LF A.J. 'Chow' Cook #37
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/03/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF A.J. 'CHOW' COOK #37 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
30 106 30 7 0 6 18 6 39 .283 .321 .519 0 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 50
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 60 55 65 65
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 50
Errors: - 30 60
Arm: 25 45 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/03/2023 VAC Win, 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/02/2023 SF Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/01/2023 SF Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/30/2023 SF Win, 10-5 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
04/29/2023 @ CHG Win, 6-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
04/28/2023 @ CHG Win, 12-9 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/27/2023 @ CHG Win, 4-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
04/25/2023 TB Loss, 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/24/2023 TB Loss, 4-19 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/2023 TB Loss, 5-8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
His style of play is endorsed by the fans. He gives all he has, all the time.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:03/31/1998
Born in:Normandy, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$30,000
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 58 Days
Service This Yr:64 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 64 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 15th Pick in Round 3
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 30 106 30 7 0 6 18 16 6 39 .283 .321 .519 .840 .352 .236 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 112 0 0 0 2 0 0 55 13 0 0 0.0 17.2 5.94 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   37 9 2 0 3 4 5 2 15 0 0 0 .243 .282 .541 .823
Versus Right   69 21 5 0 3 14 11 4 24 0 0 0 .304 .342 .507 .850
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
April   97 28 6 0 6 17 16 6 34 0 0 0 .289 .330 .536 .866
May   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Spring Training   51 10 0 0 1 1 4 4 15 0 0 0 .196 .255 .255 .509
Last Year   535 126 26 0 27 78 67 53 196 3 0 9 .236 .313 .436 .749
2 Years Ago   573 146 17 0 20 81 66 50 104 4 0 3 .255 .316 .389 .705
Career   1652 433 70 1 72 238 209 141 476 9 0 27 .262 .329 .436 .765
Home   71 19 5 0 4 10 12 5 24 0 0 0 .268 .316 .507 .823
Road   35 11 2 0 2 8 4 1 15 0 0 0 .314 .333 .543 .876
Grass   106 30 7 0 6 18 16 6 39 0 0 0 .283 .321 .519 .840
Day   35 8 3 0 2 5 6 2 14 0 0 0 .229 .270 .486 .756
Night   71 22 4 0 4 13 10 4 25 0 0 0 .310 .347 .535 .882
As Starter   105 30 7 0 6 18 16 6 38 0 0 0 .286 .324 .524 .848
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   20 7 1 0 0 3 4 2 9 0 0 0 .350 .409 .400 .809
Inning 1-3   38 10 3 0 3 9 5 1 12 0 0 0 .263 .282 .579 .861
Inning 4-6   39 9 3 0 2 4 5 3 15 0 0 0 .231 .286 .462 .747
Inning 7-9   29 11 1 0 1 5 6 2 12 0 0 0 .379 .419 .517 .937
0 Outs   31 9 0 0 1 3 7 2 10 0 0 0 .290 .333 .387 .720
1 Outs   35 9 3 0 2 5 5 3 13 0 0 0 .257 .316 .514 .830
2 Outs   40 12 4 0 3 10 4 1 16 0 0 0 .300 .317 .625 .942
Scoring Position   31 11 3 0 3 14 5 1 9 0 0 0 .355 .375 .742 1.117
Bases Empty   44 10 3 0 2 2 5 4 20 0 0 0 .227 .292 .432 .723
Runner on 1st   31 9 1 0 1 2 6 1 10 0 0 0 .290 .312 .419 .732
Runner on 2nd   10 3 1 0 2 5 2 0 5 0 0 0 .300 .300 1.000 1.300
Runner on 3rd   5 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   62 11 4 0 2 6 6 3 39 0 0 0 .177 .215 .339 .554
First Pitch   12 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 0-1   8 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 .750 1.375
Count 0-2   8 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Count 1-0   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   6 3 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 1-2   23 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 16 0 0 0 .217 .217 .304 .522
Count 2-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200
Count 2-2   19 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 2 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Full Count   12 3 1 0 1 2 1 3 5 0 0 0 .250 .400 .583 .983
Behind in Count   39 12 4 0 1 5 5 0 20 0 0 0 .308 .308 .487 .795
Ahead in Count   18 7 0 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 .389 .476 .556 1.032
Batting 4th   26 8 3 0 1 6 4 0 8 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Batting 5th   22 8 2 0 2 7 6 3 7 0 0 0 .364 .440 .727 1.167
Batting 6th   57 14 2 0 3 5 6 3 23 0 0 0 .246 .283 .439 .722
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   48 13 2 0 4 6 5 3 17 0 0 0 .271 .314 .562 .876
Medium Leverage   39 11 5 0 1 7 6 1 16 0 0 0 .282 .300 .487 .787
High Leverage   18 6 0 0 1 5 5 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .400 .500 .900
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
2020 Boston - ABA 22 133 438 131 20 1 19 61 60 32 15 2 137 2 2 .299 .366 .479 .845 137 139 2.9
