C Doug Birch #26
Age: 57 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/03/2024
C DOUG BIRCH #26 - AGE: 57 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 3 3 3 3
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 3 3 3 3
Eye 3 3 3 3
Avoid K's 3 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 2
Errors: - 4 2
Arm: 9 7 7
Turn DP: - 5 -
Ability: 9 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 10 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 6
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/27/1966
Born in:La Verne, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 139 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:9 Years, 36 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1984, 26th Pick in Round 4
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
1989 New York - EWB 22 21 63 13 3 0 1 5 5 5 0 1 13 1 0 .206 .261 .302 .562 64 65 0.2
1990 New York - EWB 23 137 496 110 17 4 15 79 42 41 0 5 90 4 0 .222 .279 .363 .642 82 80 1.7
1991 New York - EWB 24 139 523 156 38 3 19 105 72 46 0 11 67 0 1 .298 .348 .491 .840 135 136 5.1
1992 St. Louis - EWB 25 140 551 167 31 3 27 89 92 46 2 11 61 0 2 .303 .352 .517 .870 150 154 6.9
1993 St. Louis - EWB 26 141 563 155 30 3 20 69 77 34 1 3 70 0 0 .275 .316 .446 .762 106 107 3.3
1994 St. Louis - EWB 27 137 555 154 34 0 27 99 97 42 3 5 76 0 1 .277 .329 .485 .814 112 111 3.3
1995 St. Louis - EWB 28 145 521 120 26 1 15 69 62 44 0 3 69 3 1 .230 .289 .370 .659 77 74 0.9
1996 Washington - EWB 29 72 240 67 19 0 10 38 36 21 0 1 41 0 1 .279 .336 .483 .819 106 104 1.3
1997 Pittsburgh - EWB 30 32 76 15 5 0 2 10 8 11 0 0 14 0 0 .197 .299 .342 .641 70 64 0.1
1998 Brooklyn - EWB 31 32 84 17 4 0 1 6 11 8 0 0 10 1 0 .202 .272 .286 .557 43 46 -0.4
Total EWB 996 3672 974 207 14 137 569 502 298 6 40 511 9 6 .265 .318 .441 .759 107 107 22.3
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
1984 Bradenton - R 17 78 309 102 30 3 7 44 46 24 1 0 42 1 1 .330 .380 .515 .895 147 143 0.0
1984 Saint Lucie - R 17 32 136 41 12 0 3 21 24 11 0 3 15 1 0 .301 .347 .456 .803 123 122 0.0
1984 Total - R 17 110 445 143 42 3 10 65 70 35 1 3 57 2 1 .321 .370 .497 .866 0 0 0.0
1984 Brooklyn - S A 17 20 82 24 4 1 1 15 11 3 0 2 17 0 0 .293 .310 .402 .713 103 100 0.0
1984 State College - S A 17 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 261 265 0.0
1984 Total - S A 17 21 86 26 5 1 1 17 11 3 0 2 17 0 0 .302 .319 .419 .737 0 0 0.0
1985 Savannah - A 18 75 289 79 29 1 2 60 35 24 2 3 48 4 1 .273 .330 .401 .732 99 99 0.0
1985 St. Lucie - A 18 63 249 73 22 1 2 39 34 21 0 4 35 2 1 .293 .343 .414 .757 117 115 0.0
1985 Total - A 18 138 538 152 51 2 4 99 69 45 2 7 83 6 2 .283 .336 .407 .743 0 0 0.0
1986 St. Lucie - A 19 56 215 63 23 2 4 37 35 24 1 5 33 3 3 .293 .359 .474 .834 134 128 0.0
1986 Binghamton - AA 19 52 182 51 13 0 4 27 23 22 1 4 29 0 0 .280 .354 .418 .772 108 109 0.0
1986 Pawtucket - AAA 19 15 51 13 5 0 0 4 6 5 0 1 8 0 1 .255 .316 .353 .669 75 68 0.0
1987 Pawtucket - AAA 20 91 311 91 23 4 2 50 39 27 1 8 57 3 0 .293 .343 .412 .755 101 98 0.0
1988 Binghamton - AA 21 114 426 130 32 2 21 100 82 86 4 6 81 6 2 .305 .421 .538 .959 154 152 0.0
1988 Pawtucket - AAA 21 18 72 9 0 0 1 3 10 11 0 0 17 0 0 .125 .241 .167 .408 7 10 0.0
