Sloppy Thurston

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: June 2, 1899 in Fremont, NE us

Died: September 14, 1973 in Los Angeles, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, CA

High School: Polytechnic HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 19, 1923 (Age 23-321d, 5,235th in MLB history)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1933 (Age 34-121d)
vs. NYG 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1923 season

Full Name: Hollis John Thurston

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.4

W

L

ERA

4.24

G

288

GS

178

SV

IP

1542.2

SO

306

WHIP

1.444

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1920	21	SLC	AA	9	13	.409	4.38	39						220.0	260	127	107		50								1.409	10.6		2.0			SLC PCL
1921	22	SLC	AA	7	13	.350	5.58	35						158.0	224	124	98		40								1.671	12.8		2.3			SLC PCL
1922	23	SLC	AA	15	16	.484	4.31	49						255.0	301	147	122		44								1.353	10.6		1.6			SLC PCL
1923	24	TOT	AL	7	8	.467	3.13	46	13	30	8	0	4	195.2	231	74	68	11	38	55	1	0	0	818	127	3.70	1.375	10.6	0.5	1.7	2.5	1.45
1923	24	SLB	AL	0	0		6.75	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	23	68	4.43	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00
1923	24	CHW	AL	7	8	.467	3.05	44	12	29	8	0	4	191.2	223	70	65	11	36	55	1	0	0	795	129	3.68	1.351	10.5	0.5	1.7	2.6	1.53
1924	25	CHW	AL	20	14	.588	3.80	38	36	2	28	1	1	291.0	330	150	123	17	60	37	6	0	5	1237	108	4.23	1.340	10.2	0.5	1.9	1.1	0.62
1925	26	CHW	AL	10	14	.417	5.95	36	25	6	8	0	1	183.0	250	140	121	14	47	35	5	0	4	824	70	4.58	1.623	12.3	0.7	2.3	1.7	0.74
1926	27	CHW	AL	6	8	.429	5.02	31	13	15	6	1	3	134.1	164	85	75	10	36	35	1	1	1	592	77	4.19	1.489	11.0	0.7	2.4	2.3	0.97
1927	28	WSH	AL	13	13	.500	4.47	29	28	1	13	2	0	205.1	254	118	102	16	60	38	2	1	1	914	91	4.57	1.529	11.1	0.7	2.6	1.7	0.63

1928	29	SFR	AA	9	7	.563	4.60	26						137.0	184	93	70		22								1.504	12.1		1.4			SFR PCL
1929	30	SFR	AA	22	11	.667	4.40	37						282.0	338	157	138		45								1.358	10.8		1.4			SFR PCL
1930	31	BRO	NL	6	4	.600	3.40	24	11	11	5	2	1	106.0	110	46	40	4	17	26	0	0	1	437	145	3.98	1.198	9.3	0.3	1.4	2.2	1.53
1931	32	BRO	NL	9	9	.500	3.97	24	17	6	11	0	0	143.0	175	72	63	3	39	23	1	0	2	633	97	3.90	1.497	11.0	0.2	2.5	1.4	0.59
1932	33	BRO	NL	12	8	.600	4.06	28	20	5	10	2	0	153.0	174	81	69	14	38	35	1	0	0	652	94	4.51	1.386	10.2	0.8	2.2	2.1	0.92
1933	34	BRO	NL	6	8	.429	4.52	32	15	14	5	0	3	131.1	171	70	66	4	34	22	6	0	5	591	71	3.77	1.561	11.7	0.3	2.3	1.5	0.65
1934	35	MIS	AA	15	10	.600	3.21	31						233.0	260	106	83		65								1.395	10.0		2.5			MIS PCL
1935	36	MIS	AA	15	10	.600	4.79	29						201.0	244	133	107		49								1.458	10.9		2.2			MIS PCL
1936	37	MIS	AA	13	10	.565	4.52	34						197.0	247	117	99		55								1.533	11.3		2.5			MIS PCL
1937	38	SLE,TAC	AA,B	1	6	.143	6.75	10	7					42.2	49	35	32		13								1.453	10.3		2.7			SLE,TAC PCL,WINT
1938	39	OLD	AA	0	1	.000	13.50	1	0					2.0	4	3	3		0								2.000	18.0		0.0			OLD PCL
9 Yrs				89	86	.509	4.24	288	178	90	94	8	13	1542.2	1859	836	727	93	369	306	23	2	19	6698	94	4.19	1.444	10.8	0.5	2.2	1.8	0.83
162 Game Avg.				13	13	.509	4.24	42	26	13	14	1	2	225	271	122	106	14	54	45	3	0	3	977	94	4.19	1.444	10.8	0.5	2.2	1.8	0.83

BRO (4 yrs)				33	29	.532	4.02	108	63	36	31	4	4	533.1	630	269	238	25	128	106	8	0	8	2313	97	4.06	1.421	10.6	0.4	2.2	1.8	0.83
CHW (4 yrs)				43	44	.494	4.32	149	86	52	50	2	9	800.0	967	445	384	52	179	162	13	1	10	3448	93	4.17	1.433	10.9	0.6	2.0	1.8	0.91
WSH (1 yr)				13	13	.500	4.47	29	28	1	13	2	0	205.1	254	118	102	16	60	38	2	1	1	914	91	4.57	1.529	11.1	0.7	2.6	1.7	0.63
SLB (1 yr)				0	0		6.75	2	1	1	0	0	0	4.0	8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	23	68	4.43	2.500	18.0	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00

AL (5 yrs)				56	57	.496	4.36	180	115	54	63	4	9	1009.1	1229	567	489	68	241	200	15	2	11	4385	93	4.25	1.456	11.0	0.6	2.1	1.8	0.83
NL (4 yrs)				33	29	.532	4.02	108	63	36	31	4	4	533.1	630	269	238	25	128	106	8	0	8	2313	97	4.06	1.421	10.6	0.4	2.2	1.8	0.83

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

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