SS Johnny 'Skids' Lipon #18
Virginia Beach Blue Claws (BOS) BBL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
11/09/1999
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SS JOHNNY 'SKIDS' LIPON #18 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 314 59 10 1 1 22 19 75 .188 .238 .236 1 3.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 18 18 18 18
Gap 40 41 40 40
Power 20 20 20 20
Eye 41 42 40 41
Avoid K's 43 44 43 43
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 90 2
Errors: - 91 8
Arm: 1 89 3
Turn DP: - 102 -
Ability: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 97
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 15
Stealing Ability: 82
Baserunning Inst.: 76
Sacrifice Bunt: 99
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/20/1999 VAN Win, 6-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/19/1999 VAN Loss, 1-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/18/1999 RC Win, 7-2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/17/1999 RC Win, 3-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/16/1999 RC Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/14/1999 @ DM Win, 5-2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
08/13/1999 @ DM Win, 9-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/12/1999 @ DM Win, 13-3 4 3 3 1 0 2 1 0
08/11/1999 CHA Win, 6-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1999 CHA Win, 8-2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Lipon is unmotivated and is slow to catch on.
High: Adaptability, Greed
Low: Leader, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:11/10/1967
Born in:Martins Ferry, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 65 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 97 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1985, 1st Pick in Round 3
BAD BOYZ LEAGUE 1999 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 314 59 10 1 1 22 33 19 75 .188 .238 .236 .474 .212 .048 50
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 94 344 2 0 0 5 8 1 74 12 1 0 100.0 18.5 1.85 3.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   64 10 1 0 0 2 7 5 15 1 1 1 .156 .225 .172 .397
Versus Right   250 49 9 1 1 20 26 14 60 0 7 1 .196 .242 .252 .494
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   33 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 1 0 .091 .091 .121 .212
May   86 15 0 0 0 4 7 5 22 0 0 0 .174 .220 .174 .394
June   89 18 1 1 1 4 8 4 22 0 4 0 .202 .237 .270 .506
July   50 12 2 0 0 7 7 2 11 1 2 2 .240 .291 .280 .571
August   56 11 6 0 0 6 9 8 13 0 1 0 .196 .297 .304 .600
Career   664 140 19 4 11 74 78 50 129 3 13 3 .211 .268 .301 .569
Home   141 23 3 1 1 8 14 9 34 0 4 0 .163 .213 .220 .433
Road   173 36 7 0 0 14 19 10 41 1 4 2 .208 .258 .249 .507
Grass   131 22 2 0 0 9 11 6 29 1 2 2 .168 .214 .183 .397
Turf   183 37 8 1 1 13 22 13 46 0 6 0 .202 .255 .273 .528
Day   105 22 3 1 0 6 13 8 27 0 3 0 .210 .265 .257 .523
Night   209 37 7 0 1 16 20 11 48 1 5 2 .177 .224 .225 .449
As Starter   313 59 10 1 1 22 32 19 75 1 8 2 .188 .239 .236 .475
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1986 Pittsburgh - PBL 18 80 283 63 9 2 2 19 27 26 1 2 30 1 4 .223 .288 .290 .578 60 58 0.8
1987 Pittsburgh - PBL 19 151 526 115 13 4 1 54 62 33 0 2 43 5 9 .219 .264 .264 .528 45 43 0.2
1988 Pittsburgh - PBL 20 98 331 68 16 2 1 26 34 28 3 1 21 0 1 .205 .273 .275 .548 46 46 0.9
1989 Pittsburgh - PBL 21 155 579 155 17 7 2 51 80 51 1 1 26 4 7 .268 .328 .332 .659 91 95 6.6
1990 Pittsburgh - PBL 22 154 521 131 21 11 2 47 61 71 2 1 37 0 0 .251 .343 .345 .688 105 110 9.2
1991 Pittsburgh - PBL 23 156 547 141 24 3 1 52 88 79 2 1 54 0 0 .258 .353 .318 .671 70 80 4.2
1992 Seattle - PBL 24 136 537 147 28 3 9 81 91 84 3 4 43 6 2 .274 .373 .387 .760 87 94 5.0
1993 Seattle - PBL 25 153 572 169 28 8 11 113 85 86 2 5 41 1 0 .295 .386 .430 .817 118 118 7.8
