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Name Team Age
Jose Metzler Retired (1979, Age 34) Died (2008, Age 63)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47
(1969)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League 0 2 years (74 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- A- D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C  C+ C-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ A  C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D  D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- D+ C+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
F  0 1/4/1945
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 1 1
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1971 AHP 10 37 8 1 0 1 3 2 10 .581 .256 .324 .216
1971 HHP 11 40 8 2 0 2 5 1 12 .620 .220 .400 .200
1971 LHP 10 26 5 1 0 1 4 1 8 .568 .222 .346 .192
1971 RHP 17 51 11 2 0 2 4 2 14 .618 .245 .373 .216
1972 AHP 4 16 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .250 .125 .125 .125
1972 HHP 7 24 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .367 .200 .167 .167
1972 LHP 8 25 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 .352 .192 .160 .160
1972 RHP 7 15 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .267 .133 .133 .133
1973 AHP 11 37 11 1 1 1 4 1 9 .767 .308 .459 .297
1973 HHP 12 33 6 1 0 2 4 2 5 .644 .250 .394 .182
1973 LHP 12 19 6 1 1 2 6 0 3 1.089 .300 .789 .316
1973 RHP 17 51 11 1 0 1 2 3 11 .567 .273 .294 .216
1974 AHP 3 12 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 .583 .167 .417 .167
1974 HHP 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .400 .200 .200 .200
1974 LHP 2 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1.400 .400 1.000 .400
1974 RHP 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .083 .083 .083
1976 AHP 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 .083 .000 .000
1976 HHP 11 23 4 0 0 1 2 0 6 .478 .174 .304 .174
1976 LHP 7 12 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 .487 .154 .333 .083
1976 RHP 9 22 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 .273 .136 .136 .136
1977 AHP 11 8 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 1.045 .545 .500 .375
1977 HHP 11 11 3 1 0 1 3 0 6 .909 .273 .636 .273
1977 LHP 19 16 4 0 0 1 1 3 7 .806 .368 .438 .250
1977 RHP 3 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 2.000 .667 1.333 .667
Total AHP 42 121 26 3 1 3 10 7 33 .586 .256 .331 .215
Total HHP 53 136 26 4 0 6 15 4 38 .573 .220 .353 .191
Total LHP 58 103 22 2 1 6 14 6 30 .682 .255 .427 .214
Total RHP 57 154 30 5 0 3 11 5 41 .511 .225 .286 .195
Total 95 257 52 7 1 9 25 11 71 .579 .237 .342 .202
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1979-11-01Jose Metzler has retired from the Texas Rangers
1977-06-25The Texas Rangers have promoted Jack Farmer to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have designated Jose Metzler for assignment.
1976-08-21The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1974-06-21The Texas Rangers have sent Jose Metzler to the minors.
1974-05-29The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1974-04-04The Texas Rangers have demoted Jose Metzler to the minor leagues.
1973-08-16The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1973-06-01The Texas Rangers have sent Jose Metzler to the minors.
1973-04-13The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team.
1972-04-18The Texas Rangers have sent Jose Metzler down to the minors.
1971-04-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Jose Metzler to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Joe Leiber to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have promoted Frankie Holdridge to the major league team.