Tom Prince

Q: When was Tom Prince born?

Tom Prince was born on August 13, 1964.

Q: Where was Tom Prince born?

Tom Prince was born in Kankakee, IL .

Q: How tall is Tom Prince?

Tom Prince is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tom Prince weigh when playing?

Tom Prince weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tom Prince in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Prince has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Tom Prince drafted?

Tom Prince was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL) , the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL) .

Q: How many hits did Tom Prince have?

Tom Prince had 248 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Tom Prince have?

Tom Prince had 24 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Tom Prince's average?

Tom Prince had a .208 average over his career.

Q: How many teams has Tom Prince played for?

Tom Prince played for 5 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals.

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: August 13, 1964 in Kankakee, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL), the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL).

High School: Bradley Bourbonnais HS (Bradley, IL)

School: Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL)

Debut: September 22, 1987 (Age 23-040d, 15,432nd in major league history)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2003 (Age 39-046d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Thomas Albert Prince

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

1190

248

.208

113

RBI

140

OBP

.286

SLG

.331

OPS

.617

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1984	19	PIT-min	A-,Rk	41	137	117	10	25	3	0	3	19	1	0	17	23	.214	.324	.316	.640		37		2	1	0	0		WTR,PRA · NYPL,GULF
1985	20	PIT-min	A	124	474	360	60	75	20	1	10	42	13	3	96	92	.208	.387	.353	.740		127		12	1	5	0		MAC · SALL
1986	21	PIT-min	A	121	457	395	59	100	34	1	10	47	4	5	50	74	.253	.346	.420	.766		166		7	3	2	1		PRW · CARL
1987	22	PIT-min	AA	113	430	365	41	112	23	2	6	54	6	3	51	46	.307	.401	.430	.832		157		8	4	2	2		HRB · EL
1987	22	PIT	NL	4	9	9	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	.222	.222	.667	.889	125	6	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1988	23	PIT-min	AAA	86	338	304	35	79	16	0	14	42	3	6	23	53	.260	.325	.451	.776		137		7	3	1	2		BFL · AA
1988	23	PIT	NL	29	80	74	3	13	2	0	0	6	0	0	4	15	.176	.218	.203	.421	23	15	5	0	2	0	0	2/H
1989	24	PIT-min	AAA	65	212	183	21	37	8	1	6	33	2	3	22	30	.202	.289	.355	.644		65		2	1	4	1		BFL · AA
1989	24	PIT	NL	21	59	52	1	7	4	0	0	5	1	1	6	12	.135	.220	.212	.432	27	11	1	0	0	1	1	2
1990	25	PIT-min	AAA	94	334	284	38	64	13	0	7	37	4	7	39	46	.225	.326	.345	.671		98		5	3	3	0		BFL · AA
1990	25	PIT	NL	4	11	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.100	.182	.100	.282	-18	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2H
1991	26	PIT-min	AAA	80	270	221	29	46	8	3	6	32	3	4	37	31	.208	.336	.353	.689		78	5	7	2	3	1		BFL · AA
1991	26	PIT	NL	26	42	34	4	9	3	0	1	2	0	0	7	3	.265	.405	.441	.846	140	15	3	1	0	0	0	2/H3
1992	27	PIT-min	AAA	75	278	244	34	64	17	0	9	35	3	1	20	35	.262	.333	.443	.776		108	5	8	2	4	1		BFL · AA
1992	27	PIT	NL	27	52	44	1	4	2	0	0	5	1	1	6	9	.091	.192	.136	.329	-5	6	2	0	0	2	0	2H/5
1993	28	PIT	NL	66	204	179	14	35	14	0	2	24	1	1	13	38	.196	.272	.307	.580	56	55	5	7	2	3	2	2/H
1994	29	LAD-min	AAA	103	398	330	61	94	31	2	20	54	2	2	51	67	.285	.396	.573	.969		189	9	12	2	3	4		ABQ · PCL
1994	29	LAD	NL	3	7	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.333	.429	.333	.762	108	2	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1995	30	LAD-min	AAA	61	222	192	30	61	15	0	7	36	0	0	27	41	.318	.407	.505	.912		97	6	2	1	0	2		ABQ · PCL
1995	30	LAD	NL	18	44	40	3	8	2	1	1	4	0	0	4	10	.200	.273	.375	.648	76	15	0	0	0	0	0	2/H
1996	31	LAD-min	AAA	32	112	95	24	39	5	1	7	22	0	2	15	14	.411	.500	.705	1.205		67	1	2	0	0	2		ABQ · PCL
1996	31	LAD	NL	40	77	64	6	19	6	0	1	11	0	0	6	15	.297	.365	.438	.802	118	28	0	2	3	2	2	2/H
1997	32	LAD	NL	47	113	100	17	22	5	0	3	14	0	0	5	15	.220	.275	.360	.635	70	36	2	3	4	1	0	2/H
1998	33	LAD	NL	37	92	81	7	15	5	1	0	5	0	0	7	24	.185	.267	.272	.538	46	22	0	2	2	0	1	2/H
1999	34	PHI-min	A+,AAA,Rk	23	91	76	10	19	3	0	3	13	2	0	10	8	.250	.360	.408	.767		31	2	3	2	0	1		CLW,SWB,PLS · FLOR,IL,GULF
1999	34	PHI	NL	4	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.167	.286	.167	.452	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	/2
2000	35	PHI	NL	46	140	122	14	29	9	0	2	16	1	0	13	31	.238	.321	.361	.682	72	44	6	2	3	0	0	2/H
2001	36	MIN	AL	64	215	196	19	43	4	1	7	23	3	1	12	39	.219	.284	.357	.641	67	70	5	6	0	1	0	2/H
2002	37	MIN	AL	51	148	125	14	28	7	1	4	16	1	3	14	26	.224	.317	.392	.709	88	49	4	4	3	2	0	2/H
2003	38	KCR-min	AAA	29	110	91	16	28	10	0	1	6	0	1	14	15	.308	.418	.451	.869		41	2	4	0	1	0		OMA · PCL
2003	38	TOT	AL	32	57	48	5	10	2	0	2	6	1	0	5	7	.208	.309	.375	.684	79	18	2	2	2	0	0	2/HD
2003	38	MIN	AL	24	49	40	5	8	2	0	2	5	1	0	5	7	.200	.319	.400	.719	88	16	0	2	2	0	0	2/HD
2003	38	KCR	AL	8	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	30	2	2	0	0	0	0	/2HD
17 Yrs				519	1357	1190	113	248	66	4	24	140	9	8	105	252	.208	.286	.331	.617	66	394	36	29	21	12	6
162 Game Avg.				162	424	371	35	77	21	1	7	44	3	2	33	79	.208	.286	.331	.617	66	123	11	9	7	4	2
				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
PIT (7 yrs)				177	457	402	25	71	26	0	4	44	3	4	37	81	.177	.256	.271	.527	47	109	16	8	4	6	3
LAD (5 yrs)				145	333	291	35	66	18	2	5	35	0	0	23	67	.227	.296	.354	.650	76	103	2	7	9	3	3
MIN (3 yrs)				139	412	361	38	79	13	2	13	44	5	4	31	72	.219	.300	.374	.674	77	135	9	12	5	3	0
PHI (2 yrs)				50	147	128	15	30	9	0	2	16	1	0	14	32	.234	.319	.352	.671	70	45	7	2	3	0	0
KCR (1 yr)				8	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	30	2	2	0	0	0	0

