RF Tom Payton #26
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
RF TOM PAYTON #26 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
139 470 117 19 4 10 53 44 57 .249 .311 .370 3 2.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 50 50 45 55
Power 45 50 45 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 60 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: 30 Center Field: 45
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
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
09/14/1974 @ TOR Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1974 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1974 @ BOS Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ BOS Win, 7-0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/10/1974 @ BOS Win, 4-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 @ BOS Win, 2-0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1974 TCN Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 TCN Win, 4-2 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/06/1974 TCN Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1974 DET Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Stands in a corner in a crowded bar.
Birthday:06/24/1948
Born in:Irving, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 13th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 139 470 117 19 4 10 53 50 44 57 .249 .311 .370 .681 .309 .121 97
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 521 1 4 0 18 0 6 174 33 3 5 37.5 50.5 3.57 2.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   163 38 6 1 2 11 17 25 19 3 0 0 .233 .330 .319 .649
Versus Right   307 79 13 3 8 42 33 19 38 3 0 1 .257 .300 .397 .697
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 7 1 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 .304 .360 .348 .708
April   53 12 3 1 1 7 5 2 9 0 0 0 .226 .255 .377 .632
May   81 17 4 1 2 10 8 13 6 1 0 0 .210 .316 .358 .674
June   97 28 5 1 5 19 16 9 11 2 0 1 .289 .349 .515 .864
July   93 20 1 0 1 9 7 4 14 1 0 0 .215 .245 .258 .503
August   99 25 3 0 1 6 8 13 13 2 0 0 .253 .333 .313 .646
September   47 15 3 1 0 2 6 3 4 0 0 0 .319 .360 .426 .786
Spring Training   45 12 1 0 1 5 4 3 5 1 0 0 .267 .306 .356 .662
Last Year   25 8 4 0 1 5 7 4 3 0 0 1 .320 .433 .600 1.033
2 Years Ago   14 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Career   562 140 25 4 12 61 61 52 71 6 1 2 .249 .312 .372 .684
Home   219 55 11 2 4 24 27 20 18 2 0 0 .251 .311 .374 .686
Road   251 62 8 2 6 29 23 24 39 4 0 1 .247 .311 .367 .677
Grass   470 117 19 4 10 53 50 44 57 6 0 1 .249 .311 .370 .681
Day   274 68 17 2 6 38 27 23 35 5 0 0 .248 .301 .391 .692
Night   196 49 2 2 4 15 23 21 22 1 0 1 .250 .324 .342 .666
As Starter   462 114 19 4 9 51 47 42 56 6 0 1 .247 .307 .364 .671
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
Pinch Hitting   8 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .750 1.194
Close/Late   102 23 3 0 3 7 11 10 11 0 0 0 .225 .295 .343 .638
Inning 1-3   161 41 8 3 0 14 16 13 22 1 0 0 .255 .309 .342 .650
Inning 4-6   168 45 8 1 5 24 18 17 21 4 0 1 .268 .332 .417 .748
Inning 7-9   134 29 3 0 5 15 16 14 14 1 0 0 .216 .289 .351 .639
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
0 Outs   155 33 4 0 8 18 23 13 24 1 0 0 .213 .272 .394 .666
1 Outs   158 42 9 1 0 13 18 17 19 5 0 1 .266 .331 .335 .667
2 Outs   157 42 6 3 2 22 9 14 14 0 0 0 .268 .327 .382 .710
Scoring Position   116 29 5 0 4 40 9 10 11 6 0 1 .250 .301 .397 .697
Bases Empty   258 66 11 2 4 4 29 21 38 0 0 0 .256 .312 .360 .672
Runner on 1st   96 22 3 2 2 9 12 13 8 0 0 0 .229 .321 .365 .686
Runner on 2nd   38 11 0 0 1 5 3 5 6 0 0 0 .289 .372 .368 .741
Runner on 3rd   9 4 2 0 1 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 .444 .455 1.000 1.455
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 6 2 0 0 7 1 1 2 0 0 1 .162 .205 .216 .421
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .182 .231 .182 .413
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333 .444 .500 .944
Bases Loaded   15 4 0 0 2 15 2 0 2 3 0 0 .267 .222 .667 .889
Two Strikes   177 31 4 2 2 12 13 20 57 2 0 1 .175 .260 .254 .514
First Pitch   80 23 4 0 2 9 8 4 0 0 0 0 .287 .321 .412 .734
Count 0-1   44 15 4 1 0 7 6 0 0 2 0 0 .341 .326 .477 .803
Count 0-2   24 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 .167 .200 .167 .367
Count 1-0   43 15 0 1 2 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .349 .349 .535 .884
Count 1-1   50 9 3 0 0 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 .180 .173 .240 .413
Count 1-2   65 7 1 1 1 3 4 0 26 1 0 0 .108 .106 .200 .306
Count 2-0   11 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Count 2-1   44 14 2 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .432 .750
Count 2-2   53 9 1 0 1 7 3 0 17 1 0 0 .170 .167 .245 .412
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   20 6 1 0 2 3 8 13 0 0 0 0 .300 .576 .650 1.226
Full Count   35 11 2 1 0 1 6 20 6 0 0 0 .314 .564 .429 .992
Behind in Count   133 26 5 2 1 11 10 0 34 3 0 1 .195 .197 .286 .483
Ahead in Count   119 39 4 1 6 19 20 20 0 0 0 0 .328 .424 .529 .954
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Batting 3rd   104 22 4 0 1 9 8 8 18 2 0 0 .212 .263 .279 .542
Batting 4th   98 21 1 1 1 8 6 10 10 1 0 0 .214 .284 .276 .560
Batting 5th   122 36 10 2 4 20 18 6 11 1 0 1 .295 .331 .508 .839
Batting 6th   86 22 1 0 2 6 11 11 8 1 0 0 .256 .337 .337 .674
Batting 7th   45 14 2 1 1 8 6 7 6 1 0 0 .311 .396 .467 .863
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 1.400
Low Leverage   176 46 7 2 4 14 19 16 22 1 0 0 .261 .321 .392 .713
Medium Leverage   211 46 10 2 3 19 17 18 28 2 0 1 .218 .280 .327 .607
High Leverage   83 25 2 0 3 20 14 10 7 3 0 0 .301 .365 .434 .798
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 25 139 470 117 19 4 10 53 50 44 1 6 57 3 5 .249 .311 .370 .681 93 97 2.3
Total MLB 183 562 140 25 4 12 61 61 52 2 6 71 3 5 .249 .312 .372 .684 95 97 2.4
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 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 116 111 166 0 0 171 5 .971 947.1 1.58 +6.0 1.043
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 19 19 33 1 0 34 0 1.000 150.1 2.04 -0.2 .968
TOTAL LF 118 111 167 0 0 172 5 .971 952.0 1.58 +6.0 1.042
TOTAL CF 32 17 55 1 0 57 1 .982 175.2 2.87 -4.8 .885
TOTAL RF 31 29 44 1 0 46 1 .978 234.1 1.73 -1.6 .938
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).
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