NAME     : Joe Borchard
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/25/1978
  AGE      : 24
  HEIGHT   : 6"5
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Leftfield
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : YES, holds team together
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Durable

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Leftfield :  D  (Fielding Pct. : .975)
  Outfield Arm : C

  OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Speed            : D
  Stealing Ability : D
  Sacrifice Bunt   : B
  Bunt for Hit     : E
  Hitter Type      : Normal
 
  Getting Hits         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 3, Talent Average)
  Hitting Doubles      : 5  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 5, Talent Average)
  Hitting Homeruns     : 5  (VS. RHP : 4, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting BB's         : 3  (VS. RHP : 3, VS. LHP : 2, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Strikeouts  : 6  (VS. RHP : 5, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)

  BATTING STATS :
 
  Category       AVG HR RBI  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG
  Overall       .297  4  28 222  66 12  1  33  1  1  25  45 .375 .414 
  vs RHP        .270  3  17 148  40  6  0  23  1  1  22  31 .376 .372 
  vs LHP        .351  1  11  74  26  6  1  10  0  0   3  14 .362 .500 
  At Home       .282  1  11 103  29  5  1   9  1  1  16  21 .388 .379 
  Away          .311  3  17 119  37  7  0  24  0  0   9  24 .353 .445 
  R.I.S.P.      .258  1  22  66  17  7  0   0  0  0   5  20 .303 .409 
  Pinch Hitting .000  0   0   1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Close/Late    .190  0   1  21   4  1  0   4  0  0   3   7 .292 .238 
  This Week     .000  0   0   0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  Last Week     .261  0   4  23   6  2  0   2  0  0   1   5 .292 .348 
  Apr/Mar       .000  0   0   1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 .000 .000 
  May           1.000  0   0   1   1  0  0   0  0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 
  June          .349  2  13  83  29  7  0  13  0  1  13  14 .434 .506 
  July          .290  2  11 100  29  2  1  17  1  0  10  23 .360 .390 
  August        .189  0   4  37   7  3  0   3  0  0   2   8 .231 .270 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR   AVG HR RBI   G  AB   H 2B 3B   R SB CS  BB   K  OBP  SLG   TEAMS
 
  Total AB  : 222
  Total AVG : .297
  Total Hits: 66
  Total HR  : 4
  Total RBI : 28
  Total Runs: 33
  Total SB  : 1
 
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit on 5/5/2002, off Barry Zito (OAK)... Had first career hit on 5/25/2003, off Joe Mays (MIN)... Hit first career homerun on 6/11/2003, off Jose Acevedo (ATL)...