RF Tom Payton #25
Baltimore Lords MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
09/05/1977
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RF TOM PAYTON #25 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
138 469 117 18 5 7 43 46 59 .249 .318 .354 3 1.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
BABIP 45 45 45 50
Avoid K's 60 65 55 65
Gap 45 50 45 55
Power 45 50 40 50
Eye 45 55 45 45
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: 20 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
09/04/1977 DET Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1977 DET Win, 3-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/03/1977 DET Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1977 DET Win, 9-2 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
08/31/1977 @ LAP Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/30/1977 @ LAP Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1977 @ LAP Loss, 6-10 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
08/28/1977 @ SFS Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1977 @ SFS Loss, 0-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/26/1977 @ SFS Win, 2-0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Earns his paycheck.
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:$170,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1970, 13th Pick in Round 2
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 138 469 117 18 5 7 43 52 46 59 .249 .318 .354 .672 .287 .104 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 522 3 12 0 14 0 4 166 30 3 5 37.5 50.5 3.63 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   146 38 8 1 3 14 16 12 20 1 0 0 .260 .314 .390 .705
Versus Right   323 79 10 4 4 29 36 34 39 3 0 3 .245 .320 .337 .657
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 5 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .238 .292 .238 .530
April   79 19 5 0 0 10 6 5 11 1 0 1 .241 .291 .304 .594
May   96 26 4 0 0 5 12 10 10 0 0 1 .271 .346 .312 .658
June   93 27 3 3 4 14 14 8 12 0 0 0 .290 .347 .516 .863
July   97 20 3 2 2 6 9 11 15 2 0 0 .206 .282 .340 .622
August   91 20 3 0 1 5 10 11 10 0 0 1 .220 .311 .286 .596
September   13 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .385 .400 .385 .785
Spring Training   58 14 2 1 1 6 5 3 8 1 1 0 .241 .274 .362 .636
Last Year   552 145 17 8 10 49 64 55 63 4 0 5 .263 .333 .377 .710
2 Years Ago   537 145 23 5 16 83 84 57 46 9 0 5 .270 .340 .421 .761
Career   2161 555 84 22 45 240 266 216 246 23 1 15 .257 .325 .379 .704
Home   222 67 9 2 5 27 26 26 30 2 0 1 .302 .375 .428 .802
Road   247 50 9 3 2 16 26 20 29 2 0 2 .202 .266 .287 .553
Grass   469 117 18 5 7 43 52 46 59 4 0 3 .249 .318 .354 .672
Day   286 69 11 5 2 20 30 24 42 1 0 2 .241 .304 .336 .639
Night   183 48 7 0 5 23 22 22 17 3 0 1 .262 .340 .383 .722
As Starter   462 111 18 5 7 42 48 45 59 4 0 3 .240 .309 .346 .656
As Reliever / Substitution   7 6 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .857 .875 .857 1.732
Pinch Hitting   5 5 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Close/Late   103 24 2 1 2 11 10 4 17 2 0 1 .233 .264 .330 .594
Inning 1-3   139 31 7 2 3 13 14 17 16 0 0 0 .223 .308 .367 .675
Inning 4-6   180 50 9 1 1 12 18 19 16 1 0 2 .278 .351 .356 .707
Inning 7-9   138 33 2 2 3 18 18 8 27 3 0 1 .239 .280 .348 .628
Extra Innings   12 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .250 .607
0 Outs   174 52 9 1 2 10 33 15 17 0 0 1 .299 .358 .397 .754
1 Outs   151 35 5 2 3 22 9 9 22 4 0 0 .232 .268 .351 .619
2 Outs   144 30 4 2 2 11 10 22 20 0 0 2 .208 .321 .306 .627
Scoring Position   126 28 4 0 1 31 15 21 15 4 0 1 .222 .329 .278 .607
Bases Empty   252 65 11 3 3 3 24 18 32 0 0 2 .258 .312 .361 .674
