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Walter Thornton

Walter Miller Thornton

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 18, 1875 in Peoria, IL
School: Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 1, 1895
Teams (by GP): Colts/Orphans 1895-1898

Final Game: October 8, 1898
Died: July 14, 1960 in Los Angeles, CA
Cremated
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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
1895 20 CHC NL 8 25 22 4 7 1 0 1 7 0 3 1 .318 .400 .500 .900 125 11 0 0 /13
1896 21 CHC NL 9 27 22 6 8 0 1 0 1 2 5 2 .364 .481 .455 .936 143 10 0 0 /1O
1897 22 CHC NL 75 305 265 39 85 9 6 0 55 13 30 16 .321 .402 .400 .802 109 106 6 4 O1
1898 23 CHC NL 62 235 210 34 62 5 2 0 14 8 22 14 .295 .362 .338 .700 101 71 0 3 O1
4 Yrs 154 592 519 83 162 15 9 1 77 23 60 33 .312 .390 .382 .771 108 198 6 7
162 Game Avg. 162 623 546 87 170 16 9 1 81 24 63 35 .312 .390 .382 .771 108 208 6 7

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
1895 20 CHC NL 8 25 1 0 0 0 2 3 0.2 1 3 0.2 .526 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $ /13
1896 21 CHC NL 9 27 2 -0 0 0 1 3 0.2 1 4 0.2 .528 .502 0.2 -0.0 4 $ /1O
1897 22 CHC NL 75 305 5 -1 0 -11 2 -5 -0.5 9 4 0.4 .494 .497 1.4 -1.2 15 $ O1
1898 23 CHC NL 62 235 1 -1 0 -1 5 5 0.4 7 12 1.2 .507 .503 1.3 -0.3 13 $ O1
4 Seasons 154 592 9 -2 0 -12 10 5 0.4 18 23 2.0 .503 .501 3.1 -1.5 35 $

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
1895 20 CHC NL 25 15 4 6.9 118 .300 .318 .311 .400 .378 .500 .420 .900 .799 125 .630 0.8 0.1 .933 .318 .182 .0
1896 21 CHC NL 27 14 5 9.3 111 .400 .364 .302 .481 .368 .455 .404 .936 .772 143 .767 1.7 0.2 1.214 .409 .091 .0
1897 22 CHC NL 305 184 41 5.8 111 .341 .321 .303 .402 .368 .400 .403 .802 .771 109 .585 4.4 0.4 .861 .242 .079 .0
1898 23 CHC NL 235 151 26 4.5 91 .316 .295 .278 .362 .342 .338 .356 .700 .699 101 .558 0.7 0.1 .682 .186 .043 .0
4 Yrs 592 364 76 5.4 103 .332 .312 .293 .390 .358 .382 .385 .771 .743 108 .587 7.7 0.7 .804 .229 .069 1.9
162 Game Avg. 623 383 80 5.4 103 .332 .312 .293 .390 .358 .382 .385 .771 .743 108 .587 8 1 .804 .229 .069 2

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
1895 20 8 25 22 4 7 1 0 1 7 0 3 1 .318 .400 .500 .900 125 11 0 0
1896 21 17 52 44 10 15 1 1 1 8 2 8 3 .341 .442 .477 .920 134 21 0 0
1897 22 92 357 309 49 100 10 7 1 63 15 38 19 .324 .408 .411 .819 112 127 6 4
1898 23 154 592 519 83 162 15 9 1 77 23 60 33 .312 .390 .382 .771 108 198 6 7

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
1895 20 10 28 25 3 7 1 0 1 6 0 3 1 .280 .357 .440 .797 4 8
1896 21 11 28 24 5 7 0 1 0 1 2 4 2 .292 .393 .375 .768 4 9
1897 22 90 341 300 34 84 9 6 0 48 13 30 19 .280 .357 .350 .707 36 75
1898 23 65 242 217 32 61 5 2 0 13 8 22 15 .281 .347 .323 .670 24 62
4 Yrs 176 639 566 74 159 15 9 1 68 23 59 37 .281 .355 .345 .700 68 154
162 Game Avg. 162 588 521 68 146 14 8 1 63 21 54 34 .281 .355 .345 .700 63 154

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1895 NL  born 1875-02-18 (7th)

                                         

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