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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 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
1971 21 WSA AL 1 6 .143 4.86 16 12 0 0 0 0 66.2 53 39 36 3 54 2 41 3 0 6 301 68 1.605 7.2 0.4 7.3 5.5 0.76
1973 23 STL NL 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 18 1.500 2.3 0.0 11.3 6.8 0.60
1974 24 TOT NL 0 3 .000 5.53 20 5 3 0 0 0 42.1 44 26 26 1 37 4 27 2 1 4 194 67 1.913 9.4 0.2 7.9 5.7 0.73
1974 24 STL NL 0 3 .000 5.63 19 4 3 0 0 0 38.1 37 24 24 1 35 4 25 2 1 4 174 64 1.878 8.7 0.2 8.2 5.9 0.71
1974 24 ATL NL 0 0 4.50 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20 92 2.250 15.8 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1975 25 ATL NL 0 6 .000 4.70 16 10 1 0 0 0 51.2 60 32 27 2 32 0 42 0 2 5 240 81 1.781 10.5 0.3 5.6 7.3 1.31
4 Yrs 1 15 .063 4.86 54 29 4 0 0 0 164.2 158 97 89 6 128 6 113 5 3 15 753 74 1.737 8.6 0.3 7.0 6.2 0.88
162 Game Avg. 1 12 .063 4.86 44 24 3 0 0 0 135 129 79 73 5 105 5 93 4 2 12 617 74 1.737 8.6 0.3 7.0 6.2 0.88
ATL (2 yrs) 0 6 .000 4.69 17 11 1 0 0 0 55.2 67 34 29 2 34 0 44 0 2 5 260 82 1.814 10.8 0.3 5.5 7.1 1.29
STL (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 5.10 21 6 3 0 0 0 42.1 38 24 24 1 40 4 28 2 1 4 192 72 1.843 8.1 0.2 8.5 6.0 0.70
WSA (1 yr) 1 6 .143 4.86 16 12 0 0 0 0 66.2 53 39 36 3 54 2 41 3 0 6 301 68 1.605 7.2 0.4 7.3 5.5 0.76
NL (3 yrs) 0 9 .000 4.87 38 17 4 0 0 0 98.0 105 58 53 3 74 4 72 2 3 9 452 77 1.827 9.6 0.3 6.8 6.6 0.97
AL (1 yr) 1 6 .143 4.86 16 12 0 0 0 0 66.2 53 39 36 3 54 2 41 3 0 6 301 68 1.605 7.2 0.4 7.3 5.5 0.76

