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Tom Prince
Thomas Albert Prince

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 22, 1987
  vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 2003
Born August 13, 1964 in Kankakee, IL

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 24, 1984. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 22 PIT NL   4    9    1    2   1  0   1    2   0  0   0   2  .222  .222  .667  125    6   0   0   0   0   0
 1988 23 PIT NL  29   74    3   13   2  0   0    6   0  0   4  15  .176  .218  .203   23   15   2   0   0   0   5
 1989 24 PIT NL  21   52    1    7   4  0   0    5   1  1   6  12  .135  .220  .212   27   11   0   1   1   0   1
 1990 25 PIT NL   4   10    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  1   1   2  .100  .182  .100  -18    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 26 PIT NL  26   34    4    9   3  0   1    2   0  0   7   3  .265  .405  .441  140   15   0   0   0   1   3
 1992 27 PIT NL  27   44    1    4   2  0   0    5   1  1   6   9  .091  .192  .136   -5    6   0   2   0   0   2
 1993 28 PIT NL  66  179   14   35  14  0   2   24   1  1  13  38  .196  .272  .307   56   55   2   3   2   7   5
 1994 29 LAD NL   3    6    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .333  .429  .333  108    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1995 30 LAD NL  18   40    3    8   2  1   1    4   0  0   4  10  .200  .273  .375   76   15   0   0   0   0   0
 1996 31 LAD NL  40   64    6   19   6  0   1   11   0  0   6  15  .297  .365  .438  118   28   3   2   2   2   0
 1997 32 LAD NL  47  100   17   22   5  0   3   14   0  0   5  15  .220  .275  .360   70   36   4   1   0   3   2
 1998 33 LAD NL  37   81    7   15   5  1   0    5   0  0   7  24  .185  .267  .272   46   22   2   0   1   2   0
 1999 34 PHI NL   4    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .167  .286  .167   17    1   0   0   0   0   1
 2000 35 PHI NL  46  122   14   29   9  0   2   16   1  0  13  31  .238  .321  .361   72   44   3   0   0   2   6
 2001 36 MIN AL  64  196   19   43   4  1   7   23   3  1  12  39  .219  .284  .357   67   70   0   1   0   6   5
 2002 37 MIN AL  51  125   14   28   7  1   4   16   1  3  14  26  .224  .317  .392   88   49   3   2   0   4   4
 2003 38 TOT AL  32   48    5   10   2  0   2    6   1  0   5   7  .208  .309  .375   79   18   2   0   0   2   2
         MIN AL  24   40    5    8   2  0   2    5   1  0   5   7  .200  .319  .400   88   16   2   0   0   2   0
         KCR AL   8    8    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   30    2   0   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     519 1190  113  248  66  4  24  140   9  8 105 252  .208  .286  .331   66  394  21  12   6  29  36
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        371   35   77  21  1   7   44   3  2  33  79  .208  .286  .331   66  123   7   4   2   9  11
 Career High     66  196   19   43  14  1   7   24   3  3  14  39                          70   4   3   2   7   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1987 22 PIT NL    9    7    1   3.8   106| .222  .269| .222  .339| .667  .419| .889  .758| 125  .403   0.2   0.0   0%
 1988 23 PIT NL   80   68    3   1.2    88| .176  .254| .218  .317| .203  .373| .421  .690|  23  .098  -7.4  -0.8   0%
 1989 24 PIT NL   59   48    2   1.1    87| .135  .249| .220  .316| .212  .371| .432  .687|  27  .088  -4.7  -0.5  50%
 1990 25 PIT NL   11   10    0   0.0    95| .100  .260| .182  .325| .100  .390| .282  .715| -18  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1991 26 PIT NL   42   28    6   5.8    93| .265  .256| .405  .324| .441  .384| .846  .708| 140  .642   2.3   0.2   0%
