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Mark Thompson

Mark Radford Thompson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: April 7, 1971 in Russellville, KY
High School: Logan County HS (Russellville, KY)
School: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2nd round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 26, 1994
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Cardinals 1994-2000

Final Game: July 27, 2000
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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
1994 23 COL NL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1995 24 COL NL 21 14 13 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .385 .385 .385 .769 85 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1996 25 COL NL 34 64 58 3 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 21 .138 .153 .190 .342 -17 11 1 0 5 0 0 1
1997 26 COL NL 6 13 11 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .545 .727 67 6 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1998 27 COL NL 6 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -30 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1999 28 STL NL 5 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2000 29 STL NL 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 94 115 104 7 16 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 47 .154 .162 .221 .383 -8 23 1 0 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 198 179 12 28 7 0 2 5 0 0 2 81 .154 .162 .221 .383 -8 40 2 0 17 0 0
COL (5 yrs) 69 103 93 7 16 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 40 .172 .181 .247 .428 2 23 1 0 9 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 25 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1994 23 COL NL 2 5 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .458 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $109,000 /1
1995 24 COL NL 21 14 -0 -0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .506 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $109,000 1
1996 25 COL NL 34 64 -12 -0 0 0 8 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .489 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -2 $145,000 1
1997 26 COL NL 6 13 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .522 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $252,000 /1
1998 27 COL NL 6 7 -1 -0 0 0 1 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .491 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $300,000 /1
1999 28 STL NL 5 9 -3 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .470 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /1
2000 29 STL NL 20 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $400,000 1
7 Seasons 94 115 -19 -1 0 0 16 -4 -0.5 3 -1 -0.6 .495 .500 -0.6 -0.0 -1 $1,315,000
COL (5 yrs) 69 103 -16 -1 0 0 14 -2 -0.3 3 1 -0.4 .497 .500 -0.4 -0.0 1 $915,000
STL (2 yrs) 25 12 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $400,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1994 23 COL NL 5 5 0 0.0 123 .000 .294 .000 .363 .000 .460 .000 .823 -100 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1995 24 COL NL 14 9 2 6.0 129 .833 .385 .301 .385 .374 .385 .469 .769 .843 85 .595 -0.4 -0.0 .625 .000 .000
1996 25 COL NL 64 56 2 1.0 125 .216 .138 .295 .153 .368 .190 .462 .342 .830 -17 .049 -10.9 -1.1 .235 .069 .052
1997 26 COL NL 13 11 1 2.4 126 .200 .182 .295 .182 .370 .545 .463 .727 .833 67 .220 -0.7 -0.1 .667 .364 .364 .0
1998 27 COL NL 7 6 0 0.0 124 .250 .143 .292 .143 .366 .143 .461 .286 .827 -30 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .000 .000
1999 28 STL NL 9 9 0 0.0 117 .000 .000 .277 .000 .352 .000 .446 .000 .798 -100 .000 -2.5 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
2000 29 STL NL 3 3 0 0.0 117 .000 .000 .274 .000 .352 .000 .448 .000 .800 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 115 99 5 1.4 125 .268 .154 .294 .162 .367 .221 .461 .383 .828 -8 .087 -18.2 -1.8 .270 .077 .067 .0
162 Game Avg. 198 171 9 1.4 125 .268 .154 .294 .162 .367 .221 .461 .383 .828 -8 .087 -18.2 -1.8 .270 .077 .067
COL (5 yrs) 103 87 5 1.5 126 .288 .172 .296 .181 .369 .247 .463 .428 .831 2 .109 -14.7 -1.4 .308 .086 .075 .0
STL (2 yrs) 12 12 0 0.0 117 .000 .000 .276 .000 .352 .000 .446 .000 .799 -100 .000 -3.4 -0.3 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 24 COL NL NLDS ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1994 23 COL NL 5 0.0% 80.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0% 0%
1995 24 COL NL 14 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.9 0.20 1.00 43% 43% 0.0% 20%
1996 25 COL NL 64 0.0% 32.8% 1.6% 4.7% 38% 21.00 2.8 29.0 1.62 2.09 58% 10% 0.0% 8%
1997 26 COL NL 13 7.7% 38.5% 0.0% 15.4% 100% 2.2 11.0 11.0 0.50 2.00 38% 25% 25.0% 0%
1998 27 COL NL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 1.00 2.00 57% 25% 0.0% 0%
1999 28 STL NL 9 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 0.00 0.50 22% 67% 0.0% 0%
2000 29 STL NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 67% 0%
