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Bud Thomas

Luther Baxter Thomas

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: September 9, 1910 in Faber, VA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1932
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Tigers/Senators 1932-1941

Final Game: September 27, 1941
Died: May 20, 2001 in North Garden, VA
Buried: Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Esmont, VA
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Standard Pitching

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
1932 21 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 12 1.000 3.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.50
1933 22 WSH AL 0 0 15.75 2 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 11 8 7 1 2 1 1 0 0 23 29 3.250 24.8 2.3 4.5 2.3 0.50
1937 26 PHA AL 8 15 .348 4.99 35 26 6 6 1 0 169.2 208 108 94 15 52 54 1 2 5 763 95 1.532 11.0 0.8 2.8 2.9 1.04
1938 27 PHA AL 9 14 .391 4.92 42 29 9 7 1 0 212.1 259 138 116 23 62 48 2 1 5 945 98 1.512 11.0 1.0 2.6 2.0 0.77
1939 28 TOT AL 7 1 .875 5.22 33 2 16 0 0 1 60.1 64 40 35 9 23 14 0 0 4 262 93 1.442 9.5 1.3 3.4 2.1 0.61
1939 28 PHA AL 0 1 .000 15.75 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 8 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 21 32 2.250 18.0 4.5 2.3 0.0 0.00
1939 28 WSH AL 0 0 6.00 4 0 1 0 0 0 9.0 11 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 39 74 1.444 11.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.00
1939 28 DET AL 7 0 1.000 4.18 27 0 15 0 0 1 47.1 45 25 22 7 20 14 0 0 2 202 117 1.373 8.6 1.3 3.8 2.7 0.70
1940 29 DET AL 0 1 .000 9.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 8 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 24 57 2.750 18.0 2.3 6.8 0.0 0.00
1941 30 DET AL 1 3 .250 4.21 26 1 14 0 0 2 72.2 74 45 34 4 22 17 0 0 0 318 108 1.321 9.2 0.5 2.7 2.1 0.77
7 Yrs 25 34 .424 4.96 143 58 50 13 2 3 526.0 625 344 290 53 166 135 4 3 14 2347 96 1.504 10.7 0.9 2.8 2.3 0.81
162 Game Avg. 8 12 .424 4.96 48 20 17 4 1 1 178 211 116 98 18 56 46 1 1 5 794 96 1.504 10.7 0.9 2.8 2.3 0.81
WSH (3 yrs) 0 0 7.31 8 0 4 0 0 0 16.0 23 15 13 1 6 2 1 0 2 74 62 1.813 12.9 0.6 3.4 1.1 0.33
PHA (3 yrs) 17 30 .362 5.06 79 57 15 13 2 0 386.0 475 254 217 40 115 102 3 3 10 1729 94 1.528 11.1 0.9 2.7 2.4 0.89
DET (3 yrs) 8 4 .667 4.35 56 1 31 0 0 3 124.0 127 75 60 12 45 31 0 0 2 544 108 1.387 9.2 0.9 3.3 2.3 0.69

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1932 21 WSH AL 3.0 2 0 0 0.00 4.95 0.24 0.00 104.0 4.90 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .580 .501 $
1933 22 WSH AL 4.0 2 0 8 18.00 6.26 0.36 0.00 97.1 5.73 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .288 .497 $
1937 26 PHA AL 169.2 35 26 108 5.73 5.48 -0.01 0.00 102.4 5.63 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.2 19 .493 .499 $
1938 27 PHA AL 212.1 42 29 138 5.85 5.56 -0.40 0.00 99.5 5.93 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.8 29 .500 .500 $
1939 28 PHA AL 4.0 2 2 8 18.00 6.53 -0.55 0.00 92.6 6.55 -5 -0.4 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .306 .498 $
1939 28 WSH AL 9.0 4 0 7 7.00 4.99 0.10 0.00 102.7 5.03 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .455 .499 $
1939 28 DET AL 47.1 27 0 25 4.75 5.28 0.06 0.00 104.5 5.46 4 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.7 10 .512 .502 $
1940 29 DET AL 4.0 3 0 5 11.25 4.80 -0.29 0.00 111.3 5.67 -3 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .424 .499 $
1941 30 DET AL 72.2 26 1 45 5.57 4.98 -0.28 0.00 109.9 5.77 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.6 8 .504 .501 $
7 Seasons 526.0 143 58 344 5.89 5.42 -0.20 0.00 102.4 5.75 -12 -0.9 1.0 -0.3 3.4 56 .494 .499 $
WSH (3 yrs) 16.0 8 0 15 8.44 5.30 0.19 0.00 101.6 5.18 -6 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .444 .499 $
PHA (3 yrs) 386.0 79 57 254 5.92 5.54 -0.23 0.00 100.7 5.81 -8 -0.6 1.0 -0.2 2.6 44 .492 .499 $
DET (3 yrs) 124.0 56 1 75 5.44 5.09 -0.15 0.00 107.9 5.65 2 0.2 1.0 -0.1 1.1 16 .504 .500 $