1994 Seattle - PBL 26 133 508 132 15 7 7 60 86 66 4 3 36 2 2 .260 .348 .358 .706 83 84 -0.4
1995 Seattle - PBL 27 65 221 50 7 1 3 17 20 20 0 1 9 0 0 .226 .289 .308 .597 59 59 0.1
1996 Seattle - PBL 28 40 128 37 5 0 0 11 15 13 0 0 4 0 1 .289 .355 .328 .683 90 93 1.0
1997 Seattle - PBL 29 42 100 29 9 0 0 15 8 9 0 0 14 0 0 .290 .349 .380 .729 100 96 1.4
1998 Houston - PBL 30 67 185 41 11 2 0 11 22 15 0 0 33 0 0 .222 .280 .303 .583 62 55 0.8
Total PBL 1430 5038 1278 203 50 39 557 679 581 18 21 391 19 26 .254 .332 .337 .669 80 83 37.6
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
1985 Wyoming - AAA 17 44 148 35 4 2 2 16 18 12 0 1 23 0 3 .236 .292 .331 .623 72 68 -0.3
1986 Wyoming - AAA 18 53 183 44 5 1 8 34 26 19 1 1 30 5 2 .240 .314 .410 .724 105 98 0.8
1988 Wyoming - AAA 20 4 19 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .105 .105 .105 .211 -42 -49 -0.3
1999 Virginia Beach - AAA 31 95 314 59 10 1 1 22 33 19 2 1 75 1 0 .188 .238 .236 .474 51 50 3.1
Total BBL 196 664 140 19 4 11 74 78 50 3 3 129 6 5 .211 .268 .301 .569 68 65
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
1986 Pittsburgh - PBL 18 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .455 .250 .705 100 106 1.6
1987 Pittsburgh - PBL 19 14 43 12 3 0 0 5 6 7 0 0 2 0 0 .279 .380 .349 .729 100 105 2.8
1989 Pittsburgh - PBL 21 15 51 16 2 0 0 7 4 5 0 1 2 0 1 .314 .368 .353 .721 109 114 5.1
1990 Pittsburgh - PBL 22 16 52 13 0 1 0 4 3 9 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .361 .288 .649 94 104 6.7
1991 Pittsburgh - PBL 23 5 15 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .316 .133 .449 19 39 3.6
1993 Seattle - PBL 25 14 53 20 2 0 1 6 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 .377 .452 .472 .923 147 152 4.5
1994 Seattle - PBL 26 13 52 10 3 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 6 0 0 .192 .236 .250 .486 26 25 -1.7
1998 Houston - PBL 30 6 20 7 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 .350 .409 .400 .809 126 130 1.3
Total PBL 86 294 82 11 1 1 28 31 40 1 2 17 1 1 .279 .365 .333 .698 94 100
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1986 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 80 80 122 276 43 404 6 .985 693.2 5.16 +11.2 1.080
1987 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 151 149 263 539 105 830 28 .966 1320.1 5.47 +20.2 1.072
1988 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 98 96 136 305 60 461 20 .957 840.0 4.72 +18.2 1.180
1989 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 155 155 268 583 96 879 28 .968 1381.1 5.54 +40.5 1.152
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 154 149 275 564 89 866 27 .969 1326.1 5.69 +51.6 1.182
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 155 153 275 559 108 877 43 .951 1343.0 5.59 +36.8 1.148
1992 Seattle - MLB SS 136 136 214 477 87 721 30 .958 1192.0 5.22 +34.0 1.165
1993 Seattle - MLB SS 137 136 183 527 89 726 16 .978 1227.0 5.21 +36.1 1.170
1995 Seattle - MLB SS 33 32 48 130 22 182 4 .978 288.0 5.56 +8.8 1.120
1996 Seattle - MLB SS 27 24 41 76 15 118 1 .992 235.1 4.47 +5.7 1.198
1997 Seattle - MLB 1B 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.63 +0.1 1.049
1997 Seattle - MLB SS 37 29 44 99 15 144 1 .993 261.1 4.92 +7.8 1.173
1998 Houston - MLB SS 64 51 82 170 26 264 12 .955 478.1 4.74 +10.2 1.135
1999 Virginia Beach - AAA SS 95 94 138 343 45 485 4 .992 831.0 5.21 +26.5 1.155
TOTAL 1B 1 0 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.63 +0.1 1.049
TOTAL SS 1322 1284 2089 4648 800 6957 220 .968 11417.2 5.31 +307.6 1.146
PLAYER HISTORY
06/30/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft by the Pittsburgh Allegheneys (Round 3, Pick 1, 23rd overall pick).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 18 (50); Power: 21 (21); Eye: 41 (62).