7 Yrs 115 0.9% 40.9% 0.9% 4.4% 31% 47.00 2.2 104.0 34.7 1.08 2.00 49% 18% 4.2% 8%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.5% 9.1% 7.9% 33% 1.81 5.3 31.9 7.3 0.81 1.09 70% 22% 8.3% 15%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1994 23 COL NL -1.3 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .67 -0.1 -0.0 -1.6 -0.1 0.99 -1.5 0
1995 24 COL NL -0.4 -0.0 14 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .84 -0.0 -0.1 -0.3 -0.0 0.79 -0.5 0
1996 25 COL NL -10.9 -1.1 64 -0.8 0.4 -1.1 .82 -0.9 0.0 -12.6 -1.1 0.98 -11.3 0
1997 26 COL NL -0.7 -0.1 13 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .75 -0.0 -0.1 -2.3 -0.2 1.12 -1.1 0
1998 27 COL NL -1.4 -0.1 7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.13 -0.1 -0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.92 -1.3 0
1999 28 STL NL -2.5 -0.2 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.00 -0.2 -0.0 -2.2 -0.2 0.79 -2.7 0
2000 29 STL NL -1.0 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .95 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.62 -0.9 0
7 Yrs -18.2 -1.8 115 -1.5 0.6 -2.2 .85 -1.6 -0.2 -20.8 -1.8 0.94 -19.3 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1994 23 COL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 24 COL NL 0 0 40% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1996 25 COL NL 0 0 33% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 43% 4 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1997 26 COL NL 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 27 COL NL 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 28 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 29 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 38% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30% 6 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1994 23 COL NL 5 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1995 24 COL NL 14 29% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1996 25 COL NL 64 19% 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 63% 15 1 7% 15 1 7% 45 2 4% 2 1 50% 4 2 50% 0
1997 26 COL NL 13 8% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 5 3 60% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1998 27 COL NL 7 43% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1999 28 STL NL 9 22% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2000 29 STL NL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 115 20% 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13 10 77% 24 1 4% 27 7 26% 73 2 3% 4 1 25% 7 5 71% 0
MLB Averages 55% 73% 10% 34% 15% 53% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1994 23 COL NL 5 20 4.00 15 75% 20% 53% 20% 7% 80% 0% 60% 33% 40% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1995 24 COL NL 11 36 3.27 29 81% 17% 41% 24% 17% 83% 0% 67% 50% 64% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 3 0 0
1996 25 COL NL 60 185 3.08 146 79% 14% 23% 35% 27% 86% 0% 68% 73% 58% 2% 1 0 3% 2 1 2% 1 0 21% 4 0 0
1997 26 COL NL 13 40 3.08 32 80% 16% 22% 38% 25% 84% 0% 68% 74% 69% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 8% 1 1 20% 0 0 0
1998 27 COL NL 7 24 3.43 19 79% 11% 32% 37% 21% 89% 0% 71% 65% 43% 0% 0 0 14% 1 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1999 28 STL NL 9 30 3.33 26 87% 8% 50% 31% 12% 92% 0% 80% 46% 67% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 17% 0 0 0
2000 29 STL NL 3 10 3.33 8 80% 13% 50% 13% 25% 88% 0% 70% 43% 67% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 108 345 3.19 275 80% 14% 31% 32% 23% 86% 0% 68% 64% 59% 1% 1 0 3% 3 2 2% 2 1 14% 7 0 0
MLB Averages 3.72 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 45% 80% 30% 6% 16% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1994 23 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1995 24 23 19 17 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .294 .294 .294 .588 42 5 0 0 2 0 0
1996 25 57 83 75 5 13 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 32 .173 .184 .213 .398 -4 16 1 0 7 0 0
1997 26 63 96 86 6 15 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 37 .174 .184 .256 .440 5 22 1 0 9 0 0
1998 27 69 103 93 7 16 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 40 .172 .181 .247 .428 2 23 1 0 9 0 0
1999 28 74 112 101 7 16 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 46 .158 .167 .228 .394 -5 23 1 0 10 0 0
2000 29 94 115 104 7 16 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 47 .154 .162 .221 .383 -8 23 1 0 10 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1994 23 3 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1995 24 24 14 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .308 .308 .308 .615 1 21
1996 25 34 62 56 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 1 21 .107 .123 .143 .266 1 34
1997 26 6 13 11 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 .182 .182 .545 .727 1 6
1998 27 6 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1999 28 5 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
2000 29 20 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
7 Yrs 98 115 104 4 12 3 0 1 2 0 1 50 .115 .124 .173 .297 3 94
162 Game Avg. 162 190 172 7 20 5 0 2 3 0 2 83 .115 .124 .173 .297 5 94

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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