#66 Paul Lo Duca, Catcher, 31 yrs, Atlanta Braves - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#66 Paul Lo Duca, Catcher, 31 yrs, Atlanta Braves
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Paul Lo Duca

4/12/1972
31
USA,NY,Brooklyn
5"9
230

Catcher
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R

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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 800,000
2003 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 146 Days (662 total Days)
76 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 30 Days (718 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	8	5	5	4	6
Versus LHP	9	5	5	4	6
Versus RHP	8	5	5	4	6
Talent	8	5	5	4	6

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1
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4
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1
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Fielding Ratings
C : 7 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
1B : 4 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 7
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
4/14	CIN	L 1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#5
4/16	@CHC	W 16-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
4/17	@CHC	W 2-1	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	#1
4/19	@PHI	W 3-2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#5
4/20	@PHI	L 0-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	#5
4/21	@PHI	W 19-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
4/23	FLO	W 7-5	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	#5
4/24	FLO	W 7-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
4/26	NYM	W 10-9	5	2	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	#4	PoG
4/28	PHI	L 3-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 2003

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	15	39	12	2	0	1	5	5	3	8	.308	.341	.436	.777	.741	.128
Projected	39	100	31	5	0	3	13	13	8	21	.308	.341	.436	.777	.741	.128

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	10	44	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	3	0	0	.0	6.7	6.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	24	6	1	0	0	2	2	3	4	1	0	0	.250	.321	.292	.613
vs. RHP	15	6	1	0	1	3	3	0	4	1	0	0	.400	.375	.667	1.042
Close/Late	7	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.286	.375	.714	1.089
Scoring Position	9	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	.222	.182	.222	.404
Pinch Hitting	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	7	19	9	1	0	1	5	4	2	2	.474	.478	.684	1.162
Road	8	20	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	6	.150	.190	.200	.390
March/April	15	39	12	2	0	1	5	5	3	8	.308	.341	.436	.777

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1999	38	89	24	2	0	4	14	13	5	0	1	19	0	0	.270	.305	.427	.732	NYM
2000	71	173	47	9	0	5	28	16	11	0	2	36	0	0	.272	.312	.410	.722	NYM
2001	61	164	44	8	1	4	27	23	10	1	1	40	0	0	.268	.313	.402	.715	NYM
2002	101	243	63	12	0	5	30	36	20	1	2	54	0	0	.259	.316	.370	.686	NYM MIN ATL
2003	15	39	12	2	0	1	5	5	3	0	2	8	0	0	.308	.341	.436	.777	ATL
Total	286	708	190	33	1	19	104	93	49	2	8	157	0	0	.268	.314	.398	.713

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1993, A	96	318	59	15	0	3	25	22	21	45	0	0	.186	.234	.261	.495
1994, A	69	134	28	5	0	3	10	15	5	21	0	0	.209	.236	.313	.549
1995, AA	99	305	66	14	0	12	37	37	36	45	1	1	.216	.293	.380	.673
1996, A	19	61	13	4	0	3	9	9	5	11	0	0	.213	.273	.426	.699
1996, AA	68	161	39	12	0	2	20	13	15	19	1	1	.242	.307	.354	.661
1997, A	22	79	20	1	1	0	3	10	7	6	0	0	.253	.310	.291	.601
1997, AA	101	243	63	12	0	10	38	35	21	43	0	1	.259	.317	.432	.749
1998, AA	39	155	43	2	0	7	17	24	20	24	1	0	.277	.358	.426	.784
1998, AAA	84	299	83	13	0	7	36	38	39	52	1	0	.278	.360	.391	.751
1999, AAA	65	205	65	9	1	7	39	26	26	49	0	0	.317	.392	.473	.865
2001, AAA	22	84	24	1	0	3	12	14	11	20	0	0	.286	.368	.405	.773

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2002	2	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286
Total	5	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200

Fielding Stats 2003

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	11	10	99	9	1	109	1	.991	84.2	11.59	0	14	6	42.9

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/4/1993 to a minor league deal...
Traded from Detroit to New York (M) on 7/19/1993 (Going to NYM: C Paul Lo Duca. Going to DET: P Jimmy Jones)...
Injured on 5/21/1997 with a Bruised Heel, out for 6 days...
Injured on 4/16/1998 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 7/31/1998 with a Bruised Hip, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit on 6/1/1999, off LaTroy Hawkins (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/26/1999, off Danny Graves (STL)...
Traded from New York (M) to Minnesota on 2/2/2002 (Going to MIN: SS Wilson Betemit, C Craig Biggio, P Mike Mussina, C Paul Lo Duca. Going to NYM: P Expansion Pick, P Expansion Pick, P Expansion
Pick, P Expansion Pick)...
Traded from Pittsburgh to Atlanta on 2/5/2002 (Going to PIT: 2B Joe Espada. Going to ATL: C Paul Lo Duca)...
2/2/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $800,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/28/2003 with a Fractured Wrist, out for 6-7 weeks...

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