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Ludwig
Claus		  
Nickname: Lobster
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 195
 
Born: April 16, 1986 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Zachary Matthews Award 2014    2015    2021   
All-Star Selections 2007   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2005 19 PA FF $ 300,000 4 3 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 2 2 2
2006 20 PA FF $ 300,000 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 5 5 9 8 8 2 2 2
2007 21 PA FF $ 300,000 5 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 9 9 9 3 3 3
2008 22 PA FF $ 300,000 5 4 4 7 7 7 2 2 2 9 8 8 9 9 9 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 300,000 4 3 4 6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 8 8 8 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 5 4 4 7 7 7 2 2 2 9 8 8 9 9 9 4 4 4
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 23 PA FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 8 7 7 10 10 10 6 6 6
2010 24 PA FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
2011 25 PA FF $ 300,000   5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
2012 26 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
2013 27 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
2014 28 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
2015 29 UT GE $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
2016 30 UT GE $ 300,000   3 3 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
2017 31 UT GE $ 300,000   3 3 4 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
2018 32 UT GE $ 300,000   3 3 3 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
2019 33 UT GE $ 300,000   2 2 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
2020 34 PA FF $ 300,000   2 2 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
2021 35 PA FF $ 300,000   1 1 2 6 6 6 4 4 4 10 9 9 3 3 3
2022 36 PA FF     1 1 2 6 5 5 4 4 4 10 9 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 2 6 5 5 4 4 4 10 9 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 10 10 10 8 7 7 10 10 10 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2005 19 PA FF 24 62 7 15 1 1 2 6 0 1 4 14 .242 .299 .387 .686 6.5 1.3
    AAA   9 34 9 11 3 0 0 5 2 0 7 6 .324 .439 .412 .851 6.7  
    AA   121 426 59 122 28 1 16 68 7 6 72 122 .286 .390 .469 .859 77.4  
2006 20 PA FF 128 438 49 106 26 3 9 52 14 3 54 132 .242 .329 .377 .705 56.1 9.4
    AAA   26 94 13 24 5 0 5 18 1 0 9 21 .255 .320 .468 .788 14.3  
2007 21 PA FF 144 491 72 136 37 4 19 76 8 1 67 148 .277 .368 .485 .853 84.9 18.3
2008 22 PA FF 153 499 61 110 24 2 13 61 11 3 89 143 .220 .338 .355 .693 66.4 10.2
2009 23 PA FF 158 517 79 130 26 3 34 96 12 1 77 112 .251 .350 .511 .860 93.3 17.3
2010 24 PA FF 156 533 73 114 29 1 24 67 14 4 78 88 .214 .313 .407 .720 68.2 11.6
2011 25 PA FF 144 403 59 85 15 4 28 75 9 3 70 67 .211 .330 .476 .806 67.5 14.4
2012 26 PA FF 66 234 34 60 12 0 18 43 7 0 34 32 .256 .353 .538 .891 44.2 10.0
  UT GE 91 303 42 61 17 1 12 36 8 0 41 39 .201 .298 .383 .681 35.9 4.2
  TOT   157 537 76 121 29 1 30 79 15 0 75 71 .225 .322 .451 .773 80.1 14.2
2013 27 UT GE 153 531 78 129 20 4 27 67 9 3 76 90 .243 .341 .448 .790 83.2 17.6
2014 28 UT GE 156 534 66 111 22 1 23 90 9 3 83 93 .208 .317 .382 .699 70.7 14.2
2015 29 UT GE 155 506 74 116 20 6 24 67 8 8 91 81 .229 .352 .435 .787 75.9 16.4
2016 30 UT GE 33 105 16 19 3 1 3 10 5 0 22 23 .181 .328 .314 .642 13.4 2.0
2017 31 UT GE 64 59 11 15 8 0 2 10 1 0 7 15 .254 .338 .492 .830 10.0 2.3
2018 32 UT GE 114 150 22 36 8 1 7 32 2 1 20 39 .240 .328 .447 .774 22.6 3.8
2019 33 UT GE 24 32 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 7 .188 .278 .281 .559 2.2 0.0
    AAA   95 297 63 70 15 1 32 67 5 3 73 42 .236 .386 .616 1.003 71.9  
2020 34 PA FF 72 241 32 40 8 1 10 24 0 1 45 51 .166 .296 .332 .628 25.1 2.8
    AAA   75 241 45 49 8 0 25 56 4 0 48 39 .203 .336 .548 .883 48.4  
2021 35 PA FF 136 415 38 62 14 3 14 46 2 0 69 91 .149 .280 .299 .579 39.9 3.8
2022 36 PA FF 32 97 6 10 3 0 2 8 0 0 12 29 .103 .200 .196 .396 3.2 0.0
18 Years Sim 2003 6150 821 1361 293 36 272 868 119 32 942 1294 .221 .328 .413 .741 869.1 159.8
4 Years AAA 205 666 130 154 31 1 62 146 12 3 137 108 .231 .365 .560 .925 141.3  
1 Years AA 121 426 59 122 28 1 16 68 7 6 72 122 .286 .390 .469 .859 77.4  
5 Years Minors 326 1092 189 276 59 2 78 214 19 9 209 230 .253 .375 .525 .899 218.6  
162 Game Average 497 66 110 23 2 21 70 9 2 76 104 .221 .328 .413 .741 70.3  
Career Highs 158 537 79 136 37 6 34 96 15 8 91 148 .277 .368 .511 .860 93.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4467 591 972 209 21 197 626 86 24 649 948 .218 .321 .406 .727 621.4
vs LH   1683 230 389 84 15 75 242 33 8 293 346 .231 .345 .433 .778 270.4