 1992 27 PIT NL   52   45    1   0.6    91| .091  .258| .192  .323| .136  .380| .328  .703|  -5  .028  -5.9  -0.6  50%
 1993 28 PIT NL  204  155   15   2.6   103| .196  .270| .272  .335| .307  .411| .579  .746|  56  .256 -10.6  -1.1  50%
 1994 29 LAD NL    7    4    1   6.7   104| .333  .267| .429  .333| .333  .418| .762  .751| 108  .638   0.1   0.0   0%
 1995 30 LAD NL   44   32    4   3.4    99| .200  .260| .273  .328| .375  .404| .648  .732|  76  .338  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 1996 31 LAD NL   77   50   11   5.9   101| .297  .261| .365  .329| .438  .409| .803  .738| 118  .590   2.4   0.2   0%
 1997 32 LAD NL  113   85   10   3.2   102| .220  .262| .275  .333| .360  .411| .635  .744|  70  .311  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1998 33 LAD NL   92   68    7   2.8   103| .185  .263| .267  .333| .272  .415| .539  .747|  46  .262  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1999 34 PHI NL    7    6    0   0.0   120| .167  .282| .286  .358| .167  .453| .453  .811|  17  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 2000 35 PHI NL  140  102   14   3.7   116| .238  .273| .321  .351| .361  .446| .682  .797|  72  .336  -5.1  -0.5 100%
 2001 36 MIN AL  215  160   20   3.4   109| .219  .270| .284  .337| .357  .433| .641  .770|  67  .320 -10.5  -1.0  75%
 2002 37 MIN AL  148  109   15   3.7   105| .224  .264| .317  .332| .392  .425| .709  .757|  88  .368  -2.0  -0.2  25%
 2003 38 TOT AL   57   42    6   3.8   108| .208  .270| .309  .336| .375  .432| .684  .769|  79  .377  -1.6  -0.2 100%
         MIN AL   49   34    6   4.7   108| .200  .269| .319  .335| .400  .430| .719  .766|  88  .471  -0.7  -0.1 100%
         KCR AL    8    8    0   0.0   113| .250  .276| .250  .343| .250  .441| .500  .784|  30  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     1357 1019  116   3.0   103| .208  .265| .286  .333| .331  .415| .617  .748|  66  .304 -57.1  -5.9  52%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 22 PIT NL C 4 14 3 0 0 1.000 .988 4.25 5.90 5.88 6.92 3 26.0 0 2 4 1 1988 23 PIT NL C 28 108 8 2 1 .983 .987 4.14 5.58 5.26 6.56 21 198.3 3 6 21 5 1989 24 PIT NL C 21 85 11 4 1 .960 .986 4.57 5.56 6.07 6.67 15 142.3 1 5 25 7 1990 25 PIT NL C 3 16 1 0 0 1.000 .988 5.67 5.43 6.74 6.66 3 22.7 0 2 3 0 1991 26 PIT NL C 19 52 9 1 0 .984 .989 3.21 5.59 6.26 6.78 8 87.7 1 4 8 8 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1992 27 PIT NL C 19 76 8 2 0 .977 .991 4.42 5.68 6.63 6.67 10 114.0 1 3 8 4 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1993 28 PIT NL C 59 271 31 5 6 .984 .989 5.12 5.75 5.95 6.74 50 457.0 6 18 54 17 1994 29 LAD NL C 3 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 4.00 6.17 8.31 7.13 1 13.0 1 0 0 0 1995 30 LAD NL C 17 71 8 1 2 .988 .989 4.65 6.34 6.57 7.40 12 108.3 2 2 8 4 1996 31 LAD NL C 35 161 11 1 1 .994 .989 4.91 6.33 8.68 7.50 15 178.3 3 9 15 4 1997 32 LAD NL C 45 221 25 1 5 .996 .990 5.47 6.58 8.54 7.68 23 259.3 1 8 6 15 1998 33 LAD NL C 32 175 16 0 2 1.000 .990 5.97 6.47 8.03 7.50 22 214.0 1 8 13 12 1999 34 PHI NL C 4 13 1 0 0 1.000 .993 3.50 6.15 7.88 7.42 1 16.0 0 0 1 0 2000 35 PHI NL C 46 250 20 1 2 .996 .990 5.87 6.38 7.47 7.45 36 325.3 2 13 18 9 2001 36 MIN AL C 64 380 41 0 3 1.000 .990 6.58 6.12 7.14 7.17 60 530.7 0 22 28 21 2002 37 MIN AL C 50 273 13 1 2 .997 .993 5.72 6.16 6.94 6.96 40 371.0 1 10 12 8 2003 38 TOT AL C 29 91 6 0 0 1.000 .991 3.34 5.88 6.42 6.79 12 136.0 3 6 4 3 MIN AL C 22 83 5 0 0 1.000 .991 4.00 5.88 6.89 6.79 11 115.0 2 6 2 3 DH 2 KCR AL C 7 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.29 5.89 3.86 6.77 1 21.0 1 0 2 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 26 PIT NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 1992 27 PIT NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1987 22 PIT NL C 4 14 3 0 0 1.000 .988 4.25 5.90 5.88 6.92 3 26.0 0 2 4 1 1988 23 PIT NL C 28 108 8 2 1 .983 .987 4.14 5.58 5.26 6.56 21 198.3 3 6 21 5 1989 24 PIT NL C 21 85 11 4 1 .960 .986 4.57 5.56 6.07 6.67 15 142.3 1 5 25 7 1990 25 PIT NL C 3 16 1 0 0 1.000 .988 5.67 5.43 6.74 6.66 3 22.7 0 2 3 0 1991 26 PIT NL C 19 52 9 1 0 .984 .989 3.21 5.59 6.26 6.78 8 87.7 1 4 8 8 1992 27 PIT NL C 19 76 8 2 0 .977 .991 4.42 5.68 6.63 6.67 10 114.0 1 3 8 4 1993 28 PIT NL C 59 271 31 5 6 .984 .989 5.12 5.75 5.95 6.74 50 457.0 6 18 54 17 1994 29 LAD NL C 3 11 1 0 0 1.000 .992 4.00 6.17 8.31 7.13 1 13.0 1 0 0 0 1995 30 LAD NL C 17 71 8 1 2 .988 .989 4.65 6.34 6.57 7.40 12 108.3 2 2 8 4 1996 31 LAD NL C 35 161 11 1 1 .994 .989 4.91 6.33 8.68 7.50 15 178.3 3 9 15 4 1997 32 LAD NL C 45 221 25 1 5 .996 .990 5.47 6.58 8.54 7.68 23 259.3 1 8 6 15 1998 33 LAD NL C 32 175 16 0 2 1.000 .990 5.97 6.47 8.03 7.50 22 214.0 1 8 13 12 1999 34 PHI NL C 4 13 1 0 0 1.000 .993 3.50 6.15 7.88 7.42 1 16.0 0 0 1 0 2000 35 PHI NL C 46 250 20 1 2 .996 .990 5.87 6.38 7.47 7.45 36 325.3 2 13 18 9 2001 36 MIN AL C 64 380 41 0 3 1.000 .990 6.58 6.12 7.14 7.17 60 530.7 0 22 28 21 2002 37 MIN AL C 50 273 13 1 2 .997 .993 5.72 6.16 6.94 6.96 40 371.0 1 10 12 8 2003 38 TOT AL C 29 91 6 0 0 1.000 .991 3.34 5.88 6.42 6.79 12 136.0 3 6 4 3 MIN AL C 22 83 5 0 0 1.000 .991 4.00 5.88 6.89 6.79 11 115.0 2 6 2 3 KCR AL C 7 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.29 5.89 3.86 6.77 1 21.0 1 0 2 0 2003 38 MIN AL DH 2
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 478 2268 213 19 25 .992 .990 5.19 6.08 6.98 7.09 332 3200.0 26 118 228 118 DH 2 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 9.00 9.90 0 1.0 3B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 480 2269 213 19 25 .992 .990 5.17 6.08 6.98 7.09 332 3202
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2002   ALDS  MIN OAK     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  MIN ANA     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   2   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Oldest Player
2003 AL-38-10

HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

January 11, 1983: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

January 17, 1984: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1984 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed May 24, 1984.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

November 12, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 5, 1994: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

January 5, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 15, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

November 1, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 22, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 31, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

July 16, 2003: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

July 21, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$107,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$118,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$140,000
1994Los Angeles Dodgers$275,000
1995Los Angeles Dodgers$306,000
1996Los Angeles Dodgers$325,000
1997Los Angeles Dodgers$350,000
1998Los Angeles Dodgers$350,000
1999Philadelphia Phillies$300,000
2000Philadelphia Phillies$300,000
2001Minnesota Twins$400,000
2002Minnesota Twins$450,000
2003Minnesota Twins$450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,871,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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