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Lou Thornton

Louis Thornton

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Runner
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 26, 1963 in Montgomery, AL
High School: Jefferson Davis HS (Montgomery, AL)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 19th round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1985 (Age 21)
Teams (by GP): BlueJays/Mets 1985-1990
Agents: Richard Box [*]
Final Game: April 24, 1990 (Age 26)
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Standard Batting

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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
1985 22 TOR AL 56 75 72 18 17 1 1 1 8 1 0 2 24 .236 .267 .319 .586 58 23 2 1 0 0 0 9D7
1987 24 TOR AL 12 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 215 1 1 0 0 0 1 /D7
1988 25 TOR AL 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7D9
1989 26 NYM NL 13 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692 102 5 0 0 0 0 0 /798
1990 27 NYM NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /89
5 Yrs 95 93 89 29 22 2 1 1 9 3 1 3 25 .247 .280 .326 .605 65 29 3 1 0 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 159 152 49 38 3 2 2 15 5 2 5 43 .247 .280 .326 .605 65 49 5 2 0 0 2
TOR (3 yrs) 79 80 76 24 18 1 1 1 8 1 1 3 24 .237 .275 .316 .591 59 24 3 1 0 0 1
NYM (2 yrs) 16 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692 102 5 0 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 79 80 76 24 18 1 1 1 8 1 1 3 24 .237 .275 .316 .591 59 24 3 1 0 0 1
NL (2 yrs) 16 13 13 5 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .308 .385 .692 102 5 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1985 22 TOR AL 56 75 -4 1 -0 2 -3 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.3 .491 .497 -0.5 -0.1 -4 9D7
1987 24 TOR AL 12 3 0 -0 -0 -0 -1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /D7
1988 25 TOR AL 11 2 -1 0 0 -0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 /7D9
1989 26 NYM NL 13 13 2 1 0 1 -0 4 0.4 0 4 0.5 .534 .503 0.3 0.1 3 /798
1990 27 NYM NL 3 0 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .502 .500 -0.0 0.0 0 $103,000 /89
5 Seasons 95 93 -2 1 -1 3 -4 -3 -0.3 3 -0 -0.0 .497 .500 -0.3 -0.1 -3 $103,000
TOR (3 yrs) 79 80 -4 0 -1 1 -4 -7 -0.7 3 -5 -0.5 .490 .498 -0.6 -0.3 -6
NYM (2 yrs) 16 13 2 1 0 1 -0 4 0.4 0 4 0.5 .528 .501 0.3 0.1 3 $103,000

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
1985 22 TOR AL ALCS KCR L 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1985 TOR AL 22 OF 35 16 15 185.2 46 44 0 2 0 .957 2 12 2.13 1.26 .982 2.44 2.42
1985 TOR AL 22 RF 20 14 13 138.2 32 32 0 0 0 1.000 2 17 2.08 1.60 .980 2.17 2.15
1985 TOR AL 22 DH 16 0
1985 TOR AL 22 LF 16 2 2 47.0 15 13 0 2 0 .867 -0 -5 2.49 0.81 .977 2.26 2.23
1987 TOR AL 24 DH 6 0
1987 TOR AL 24 LF 4 0 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -51 0.00 0.00 2.06 2.08
1987 TOR AL 24 OF 4 0 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -51 0.00 0.00 2.31 2.30
1988 TOR AL 25 OF 10 0 0 14.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -26 0.64 0.10 .980 2.44 2.45
1988 TOR AL 25 LF 9 0 0 13.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -28 0.69 0.11 .980 2.28 2.24
1988 TOR AL 25 DH 1 0
1988 TOR AL 25 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.20
1989 NYM NL 26 OF 6 2 2 27.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 58 3.00 1.50 .981 2.33 2.32
1989 NYM NL 26 LF 3 0 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1.50 0.33 .980 2.10 2.13
1989 NYM NL 26 RF 2 2 2 18.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 53 3.00 3.00 .978 2.10 2.10
1989 NYM NL 26 CF 1 0 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 200 6.00 2.00 .985 2.70 2.70
1990 NYM NL 27 OF 2 0 0 3.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 36 2.70 0.50 .980 2.43 2.35
1990 NYM NL 27 CF 1 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1990 NYM NL 27 RF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 9.00 1.00 .980 1.80 2.20
5 Seasons OF 57 18 17 237.0 57 55 0 2 0 .965 3 13 2.09 0.96 .982 2.42 2.40
4 Seasons LF 32 2 2 73.0 17 15 0 2 0 .882 -1 -13 1.85 0.47 .978 2.23 2.21
4 Seasons RF 24 16 15 158.2 39 39 0 0 0 1.000 3 22 2.21 1.63 .980 2.16 2.15
2 Seasons CF 2 0 0 5.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 112 3.38 1.00 .985 2.70 2.70
5 Seasons TOT 57 18 17 237.0 57 55 0 2 0 .965 3 13 2.09 0.96 .982 2.42 2.40
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199027New York Mets$103,000USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$103,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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