Home 990 3015 400 667 147 17 126 428 52 16 431 662 .221 .321 .407 .728 418.8
Away 1013 3135 421 694 146 19 146 440 67 16 511 632 .221 .333 .420 .753 473.0
RISP   1375 0 321 81 10 56 529 0 0 279 272 .233 .356 .429 .785 230.0
Pinch Hitting   291 50 68 14 2 14 56 3 0 45 71 .234 .339 .440 .779 45.8
Close/Late   750 82 162 35 4 35 102 0 0 132 168 .216 .334 .413 .747 112.2
Mar/Apr 321 1032 139 232 52 7 43 146 23 4 146 215 .225 .324 .414 .738 147.3
May 355 1046 158 240 49 8 54 170 20 7 172 228 .229 .344 .446 .790 168.3
June 311 918 115 221 47 6 46 122 21 6 130 198 .241 .341 .455 .797 146.5
July 313 956 127 208 45 8 41 137 17 5 136 219 .218 .314 .410 .724 132.7
August 312 987 131 215 50 4 44 157 17 6 158 191 .218 .328 .410 .739 142.8
Sep/Oct 391 1211 151 245 50 3 44 136 21 4 200 243 .202 .316 .358 .674 154.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2005 19 PA FF 2B 17 13 117.0 32 42 1 10 .987 5.69   0.6
2006 20 PA FF 2B 127 120 1017.3 205 410 13 85 .979 5.44   5.9
2007 21 PA FF 2B 142 135 1153.7 268 485 8 106 .989 5.87   4.1
2008 22 PA FF 2B 148 139 1196.3 250 449 15 96 .979 5.26   3.3
    SS 2 2 22.3 6 10 1 4 .941 6.45   0.2
2009 23 PA FF 2B 154 139 1213.0 256 439 20 93 .972 5.16   3.1
2010 24 PA FF 2B 152 144 1313.0 270 527 11 96 .986 5.46   8.5
2011 25 PA FF 2B 134 103 960.3 188 398 13 68 .978 5.49   5.2
2012 26 PA FF 2B 63 60 549.9 128 227 9 47 .975 5.81   3.1
  UT GE 2B 87 82 703.8 164 291 11 60 .976 5.82   2.5
  TOT   2B 150 142 1253.7 292 518 20 107 .976 5.81   5.5
2013 27 UT GE 2B 148 141 1273.0 279 521 11 122 .986 5.66   5.9
2014 28 UT GE 2B 151 145 1300.3 313 532 14 106 .984 5.85   4.8
2015 29 UT GE 2B 147 136 1239.3 276 548 15 105 .982 5.98   7.5
2016 30 UT GE 2B 32 30 265.7 63 118 7 29 .963 6.13   1.2
2017 31 UT GE 2B 24 0 44.7 9 20 0 3 1.000 5.84   0.3
2018 32 UT GE 2B 34 18 186.0 29 71 1 16 .990 4.84   0.8
    CF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
    LF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
2019 33 UT GE 2B 8 5 46.0 6 16 1 3 .957 4.30   0.2
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
2020 34 PA FF 2B 72 69 593.3 158 219 5 59 .987 5.72   1.6
2021 35 PA FF 2B 134 130 1111.0 320 483 14 119 .983 6.50   3.9
2022 36 PA FF 2B 32 32 270.3 79 127 2 18 .990 6.86   1.0
  2B 1806 1641 14554.0 3293 5923 171 1241 .982 5.70   63.3
  SS 2 2 22.3 6 10 1 4 .941 6.45   0.2
  LF 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
  CF 1 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
Career Totals   1811 1643 14585.3 3301 5933 172 1245 .982 5.70   63.5
Career Highs   154 145 1313.0 320 548 20 122 1.000 6.86    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2010 24 PA FF 3 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .273 .444 .717
Career Post-Season Batting 3 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .273 .444 .717
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
2009-5-.511
 OPS
2009-8-.860
 Games
2009-5-158
 Triples
2015-6-6
 Homeruns
2009-3-34
2013-10-27
 RBIs
2009-7-96
2014-8-90
Walks
2008-3-89
2009-8-77
2010-8-78
2011-6-70
2013-8-76
2014-8-83
2015-2-91
CAR-36-942
 Strikeouts
2006-9-132
2007-7-148
2008-3-143
2009-3-112
2021-10-91
CAR-31-1294
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 26)
   Gray Ink Test: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 157)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 62)
 
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  4. Gary Crawford (857)
  5. Anthony Godwin (856)
  6. Roy Lininger (843)
  7. Henry Davis (842)
  8. Andrew Brown (841)
  9. Michael Mooney (833)
  10. Blinky Crouch (825)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Pennsylvania in 2005
Had first career hit (homerun) on 9/2/2005, off Thomas Showers (Ken)
Injured on 4/14/2007 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against North Carolina on 8/8/2007
Traded from Pennsylvania to Utah on 6/21/2012 (Going to Uta: C Gregory Fairfax, 2B Ludwig Claus. Going to Pen: 2B Lane Commons)
Drove in 6 runs against California on 5/11/2013
Won Mays Award at Second Base in 2014
Won Mays Award at Second Base in 2015
Injured on 5/12/2016 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Injured on 7/25/2017 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season
Injured on 5/4/2020 with a Tender Elbow, out for 2 weeks
Injured on 6/6/2020 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 3 days
Traded from Utah to Pennsylvania on 7/11/2020 (Going to UT: P Cory Bayne. Going to PA: 2B Ludwig Claus)
Injured on 5/27/2021 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Mays Award at Second Base in 2021
Released by Pennsylvania on 5/11/2022
 
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