Player Report for #32 Will Thomas

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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

Rec	3-5, 3 SV
ERA	2.67
IP	64.0
BB	17
K	35

Name:	Will Thomas	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$542,200
Birthday:	03-07-1927	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	34	Years of Major League Service:	9 Years, 162 Days
Born in:	South Patrick Shores (Florida)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 8"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	10 Years, 54 Days
Weight:	205 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	11 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	-
Morale:	Very Good	Local Popularity (National)	Extremely Popular (Fair)

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Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	51	86	91	93-95 Mph
Versus LHP	50	84	89
Versus RHP	51	87	92
Talent	53	87	91

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Cutter, Screwball
Endurance:	27
Groundball Pct.:	50
Holding Runners:	18

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	27	Pitcher 66
Stealing Ability:	4
Baserunning Instincts:	12
Sacrifice Bunt:	86
Bunt for Hit:	8
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
06-26-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 2-3		2.0	2	0	0	1	2
06-23-1961	@ PIT	Win, 4-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	Save
06-22-1961	@ PIT	Win, 10-3		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
06-18-1961	@ CIN	Win, 2-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	Save
06-15-1961	@ SFG	Win, 5-2		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	Save
06-12-1961	ATL	Win, 10-4	X	5.0	7	2	2	0	3	Win
06-08-1961	CIN	Loss, 0-3	X	6.0	6	3	3	4	4	Loss
05-27-1961	STL	Loss, 4-7	X	4.0	3	0	0	2	2
05-22-1961	@ SFG	Loss, 0-1	X	5.0	3	1	1	3	0	Loss
05-18-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 1-10	X	2.2	6	7	3	1	2	Loss

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	17	12	3	5	3	2.67	64.0	65	28	19	6	17	35	0	0.0	0	2	16.7
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	3	0	100.0	5	4	11.53	9.14	4.92	2.39	3.47	1.28	16.9	.274
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	133	29	4	1	3	15	10	22	0	0	0	.218	.273	.331	.604
vs. RHB	123	36	4	1	3	13	7	13	0	0	0	.293	.331	.415	.745

American Baseball Association 1961 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	2
Last Week	3	0	0	0	2	0.00	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
April	3	3	1	1	0	3.14	14.1	18	9	5	2	1	8
May	7	7	1	3	0	2.48	32.2	31	14	9	3	11	16
June	7	2	1	1	3	2.65	17.0	16	5	5	1	5	11
Spring Training	1	1	0	1	0	6.75	4.0	6	3	3	1	1	2
Last Year	33	30	10	4	0	2.24	140.2	109	45	35	10	31	74
2 Years Ago	38	0	4	1	20	1.57	46.0	35	8	8	0	7	27
Career	542	42	60	48	127	2.94	991.2	897	370	324	57	267	583
Home	9	9	3	2	0	2.47	43.2	46	16	12	4	11	26
Road	8	3	0	3	3	3.10	20.1	19	12	7	2	6	9
Grass	17	12	3	5	3	2.67	64.0	65	28	19	6	17	35
Day	8	6	1	4	1	3.98	31.2	40	23	14	4	7	17
Night	9	6	2	1	2	1.39	32.1	25	5	5	2	10	18

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 New York - ABA	24	53	0	10	4	23	2.71	79.2	63	27	24	4	11	71	0	0	0.93	.269	17.4
1952 New York - ABA	25	51	0	9	7	13	3.45	88.2	79	39	34	7	30	45	0	0	1.23	.255	8.8
1953 New York - ABA	26	69	0	1	7	11	5.35	114.1	122	74	68	9	50	64	0	0	1.50	.289	-9.7
1954 New York - ABA	27	47	0	4	4	5	3.46	78.0	87	32	30	4	24	46	0	0	1.42	.316	10.7
1955 New York - ABA	28	80	0	4	4	11	2.66	135.1	132	46	40	6	32	80	0	0	1.21	.285	31.1
1956 New York - ABA	29	44	0	4	5	10	2.51	61.0	51	19	17	4	17	41	0	0	1.11	.253	15.9
1957 Chicago - ABA	30	36	0	3	1	3	2.87	69.0	65	25	22	3	13	41	0	0	1.13	.284	17.4
1957 New York - ABA	30	21	0	2	4	8	5.08	28.1	36	16	16	2	9	15	0	0	1.59	.340	-1.9
1957 Total - ABA	30	57	0	5	5	11	3.51	97.1	101	41	38	5	22	56	0	0	1.26	.302	15.6
1958 Chicago - ABA	31	53	0	6	2	20	1.14	86.2	53	11	11	2	26	44	0	0	0.91	.201	35.7
1959 Chicago - ABA	32	38	0	4	1	20	1.57	46.0	35	8	8	0	7	27	0	0	0.91	.245	18.3
1960 Chicago - ABA	33	33	30	10	4	0	2.24	140.2	109	45	35	10	31	74	0	0	1.00	.225	43.4
1961 Chicago - ABA	34	17	12	3	5	3	2.67	64.0	65	28	19	6	17	35	0	0	1.28	.274	16.9
Total ABA		542	42	60	48	127	2.94	991.2	897	370	324	57	267	583	0	0	1.17	.266	204.3