04/01/1986 Named the #7 prospect in the PBL
05/04/1986 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 2 weeks.
05/24/1986 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/25/1986 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/05/1986 Injured (Oblique strain), out for 5 days.
12/05/1986 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,816 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 19 (50); Power: 18 (18); Eye: 33 (61).
11/01/1987 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 3 weeks.
11/28/1987 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,816 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 22 (46); Power: 20 (20); Eye: 40 (59).
03/19/1988 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/26/1988 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/12/1988 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for one week.
11/30/1988 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,152 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 18 (18); Eye: 65 (65).
03/14/1989 Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/02/1989 Wins the 1989 Round 3 with the Pittsburgh Allegheneys.
11/21/1989 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,500 through arbitration.
12/01/1989 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000 with the Pittsburgh Allegheneys organization.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (44); Power: 13 (15); Eye: 53 (58).
03/20/1990 Injured (Forearm cramp), day-to-day for 4 days.
09/03/1990 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/04/1990 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
10/18/1990 Wins the 1990 Round 3 with the Pittsburgh Allegheneys.
10/27/1990 Wins the 1990 PBL PBL Soft Hands Award at SS.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 21 (51); Power: 13 (16); Eye: 51 (61).
07/22/1991 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/14/1991 Injured (Bruised hand), day-to-day for 2 days.
10/26/1991 Wins the 1991 PBL PBL Calgon Soft Hands Award at SS.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (51); Power: 29 (29); Eye: 61 (61).
01/01/1992 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Allegheneys to the Seattle Cubs in exchange for a 3rd draft pick.
03/26/1992 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for one week.
06/27/1992 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $66,000 with the Seattle Cubs organization.
09/04/1992 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), out for 6-7 weeks.
10/23/1992 Wins the 1992 PBL PBL Calgon Soft Hands Award at SS.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 31 (31); Eye: 64 (64).
09/09/1993 Hits three home runs against the Boston Pilgrims, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/13/1993 Wins the PBL PBL Player of the Week Award.
10/12/1993 Wins the 1993 PBL World Series with the Seattle Cubs.
10/21/1993 Wins the 1993 PBL PBL Calgon Soft Hands Award at SS.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 51 (51); Power: 21 (21); Eye: 66 (66).
04/23/1994 Goes 5-6 against the Tampa Bay Terriers, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 4 R.
09/09/1994 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for one week.
10/25/1994 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $39,920 with the Seattle Cubs organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (44); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 67 (67).
10/09/1995 Wins the 1995 PBL World Series with the Seattle Cubs.
10/10/1995 Declined his contract option.
10/26/1995 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $44,000 with the Seattle Cubs organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 46 (53); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 71 (71).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (45); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 63 (67).
11/11/1997 Became a free agent.
12/12/1997 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $12,000 with the Houston Black Aces organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 36 (36); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 59 (59).
10/18/1998 Wins the 1998 PBL World Series with the Houston Black Aces.
11/11/1998 Became a free agent.
12/19/1998 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Pilgrims organization.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (30); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 52 (52).
07/03/1999 Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
08/08/1999 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/09/1999 Injured (Knee soreness), day-to-day for 6 days.
08/20/1999 Injured (Strained oblique), out for 5 weeks.
09/05/1999 Wins the 1999 Bad Boyz League Baddest Boyz Championship with the Virginia Beach Blue Claws!
09/06/1999 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
09/14/1999 Wins the 1999 BBL PL1 Great Glove Award at SS.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1989 155 7
1991 153 8
1993 151 9
Year 3B Rank
1990 11 7
1993 8 6
1994 7 10
Year RBI Rank
1993 113 5
Year BB Rank
1992 84 10
Year SH Rank
1986 12 10
1993 12 10
1994 18 3
Year WAR Rank
1989 6.6 7
1990 9.2 2
1992 5.0 6
1993 7.8 4
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