RF Tom Payton #26
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
01/06/1975
RF TOM PAYTON #26 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 511 125 20 4 10 57 50 64 .245 .310 .358 3 2.1
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: 55
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
10/18/1974 HOU Loss, 1-9 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/16/1974 @ HOU Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/15/1974 @ HOU Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/14/1974 @ HOU Loss, 5-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/12/1974 HOU Win, 6-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11/1974 HOU Win, 3-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/1974 @ DET Win, 6-4 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/1974 @ DET Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1974 DET Loss, 4-8 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1974 DET Loss, 4-10 2 1 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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 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 152 511 125 20 4 10 57 55 50 64 .245 .310 .358 .668 .305 .114 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 142 568 1 4 0 21 0 6 183 34 3 5 37.5 52.8 3.41 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   177 41 7 1 2 12 19 27 22 3 0 0 .232 .329 .316 .645
Versus Right   334 84 13 3 8 45 36 23 42 3 0 1 .251 .299 .380 .679
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
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   88 23 4 1 0 6 11 9 11 0 0 0 .261 .330 .330 .659
Spring Training   45 12 1 0 1 5 4 3 5 1 0 0 .267 .306 .356 .662
Postseason   40 10 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .286 .275 .561
Last Year   511 125 20 4 10 57 55 50 64 6 0 1 .245 .310 .358 .668
2 Years Ago   25 8 4 0 1 5 7 4 3 0 0 1 .320 .433 .600 1.033
Career   603 148 26 4 12 65 66 58 78 6 1 2 .245 .311 .362 .672
Home   250 61 12 2 4 26 31 25 22 2 0 0 .244 .310 .356 .666
Road   261 64 8 2 6 31 24 25 42 4 0 1 .245 .309 .360 .669
Grass   511 125 20 4 10 57 55 50 64 6 0 1 .245 .310 .358 .668
Day   303 74 18 2 6 41 31 28 40 5 0 0 .244 .304 .376 .680
Night   208 51 2 2 4 16 24 22 24 1 0 1 .245 .319 .332 .651
As Starter   502 122 20 4 9 55 52 48 62 6 0 1 .243 .307 .353 .660
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .455 .667 1.121
Pinch Hitting   9 3 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Close/Late   113 23 3 0 3 7 12 10 14 0 0 0 .204 .268 .310 .578
Inning 1-3   175 45 8 3 0 16 17 14 22 1 0 0 .257 .311 .337 .648
Inning 4-6   183 49 9 1 5 26 21 22 25 4 0 1 .268 .343 .410 .753
Inning 7-9   146 29 3 0 5 15 17 14 17 1 0 0 .199 .267 .322 .589
Extra Innings   7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
0 Outs   168 35 5 0 8 18 26 16 27 1 0 0 .208 .276 .381 .657
1 Outs   170 44 9 1 0 13 19 18 20 5 0 1 .259 .325 .324 .648
2 Outs   173 46 6 3 2 26 10 16 17 0 0 0 .266 .328 .370 .698
Scoring Position   130 34 5 0 4 44 11 10 13 6 0 1 .262 .306 .392 .698
Bases Empty   278 69 12 2 4 4 31 25 41 0 0 0 .248 .310 .349 .659
Runner on 1st   103 22 3 2 2 9 13 15 10 0 0 0 .214 .314 .340 .653
Runner on 2nd   42 12 0 0 1 5 4 5 7 0 0 0 .286 .362 .357 .719
Runner on 3rd   10 5 2 0 1 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 7 2 0 0 7 2 1 3 0 0 1 .171 .209 .220 .429
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 3 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .231 .267 .231 .497
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .250 .364 .375 .739
Bases Loaded   16 5 0 0 2 17 2 0 2 3 0 0 .312 .263 .688 .951
Two Strikes   195 34 5 2 2 13 14 25 64 2 0 1 .174 .269 .251 .520
First Pitch   88 25 4 0 2 12 9 4 0 0 0 0 .284 .315 .398 .713
Count 0-1   49 16 4 1 0 7 6 0 0 2 0 0 .327 .314 .449 .763
Count 0-2   29 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 1 .172 .200 .207 .407
Count 1-0   46 16 0 1 2 7 9 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .348 .522 .870
Count 1-1   56 10 3 0 0 6 4 0 0 2 0 0 .179 .172 .232 .405
Count 1-2   72 9 1 1 1 4 4 0 28 1 0 0 .125 .123 .208 .332
Count 2-0   12 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-1   44 14 2 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .432 .750
Count 2-2   57 9 1 0 1 7 3 0 18 1 0 0 .158 .155 .228 .383
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 9 14 0 0 0 0 .300 .588 .650 1.238
Full Count   37 11 2 1 0 1 6 25 8 0 0 0 .297 .581 .405 .986
Behind in Count   150 30 6 2 1 12 11 0 38 3 0 1 .200 .201 .287 .488
Ahead in Count   123 40 4 1 6 19 22 21 0 0 0 0 .325 .424 .520 .944
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   150 41 10 2 4 23 21 10 15 1 0 1 .273 .321 .447 .768
Batting 6th   98 25 2 0 2 7 13 13 10 1 0 0 .255 .339 .337 .676
Batting 7th   45 14 2 1 1 8 6 7 6 1 0 0 .311 .396 .467 .863
Batting 9th   5 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Low Leverage   192 48 7 2 4 14 20 18 25 1 0 0 .250 .313 .370 .683
Medium Leverage   223 48 11 2 3 19 19 21 31 2 0 1 .215 .283 .323 .606
High Leverage   96 29 2 0 3 24 16 11 8 3 0 0 .302 .364 .417 .780
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 89 93 2.1
Total MLB 196 603 148 26 4 12 65 66 58 2 6 78 3 5 .245 .311 .362 .672 91 94 2.1
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 60 64 0.6
Total MLB 13 40 10 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .286 .275 .561 60 64
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
TOTAL LF 127 119 175 0 0 180 5 .972 1023.0 1.54 +6.6 1.044
TOTAL CF 32 17 55 1 0 57 1 .982 175.2 2.87 -4.8 .885
TOTAL RF 35 33 52 1 0 54 1 .981 265.1 1.80 -2.7 .935
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).
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