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
1971 21 WSA AL 66.2 16 12 39 5.27 3.92 -0.17 0.03 93.6 3.85 -10 -1.1 .6 -0.0 -0.6 -4 .430 .493 $
1973 23 STL NL 4.0 2 2 0 0.00 4.23 0.10 0.13 99.8 4.25 2 0.2 -0.0 0.3 2 .612 .501 $14,000
1974 24 STL NL 38.1 19 4 24 5.63 4.22 0.17 -0.22 99.0 3.79 -8 -0.9 .4 0.1 -0.4 -4 .455 .495 $
1974 24 ATL NL 4.0 1 1 2 4.50 5.17 0.51 0.16 88.0 4.24 -0 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .485 .500 $
1975 25 ATL NL 51.2 16 10 32 5.57 4.14 -0.49 0.04 106.2 4.96 -4 -0.4 .2 0.0 0.0 1 .473 .497 $
4 Seasons 164.2 54 29 97 5.30 4.09 -0.17 -0.02 98.8 4.21 -21 -2.2 .4 0.1 -0.7 -5 .459 .497 $14,000
ATL (2 yrs) 55.2 17 11 34 5.50 4.21 -0.42 0.05 104.9 4.91 -4 -0.4 .2 0.0 0.0 1 .474 .499 $
STL (2 yrs) 42.1 21 6 24 5.10 4.22 0.16 -0.18 99.1 3.84 -6 -0.6 .4 0.1 -0.1 -2 .470 .498 $14,000
WSA (1 yr) 66.2 16 12 39 5.27 3.92 -0.17 0.03 93.6 3.85 -10 -1.1 .6 -0.0 -0.6 -4 .430 .493 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1971 21 WSA AL 16 301 239 39 53 11 0 3 7 2 54 41 .222 .370 .305 .676 .255 73 5 3 4 1 2 2
1973 23 STL NL 2 18 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 .077 .333 .077 .410 .100 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 ATL NL 1 20 17 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .412 .474 .412 .885 .467 7 1 0 1 0 0 1
1974 24 STL NL 19 174 135 24 37 6 0 1 2 7 35 25 .274 .430 .341 .771 .330 46 8 2 2 0 4 2
1974 24 TOT NL 20 194 152 26 44 6 0 1 3 7 37 27 .289 .435 .349 .783 .347 53 9 2 3 0 4 3
1975 25 ATL NL 16 240 197 32 60 5 1 2 3 4 32 42 .305 .397 .371 .767 .372 73 4 0 8 3 0 2
4 Yrs 54 753 601 97 158 22 1 6 13 13 128 113 .263 .394 .333 .727 .313 200 18 5 15 4 6 7
162 Game Avg. 44 617 492 79 129 18 1 5 11 11 105 93 .263 .394 .333 .727 .313 164 15 4 12 3 5 6
MLB Averages .253 .321 .368 .689 .279

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1971 21 WSA AL -11.4 -1.2 319 -0.8 5.5 -6.4 1.20 -1.0 0.3 -5.1 -0.6 1.20 -8.4 1 0 3
1973 23 STL NL 1.8 0.2 18 0.1 0.3 -0.3 1.18 0.1 -0.0 0.5 0.1 1.18 0.6 0 0 0
1974 24 TOT NL -6.9 -0.7 210 -0.7 2.3 -3.0 .76 -0.3 -0.5 -3.4 -0.3 0.77 -4.4 0 3 11
1974 24 STL NL -6.9 -0.7 188 -0.6 1.9 -2.6 .72 -0.2 -0.6 -3.2 -0.3 0.72 -3.1 0 3 11
1974 24 ATL NL -0.0 0.0 22 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 1.14 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 1.14 -1.3 0 0 0
1975 25 ATL NL -5.5 -0.6 254 -1.0 3.3 -4.3 .85 -0.8 -0.4 -11.5 -1.1 0.85 -10.0 0 0 6
4 Yrs -22.0 -2.2 801 -2.5 11.4 -13.9 .98 -2.1 -0.4 -19.5 -2.0 0.98 -22.3 1 3 20

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1971 21 WSA AL 16 12 1 6 5 0 2 4 8 .333 1 2 0 0 4 33% 44.6 71 24 17 12 5 6 3.2 2.4 4.9
1973 23 STL NL 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0% 54.0 61 47 3 0 0 1 2.6 5.4 2.0
1974 24 TOT NL 20 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 .400 0 1 0 0 0 0% 33.8 40 11 11 10 0 4 4.5 3.7 2.8
1974 24 STL NL 19 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0 0 0 0 0% 32.2 40 11 11 10 0 3 4.4 4.8 2.5
1974 24 ATL NL 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 0% 40.0 40 40 0 0 0 1 5.0 0.0 4.0
1975 25 ATL NL 16 10 0 6 4 0 2 3 7 .300 1 2 0 0 2 20% 45.6 60 30 17 3 3 6 3.5 3.2 4.2
4 Yrs 54 29 1 15 13 0 4 10 19 .345 2 5 0 0 6 21% 44 71 11 48 25 8 17 3.5 3.0 4.1
MLB Averages .500 56% 53 109 -3 4.0 4.0 6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1971 21 WSA AL 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.199 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 4 2 0 2 0 6.0
1974 24 TOT NL 20 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 3 50% .765 0 3 11 1 0 14 5 10 11 1 11 4 5.7
1974 24 STL NL 19 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 3 50% 7 .722 0 3 11 1 0 14 5 10 11 1 11 4 5.7
1975 25 ATL NL 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 2 .854 0 0 6 0 0 6 2 4 3 2 3 0 5.0
3 Yrs 51 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 4 50% .967 1 3 20 1 1 23 7 18 16 3 16 4 5.6

