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, 5,236th 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

15.8

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
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

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
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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