022 .384 3
Year SLG Rank
2022 .526 7
Year RC Rank
2022 130.52 2
Year RC/27 Rank
2022 8.01 2
Year ISO Rank
2022 .245 9
Year wOBA Rank
2022 .385 5
Year OPS Rank
2022 .910 5
Year WAR Rank
2022 5.5 9
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