1989 Pawtucket - AAA 22 117 463 141 38 1 13 90 76 81 0 4 86 0 0 .305 .405 .475 .880 130 132 0.0
1997 Hickory - A 30 13 49 9 0 0 3 14 7 11 0 2 8 0 0 .184 .323 .367 .690 90 89 0.0
1997 Altoona - AA 30 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 50 124 0.0
1997 Indianapolis - AAA 30 70 273 70 13 0 14 54 33 25 1 2 34 1 0 .256 .319 .458 .777 112 111 0.0
1998 Norfolk - AAA 31 41 143 30 8 1 3 30 19 15 0 1 19 0 0 .210 .283 .343 .626 65 62 0.0
Total IL 352 1313 354 87 6 33 231 183 164 2 16 221 4 1 .270 .348 .420 .768 104 103
Total EL 167 610 181 45 2 25 127 106 110 5 10 110 6 2 .297 .403 .500 .903 140 139
Total FLO 119 464 136 45 3 6 76 69 45 1 9 68 5 4 .293 .351 .442 .792 125 121
Total SOU 88 338 88 29 1 5 74 42 35 2 5 56 4 1 .260 .329 .396 .725 97 97
Total NYP 21 86 26 5 1 1 17 11 3 0 2 17 0 0 .302 .319 .419 .737 110 108
Total GCL 110 445 143 42 3 10 65 70 35 1 3 57 2 1 .321 .370 .497 .866 139 137
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
1991 New York - EWB 24 17 61 10 3 0 3 8 5 7 0 1 7 0 0 .164 .246 .361 .607 0 0 0.0
1992 St. Louis - EWB 25 12 46 11 6 0 1 6 7 2 0 1 6 0 0 .239 .265 .435 .700 0 0 0.0
1994 St. Louis - EWB 27 5 17 7 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .412 .444 .529 .974 0 0 0.0
1996 Washington - EWB 29 3 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222 0 0 0.0
Total EWB 37 133 29 11 0 4 16 14 10 0 2 20 0 0 .218 .269 .391 .660 84 77
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 New York - MLB C 17 17 113 9 0 124 2 .984 153.1 7.16 +0.4 .000 2 10 5 50.0
1990 New York - MLB C 136 136 800 80 4 889 9 .990 1216.0 6.51 +1.2 .000 11 153 48 31.4
1991 New York - MLB C 137 137 868 70 5 942 4 .996 1224.0 6.90 +0.5 .000 6 107 30 28.0
1992 St. Louis - MLB C 136 136 827 74 4 910 9 .990 1220.2 6.64 +2.3 .000 7 95 37 38.9
1993 St. Louis - MLB C 139 139 956 68 3 1031 7 .993 1241.0 7.43 +0.5 .000 9 98 33 33.7
1993 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1994 St. Louis - MLB C 136 136 965 61 6 1029 3 .997 1213.2 7.61 -0.5 .000 9 103 31 30.1
1995 St. Louis - MLB C 136 136 1006 73 7 1085 6 .994 1202.0 8.08 +0.1 .000 13 85 31 36.5
1996 Washington - MLB C 70 69 535 25 4 562 2 .996 610.2 8.25 -0.1 .000 5 33 10 30.3
1996 Washington - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Pittsburgh - MLB C 28 18 139 14 1 154 1 .994 186.1 7.39 +0.7 1.022 2 8 5 62.5
1997 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.0 1.041
1997 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.049
1998 Brooklyn - MLB C 15 14 112 11 0 123 0 1.000 123.0 9.00 +0.3 1.015 0 9 3 33.3
1998 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 14 6 3 10 1 17 4 .765 75.0 1.56 -1.8 .788
1998 Brooklyn - MLB SS 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 -0.5 .764
TOTAL C 950 938 6321 485 34 6849 43 .994 8390.2 7.30 +5.3 1.019 64 701 233 33.2
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.0 1.041
TOTAL 3B 17 6 3 11 1 18 4 .778 78.0 1.62 -1.7 .803
TOTAL SS 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 9.2 2.79 -0.5 .764
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
03/01/1984 Drafted in the 1984 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 26, 116th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Crusaders.