NL (14 yrs)				372	937	821	75	167	53	2	11	95	4	4	74	180	.203	.280	.313	.593	61	257	25	17	16	9	6
AL (3 yrs)				147	420	369	38	81	13	2	13	45	5	4	31	72	.220	.299	.371	.670	76	137	11	12	5	3	0

for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Player Value--Batting

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

Advanced Batting

See More Advanced Batting

Compare Tom Prince to

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Player News

Postseason Batting

Postseason Game Log

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Name + "Statistics" Translations

Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please report any suggested corrections. "Statistics" is included to allow non-English speakers to find our pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tom Prince?

Tom Prince is 59 years old.

When was Tom Prince born?

Tom Prince was born on August 13, 1964.

Where was Tom Prince born?

Tom Prince was born in Kankakee, IL.

How tall is Tom Prince?

Tom Prince is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Tom Prince weigh when playing?

Tom Prince weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tom Prince play?

Tom Prince played 17 seasons.

Is Tom Prince in the Hall of Fame?

Tom Prince has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Tom Prince drafted?

Tom Prince was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL), the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL).

What position did Tom Prince play?

Tom Prince was a Catcher.

How many hits did Tom Prince have?

Tom Prince had 248 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Tom Prince have?

Tom Prince had 24 home runs over his career.

What was Tom Prince's average?

Tom Prince had a .208 average over his career.

How many teams has Tom Prince played for?

Tom Prince played for 5 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals.

When did Tom Prince retire?

Tom Prince last played in 2003.

Other Resources & Links

More Prince Pages

Tom Prince Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Manager Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Tom Prince Pages at Baseball Reference