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Tom Padden

Thomas Francis Padden

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 6, 1908 in Manchester, NH
School: College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 29, 1932 (Age 23)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Phillies/Senators 1932-1943

Final Game: July 22, 1943 (Age 34)
Died: June 11, 1973 in Manchester, NH
Buried: New St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH
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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
1932 23 PIT NL 47 128 118 13 31 6 1 0 10 0 9 7 .263 .315 .331 .645 76 39 0 1 2
1933 24 PIT NL 30 96 90 5 19 2 0 0 8 0 2 6 .211 .237 .233 .470 35 21 2 1 3 2
1934 25 PIT NL 82 270 237 27 76 12 2 0 22 3 30 23 .321 .399 .388 .787 109 92 11 1 2 2
1935 26 PIT NL 97 354 302 35 82 9 1 1 30 1 48 26 .272 .371 .318 .689 85 96 7 0 3 2
1936 27 PIT NL 88 312 281 22 70 9 2 1 31 0 22 41 .249 .304 .306 .610 63 86 7 0 8 2
1937 28 PIT NL 35 113 98 14 28 2 0 0 8 1 13 11 .286 .369 .306 .675 86 30 2 0 2 2
1943 34 TOT MLB 20 48 44 6 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 .273 .333 .273 .606 80 12 2 1 0 2
1943 34 PHI NL 17 44 41 5 12 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 .293 .341 .293 .634 88 12 2 1 0 2
1943 34 WSH AL 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -23 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Yrs 399 1321 1170 122 318 40 6 2 110 5 0 127 121 .272 .345 .321 .666 80 376 31 3 19
162 Game Avg. 162 536 475 50 129 16 2 1 45 2 52 49 .272 .345 .321 .666 80 153 1 8
PIT (6 yrs) 379 1273 1126 116 306 40 6 2 109 5 124 114 .272 .345 .323 .668 80 364 29 2 19
WSH (1 yr) 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -23 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 17 44 41 5 12 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 .293 .341 .293 .634 88 12 2 1 0
NL (7 yrs) 396 1317 1167 121 318 40 6 2 110 5 126 120 .272 .345 .322 .667 81 376 31 3 19
AL (1 yr) 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -23 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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 Awards
1932 23 PIT NL 47 128 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 4 2 0.2 .495 .499 0.2 0.1 2 $3,500 2
1933 24 PIT NL 30 96 -7 0 0 0 1 -6 -0.8 3 -3 -0.4 .476 .496 -0.4 0.1 -3 2
1934 25 PIT NL 82 270 4 -0 0 0 2 6 0.6 8 15 1.5 .508 .504 1.5 0.2 15 2
1935 26 PIT NL 97 354 -4 0 0 -3 3 -4 -0.4 11 7 0.8 .496 .498 1.0 0.0 10 2
1936 27 PIT NL 88 312 -15 0 0 0 3 -12 -1.2 10 -2 -0.2 .486 .493 -0.2 0.3 -2 2
1937 28 PIT NL 35 113 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .499 .500 0.3 0.1 3 2
1943 34 PHI NL 17 44 -1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .506 .501 0.1 0.2 1 2
1943 34 WSH AL 3 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .485 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /2
7 Seasons 399 1321 -27 0 0 -2 11 -18 -1.9 41 24 2.4 .495 .499 2.5 1.0 26 $3,500
PIT (6 yrs) 379 1273 -26 0 0 -3 11 -18 -2.0 40 22 2.2 .495 .498 2.4 0.8 25 $3,500
WSH (1 yr) 3 4 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .485 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0
PHI (1 yr) 17 44 -1 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.2 .506 .501 0.1 0.2 1

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1932 PIT NL 23 C 43 29 24 132 111 19 2 1 .985 3.02 .979 4.66 0 12 8 40% 44%
1933 PIT NL 24 C 27 27 20 124 100 22 2 1 .984 4.52 .982 4.35 1 18 10 36% 46%
1934 PIT NL 25 C 76 71 60 324 297 20 7 3 .978 4.17 .985 4.85 1 24 10 29% 44%
1935 PIT NL 26 C 94 90 83 506 425 64 17 2 .966 5.20 .976 4.78 8 44 31 41% 44%
1936 PIT NL 27 C 87 81 72 414 342 62 10 6 .976 4.64 .979 4.96 2 37 29 44% 47%
1937 PIT NL 28 C 34 26 23 174 143 28 3 4 .983 5.03 .980 5.25 5 17 14 45% 46%
1943 TOT MLB 34 C 18 14 8 71 64 7 0 2 1.000 3.94 .981 4.76 1 5 2 29% 44%
1943 PHI NL 34 C 16 13 8 67 61 6 0 2 1.000 4.19 .981 4.70 1 4 2 33% 44%
1943 WSH AL 34 C 2 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .980 5.25 0 1 0 0% 42%
7 Seasons C 379 338 290 1745 1482 222 41 19 .977 4.50 .980 4.83 18 157 104 40% 45%
7 Seasons TOT 379 338 290 1745 1482 222 41 19 .977 4.50 .980 4.83 18 157 104 40% 45%
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as C s c a p y
1935 NL  94 (4th)

Putouts as C s c a p y
1935 NL  425 (4th)

Assists as C s c a p y
1935 NL  64 (4th)
1936 NL  62 (4th)

Errors Committed as C s c a p y
1935 NL  17 (1st)
1936 NL  10 (4th)

Passed Balls s c a p y
1935 NL  8 (2nd)

Stolen Bases Allowed as C s c a p y
1935 NL  44 (1st)
1936 NL  37 (2nd)

Caught Stealing as C s c a p y
1935 NL  31 (3rd)
1936 NL  29 (4th)

Range Factor/Game as C s c a p y
1935 NL  5.20 (1st)
1936 NL  4.64 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2384), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Catcher (408th), 2.4 career WAR/2.8 7yr-peak WAR/2.6 JAWS
Average HOF C (out of 13) = 52.4 career WAR/33.7 7yr-peak WAR/43.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  9. Ryan Hanigan (964)
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  1. Johnny Kling (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Joe Girardi (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Clyde Sukeforth (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
193021New York Yankees$3,000Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
193223New York Yankees$3,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
23Pittsburgh Pirates$3,500Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts
Career to date (may be incomplete)$10,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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