2021 Boston - ABA 23 155 573 146 17 0 20 81 66 50 3 4 104 1 0 .255 .316 .389 .705 105 101 0.1
2022 Boston - ABA 24 156 535 126 26 0 27 78 67 53 9 3 196 0 2 .236 .313 .436 .749 106 106 -0.1
2023 Boston - ABA 25 30 106 30 7 0 6 18 16 6 0 0 39 0 0 .283 .321 .519 .840 119 119 0.5
Total ABA 474 1652 433 70 1 72 238 209 141 27 9 476 3 4 .262 .329 .436 .765 115 114 3.4
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
2018 Cowley County Community College - JUCO 20 49 188 69 14 1 16 53 45 24 1 0 44 1 0 .367 .441 .707 1.149 149 144 1.6
2018 (CHA) Palm Beach - DL 20 34 102 28 3 0 12 26 20 18 3 0 34 0 0 .275 .398 .657 1.055 150 149 1.1
2018 Louisville - A 20 62 159 35 5 0 13 25 18 11 4 1 56 0 1 .220 .286 .497 .783 120 124 1.2
2019 (BOS) Palm Beach - DL 21 35 136 47 4 0 18 45 33 17 7 2 25 0 0 .346 .438 .772 1.210 179 169 1.7
2019 Louisville - A 21 19 70 22 2 0 10 20 15 5 2 3 19 1 2 .314 .362 .771 1.134 195 183 1.0
2019 Vermont - AA 21 63 193 59 7 2 14 38 29 27 8 1 56 2 1 .306 .410 .580 .991 181 187 3.3
2019 Hartford - AAA 21 39 122 29 5 0 4 18 18 22 1 0 26 0 1 .238 .359 .377 .736 122 126 1.0
2020 Hartford - AAA 22 11 42 16 2 0 5 12 12 5 0 0 10 1 0 .381 .447 .786 1.233 252 259 1.3
Total AAA 50 164 45 7 0 9 30 30 27 1 0 36 1 1 .274 .380 .482 .862 153 158
Total AA 63 193 59 7 2 14 38 29 27 8 1 56 2 1 .306 .410 .580 .991 181 187
Total A 81 229 57 7 0 23 45 33 16 6 4 75 1 3 .249 .310 .581 .891 143 143
Total AJUCO 49 188 69 14 1 16 53 45 24 1 0 44 1 0 .367 .441 .707 1.149 149 144
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
2022 Boston - ABA 24 11 39 8 4 0 1 7 4 1 0 2 18 0 0 .205 .214 .385 .599 62 40 -2.0
Total ABA 11 39 8 4 0 1 7 4 1 0 2 18 0 0 .205 .214 .385 .599 62 40
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Boston - ABA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Boston - ABA RF 14 12 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 101.0 1.25 -0.3 1.062
2021 Boston - ABA LF 7 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 43.0 2.30 -1.4 .897
2021 Boston - ABA RF 117 117 187 6 1 196 3 .985 1002.0 1.73 -15.0 .891
2022 Boston - ABA LF 108 105 125 1 0 126 0 1.000 867.1 1.31 -7.0 .934
2022 Boston - ABA RF 23 18 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 161.0 1.40 -0.4 .952
2023 Boston - ABA LF 29 29 45 2 1 47 0 1.000 229.0 1.85 +0.6 .995
TOTAL LF 145 138 181 3 1 184 0 1.000 1141.1 1.45 -7.8 .946
TOTAL RF 154 147 225 7 1 235 3 .987 1264.0 1.65 -15.6 .907
PLAYER HISTORY
01/18/2018 Joined the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
04/02/2018 Wins the AJUCO SL1 Player of the Week Award.
04/02/2018 Goes 0-4 against the Chattahoochee Valley Community College Pirates, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
06/05/2018 Wins the 2018 AJUCO SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
06/07/2018 Released by the Cowley County Community College Tigers.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 72nd overall pick) by the Boston Whistlers.
06/16/2018 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Whistlers organization with a signing bonus of $7,000.
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CHA) Palm Beach Waveriders.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (60); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 35 (50).
06/09/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA Double A All-Star Game.
06/29/2019 Injured (bruised thumb),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/20/2019 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
09/01/2019 Injured (hand contusion),out for one week.
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (BOS) Palm Beach Waveriders.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
01/17/2020 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/19/2020 Hits three home runs against the (CIN) Palm Coast Pilots, going 3-6 with 8 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/20/2020 Wins the AAA SC Player of the Week Award.
11/18/2020 Finished 3rd in 2020 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
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: 55 (55); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
08/16/2021 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
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: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
11/19/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $30,000 with the Boston Whistlers organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 45 (50).
01/07/2023 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
02/20/2023 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
05/03/2023 Injured (strained oblique),out for 6-7 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 149 6
2022 149 10
Year K Rank
2022 196 8
Year TB Rank
2019 105 9
Year HR Rank
2019 18 5
Year RBI Rank
2019 45 7
Year IBB Rank
2019 2 9
2021 8 1
Year HP Rank
2019 7 3
Year SH Rank
2018 4 5
Year SF Rank
2019 2 10
Year SLG Rank
2019 .772 7
Year ISO Rank
2019 .426 8
Year OPS Rank
2019 1.210 8
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