Tom Parsons
Thomas Anthony Parsons
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 13, 1939 in Lakeville, CT
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1963
Final Game: September 9, 1965
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1963 23 PIT NL 0 1 .000 8.31 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 6 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 40 2.077 14.5 2.1 4.2 4.2 1.00
1964 24 NYM NL 1 2 .333 4.19 4 2 2 1 0 0 19.1 20 9 9 1 6 0 10 0 0 0 81 84 1.345 9.3 0.5 2.8 4.7 1.67
1965 25 NYM NL 1 10 .091 4.67 35 11 6 1 1 1 90.2 108 53 47 17 17 2 58 0 0 2 391 75 1.379 10.7 1.7 1.7 5.8 3.41
3 Seasons 2 13 .133 4.72 40 14 8 2 1 1 114.1 135 68 60 19 25 2 70 0 0 2 494 74 1.399 10.6 1.5 2.0 5.5 2.80
162 Game Avg. 3 16 .133 4.72 50 18 10 3 1 1 144 170 86 76 24 31 3 88 0 0 3 622 74 1.399 10.6 1.5 2.0 5.5 2.80
NYM (2 yrs) 2 12 .143 4.58 39 13 8 2 1 1 110.0 128 62 56 18 23 2 68 0 0 2 472 77 1.373 10.5 1.5 1.9 5.6 2.96
PIT (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.31 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 6 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 40 2.077 14.5 2.1 4.2 4.2 1.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1963 23 PIT NL 1 22 19 6 7 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .368 .429 .684 1.113 .375 13 0 0 1 0 0
1964 24 NYM NL 4 81 73 9 20 3 0 1 0 2 6 10 .274 .321 .356 .677 .297 26 2 0 0 2 0
1965 25 NYM NL 35 390 371 53 108 11 3 17 2 1 17 58 .291 .321 .474 .796 .306 176 3 0 1 1 2
3 Seasons 40 493 463 68 135 17 3 19 2 3 25 70 .292 .326 .464 .790 .308 215 5 0 2 3 2
162 Game Avg. 50 621 583 86 170 21 4 24 3 4 31 88 .292 .326 .464 .790 .308 271 6 0 3 4 3
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1963 23 PIT NL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 27 27 27 2 2 0 1 0.0 0.0 4.3
1964 24 NYM NL 4 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 1 0 1 50% 43 70 16 2 2 0 1 3.0 1.4 6.0
1965 25 NYM NL 35 11 1 7 3 0 1 3 8 .273 0 3 1 1 2 18% 47 76 32 21 6 2 4 2.5 2.0 5.4
3 Seasons 40 14 1 10 3 0 2 3 11 .214 0 3 2 1 3 21% 45 76 16 25 10 2 6 2.4 1.7 5.4
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1964 24 NYM NL 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0% 4 0.774 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 11.0
1965 25 NYM NL 35 24 6 0 3 1 1 0 100% 3 2 15 8 53% 8 0.849 5 7 12 3 4 17 11 13 14 8 15 3 4.0
2 Seasons 39 26 8 1 3 1 1 0 100% 4 2 18 8 44% 0.836 6 7 13 4 4 18 12 14 16 8 17 3 4.5

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1963 23 PIT NL 22 27% 4.6% 9.1% 9.1% 18.2% 57% 0.83 73% 4 0 0%
1964 24 NYM NL 81 41% 1.2% 12.4% 7.4% 4.9% 20% 0.92 79% 22 2 9%
1965 25 NYM NL 391 43% 4.4% 14.9% 4.4% 8.0% 29% 1.27 76% 56 3 5%
3 Seasons 494 42% 3.9% 14.2% 5.1% 7.9% 29% 1.18 76% 82 5 6%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1963 23 PIT NL 22 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 100% 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 24 NYM NL 81 20 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 100% 1 0 0 32 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1965 25 NYM NL 391 108 17 0 3 7 10 7 10 22 10 1 45% 4 2 3 132 2 1 67% 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
3 Seasons 494 135 19 0 5 8 11 7 12 27 15 1 56% 5 2 3 174 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1963 23 0 1 .000 8.31 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.1 7 6 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 22 40 2.077 14.5 2.1 4.2 4.2 1.00 40
1964 24 1 3 .250 4.94 5 3 2 1 0 0 23.2 27 15 13 2 8 0 12 0 0 0 103 71 1.479 10.3 0.8 3.0 4.6 1.50 71
1965 25 2 13 .133 4.72 40 14 8 2 1 1 114.1 135 68 60 19 25 2 70 0 0 2 494 74 1.399 10.6 1.5 2.0 5.5 2.80 74

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1963 23 0 0 11.25 4.0 8 6 5 1 2 2 0 2.500 18.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 2.3 1
1964 24 1 1 .500 5.00 18.0 21 11 10 1 6 9 0 1.500 10.5 3.0 4.5 1.50 0.5 4
1965 25 3 6 .333 5.51 85.0 115 58 52 18 18 54 0 1.565 12.2 1.9 5.7 3.00 1.9 35
3 Seasons 4 7 .364 5.64 107.0 144 75 67 20 26 65 0 1.589 12.1 5.5 2.50 1.7 40

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