RF Tom Payton #25
Baltimore Lords MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/24/1976
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RF TOM PAYTON #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
150 544 142 16 8 10 49 55 63 .261 .332 .375 1 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 45 50 45 55
Power 45 50 45 50
Eye 45 55 45 50
Avoid K's 55 65 55 65
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 45 60
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 25 Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 55
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/22/1976 @ CHH Win, 4-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1976 @ CHH Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1976 @ CHH Win, 6-3 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/1976 @ TOR Win, 7-2 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/1976 @ TOR Win, 6-1 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1976 @ TOR Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
09/17/1976 @ TOR Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1976 @ MON Win, 3-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/15/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/14/1976 @ MON Loss, 3-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Payton's impatience can flare up unexpectedly.
Birthday:06/24/1948
Born in:Irving, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$175,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 13th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 150 544 142 16 8 10 49 63 55 63 .261 .332 .375 .707 .324 .114 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 145 608 5 4 0 14 0 4 204 34 1 0 100.0 68.4 4.40 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   179 54 4 3 7 24 29 24 25 1 0 2 .302 .388 .475 .863
Versus Right   365 88 12 5 3 25 34 31 38 3 0 3 .241 .303 .326 .630
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Last Week   27 7 0 1 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 0 .259 .355 .333 .688
April   81 21 3 1 3 9 8 4 9 0 0 0 .259 .294 .432 .726
May   102 29 2 4 1 7 15 12 14 0 0 2 .284 .371 .412 .782
June   100 35 4 0 2 10 12 13 7 1 0 1 .350 .426 .450 .876
July   78 20 3 0 2 8 8 10 3 2 0 1 .256 .341 .372 .712
August   108 23 2 1 1 6 13 8 11 0 0 1 .213 .274 .278 .551
September   75 14 2 2 1 9 7 8 19 1 0 0 .187 .262 .307 .569
Spring Training   56 16 1 1 0 2 6 6 3 0 0 0 .286 .355 .339 .694
Last Year   537 145 23 5 16 83 84 57 46 9 0 5 .270 .340 .421 .761
2 Years Ago   511 125 20 4 10 57 55 50 64 6 0 1 .245 .310 .358 .668
Career   1684 435 65 17 38 197 213 170 187 19 1 12 .258 .327 .385 .712
Home   257 67 8 1 4 26 36 27 30 1 0 3 .261 .337 .346 .683
Road   287 75 8 7 6 23 27 28 33 3 0 2 .261 .328 .401 .729
Grass   544 142 16 8 10 49 63 55 63 4 0 5 .261 .332 .375 .707
Day   323 91 11 3 6 28 35 32 35 4 0 2 .282 .346 .390 .736
Night   221 51 5 5 4 21 28 23 28 0 0 3 .231 .312 .353 .665
As Starter   542 141 16 8 9 46 62 52 62 3 0 5 .260 .329 .369 .698
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .500 .667 2.000 2.667
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 2.000 2.667
Close/Late   98 21 1 2 2 6 6 14 16 1 0 3 .214 .328 .327 .654
Inning 1-3   216 60 7 1 3 19 26 23 26 1 0 1 .278 .349 .361 .710
Inning 4-6   182 46 6 4 4 19 25 13 17 1 0 1 .253 .305 .396 .700
Inning 7-9   131 31 3 2 3 9 10 17 18 0 0 3 .237 .338 .359 .697
Extra Innings   15 5 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 .333 .368 .467 .835
0 Outs   174 47 5 2 5 13 28 15 24 2 0 0 .270 .325 .408 .733
1 Outs   202 46 6 2 2 14 26 24 19 2 0 3 .228 .316 .307 .623
2 Outs   168 49 5 4 3 22 9 16 20 0 0 2 .292 .360 .423 .783
Scoring Position   127 37 4 1 3 39 20 17 16 4 0 1 .291 .369 .409 .779
Bases Empty   292 71 8 7 5 5 28 32 30 0 0 2 .243 .322 .370 .692
Runner on 1st   125 34 4 0 2 5 15 6 17 0 0 2 .272 .316 .352 .668
Runner on 2nd   37 12 2 1 1 8 5 5 4 0 0 1 .324 .419 .514 .932
Runner on 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 5 1 2 2 2 0 0 .250 .333 .375 .708
Runner on 1st & 2nd   55 16 1 0 2 11 12 3 6 0 0 0 .291 .328 .418 .746
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .375 .455 .375 .830
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Bases Loaded   9 3 0 0 0 8 1 3 2 1 0 0 .333 .462 .333 .795
Two Strikes   209 46 6 1 6 24 22 25 63 2 0 2 .220 .307 .344 .651
First Pitch   85 25 5 0 2 5 8 3 0 0 0 0 .294 .318 .424 .742
Count 0-1   58 14 2 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .254 .345 .599
Count 0-2   38 9 2 0 0 2 3 0 14 1 0 1 .237 .250 .289 .539
Count 1-0   57 17 0 2 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .298 .421 .719
Count 1-1   62 18 2 0 0 5 8 1 0 1 0 0 .290 .297 .323 .619
