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Name Team Age
Big Buddy Katz Retired (1992, Age 38) Died (2040, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4
(1976)		 CF B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League 0 15 years (44 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- C 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B  C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C  A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 8/15/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.9 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1976 LHP 9 26 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 .277 .200 .077 .077
1976 RHP 18 64 14 2 0 2 10 4 11 .608 .265 .344 .219
1977 LHP 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.100 .600 .500 .500
1977 RHP 3 8 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 .958 .333 .625 .250
1978 LHP 71 191 51 9 1 3 19 10 31 .677 .305 .372 .267
1978 RHP 134 452 111 20 2 15 69 31 72 .699 .301 .398 .246
1979 LHP 77 186 40 5 5 1 13 16 34 .593 .281 .312 .215
1979 RHP 140 438 114 14 6 14 70 54 74 .755 .339 .416 .260
1980 LHP 66 142 39 9 0 6 17 17 20 .819 .354 .465 .275
1980 RHP 145 486 135 22 0 20 77 58 87 .803 .356 .447 .278
1981 LHP 66 128 26 3 2 4 10 16 19 .643 .292 .352 .203
1981 RHP 140 456 144 25 2 20 82 60 69 .909 .398 .511 .316
1982 LHP 61 125 35 6 0 4 16 5 19 .742 .318 .424 .280
1982 RHP 152 524 176 26 10 15 81 56 81 .909 .399 .510 .336
1983 LHP 60 109 34 4 1 5 17 15 17 .900 .395 .505 .312
1983 RHP 150 511 147 24 4 24 98 69 60 .865 .374 .491 .288
1984 LHP 52 93 21 2 1 6 17 12 18 .771 .308 .462 .226
1984 RHP 151 524 152 25 6 19 81 59 80 .831 .361 .469 .290
1985 LHP 60 119 37 7 1 6 25 13 15 .921 .383 .538 .311
1985 RHP 146 526 155 29 4 16 69 65 76 .828 .371 .456 .295
1986 AHP 81 328 94 13 0 14 45 37 37 .814 .359 .454 .287
1986 HHP 77 293 71 9 2 6 43 32 43 .664 .316 .348 .242
1986 LHP 57 107 27 1 1 3 10 15 17 .706 .341 .364 .252
1986 RHP 151 514 138 21 1 17 78 54 63 .751 .339 .412 .268
1987 AHP 78 324 87 14 4 9 46 38 54 .769 .349 .420 .269
1987 HHP 80 315 96 15 3 11 44 28 41 .841 .365 .476 .305
1987 LHP 63 151 41 7 4 4 23 16 27 .797 .347 .450 .272
1987 RHP 141 488 142 22 3 16 67 50 68 .806 .360 .447 .291
1988 AHP 39 272 69 11 3 8 31 34 35 .739 .334 .404 .254
1988 HHP 48 273 69 10 1 10 33 29 40 .729 .322 .407 .253
1988 LHP 55 84 18 1 2 1 5 10 13 .607 .298 .310 .214
1988 RHP 140 461 120 20 2 17 59 53 62 .757 .334 .423 .260
1989 AHP 76 288 67 9 2 7 34 27 47 .650 .300 .351 .233
1989 HHP 76 284 81 11 0 13 49 32 42 .815 .354 .461 .285
1989 LHP 57 117 32 3 0 4 18 15 21 .755 .353 .402 .274
1989 RHP 137 455 116 17 2 16 65 44 68 .727 .320 .407 .255
1990 AHP 75 245 59 10 1 5 24 25 39 .664 .312 .351 .241
1990 HHP 76 249 71 12 2 4 23 25 44 .748 .350 .398 .285
1990 LHP 56 97 22 4 0 0 5 14 17 .598 .330 .268 .227
1990 RHP 136 397 108 18 3 9 42 36 66 .732 .332 .401 .272
1991 AHP 77 280 73 11 1 10 34 29 52 .742 .328 .414 .261
1991 HHP 77 258 79 12 2 12 42 33 38 .893 .385 .508 .306
1991 LHP 60 106 32 4 1 2 11 22 15 .837 .422 .415 .302
1991 RHP 141 432 120 19 2 20 65 40 75 .807 .338 .470 .278
1992 AHP 35 110 26 6 0 4 12 15 25 .728 .328 .400 .236
1992 HHP 31 107 27 2 0 2 11 6 17 .623 .296 .327 .252
1992 LHP 23 53 10 1 0 0 3 6 9 .486 .279 .208 .189
1992 RHP 58 164 43 7 0 6 20 15 33 .739 .324 .415 .262
Total AHP 461 1847 475 74 11 57 226 205 289 .734 .332 .402 .257
Total HHP 465 1779 494 71 10 58 245 185 265 .772 .345 .427 .278
Total LHP 895 1838 469 66 19 49 209 206 297 .724 .333 .392 .255
Total RHP 2083 6900 1937 311 47 247 1036 749 1048 .798 .352 .447 .281
Total 2270 8738 2406 377 66 296 1245 955 1345 .783 .348 .435 .275
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01Big Buddy Katz has retired from the Philadelphia Slammers
1990-03-07A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Bucs and the Philadelphia Slammers. The Philadelphia Slammers receive Big Buddy Katz, Mike Ridgway from the Pittsburgh Bucs in exchange for Carl Fulghum, Dick Southworth, Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 PHI (Barbaro Giggie).
1981-04-13Big Buddy Katz of the Pittsburgh River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1978-04-01The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Big Buddy Katz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Cats have sent Jim Reardon to the minors.
1978-04-01The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Jim Reardon to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Cats have sent Big Buddy Katz to the minors.
1977-09-28The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Big Buddy Katz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh River Cats have sent Mike Scaggs to the minors.
1977-04-01The Pittsburgh River Cats have renamed Danny Huson to Big Buddy Katz.
1976-10-07The Pittsburgh River Cats have sent Billy Sawyer to the minors. The Pittsburgh River Cats have sent Danny Huson to the minors. The Pittsburgh River Cats have sent Hardie Tipton to the minors.
1976-09-09The Pittsburgh River Cats have promoted Danny Huson to the major league team.