1B John Branton #2
Hawaii Hounddogs MSL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/08/2024
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1B JOHN BRANTON #2 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 559 130 17 3 60 130 81 227 .233 .335 .596 9 5.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 50
Gap 65 70 65 65
Power 75 75 75 80
Eye 50 55 50 55
Avoid K's 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 50
Errors: - 50 50
Arm: 25 20 35
Turn DP: - 55 -
Ability: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 70 Center Field: 25
2nd Base: - Right Field: 25
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/2024 POR Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
10/05/2024 POR Win, 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/04/2024 POR Win, 7-6 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
10/02/2024 @ LA Win, 5-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
09/30/2024 @ LA Win, 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
09/29/2024 @ BA Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
09/28/2024 @ BA Loss, 3-8 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
09/27/2024 @ BA Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/2024 LA Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
09/24/2024 LA Win, 5-4 4 1 1 3 1 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/09/2000
Born in:Dublin, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$780,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 146 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 146 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2022, 1st Pick in Round 3
MAJOR SUPERIOR LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 559 130 17 3 60 130 96 81 227 .233 .335 .596 .931 .380 .363 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 154 653 8 11 0 9 0 5 333 80 9 5 64.3 113.2 6.82 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   126 28 5 1 14 30 27 20 54 0 0 2 .222 .338 .611 .949
Versus Right   433 102 12 2 46 100 69 61 173 5 0 6 .236 .335 .591 .926
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 0 0 0 .062 .250 .062 .312
April   75 22 3 1 14 22 19 8 24 0 0 2 .293 .376 .920 1.296
May   88 25 4 2 7 15 16 14 34 0 0 2 .284 .394 .614 1.008
June   96 20 2 0 12 25 17 18 40 1 0 2 .208 .342 .604 .946
July   97 16 2 0 3 8 10 12 40 1 0 0 .165 .255 .278 .533
August   95 24 4 0 14 35 20 15 33 3 0 2 .253 .357 .737 1.093
September   96 22 2 0 10 24 13 11 50 0 0 0 .229 .308 .562 .871
October   12 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 6 0 0 0 .083 .267 .083 .350
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Spring Training   44 10 3 0 5 11 12 7 19 0 0 1 .227 .346 .636 .983
Last Year   394 92 18 4 41 81 67 34 184 6 3 4 .234 .297 .612 .908
Career   953 222 35 7 101 211 163 115 411 11 3 12 .233 .320 .602 .922
Home   258 53 10 1 21 49 34 43 103 2 0 6 .205 .330 .496 .826
Road   301 77 7 2 39 81 62 38 124 3 0 2 .256 .340 .681 1.021
Grass   550 128 17 3 58 128 93 79 220 5 0 8 .233 .335 .591 .926
Turf   9 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 7 0 0 0 .222 .364 .889 1.253
Day   182 44 8 2 20 40 36 29 76 0 0 3 .242 .355 .637 .993
Night   377 86 9 1 40 90 60 52 151 5 0 5 .228 .326 .576 .901
As Starter   556 130 17 3 60 130 96 81 225 5 0 7 .234 .336 .599 .935
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   119 24 2 1 12 24 19 30 49 1 0 1 .202 .364 .538 .902
Inning 1-3   191 41 6 0 19 47 30 18 67 4 0 4 .215 .290 .545 .835
Inning 4-6   199 55 7 2 22 45 38 30 83 0 0 3 .276 .379 .663 1.043
Inning 7-9   152 32 4 1 18 36 25 26 67 1 0 1 .211 .328 .605 .933
Extra Innings   17 2 0 0 1 2 3 7 10 0 0 0 .118 .375 .294 .669
0 Outs   186 35 5 2 17 23 35 24 83 1 0 1 .188 .283 .511 .794
