Sam Thompson

Full Name: Samuel Luther Thompson

Positions: Rightfielder, Leftfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 207lb

Team: Philadelphia Quakers

Born: March 5, 1860 in Danville, IN

Died: November 7, 1922 in Detroit, MI

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PHI @ PIT, box score) • Age 25

Real-life MLB career: 1885–1906 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
1.1
5.1
AB
278
730
H
84
228
HR
5
23
BA
.302
.312
R
49
146
RBI
41
139
SB
2
73
OBP
.356
.382
SLG
.421
.473
OPS
.777
.855
OPS+
130
151

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188525PHINL 115511452 97144 101018 987125 5929 .319.397.504.902 163228 0 RF-LF-CF
188626PHINL 67303278 4984 1045 4127 2311 .302.356.421.777 130117 71011 CF-LF-RF
2 Yrs 182814730146228 2014231397332 8240.312.382.473.855 15134571 011
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188525PHINL511 34.23.8-9.828.22.517.545.74.04.0-0.9 RF-LF-CF
188626PHINL303 9.3-3.1-4.61.60.110.311.91.11.1-0.4 CF-LF-RF
2 Yrs814 43.50.7-14.429.82.627.857.65.15.1-1.3
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188525PHINL511 .311.1863.55.711.5 7.426.4 74.0
188626PHINL303 .300.1191.73.67.6 6.322.6 1.4559.222.2 3.2038.6 .35823.81.8
2 Yrs814 .307.1602.84.910.1 7.025.01.4559.2 69.51.1938.61.8
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home351551412842 3432016 147.298.361.440.801.298
1886Away321481372142 7022111 94.307.351.401.753.303
1886vs LH Starter196258014 300000 42.241.290.293.583.250
1886vs RH Starter56239220070 745000 199.318.372.455.827.316
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188525PHINL115115115115 40969
188626PHINL67676767 223119
2 Yrs182182182182 624088
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188525 PHI NLLF4037324.3 87750120 .862.8862.082.25 1.8800
188525 PHI NLCF9981.7 3532030 .914.9053.532.79 3.5600
188525 PHI NLRF6969589.7 1191020170 .857.8921.561.68 1.4802
188626 PHI NLLF2219164.7 4341020 .953.9172.242.27 1.8620
188626 PHI NLCF3131252.0 7975130 .962.9112.712.80 2.4502
188626 PHI NLRF1917150.0 3534010 .971.8762.041.57 1.7910
CareerLF6256489.0 1301160140 .8922.13 1.8720
CareerCF4040333.7 114107160 .9472.91 2.7002
CareerRF8886739.7 1541360180 .8831.65 1.5512
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Position Players

Batting Average

  • 1885 NL  .319 (7th)
  • 1886 NL  .302 (9th)

On-Base %

  • 1885 NL  .397 (2nd)
  • 1886 NL  .356 (10th)

Slugging %

  • 1885 NL  .504 (2nd)
  • 1886 NL  .421 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 NL  .902 (2nd)
  • 1886 NL  .777 (7th)

Runs Scored

Hits

Total Bases

Home Runs

Runs Batted In

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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