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1954 Guelph - AAA	27	18	0	2	0	5	1.29	35.0	29	7	5	0	9	26	0	0	1.09	.276	12.6
Total GHL		18	0	2	0	5	1.29	35.0	29	7	5	0	9	26	0	0	1.09	.276	12.6

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1951 New York - ABA	24	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.75	.333	0.0
1959 Chicago - ABA	32	2	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.75	.333	0.0
Total ABA		3	0	0	0	1	0.00	2.2	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0.75	.333	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 New York - ML	P	53	0	4	9	0	13	0	1.000	79.2	1.47
1952 New York - ML	P	51	0	8	10	1	19	1	.947	88.2	1.83
1953 New York - ML	P	69	0	8	17	0	25	0	1.000	114.1	1.97
1954 New York - ML	P	47	0	3	14	2	20	3	.850	78.0	1.96
1955 New York - ML	P	80	0	10	19	0	29	0	1.000	135.1	1.93
1956 New York - ML	P	44	0	3	7	1	10	0	1.000	61.0	1.48
1957 New York - ML	P	21	0	4	0	0	5	1	.800	28.1	1.27
1957 Chicago - ML	P	36	0	6	8	0	14	0	1.000	69.0	1.83
1958 Chicago - ML	P	53	0	2	14	0	16	0	1.000	86.2	1.66
1959 Chicago - ML	P	38	0	3	11	1	14	0	1.000	46.0	2.74
1960 Chicago - ML	P	33	30	7	20	1	27	0	1.000	140.2	1.73
1961 Chicago - ML	P	17	12	5	11	1	17	1	.941	64.0	2.25

Player History
01-02-1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 10, Pick 4, 148th overall Pick) by the New York Empires.
07-04-1951	Injured (flu), day-to-day for one week.
07-08-1951	Was selected to the 1951 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10-08-1951	Won the 1951 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01-01-1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 100 (100); Control: 97 (100).
01-01-1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 54 (54); Movement: 100 (100); Control: 100 (100).
01-01-1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 57 (58); Movement: 81 (81); Control: 83 (86).
01-01-1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (61); Movement: 100 (100); Control: 88 (91).
07-10-1955	Was selected to the 1955 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (67); Movement: 100 (100); Control: 100 (100).
07-08-1956	Was selected to the 1956 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01-01-1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 56 (57); Movement: 100 (100); Control: 92 (93).
07-05-1957	Was traded by the New York Empires to the Chicago Hitmen in exchange for 2B R. Reed.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (59); Movement: 92 (92); Control: 93 (93).
07-06-1958	Was selected to the 1958 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
10-08-1958	Won the 1958 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Hitmen!
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (62); Movement: 89 (89); Control: 99 (99).
07-05-1959	Injured (strep throat), day-to-day for 3 days.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 53 (56); Movement: 96 (96); Control: 100 (100).
07-09-1960	Was selected to the 1960 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08-31-1960	Injured (ruptured bicep tendon), out for 8 months.
10-21-1960	Wins the 1960 ABA RL Top Glove Award at P.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 51 (53); Movement: 86 (87); Control: 91 (91).
05-27-1961	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1952	0	1
1953	0	1
1954	0	1
1955	0	1
1956	0	1
1957	0	1
1957	0	1
1958	0	1
1959	0	1
1960	0	1

Year	G	Rank
1951	53	9
1952	51	7
1953	69	4
1955	80	2

Year	SV	Rank
1951	23	1
1952	13	7
1953	11	10
1956	10	9
1958	20	3
1959	20	1

Year	HLD	Rank
1955	6	4

Year	VORP	Rank
1960	43.4	3

Year	RA	Rank
1951	53	9
1952	51	6
1953	69	4
1955	80	2

Year	GF	Rank
1951	47	2
1952	34	6
1953	35	10
1955	45	3
1958	44	4

Year	SHO	Rank
1960	0	5