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Mike Thompson

Michael Wayne Thompson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 6, 1949 in Denver, CO
High School: Ponca City HS (Ponca City, OK)
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 19, 1971
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Braves/Senators 1971-1975

Final Game: September 5, 1975
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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
1971 21 WSA AL 16 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .118 .250 .118 .368 11 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
1973 23 STL NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 24 TOT NL 20 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 24 STL NL 19 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 24 ATL NL 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 453 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 25 ATL NL 16 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .071 .071 .071 .143 -61 1 1 0 2 0 0 1
4 Yrs 54 46 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28 .098 .159 .098 .257 -26 4 1 1 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 138 123 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 84 .098 .159 .098 .257 -26 12 3 3 6 0 0
ATL (2 yrs) 17 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .133 .133 .133 .267 -26 2 1 0 2 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 21 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
WSA (1 yr) 16 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .118 .250 .118 .368 11 2 0 1 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 38 26 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .083 .083 .083 .167 -54 2 1 0 2 0 0
AL (1 yr) 16 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .118 .250 .118 .368 11 2 0 1 0 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
1971 21 WSA AL 16 20 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.1 1 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
1973 23 STL NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .489 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $14,000 /1
1974 24 STL NL 19 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
1974 24 ATL NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .553 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $ /1
1975 25 ATL NL 16 16 -3 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .487 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
4 Seasons 54 46 -7 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $14,000
ATL (2 yrs) 17 17 -3 0 -0 0 2 -1 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .491 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
STL (2 yrs) 21 9 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 $14,000
WSA (1 yr) 16 20 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.1 1 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $

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
1971 21 WSA AL 20 15 1 1.8 86 .500 .118 .247 .250 .318 .118 .366 .368 .684 11 .185 -1.9 -0.2 .333 .118 .000
1973 23 STL NL 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .262 .000 .332 .000 .390 .000 .722 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1974 24 TOT NL 9 8 1 3.4 95 .200 .111 .263 .111 .335 .111 .380 .222 .715 -38 .394 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
1974 24 STL NL 8 8 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .262 .000 .334 .000 .379 .000 .714 -100 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1974 24 ATL NL 1 0 1 98 1.000 1.000 .267 1.000 .340 1.000 .386 2.000 .726 453 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1975 25 ATL NL 16 16 0 0.0 99 .250 .071 .269 .071 .340 .071 .388 .143 .729 -61 .000 -3.1 -0.3 .071 .000 .000
4 Yrs 46 40 2 1.4 93 .308 .098 .258 .159 .329 .098 .378 .257 .706 -26 .112 -7.0 -0.7 .184 .049 .000
162 Game Avg. 138 120 6 1.4 93 .308 .098 .258 .159 .329 .098 .378 .257 .706 -26 .112 -7.0 -0.7 .184 .049 .000
ATL (2 yrs) 17 16 1 1.7 99 .400 .133 .269 .133 .340 .133 .388 .267 .729 -26 .152 -2.7 -0.3 .143 .000 .000
STL (2 yrs) 9 9 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .262 .000 .334 .000 .380 .000 .715 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
WSA (1 yr) 20 15 1 1.8 86 .500 .118 .247 .250 .318 .118 .366 .368 .684 11 .185 -1.9 -0.2 .333 .118 .000
NL (3 yrs) 26 25 1 1.1 97 .222 .083 .266 .083 .338 .083 .385 .167 .723 -54 .074 -5.1 -0.5 .087 .000 .000
AL (1 yr) 20 15 1 1.8 86 .500 .118 .247 .250 .318 .118 .366 .368 .684 11 .185 -1.9 -0.2 .333 .118 .000

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
1971 21 WSA AL 20 0.0% 65.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 6.50 1.3 20%
1973 23 STL NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1974 24 TOT NL 9 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 3.00 56%
1974 24 STL NL 8 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 3.00 50%
1974 24 ATL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1975 25 ATL NL 16 0.0% 62.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.4 5.00 25%
4 Yrs 46 0.0% 60.9% 4.4% 0.0% 0% 14.00 1.5 5.00 28%
MLB Averages 1.9% 13.8% 8.7% 5.9% 26% 1.58 6.5 47.1 9.0 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1971 21 WSA AL -1.9 -0.2 20 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.14 -0.2 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3 1.00 -2.0 0
1973 23 STL NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .57 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.60 -0.2 0
1974 24 TOT NL -1.7 -0.2 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.14 -0.2 -0.0 -2.1 -0.2 1.10 -1.7 0
1974 24 STL NL -2.2 -0.2 8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.16 -0.2 0.0 -2.5 -0.3 1.13 -2.2 0
1974 24 ATL NL 0.5 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .97 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.86 0.4 0
1975 25 ATL NL -3.1 -0.3 16 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .80 -0.3 -0.0 -3.5 -0.4 0.90 -3.7 0
4 Yrs -7.0 -0.7 46 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 1.01 -0.7 -0.1 -8.5 -0.9 0.97 -7.6 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
1971 21 WSA AL 0 0 20% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 23 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
1974 24 TOT NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 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
1974 24 ATL NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 25 ATL 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
4 Yrs 0 0 14% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1971 21 WSA AL 20 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1973 23 STL NL 1 100% 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
1974 24 TOT NL 9 22% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 7 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
1974 24 STL NL 8 13% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 7 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
1974 24 ATL NL 1 100% 1 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
1975 25 ATL NL 16 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 5 1 20% 6 1 17% 11 1 9% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 46 26% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 10 1 10% 12 2 17% 31 1 3% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 55% 74% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

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
1971 21 16 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .118 .250 .118 .368 11 2 0 1 0 0 0
1972 22 16 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .118 .250 .118 .368 11 2 0 1 0 0 0
1973 23 18 21 18 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .111 .238 .111 .349 5 2 0 1 0 0 0
1974 24 38 30 27 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 .111 .200 .111 .311 -8 3 0 1 0 0 0
1975 25 54 46 41 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28 .098 .159 .098 .257 -26 4 1 1 2 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
1971 21 16 23 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 .167 .348 .167 .514 1 16
1973 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1974 24 20 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 .273 .273 .545 1 20
1975 25 16 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 16
4 Yrs 54 51 44 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 .136 .224 .136 .361 2 54
162 Game Avg. 162 153 132 6 18 0 0 0 0 0 9 84 .136 .224 .136 .361 6 54

* 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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