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John Buck
Kansas City Royals [ Team Audit page ]
Catcher
Bats R
Age 25
6' 3"
220 lbs.

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Historical Stats | 2006 Forecast | Diagnostics | Five-Year Forecast | Valuation | Most Comparable Players

Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2003 NWO AAA 292 32 18 2 2 39 14 53 1 0 4.5 .255 .301 .358 -.070 .261 .307 .367 .235 0.1 68-C -4 1.3
2004 NWO AAA 253 31 11 0 12 35 21 39 0 1 2.9 .300 .368 .507 .231 .283 .345 .452 .272 14.4 55-C -4 2.0
2004 KCA MLB 254 36 9 0 12 30 15 79 1 1 4.5 .235 .280 .424 -.100 .230 .278 .413 .235 3.4 66-C -5 0.9
2005 KCA MLB 429 40 21 1 12 47 23 94 2 2 3.9 .242 .287 .389 -.139 .247 .302 .407 .243 2.4 112-C -3 2.2


EQA Distribution

Five-Year WARP

2006 Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Percentile PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
90o 395 51 24 2 15 56 25 74 2 2 4.9 .295 .344 .500 .140 .297 .354 .526 .295 30.2 94-C 0 4.3
75o 382 42 21 2 13 50 21 75 2 1 4.4 .271 .317 .448 .010 .273 .326 .472 .271 16.7 91-C -1 3.1
60o 376 38 20 2 12 47 20 76 2 1 4.3 .261 .306 .427 -.044 .263 .315 .450 .261 11.5 90-C -1 2.7
50o 371 35 19 2 11 45 19 76 1 1 4.1 .252 .295 .407 -.095 .253 .304 .428 .251 6.6 89-C -2 2.3
40o 367 32 18 1 10 43 18 76 1 1 4.0 .243 .285 .388 -.142 .244 .293 .409 .241 2.2 88-C -2 1.9
25o 362 30 17 1 9 41 17 77 1 1 3.8 .234 .275 .368 -.192 .235 .282 .388 .230 -2.4 87-C -2 1.5
10o 346 21 13 1 6 34 13 78 1 1 3.3 .201 .236 .298 -.368 .202 .243 .313 .186 -17.6 83-C -3 0.1
Weighted Mean 398 41 21 2 12 50 21 81 2 1 4.3 .258 .303 .421 -.058 .260 .312 .444 .258 10.7 95-C -1 2.6

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate

32%

51%

19%

25%

Five-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SPD AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2006 (age 25) 398 41 21 2 12 50 21 81 2 1 4.3 .258 .303 .421 -.058 .260 .312 .444 .258 10.7 95-C -1 2.6
2007 (age 26) 403 43 21 1 13 51 23 80 2 1 4.1 .259 .309 .428 -.039 .261 .317 .451 .263 11.5 96-C -3 2.5
2008 (age 27) 425 46 21 2 14 53 26 84 2 2 4.1 .253 .305 .425 -.054 .255 .314 .447 .260 10.0 101-C -5 2.3
2009 (age 28) 328 32 16 1 11 43 20 65 1 1 4.1 .256 .306 .427 -.047 .258 .315 .450 .261 9.0 79-C -3 2.0
2010 (age 29) 331 31 17 1 9 40 19 66 2 1 4.2 .257 .306 .413 -.065 .258 .315 .435 .258 7.5 80-C -2 2.0

Valuation

Year OWARP DWARP Tot WARP MORP Mean VORP Upside
2006 0.7 1.9 2.6 $3,075,000 10.7 10.5
2007 0.8 1.7 2.5 $2,975,000 11.5 12.9
2008 0.7 1.6 2.3 $2,800,000 10.0 11.3
2009 0.6 1.4 2.0 $2,550,000 9.0 9.4
2010 0.5 1.5 2.0 $2,550,000 7.5 7.0
Peak 11.3 $11,150,000 48.7 51.1


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Five-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2006 .271 .251 .230 .258
2007 .282 .258 .226 .263
2008 .278 .258 .231 .260
2009 .272 .250 .233 .261
2010 .272 .252 .227 .258


Five-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2006 25% 0% 32%
2007 31% 2% 36%
2008 27% 8% 34%
2009 37% 8% 27%
2010 40% 11% 26%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Joe Oliver 1991 72 11 Steve Swisher 1977 48
2 George Mitterwald 1971 67 12 Eddie Taubensee 1994 48
3 Bill Nahorodny 1979 63 13 Tom Nieto 1986 48
4 Gus Triandos 1956 53 14 Jody Davis 1982 47
5 Bob Schmidt 1959 52 15 Andy Etchebarren 1969 47
6 Sandy Alomar 1992 51 16 Larry Haney 1968 46
7 Harry Chiti 1958 51 17 Bob Melvin 1987 46
8 Jerry Moses 1972 50 18 Charles Johnson 1997 44
9 Sammy White 1954 49 19 John Bateman 1966 44
10 Jerry May 1969 49 20 Paul Casanova 1967 44

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