Tom Bolton

Thomas Edward Bolton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 172 lb.

Born: May 6, 1962 in Nashville, TN
High School: Antioch HS (Antioch, TN)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the 1980 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1987
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers/Orioles/Reds 1987-1994

Final Game: July 30, 1994
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1980	18	BOS-min	A-	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ELM · NYPL
1981	19	BOS-min	A	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		WHV · FLOR
1982	20	BOS-min	A	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		WHV · FLOR
1983	21	BOS-min	AAA,AA	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		PAW,NBR · IL,EL
1984	22	BOS-min	AA	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		NBR · EL
1985	23	BOS-min	AA	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	1	0	0		NBR · EL
1986	24	BOS-min	AAA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1987	25	BOS-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1987	25	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	26	BOS-min	AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1988	26	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	27	BOS-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1989	27	BOS	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	28	BOS-min	AAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
1990	28	BOS	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	29	BOS	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	30	TOT	MLB	37	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1992	30	BOS	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	30	CIN	NL	16	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1993	31	DET	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	32	BAL-min	AAA	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1994	32	BAL	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	33	CHW-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NVL · AA
1996	34	PIT-min	AAA	40	21	18	2	4	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	5	.222	.300	.333	.633		6	0	0	1	0	0		CGY · PCL
1997	35	MIL-PIT-min	AAA	23	8	7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.286	.375	.429	.804		3	0	0	0	0	0		TUC,CGY · PCL
1998	36	PIT-min	AAA	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		NVL · PCL
8 Yrs				209	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	12	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

BOS (6 yrs)				128	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				16	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (8 yrs)				193	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				16	15	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1987	25	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$62,500	1
1988	26	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$75,000	1
1989	27	BOS	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1990	28	BOS	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$135,000	1
1991	29	BOS	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$290,000	1
1992	30	BOS	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$525,000	1
1992	30	CIN	NL	16	15	-4	0	0	0	2	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.2	.488	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$	1
1993	31	DET	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$475,000	1
1994	32	BAL	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
8 Seasons				209	15	-4	0	0	0	2	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.2	.499	.500	-0.2	0.1	-1	$1,562,500

BOS (6 yrs)				128	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$1,087,500
CIN (1 yr)				16	15	-4	0	0	0	2	-2	-0.2	0	-1	-0.2	.488	.499	-0.2	0.0	-1	$
BAL (1 yr)				22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
DET (1 yr)				43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$475,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1992	30	TOT	MLB	15	15	0	0.0	95	.000	.000	.264	.000	.330	.000	.388	.000	.718	-100	.000	-3.8	-0.4	.000	.000	.000
1992	30	CIN	NL	15	15	0	0.0	95	.000	.000	.264	.000	.330	.000	.388	.000	.718	-100	.000	-3.8	-0.4	.000	.000	.000
8 Yrs				15	15	0	0.0	95	.000	.000	.264	.000	.330	.000	.388	.000	.718	-100	.000	-3.8	-0.4	.000	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				12	12	0	0.0	95	.000	.000	.264	.000	.330	.000	.388	.000	.718	-100	.000	-3.8	-0.4	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1990	28	BOS	AL	ALCS	OAK	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1 ALCS							2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1992	30	TOT	MLB	15	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%			2.8			1.67	2.33	60%	20%	0.0%	33%
1992	30	CIN	NL	15	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%			2.8			1.67	2.33	60%	20%	0.0%	33%
8 Yrs				15	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%			2.8			1.67	2.33	60%	20%	0.0%	33%
MLB Averages					2.2%	15.1%	8.6%	6.9%	30%	1.75	5.9	40.4	8.3	0.81	1.06	73%	20%	6.5%	20%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1987	25	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1988	26	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1989	27	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1990	28	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1991	29	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1992	30	TOT	MLB	-3.8	-0.4	15	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	1.19	-0.3	-0.0	-5.0	-0.5	1.34	-3.7	0
1992	30	BOS	AL	0.0	0.0
1992	30	CIN	NL	-3.8	-0.4	15	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	1.19	-0.3	-0.0	-5.0	-0.5	1.34	-3.7	0
1993	31	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
1994	32	BAL	AL	0.0	0.0
8 Yrs				-3.8	-0.4	15	-0.4	0.0	-0.4	1.19	-0.3	-0.0	-5.0	-0.5	1.34	-3.7	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg
1992	30	TOT	MLB
1992	30	CIN	NL
8 Yrs

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1992	30	TOT	MLB	15	60%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	5	0	0%	8	1	13%	18	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	1	50%	0
1992	30	CIN	NL	15	60%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	5	0	0%	8	1	13%	18	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	1	50%	0
8 Yrs				15	60%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	5	0	0%	8	1	13%	18	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	1	50%	0
MLB Averages					59%																			72%			10%			35%			15%			52%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1992	30	TOT	MLB	15	52	3.47	36	69%	42%	17%	14%	28%	58%	0%	40%	71%	33%	0%	0	0	13%	2	1	0%	0	0	40%	0	0	0
1992	30	CIN	NL	15	52	3.47	36	69%	42%	17%	14%	28%	58%	0%	40%	71%	33%	0%	0	0	13%	2	1	0%	0	0	40%	0	0	0
1 Yr				15	52	3.47	36	69%	42%	17%	14%	28%	58%	0%	40%	71%	33%	0%	0	0	13%	2	1	0%	0	0	40%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.64		62%	25%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	46%	81%	31%	6%			16%			9%			27%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	SH
1992	30	144	15	14	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	1
1993	31	187	15	14	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	1
1994	32	209	15	14	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	1

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1992	30	37	15	14	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	37
1 Yr		37	15	14	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	37
162 Game Avg.		162	66	61	22	.000	.000	.000	.000	37

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