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Junior Thompson

Eugene Earl Thompson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 7, 1917 in Latham, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 26, 1939
Teams (by GP): Reds/Giants 1939-1947

Final Game: July 4, 1947
Died: August 24, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ
Buried: Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ
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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
1939 22 CIN NL 13 5 .722 2.54 42 11 19 5 3 2 152.1 130 51 43 6 55 87 3 0 1 625 153 1.214 7.7 0.4 3.2 5.1 1.58
1940 23 CIN NL 16 9 .640 3.32 33 31 1 17 3 0 225.1 197 90 83 10 96 103 2 2 3 951 115 1.300 7.9 0.4 3.8 4.1 1.07
1941 24 CIN NL 6 6 .500 4.87 27 15 6 4 0 1 109.0 117 65 59 6 57 46 3 0 2 509 74 1.596 9.7 0.5 4.7 3.8 0.81
1942 25 CIN NL 4 7 .364 3.36 29 10 7 1 0 0 101.2 86 61 38 5 53 35 2 0 3 443 98 1.367 7.6 0.4 4.7 3.1 0.66
1946 29 NYG NL 4 6 .400 1.29 39 1 27 0 0 4 62.2 36 18 9 5 40 31 0 0 2 244 269 1.213 5.2 0.7 5.7 4.5 0.78
1947 30 NYG NL 4 2 .667 4.29 15 0 6 0 0 0 35.2 36 20 17 3 27 13 1 0 1 164 96 1.766 9.1 0.8 6.8 3.3 0.48
6 Yrs 47 35 .573 3.26 185 68 66 27 6 7 686.2 602 305 249 35 328 315 11 2 12 2936 114 1.354 7.9 0.5 4.3 4.1 0.96
162 Game Avg. 13 9 .573 3.26 50 18 18 7 2 2 185 162 82 67 9 88 85 3 1 3 789 114 1.354 7.9 0.5 4.3 4.1 0.96
CIN (4 yrs) 39 27 .591 3.41 131 67 33 27 6 3 588.1 530 267 223 27 261 271 10 2 9 2528 109 1.344 8.1 0.4 4.0 4.1 1.04
NYG (2 yrs) 8 8 .500 2.38 54 1 33 0 0 4 98.1 72 38 26 8 67 44 1 0 3 408 156 1.414 6.6 0.7 6.1 4.0 0.66

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
1939 22 CIN NL 151.2 42 11 51 3.03 4.42 0.36 0.00 99.4 4.04 18 1.9 1.0 -0.1 3.1 31 .546 .512 $
1940 23 CIN NL 225.1 33 31 90 3.59 4.46 0.62 0.00 100.4 3.85 7 0.7 1.0 -0.1 2.7 32 .523 .505 $
1941 24 CIN NL 109.0 27 15 65 5.37 4.10 0.18 0.00 100.1 3.92 -17 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 -6 .435 .489 $
1942 25 CIN NL 101.2 29 10 61 5.40 4.22 0.24 0.00 99.5 3.97 -15 -1.7 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -7 .442 .490 $
1946 29 NYG NL 62.2 39 1 18 2.59 4.00 0.01 0.00 100.4 4.00 10 1.1 1.0 -0.0 1.7 16 .529 .507 $
1947 30 NYG NL 35.2 15 0 20 5.05 4.71 0.00 0.00 101.7 4.78 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.2 3 .492 .499 $
6 Seasons 686.0 185 68 305 4.00 4.33 0.35 0.00 100.1 3.98 1 0.3 1.0 -0.4 6.0 70 .501 .500 $
CIN (4 yrs) 587.2 131 67 267 4.09 4.34 0.41 0.00 99.9 3.93 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.3 4.1 50 .494 .499 $
NYG (2 yrs) 98.1 54 1 38 3.48 4.25 0.01 0.00 100.9 4.29 9 1.0 1.0 -0.1 1.9 19 .519 .503 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1939 22 CIN NL WS L NYY 0 1 .000 13.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.2 5 7 7 4 4 0 3 0 0 1 23 1.929 9.6 7.7 7.7 5.8 0.75
1940 23 CIN NL WS W DET 0 1 .000 16.20 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 8 6 6 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 20 3.600 21.6 2.7 10.8 5.4 0.50
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 2 .000 14.63 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 13 13 13 5 8 0 5 0 0 1 43 2.625 14.6 5.6 9.0 5.6 0.63
2 WS 0 2 .000 14.63 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 13 13 13 5 8 0 5 0 0 1 43 2.625 14.6 5.6 9.0 5.6 0.63