Runner on 1st   91 24 3 2 3 9 13 7 12 0 0 0 .264 .316 .440 .756
Runner on 2nd   49 11 1 0 1 7 6 11 6 0 0 0 .224 .367 .306 .673
Runner on 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 7 0 0 0 1 4 4 3 0 0 0 .184 .262 .184 .446
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 3 1 0 0 5 2 3 0 2 0 0 .333 .429 .444 .873
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   16 3 1 0 0 10 1 1 4 1 0 0 .188 .222 .250 .472
Bases Loaded   10 3 0 0 0 6 2 1 2 1 0 0 .300 .333 .300 .633
Two Strikes   214 50 8 1 2 17 24 23 59 0 0 2 .234 .314 .308 .622
First Pitch   85 24 2 2 3 14 8 11 0 2 0 1 .282 .364 .459 .822
Count 0-1   41 11 2 1 0 4 6 0 0 1 0 0 .268 .262 .366 .628
Count 0-2   36 11 3 0 0 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 .306 .306 .389 .694
Count 1-0   31 10 2 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .323 .323 .548 .871
Count 1-1   46 11 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .239 .370 .609
Count 1-2   69 15 2 1 2 5 8 0 18 0 0 0 .217 .217 .362 .580
Count 2-0   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Count 2-1   17 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .176 .167 .176 .343
Count 2-2   51 11 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 0 0 2 .216 .245 .216 .461
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   22 6 1 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .273 .467 .318 .785
Full Count   58 13 3 0 0 6 12 23 19 0 0 0 .224 .444 .276 .720
Behind in Count   146 37 7 2 2 13 17 0 27 1 0 0 .253 .252 .370 .622
Ahead in Count   83 21 3 1 1 5 10 12 0 1 0 0 .253 .344 .349 .693
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 2nd   21 6 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .348 .429 .776
Batting 3rd   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111
Batting 4th   64 16 7 1 1 6 7 2 6 0 0 0 .250 .273 .438 .710
Batting 5th   101 26 4 1 1 14 12 10 14 2 0 1 .257 .325 .347 .671
Batting 6th   62 14 2 2 0 2 4 4 9 0 0 0 .226 .273 .323 .595
Batting 7th   33 7 0 1 1 2 3 1 7 0 0 0 .212 .235 .364 .599
Batting 8th   170 42 5 0 3 17 20 24 18 2 0 2 .247 .343 .329 .673
Batting 9th   7 6 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .857 .875 .857 1.732
Low Leverage   167 48 5 2 4 11 18 13 26 2 0 3 .287 .346 .413 .759
Medium Leverage   197 46 9 3 2 14 19 19 22 0 0 0 .234 .301 .340 .641
High Leverage   102 23 4 0 1 18 15 14 10 2 0 0 .225 .314 .294 .608
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 27 153 552 145 17 8 10 49 64 55 5 4 63 1 0 .263 .333 .377 .710 111 112 3.6
1977 Baltimore - MLB 28 138 469 117 18 5 7 43 52 46 3 4 59 3 5 .249 .318 .354 .672 78 75 1.0
Total MLB 640 2161 555 84 22 45 240 266 216 15 23 246 11 12 .257 .325 .379 .704 102 101 10.7
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
1976 Baltimore - MLB 27 7 23 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .087 .125 .130 .255 -24 -35 0.2
Total MLB 20 63 12 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 6 0 0 .190 .227 .222 .449 34 29
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 1.037
1976 Baltimore - MLB RF 143 142 283 13 0 300 4 .987 1220.0 2.18 +6.5 1.017
1977 Baltimore - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.1 1.010
1977 Baltimore - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Baltimore - MLB RF 132 132 233 16 3 251 2 .992 1152.2 1.94 +7.2 1.041
TOTAL LF 269 249 411 3 0 425 11 .974 2156.2 1.73 +16.1 1.056
TOTAL CF 33 17 55 1 0 57 1 .982 178.2 2.82 -4.8 .885
TOTAL RF 341 324 614 30 3 653 9 .986 2808.2 2.06 +11.7 1.017
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.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
03/31/1977 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1976 8 8
Year SF Rank
1975 9 1
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