Joe Thurston
Joseph William Thurston
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 29, 1979 in Fairfield, CA
High School: Vallejo (Vallejo, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 6, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2002
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2002 LAD NL 22 2B 4 1 19.0 10 4 6 0 3 1.000 0.3 18.9 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 4.74 2.50 .980 4.97 4.28
2003 LAD NL 23 2B 3 0 6.0 7 2 4 1 2 .857 -0.4 -80.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .986 5.10 4.40
2004 LAD NL 24 2B 4 0 11.1 5 2 3 0 1 1.000 0.2 21.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.97 1.25 .980 5.00 4.30
2006 PHI NL 26 2B 4 0 10.1 8 6 2 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -34.8 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 6.97 2.00 .988 5.05 4.38
2006 PHI NL 26 OF 3 2 15.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 8.0 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 1 3.60 2.00 .983 2.22 1.87
2006 PHI NL 26 LF 2 2 14.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -8.6 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 1 3.21 2.50 .980 1.99 1.55
2006 PHI NL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
2008 BOS AL 28 LF 4 1 19.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -31.6 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 2.37 1.25 .980 2.04 1.65
2008 BOS AL 28 OF 4 1 19.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -31.6 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 2.37 1.25 .980 2.32 2.02
2009 STL NL 29 3B 68 55 463.0 157 38 109 10 11 .936 2.86 2.16 .958 2.57 2.18
2009 STL NL 29 2B 47 7 138.0 82 32 48 2 13 .976 5.22 1.70 .984 4.86 4.16
2009 STL NL 29 LF 5 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 0.60 .967 1.91 1.52
2009 STL NL 29 OF 5 2 17.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 0.60 1.000 2.22 1.92
1 Season 3B 68 55 463.0 157 38 109 10 11 .936 2.86 2.16 .958 2.57 2.18
5 Seasons 2B 62 8 184.2 112 46 63 3 20 .973 -0.2 -1.3 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 0 5.31 1.76 .984 4.90 4.20
3 Seasons OF 12 5 51.0 14 13 1 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -9.4 -1.4 -0.9 -0.5 1 2.47 1.17 .986 2.26 1.94
3 Seasons LF 11 5 50.0 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -14.4 -1.6 -1.1 -0.5 1 2.34 1.18 .977 1.98 1.57
1 Season RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
6 Seasons TOT 142 68 698.2 283 97 173 13 31 .954 -0.6 -1.0 -1.6 -1.4 -0.2 1 0 3.48 1.90 .923 3.14 3.01

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2002 LAD NL 22 8 1 8 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2003 LAD NL 23 12 0 12 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2004 LAD NL 24 17 0 17 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
2006 PHI NL 26 18 2 18 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 10 4
2008 BOS AL 28 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0
2009 STL NL 29 124 64 124 97 0 0 0 47 68 0 5 0 0 5 0 43 4
6 Seasons 183 68 183 118 0 0 0 62 68 0 11 0 1 12 0 79 10
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2009 STL NL 29 1994 53% 75% 35% 159 87% 2 38 27 2 9 109 88 19 0 3 10 0 7 3 8 11 9 0 9 2 0 2 8 50%
1 Season 1994 53% 75% 35% 159 87% 2 38 27 2 9 109 88 19 0 3 10 0 7 3 8 11 9 0 9 2 0 2 8 50%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 31% 88% 65%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2002 LAD NL 22 78 64% 78% 31% 8 100% 0 5 3 2 0 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0
2003 LAD NL 23 27 56% 81% 48% 3 67% 0 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
2004 LAD NL 24 55 60% 76% 25% 2 100% 0 2 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2006 PHI NL 26 46 74% 72% 37% 4 100% 0 6 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2009 STL NL 29 612 50% 76% 34% 57 89% 1 32 13 19 0 48 45 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 13 7 3 2 1 13 3 10 0 0 0
5 Seasons 818 53% 76% 34% 74 91% 1 47 18 27 2 63 55 7 1 0 3 0 1 2 2 20 9 4 5 1 20 6 14 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 74% 31% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2006 PHI NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 0 1 33.3% 0 68 65% 79% 49% 10 50%
2008 BOS AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 81 37% 70% 40% 12 42%
2009 STL NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 74 53% 76% 39% 8 38%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 85.7% 0 1 14.3% 0 223 51% 75% 42% 30 43%
MLB Averages 62.6% 2.3% 56% 74% 39% 46%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2006 PHI NL 26 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 0 0 3 67% 100% 33% 1 100%
1 Season 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 0 0 3 67% 100% 33% 1 100%
MLB Averages 48.7% 2.2% 56% 74% 39% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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