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%
1939 22 CIN NL 625 1.0% 13.9% 8.8% 2.4% 12% 73%
1940 23 CIN NL 951 1.1% 10.8% 10.1% 3.2% 15% 77%
1941 24 CIN NL 509 1.2% 9.0% 11.2% 1.8% 8% 74%
1942 25 CIN NL 443 1.1% 7.9% 12.0% 1.4% 7% 77%
1946 29 NYG NL 254 2.0% 12.2% 15.8% 64%
1947 30 NYG NL 164 1.8% 7.9% 16.5% 69%
6 Yrs 2946 1.2% 10.7% 11.1% 2.0% 10% 74%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.1% 8.9% 2.8% 12% 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+
1939 22 13 5 .722 2.54 42 11 19 5 3 2 152.1 130 51 43 6 55 87 3 0 1 625 153 1.214 7.7 0.4 3.2 5.1 1.58 153
1940 23 29 14 .674 3.00 75 42 20 22 6 2 377.2 327 141 126 16 151 190 5 2 4 1576 128 1.266 7.8 0.4 3.6 4.5 1.26 128
1941 24 35 20 .636 3.42 102 57 26 26 6 3 486.2 444 206 185 22 208 236 8 2 6 2085 111 1.340 8.2 0.4 3.8 4.4 1.13 111
1942 25 39 27 .591 3.41 131 67 33 27 6 3 588.1 530 267 223 27 261 271 10 2 9 2528 109 1.344 8.1 0.4 4.0 4.1 1.04 109
1943 26 39 27 .591 3.41 131 67 33 27 6 3 588.1 530 267 223 27 261 271 10 2 9 2528 109 1.344 8.1 0.4 4.0 4.1 1.04 109
1944 27 39 27 .591 3.41 131 67 33 27 6 3 588.1 530 267 223 27 261 271 10 2 9 2528 109 1.344 8.1 0.4 4.0 4.1 1.04 109
1945 28 39 27 .591 3.41 131 67 33 27 6 3 588.1 530 267 223 27 261 271 10 2 9 2528 109 1.344 8.1 0.4 4.0 4.1 1.04 109
1946 29 43 33 .566 3.21 170 68 60 27 6 7 651.0 566 285 232 32 301 302 10 2 11 2772 115 1.332 7.8 0.4 4.2 4.2 1.00 115
1947 30 47 35 .573 3.26 185 68 66 27 6 7 686.2 602 305 249 35 328 315 11 2 12 2936 114 1.354 7.9 0.5 4.3 4.1 0.96 114

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
1939 22 12 5 .706 2.65 153.0 137 50 45 6 58 87 3 1.275 8.1 3.4 5.1 1.50 0.4 42
1940 23 14 11 .560 3.44 230.0 208 98 88 11 101 105 2 1.343 8.1 4.0 4.1 1.04 0.4 33
1941 24 4 8 .333 5.18 113.0 125 72 65 6 61 48 3 1.646 10.0 4.9 3.8 0.79 0.5 27
1942 25 5 6 .455 4.02 103.0 97 51 46 6 60 36 2 1.524 8.5 5.2 3.1 0.60 0.5 29
1946 29 5 1 .833 1.55 58.0 39 11 10 5 43 29 0 1.414 6.1 6.7 4.5 0.67 0.8 39
1947 30 1 2 .333 4.37 35.0 37 19 17 3 28 13 1 1.857 9.5 7.2 3.3 0.46 0.8 15
6 Yrs 41 33 .554 3.52 692.0 643 301 271 37 351 318 11 1.436 8.4 4.1 0.91 0.5 185

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1939 NL  3.1 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1940 NL  16 (4th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1939 NL  .722 (2nd)
1940 NL  .640 (5th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL  7.868 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL  4.114 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1939 NL  42 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1946 NL  4 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1940 NL  103 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1940 NL  31 (8th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1940 NL  17 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 NL  3 (5th)
1940 NL  3 (7th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1940 NL  96 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1940 NL  0.399 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1939 NL  19 (7th)
1946 NL  27 (1st)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1939 NL  22 (5th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1939 NL  2.3 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 25 (940), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (1016), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 15 (499), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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