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%
1971 21 WSA AL 301 51% 1.0% 13.6% 17.9% 4.7% 26% 1.07 65% 73 5 7%
1973 23 STL NL 18 61% 0.0% 16.7% 27.8% 0.0% 0% 0.50 56% 6 0 0%
1974 24 TOT NL 194 56% 0.5% 13.9% 19.1% 3.6% 16% 1.33 64% 51 9 18%
1974 24 STL NL 174 55% 0.6% 14.4% 20.1% 4.0% 19% 1.31 63% 43 8 19%
1974 24 ATL NL 20 65% 0.0% 10.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 1.50 75% 8 1 13%
1975 25 ATL NL 240 58% 0.8% 17.5% 13.3% 3.3% 13% 1.92 65% 50 4 8%
4 Yrs 753 55% 0.8% 15.0% 17.0% 3.9% 18% 1.31 65% 180 18 10%
MLB Averages 45% 1.9% 13.8% 8.7% 5.9% 26% 1.10 74% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1971 21 WSA AL 301 53 3 0 6 0 3 1 2 17 8 2 47% 2 6 2 131 7 2 78% 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 11 0
1973 23 STL NL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 TOT NL 194 44 1 0 7 0 1 0 1 18 8 1 44% 3 4 1 90 3 7 30% 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1974 24 STL NL 174 37 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 12 6 0 50% 2 4 0 79 2 7 22% 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
1974 24 ATL NL 20 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 33% 1 0 1 11 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1975 25 ATL NL 240 60 2 0 7 1 1 2 0 20 12 1 60% 2 5 1 100 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
4 Yrs 753 158 6 0 20 1 5 3 3 55 28 4 51% 7 15 4 329 13 13 50% 12 12 1 1 0 0 1 0 33 0
MLB Averages 50% 63%

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+
1971 21 1 6 .143 4.86 16 12 0 0 0 0 66.2 53 39 36 3 54 2 41 3 0 6 301 68 1.605 7.2 0.4 7.3 5.5 0.76 68
1972 22 1 6 .143 4.86 16 12 0 0 0 0 66.2 53 39 36 3 54 2 41 3 0 6 301 68 1.605 7.2 0.4 7.3 5.5 0.76 68
1973 23 1 6 .143 4.58 18 14 0 0 0 0 70.2 54 39 36 3 59 2 44 3 0 6 319 73 1.599 6.9 0.4 7.5 5.6 0.75 73
1974 24 1 9 .100 4.94 38 19 3 0 0 0 113.0 98 65 62 4 96 6 71 5 1 10 513 70 1.717 7.8 0.3 7.6 5.7 0.74 70
1975 25 1 15 .063 4.86 54 29 4 0 0 0 164.2 158 97 89 6 128 6 113 5 3 15 753 74 1.737 8.6 0.3 7.0 6.2 0.88 74

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
1971 21 2 4 .333 6.60 60.0 59 49 44 3 60 37 3 1.983 8.9 9.0 5.6 0.62 0.5 16
1973 23 0 0 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1.250 0.0 11.3 6.8 0.60 0.0 2
1974 24 1 3 .250 6.75 36.0 45 30 27 1 38 23 2 2.306 11.3 9.5 5.8 0.61 0.3 20
1975 25 2 3 .400 5.14 49.0 61 31 28 2 33 40 0 1.918 11.2 6.1 7.3 1.21 0.4 16
4 Yrs 5 10 .333 5.98 149.0 165 110 99 6 136 103 5 2.020 10.0 6.2 0.76 0.4 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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