Harry Thompson

Harold Thompson (Lefty)

Positions: Pitcher and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: September 9, 1889 in Nanticoke, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1919
Teams (by GP): Senators/Athletics 1919

Final Game: June 28, 1919
Died: February 14, 1951 in Reno, NV
Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1914	24	LAW	B	18	4	.818		27																								LAW · NENL
1915	25	LAW	B	15	7	.682		20																								LAW · NENL
1916	26	TTO,LOS	AA	7	4	.636	0.07	21	0					123.0	114	1	1		30							1.171	8.3		2.2			TTO,LOS · IL,PCL
1917	27	TTO	AA	25	11	.694	2.46	38						318.0	289		87		85							1.176	8.2		2.4			TTO · IL
1919	29	TOT	AL	0	4	.000	4.23	15	2	11	0	0	1	55.1	64	30	26	4	11	11	2	0	1	226	78	1.355	10.4	0.7	1.8	1.8	1.00
1919	29	WSH	AL	0	3	.000	3.53	12	2	9	0	0	1	43.1	48	21	17	0	8	10	2	0	1	174	91	1.292	10.0	0.0	1.7	2.1	1.25
1919	29	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	12.0	16	9	9	4	3	1	0	0	0	52	52	1.583	12.0	3.0	2.3	0.8	0.33
1921	31	TTO	AA	15	9	.625	3.52	31						220.0	231	96	86		55							1.300	9.4		2.2			TTO · IL
1922	32	TTO	AA	7	9	.438	4.78	24						158.0	204	102	84		34							1.506	11.6		1.9			TTO · IL
1923	33	SAC	AA	18	12	.600	3.76	47						242.0	271	126	101		42							1.293	10.1		1.6			SAC · PCL
1924	34	SAC	AA	12	15	.444	4.58	46						212.0	302	151	108		46							1.642	12.8		2.0			SAC · PCL
1925	35	SHV,SAC	A,AA	11	12	.478	3.92	40						218.0	248	109	95		34							1.294	10.2		1.4			SHV,SAC · TL,PCL
1926	36	SHV	A	11	11	.500	3.74	34						166.0	194	95	69		31							1.355	10.5		1.7			SHV · TL
1927	37	SHV	A	10	4	.714	3.43	25						105.0	110	49	40		30							1.333	9.4		2.6			SHV · TL
1928	38	SHV	A	7	6	.538	3.30	31						128.0	144	59	47		28							1.344	10.1		2.0			SHV · TL
1929	39	SHV	A	6	9	.400	4.98	37						94.0	109	65	52		36							1.543	10.4		3.4			SHV · TL
1 Yr				0	4	.000	4.23	15	2	11	0	0	1	55.1	64	30	26	4	11	11	2	0	1	226	78	1.355	10.4	0.7	1.8	1.8	1.00
162 Game Avg.				0	16	.000	4.23	60	8	44	0	0	4	221	256	120	104	16	44	44	8	0	4	904	78	1.355	10.4	0.7	1.8	1.8	1.00

WSH (1 yr)				0	3	.000	3.53	12	2	9	0	0	1	43.1	48	21	17	0	8	10	2	0	1	174	91	1.292	10.0	0.0	1.7	2.1	1.25
PHA (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.75	3	0	2	0	0	0	12.0	16	9	9	4	3	1	0	0	0	52	52	1.583	12.0	3.0	2.3	0.8	0.33

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
1919	29	WSH	AL	43.1	12	2	21	4.36	4.09	-0.30	0.00	99.3	4.36	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.3	4	.496	.500	$
1919	29	PHA	AL	12.0	3	0	9	6.75	4.33	-0.53	0.00	103.2	5.02	-2	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.417	.498	$
1 Season				55.1	15	2	30	4.88	4.14	-0.35	0.00	100.2	4.50	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	0.2	3	.480	.499	$

WSH (1 yr)				43.1	12	2	21	4.36	4.09	-0.30	0.00	99.3	4.36	-0	-0.0	1.0	-0.0	0.3	4	.496	.500	$
PHA (1 yr)				12.0	3	0	9	6.75	4.33	-0.53	0.00	103.2	5.02	-2	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.417	.498	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1919	29	TOT	AL	234	1.7%	4.7%	4.7%			85%
1919	29	WSH	AL	181	0.0%	5.5%	4.4%			85%
1919	29	PHA	AL	53	7.6%	1.9%	5.7%			83%
1 Yr				234	1.7%	4.7%	4.7%			85%
MLB Averages					0.5%	8.2%	7.1%	2.8%	12%	81%

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+
1919	29	0	4	.000	4.23	15	2	11	0	0	1	55.1	64	30	26	4	11		11	2	0	1	226	78	1.355	10.4	0.7	1.8	1.8	1.00	78

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1919	29	2	4	.333	5.05	57.0	76	36	32	5	13	11	2	1.561	12.0	2.1	1.7	0.85	0.8	15
1 Yr		2	4	.333	5.05	57.0	76	36	32	5	13	11	2	1.561	12.0		1.7	0.85	0.8	15

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y 1919 AL 1 (10th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1919 AL 11 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1919 AL 1 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1919 AL 11 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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