#35 Jeff Heath, Centerfield, 27 yrs, Detroit Tigers Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jeff Heath
4/1/1915 27 CAN,ON,FORT WILLIAM 5"10 200
Centerfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,178,571 1942 $ 20,000,000 (4 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Talent | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 5 5 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 3B : 4 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 8 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 9 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 9
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/16 | SLA | L 5-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/17 | SLA | W 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | PoG | |
9/18 | @NYY | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/19 | @NYY | L 4-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/20 | @WAS | W 9-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/21 | @WAS | L 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/23 | PHA | W 4-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | W 14-6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | W 13-12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | #3 | PoG | |
9/28 | NYY | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 520 | 154 | 34 | 11 | 35 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 71 | .296 | .423 | .606 | 1.029 | 1.110 | .310 |
Projected | 148 | 520 | 154 | 34 | 11 | 35 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 71 | .296 | .423 | .606 | 1.029 | 1.110 | .310 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 641 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 315 | 80 | 11 | 12 | 47.8 | 141.4 | 9.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 71 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .447 | .563 | 1.010 |
vs. RHP | 449 | 135 | 27 | 10 | 31 | 101 | 100 | 93 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .419 | .612 | 1.031 |
Close/Late | 61 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .361 | .494 | .787 | 1.280 |
Scoring Position | 132 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 80 | 0 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .326 | .475 | .788 | 1.262 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .333 | .818 | 1.152 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 246 | 70 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 49 | 63 | 38 | .285 | .429 | .573 | 1.003 |
Road | 73 | 274 | 84 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 69 | 65 | 51 | 33 | .307 | .416 | .635 | 1.051 |
March/April | 25 | 85 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 6 | .259 | .393 | .447 | .840 |
May | 25 | 87 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 14 | .356 | .477 | .655 | 1.132 |
June | 25 | 94 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 15 | .266 | .395 | .479 | .873 |
July | 24 | 81 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | .198 | .353 | .469 | .822 |
August | 27 | 95 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 11 | .347 | .483 | .800 | 1.283 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 78 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 11 | .346 | .429 | .782 | 1.211 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1937 | 146 | 532 | 166 | 41 | 10 | 41 | 127 | 124 | 87 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 18 | 10 | .312 | .407 | .658 | 1.065 | DET,AL |
1938 | 147 | 546 | 173 | 51 | 12 | 43 | 133 | 127 | 91 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 20 | 8 | .317 | .411 | .690 | 1.102 | DET,AL |
1939 | 141 | 495 | 165 | 48 | 7 | 30 | 110 | 107 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 15 | .333 | .440 | .640 | 1.081 | DET |
1940 | 153 | 543 | 183 | 61 | 8 | 36 | 138 | 133 | 137 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 18 | 16 | .337 | .468 | .678 | 1.146 | DET,AL |
1941 | 155 | 544 | 179 | 35 | 6 | 45 | 124 | 126 | 110 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 13 | 17 | .329 | .441 | .664 | 1.105 | DET,AL |
1942 | 148 | 520 | 154 | 34 | 11 | 35 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 11 | 12 | .296 | .423 | .606 | 1.029 | DET |
Total | 890 | 3180 | 1020 | 270 | 54 | 230 | 746 | 731 | 633 | 10 | 24 | 364 | 97 | 78 | .321 | .432 | .657 | 1.089 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1936, AAA | 138 | 490 | 185 | 29 | 4 | 83 | 170 | 137 | 123 | 81 | 24 | 14 | .378 | .496 | .961 | 1.457 |
1937, AAA | 7 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .423 | .545 | 1.115 | 1.661 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Third Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 1.80 | | | | |
Leftfield | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.1 | 2.35 | | | | |
Centerfield | 140 | 135 | 327 | 14 | 3 | 341 | 0 | 1.000 | 1210.2 | 2.53 | | | | |
Rightfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 1.29 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Detroit in 1936... Had first career hit (double) on 4/9/1937, off Denny Galehouse (SLA)... Hit first career homerun on 4/9/1937, off Denny Galehouse (SLA)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1937, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1937, hitting .347 with 9 HR, 25 RBI... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1937, hitting .312 with 41 HR, 127 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1938, hitting .387 with 9 HR, 27 RBI... Had 22-game hitting streak snapped on 6/26/1938... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Chicago (A) on 9/10/1938... Injured on 4/4/1939 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (A) on 7/19/1939... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,600,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1940, hitting .615 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1940, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1940, hitting .545 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... 1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,178,571 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 7/9/1941... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 7/18/1941... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1941, hitting .462 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1941, hitting .449 with 7 HR, 28 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 8/2/1941... 1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,178,571 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/8/1942 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 4/24/1942... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (A), driving in 5 runs on 8/7/1942... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1942, hitting .458 with 5 HR, 11 RBI... Injured on 9/28/1942 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 4 weeks... 10/15/1942: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $20,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1939 - .333 - 8th 1940 - .337 - 7th 1941 - .329 - 10th
| OBP 1937 - .407 - 7th 1938 - .411 - 7th 1939 - .440 - 3rd 1940 - .468 - 2nd 1941 - .441 - 3rd
| SLG 1937 - .658 - 3rd 1938 - .690 - 2nd 1939 - .640 - 2nd 1940 - .678 - 3rd 1941 - .664 - 3rd
| OPS 1937 - 1.065 - 3rd 1938 - 1.102 - 3rd 1939 - 1.081 - 1st 1940 - 1.146 - 2nd 1941 - 1.105 - 2nd
| Doubles 1937 - 41 - 9th 1938 - 51 - 3rd 1939 - 48 - 4th 1940 - 61 - 1st
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Triples 1937 - 10 - 8th 1938 - 12 - 2nd 1940 - 8 - 9th
| Homeruns 1937 - 41 - 3rd 1938 - 43 - 4th 1939 - 30 - 10th 1940 - 36 - 7th 1941 - 45 - 5th
| RBI 1937 - 127 - 4th 1938 - 133 - 4th 1940 - 138 - 7th
| Runs 1937 - 124 - 6th 1938 - 127 - 5th 1940 - 133 - 7th 1941 - 126 - 9th
| BB 1937 - 87 - 8th 1938 - 91 - 7th 1939 - 94 - 10th 1940 - 137 - 5th 1941 - 110 - 6th
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