1 Outs   158 39 4 0 15 43 26 26 65 4 0 4 .247 .359 .557 .916
2 Outs   215 56 8 1 28 64 35 31 79 0 0 3 .260 .361 .698 1.059
Scoring Position   141 34 3 0 14 60 26 31 70 5 0 2 .241 .374 .560 .935
Bases Empty   295 64 9 3 25 25 46 35 119 0 0 3 .217 .306 .522 .828
Runner on 1st   123 32 5 0 21 45 24 15 38 0 0 3 .260 .355 .813 1.168
Runner on 2nd   56 15 1 0 8 20 15 13 25 0 0 1 .268 .414 .714 1.129
Runner on 3rd   21 5 1 0 2 8 2 5 10 1 0 0 .238 .370 .571 .942
Runner on 1st & 2nd   35 6 0 0 2 9 5 5 18 0 0 1 .171 .293 .343 .636
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 0 0 1 7 2 1 10 1 0 0 .250 .278 .438 .715
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 4 1 4 4 1 0 0 .250 .462 .250 .712
Bases Loaded   5 2 1 0 1 12 1 3 3 2 0 0 .400 .500 1.200 1.700
Two Strikes   359 54 2 3 21 49 40 33 227 2 0 2 .150 .225 .348 .573
First Pitch   56 22 7 0 10 21 15 8 0 3 0 2 .393 .464 1.054 1.517
Count 0-1   32 8 3 0 4 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .719 .969
Count 0-2   51 5 0 0 1 5 3 0 42 1 0 1 .098 .113 .157 .270
Count 1-0   36 14 1 0 8 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 .389 .389 1.083 1.472
Count 1-1   33 12 1 0 7 13 9 3 0 0 0 2 .364 .447 1.030 1.478
Count 1-2   105 13 1 0 7 12 9 0 72 0 0 0 .124 .124 .333 .457
Count 2-0   10 5 0 0 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Count 2-1   22 8 2 0 2 10 3 0 0 0 0 1 .364 .391 .727 1.119
Count 2-2   117 21 0 2 8 19 10 0 71 1 0 0 .179 .178 .419 .597
Count 3-0   3 3 0 0 2 6 6 20 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 3.000 4.000
Count 3-1   8 4 1 0 1 3 2 17 0 0 0 0 .500 .840 1.000 1.840
Full Count   86 15 1 1 5 13 18 33 42 0 0 1 .174 .408 .384 .792
Behind in Count   188 26 4 0 12 24 17 0 114 1 0 1 .138 .142 .351 .493
Ahead in Count   79 34 4 0 18 40 27 37 0 0 0 2 .430 .619 1.165 1.783
Batting 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 4th   550 130 17 3 60 130 95 79 220 5 0 7 .236 .337 .605 .942
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   173 41 7 1 21 32 35 31 75 0 0 1 .237 .356 .653 1.009
Medium Leverage   284 63 8 2 29 61 43 29 108 2 0 6 .222 .305 .570 .876
High Leverage   100 26 2 0 10 37 18 21 43 3 0 1 .260 .384 .580 .964
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
2023 Hawaii - MSL 23 110 394 92 18 4 41 81 67 34 4 6 184 0 2 .234 .297 .612 .908 143 144 3.0
2024 Hawaii - MSL 24 158 559 130 17 3 60 130 96 81 8 5 227 9 5 .233 .335 .596 .931 155 152 5.4
Total MSL 268 953 222 35 7 101 211 163 115 12 11 411 9 7 .233 .320 .602 .922 150 149 8.4
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
2020 Total - 20 50 221 62 9 6 13 52 63 26 3 2 51 39 8 .281 .361 .552 .913 100 100 1.5
2021 Total - 21 49 223 56 11 5 17 47 51 21 3 1 46 40 10 .251 .323 .574 .897 100 100 1.2
2022 Total - 22 44 191 54 11 4 14 36 52 24 3 2 43 37 7 .283 .368 .602 .970 100 100 1.7
2022 Peoria (HAW) - R 22 38 91 23 3 0 13 22 28 15 0 1 43 9 2 .253 .355 .714 1.069 166 144 1.0
2022 Fort Wayne - A 22 19 77 28 2 1 13 21 23 8 0 0 18 2 2 .364 .424 .922 1.346 252 251 1.9
2022 Lake Elsinore - A 22 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 30 -0.0
2022 Total - A 22 20 81 29 2 1 13 21 23 8 0 0 18 2 2 .358 .416 .889 1.305 242 241 1.9
2023 El Paso - AAA 23 33 130 29 7 2 10 28 18 12 2 0 54 4 2 .223 .299 .538 .837 131 138 0.5
Total PCL 33 130 29 7 2 10 28 18 12 2 0 54 4 2 .223 .299 .538 .837 131 138
Total CAL 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 35 30
Total MID 19 77 28 2 1 13 21 23 8 0 0 18 2 2 .364 .424 .922 1.346 252 251
Total AZL 38 91 23 3 0 13 22 28 15 0 1 43 9 2 .253 .355 .714 1.069 166 144
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Fort Wayne - A LF 10 10 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 90.0 1.80 +0.9 1.050