04/09/1984 Wins the GCL GCL Player of the Week Award.
07/15/1984 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
07/29/1984 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the New York 5 Points organization.
08/02/1984 Injured (tender shoulder), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1985 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (2); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 1 (1).
06/20/1985 Was selected to the 1985 Florida State League All-Star Game.
01/01/1986 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 2 (3).
05/05/1986 Wins the FLO FLO Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1986 Injured (strained groin muscle), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1987 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 1 (1); Eye: 2 (3).
09/19/1987 Goes 5-5 against the Buffalo Greens, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 1 R.
01/01/1988 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (2); Eye: 3 (4).
05/23/1988 Wins the EL EL Player of the Week Award.
05/30/1988 Goes 5-5 against the Bowie Bullfighters, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
06/01/1988 Wins the EL EL Batter of the Month Award.
06/20/1988 Was selected to the 1988 Eastern League All-Star Game.
01/01/1989 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 2 (3); Eye: 4 (5).
10/11/1989 Won the 1989 International League IL Championship with the Pawtucket Chaos!
10/22/1989 Wins the 1989 IL IL Glove Wizard Award at C.
01/01/1990 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (4); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (4).
08/31/1990 Injured (flu), day-to-day for 3 days.
11/19/1990 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $173,089 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1991 SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
06/19/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Earl Weaver Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/23/1991 Won the 1991 Earl Weaver Baseball League World Series with the New York 5 Points!
11/16/1991 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $185,325 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
01/30/1992 Was traded by the New York 5 Points to the St. Louis Savages, along with RF J. Estrada, 2B R. Herman, in exchange for MR S. Young, CL C. Hernández.
05/11/1992 Wins the EWB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1992 Wins the EWB NL Batter of the Month Award.
06/10/1992 Goes 6-6 against the El Paso Iron Horses, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/15/1992 Wins the EWB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/24/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Earl Weaver Baseball League All-Star Game.
09/24/1992 Goes 5-5 against the Pittsburgh Crusaders, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI and 2 R.
11/19/1992 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,528,800 through arbitration.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
09/13/1993 Wins the EWB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/26/1993 Wins the 1993 EWB NL Gold Glove Award at C.
11/15/1993 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,823,040 through arbitration.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (3); Power: 4 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
03/27/1994 Injured (bruised ankle), day-to-day for 6 days.
06/06/1994 Wins the EWB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/05/1994 Injured (fractured ankle), out for 2-3 months.
11/19/1994 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,296,000 through arbitration.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
10/03/1995 Injured (fractured finger), out for one week.
10/24/1995 Wins the 1995 EWB NL Gold Glove Award at C.
11/16/1995 Became a free agent.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
05/03/1996 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $221,165 with the Washington Admirals organization.
11/16/1996 Became a free agent.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
04/15/1997 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Crusaders organization.
11/26/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
06/10/1998 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Brooklyn Barons organization.
10/06/1998 Won the 1998 International League IL Championship with the Norfolk Scythes!
11/26/1998 Became a free agent.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 3 (3); Power: 3 (3); Eye: 3 (3).
01/01/2000 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1991 38 6
Year HR Rank
1992 27 8
Year RBI Rank
1991 105 7
Year SF Rank
1991 11 3
1992 11 2
Year EBH Rank
1991 60 8
1992 61 8
Year AVG Rank
1992 .303 9
Year SLG Rank
1992 .517 5
Year RC Rank
1992 101.65 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1992 6.71 10
Year ISO Rank
1992 .214 8
Year OPS Rank
1992 .870 9
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