Ratio Pitching*

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%
1932 21 WSH AL 12 0.0% 8.3% 16.7% 75%
1933 22 WSH AL 23 4.4% 4.4% 8.7% 78%
1937 26 PHA AL 763 2.0% 7.1% 6.8% 3.5% 13% 83%
1938 27 PHA AL 945 2.4% 5.1% 6.6% 4.7% 17% 84%
1939 28 TOT AL 262 3.4% 5.3% 8.8% 80%
1939 28 PHA AL 21 9.5% 0.0% 4.8% 81%
1939 28 WSH AL 39 0.0% 0.0% 5.1% 92%
1939 28 DET AL 202 3.5% 6.9% 9.9% 77%
1940 29 DET AL 24 4.2% 0.0% 12.5% 75%
1941 30 DET AL 318 1.3% 5.4% 6.9% 83%
7 Yrs 2347 2.3% 5.8% 7.1% 3.0% 11% 83%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.7% 8.5% 3.2% 13% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1932 21 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 12 1.000 3.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 0.50
1933 22 0 0 9.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 12 8 7 1 4 2 1 0 0 35 52 2.286 15.4 1.3 5.1 2.6 0.50 52
1934 23 0 0 9.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 12 8 7 1 4 2 1 0 0 35 52 2.286 15.4 1.3 5.1 2.6 0.50 52
1935 24 0 0 9.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 12 8 7 1 4 2 1 0 0 35 52 2.286 15.4 1.3 5.1 2.6 0.50 52
1936 25 0 0 9.00 4 0 3 0 0 0 7.0 12 8 7 1 4 2 1 0 0 35 52 2.286 15.4 1.3 5.1 2.6 0.50 52
1937 26 8 15 .348 5.15 39 26 9 6 1 0 176.2 220 116 101 16 56 56 2 2 5 798 92 1.562 11.2 0.8 2.9 2.9 1.00 92
1938 27 17 29 .370 5.02 81 55 18 13 2 0 389.0 479 254 217 39 118 104 4 3 10 1743 95 1.535 11.1 0.9 2.7 2.4 0.88 95
1939 28 24 30 .444 5.05 114 57 34 13 2 1 449.1 543 294 252 48 141 118 4 3 14 2005 95 1.522 10.9 1.0 2.8 2.4 0.84 95
1940 29 24 31 .436 5.08 117 57 36 13 2 1 453.1 551 299 256 49 144 118 4 3 14 2029 94 1.533 10.9 1.0 2.9 2.3 0.82 94
1941 30 25 34 .424 4.96 143 58 50 13 2 3 526.0 625 344 290 53 166 135 4 3 14 2347 96 1.504 10.7 0.9 2.8 2.3 0.81 96

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1932 21 0 0 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.500 0.0 4.5 2.3 0.50 0.0 2
1933 22 0 0 15.75 4.0 11 8 7 1 2 1 1 3.250 24.8 4.5 2.3 0.50 2.3 2
1937 26 10 10 .500 4.01 182.0 197 90 81 14 49 58 1 1.352 9.7 2.4 2.9 1.18 0.7 35
1938 27 13 12 .520 3.95 230.0 249 112 101 22 60 52 2 1.343 9.7 2.3 2.0 0.87 0.9 42
1939 28 3 4 .429 4.36 64.0 61 34 31 9 22 15 0 1.297 8.6 3.1 2.1 0.68 1.3 33
1940 29 0 0 7.20 5.0 8 4 4 1 3 0 0 2.200 14.4 5.4 0.0 0.00 1.8 3
1941 30 5 3 .625 3.42 79.0 71 33 30 4 21 19 0 1.165 8.1 2.4 2.2 0.90 0.5 26
7 Yrs 31 29 .517 4.02 568.0 597 281 254 51 159 146 4 1.331 9.5 2.3 0.92 0.8 143

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL  2.758 (7th)
1938 AL  2.628 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1938 AL  42 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1938 AL  212.3 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1938 AL  29 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 AL  23 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1938 AL  259 (3rd)

Losses s c a p y
1937 AL  15 (8th)
1938 AL  14 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1938 AL  116 (7th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1937 AL  5 (8th)
1938 AL  5 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1938 AL  945 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1939 AL  16 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1711), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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