2022 Peoria (HAW) - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
2022 Lake Elsinore - A CF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.0 .989
2022 Fort Wayne - A CF 9 9 22 1 0 23 0 1.000 78.0 2.65 -1.6 .948
2022 Peoria (HAW) - R CF 14 11 19 4 1 24 1 .958 103.2 2.00 -1.4 .915
2023 Hawaii - MLB LF 97 92 190 7 2 198 1 .995 833.1 2.13 -2.0 .981
2023 El Paso - AAA LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Hawaii - MLB CF 5 4 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 29.2 4.25 -0.8 .925
2023 El Paso - AAA CF 33 33 100 1 0 103 2 .981 288.1 3.15 -3.1 .964
2023 Hawaii - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 El Paso - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Hawaii - MLB 1B 144 143 1078 78 90 1161 5 .996 1283.2 8.10 +2.7 1.037
2024 Hawaii - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Hawaii - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.3 .979
2024 Hawaii - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 144 143 1078 78 90 1161 5 .996 1283.2 8.10 +2.7 1.037
TOTAL LF 111 102 209 7 2 217 1 .995 929.1 2.09 -0.8 .986
TOTAL CF 62 58 158 7 1 168 3 .982 508.2 2.92 -6.9 .953
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (30); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 30 (45).
06/05/2021 Was not drafted and returned to college.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 20 (35); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 30 (45).
06/05/2022 Drafted in the 2022 first-year player draft out of college (Butler; Indianapolis, IN) by the Hawaii Hounddogs. (Round 3, Pick 1, 63rd overall pick).
08/02/2022 Hits three home runs against the Peoria (SEA) Lookouts, going 3-6 with 3 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/19/2022 Hits three home runs against the West Michigan Pimps, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/01/2022 Wins the MID Batter of the Month Award.
11/05/2022 Named the #79 prospect in the MSL
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 65 (80); Eye: 50 (60).
04/04/2023 Named the #41 prospect in the MSL
04/21/2023 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
05/15/2023 Injured on 05/14/2023, diagnosed with a sore wrist, is day-to-day.
07/01/2023 Wins the MSL MC Rookie of the Month Award.
08/01/2023 Wins the MSL MC Rookie of the Month Award.
08/06/2023 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/16/2023 Wins the 2023 MSL MC Jeffrey Lamar Lewis Award.
11/28/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $780,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 50 (55).
05/01/2024 Wins the MSL MC Batter of the Month Award.
06/17/2024 Hits three home runs against the Denver Rabbits, going 3-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/21/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Major Superior League All-Star Game.
08/04/2024 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/14/2024 Hits three home runs against the Green Day Dukes, going 3-3 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/19/2024 Wins the MSL MC Player of the Week Award.
09/01/2024 Wins the MSL MC Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2024 154 5
Year K Rank
2023 184 4
2024 227 1
Year TB Rank
2024 333 2
Year HR Rank
2023 41 6
2024 60 1
Year RBI Rank
2024 130 1
Year R Rank
2024 96 5
Year BB Rank
2024 81 5
Year IBB Rank
2024 11 1
Year EBH Rank
2024 80 2
Year SLG Rank
2024 .596 1
Year RC Rank
2024 113.19 4
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 6.82 8
Year ISO Rank
2024 .363 1
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .380 6
Year OPS Rank
2024 .931 2
Year WAR Rank
2024 5.4 9
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