Count 1-2   81 16 1 0 1 5 4 0 29 0 0 1 .198 .207 .247 .454
Count 2-0   21 7 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .348 .524 .872
Count 2-1   37 12 0 1 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .342 .459 .802
Count 2-2   50 11 2 0 4 9 8 0 11 1 0 0 .220 .216 .500 .716
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 3 1 0 0 1 2 19 0 0 0 0 .200 .647 .267 .914
Full Count   40 10 1 1 1 8 7 25 9 0 0 0 .250 .538 .400 .938
Behind in Count   177 39 5 2 1 9 13 0 43 1 0 3 .220 .232 .288 .520
Ahead in Count   130 39 1 5 2 13 19 26 0 1 0 2 .300 .421 .431 .852
Batting 2nd   289 70 8 2 5 24 34 27 28 2 0 4 .242 .314 .336 .649
Batting 3rd   113 34 4 3 0 10 12 15 18 1 0 0 .301 .380 .389 .769
Batting 4th   51 13 1 1 0 3 3 5 5 0 0 1 .255 .333 .314 .647
Batting 5th   27 10 0 1 3 8 8 5 3 1 0 0 .370 .455 .778 1.232
Batting 6th   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Batting 7th   55 13 3 1 2 4 6 2 7 0 0 0 .236 .263 .436 .700
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   251 60 8 5 3 8 21 26 29 1 0 2 .239 .314 .347 .661
Medium Leverage   202 52 7 2 4 20 28 21 23 2 0 2 .257 .330 .371 .702
High Leverage   89 29 1 1 3 21 14 8 11 1 0 1 .326 .384 .461 .845
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Baltimore - MLB 22 25 53 12 2 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 9 0 0 .226 .281 .321 .601 76 65 -0.2
1972 Baltimore - MLB 23 8 14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429 34 8 -0.1
1973 Baltimore - MLB 24 11 25 8 4 0 1 5 7 4 1 0 3 0 0 .320 .433 .600 1.033 192 202 0.4
1974 Baltimore - MLB 25 152 511 125 20 4 10 57 55 50 1 6 64 3 5 .245 .310 .358 .668 98 97 2.3
1975 Baltimore - MLB 26 153 537 145 23 5 16 83 84 57 5 9 46 4 2 .270 .340 .421 .761 117 117 3.7
1976 Baltimore - MLB 27 150 544 142 16 8 10 49 63 55 5 4 63 1 0 .261 .332 .375 .707 103 110 3.4
Total MLB 499 1684 435 65 17 38 197 213 170 12 19 187 8 7 .258 .327 .385 .712 106 107 9.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Total - 21 66 300 92 14 7 10 62 84 28 2 2 26 15 10 .307 .367 .500 .867 100 100 2.4
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Baltimore - MLB 25 13 40 10 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .286 .275 .561 67 66 0.7
Total MLB 13 40 10 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .286 .275 .561 67 66
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1971 Baltimore - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Baltimore - MLB CF 24 16 48 1 0 50 1 .980 152.2 2.89 -4.3 .870
1972 Baltimore - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Baltimore - MLB CF 2 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 -0.3 .993
1972 Baltimore - MLB RF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.0 1.50 +0.0 .971
1973 Baltimore - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.030
1973 Baltimore - MLB RF 8 7 7 0 0 8 1 .875 60.0 1.05 -1.4 .816
1974 Baltimore - MLB LF 125 119 174 0 0 179 5 .972 1018.1 1.54 +6.5 1.044
1974 Baltimore - MLB CF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.2 1.004
1974 Baltimore - MLB RF 23 23 41 1 0 42 0 1.000 181.1 2.08 -1.3 .957
1975 Baltimore - MLB LF 131 125 223 3 0 232 6 .974 1075.2 1.89 +9.2 1.066
1975 Baltimore - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1975 Baltimore - MLB RF 31 17 46 0 0 48 2 .958 170.2 2.43 +0.7 .995
1976 Baltimore - MLB LF 10 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 55.0 1.96 +0.2 1.036
1976 Baltimore - MLB RF 141 140 278 12 0 294 4 .986 1203.0 2.17 +6.5 1.017
TOTAL LF 268 249 410 3 0 424 11 .974 2153.2 1.73 +16.0 1.056
TOTAL CF 33 17 55 1 0 57 1 .982 178.2 2.82 -4.8 .885
TOTAL RF 207 190 376 13 0 396 7 .982 1639.0 2.14 +4.5 1.002
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1970 Drafted in the 1970 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 41st overall pick) by the Baltimore Lords, out of college Houston Baptist
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 35 (50).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 40 (50).
11/12/1972 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
11/16/1974 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $27,800.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
07/06/1975 Was selected to the 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/16/1975 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $670,000 with the Baltimore Lords organization.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
06/22/1976 Injured (calf cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/02/1976 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/09/1976 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for 2 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1975 9 1
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