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Roy
Thomas		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 155
 
Born: March 24, 1874 in Norristown, PA.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Seriess Won 1903    1904   
Gold Glove Award 1903    1904   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 27 CIN NL $ 7,870,000   9 9 8 1 1 1 2 3 3 10 10 10 8 9 9
1902 28 CIN NL $ 7,870,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 3 3 3 10 10 10 9 10 10
1903 29 CIN NL $ 7,870,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1904 30 CIN NL $ 8,750,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
1905 31 CIN NL $ 8,750,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 9 10 10 10 10 10
1906 32 CIN NL $ 8,750,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 10 10 9 10 10
1907 33 CIN NL $ 8,750,000   7 7 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 10 10 9 10 10
1908 34 CIN NL $ 8,750,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 8 10 10 9 9 9
1909 35 SLN NL $ 4,777,777   6 6 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 7 10 9 8 9 9
1910 36 NY1 NL $ 4,777,777   5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3 7 10 9 8 9 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 4,777,777   5 5 5 1 1 1 2 3 3 7 10 9 8 9 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,750,000   9 9 8 2 2 2 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1900 26 PHI   140 531 132 168 4 3 0 33 37 0 115 0 .316 .438 .335 .773 97.4  
1901 27 CIN NL 129 467 104 139 8 1 0 41 96 15 98 27 .298 .424 .319 .743 87.0 19.3
1902 28 CIN NL 129 486 126 171 9 3 6 47 94 33 94 26 .352 .468 .420 .888 107.0 30.2
1903 29 CIN NL 131 519 135 180 9 6 4 66 104 19 85 21 .347 .464 .410 .874 117.5 25.8
1904 30 CIN NL 115 417 107 129 10 3 5 43 93 12 92 20 .309 .434 .384 .818 88.5 20.5
1905 31 CIN NL 89 346 80 100 8 3 4 43 67 20 66 12 .289 .409 .364 .773 61.2 12.5
1906 32 CIN NL 145 550 93 145 5 5 2 43 76 30 81 37 .264 .362 .302 .664 73.2 13.5
1907 33 CIN NL 143 555 96 159 6 7 4 48 88 20 81 54 .286 .379 .344 .723 90.3 26.0
1908 34 CIN NL 144 512 88 124 8 4 2 39 73 16 97 65 .242 .367 .285 .652 72.3 16.9
1909 35 SLN NL 112 416 63 104 6 3 0 34 70 22 74 53 .250 .383 .279 .662 62.9 17.0
1910 36 SLN NL 44 139 13 23 3 1 0 7 20 4 19 22 .165 .288 .201 .490 12.7 1.7
  NY1 NL 54 179 38 46 6 2 1 14 25 6 31 23 .257 .387 .330 .717 29.5 8.0
  TOT   98 318 51 69 9 3 1 21 45 10 50 45 .217 .345 .274 .618 42.2 9.8
10 Years Sim 1235 4586 943 1320 78 38 28 425 806 197 818 360 .288 .405 .340 .745 802.0 191.3
11 Years Pro 1375 5117 1075 1488 82 41 28 458 843 197 933 360 .291 .400 .339 .739 899.4  
162 Game Average 601 123 173 10 4 3 55 105 25 107 47 .288 .405 .340 .745 105.2  
Career Highs 145 555 135 180 10 7 6 66 104 33 98 65 .352 .468 .420 .888 117.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3361 728 991 61 29 19 315 612 143 666 268 .295 .421 .347 .768 605.8
vs LH   1225 215 329 17 9 9 110 194 54 152 92 .269 .358 .319 .677 164.9
Home 627 2270 497 677 38 19 15 212 422 98 414 185 .298 .415 .352 .767 403.7
Away 608 2316 446 643 40 19 13 213 384 99 404 175 .278 .395 .328 .723 367.0
RISP   998 0 299 23 8 8 389 0 0 180 82 .300 .411 .363 .774 160.5
Pinch Hitting   30 7 6 0 1 0 5 1 0 5 4 .200 .351 .267 .618 3.1
Close/Late   549 104 175 7 6 4 63 1 1 108 46 .319 .439 .375 .814 96.7
Mar/Apr 136 468 109 125 7 3 3 49 99 19 112 44 .267 .414 .314 .728 85.4
May 223 789 140 207 10 7 5 77 142 28 162 57 .262 .398 .312 .709 130.0
June 222 826 167 255 18 8 5 77 150 38 150 70 .309 .426 .368 .794 151.5
July 203 771 172 220 14 5 7 76 116 27 115 47 .285 .389 .344 .732 120.8
August 220 857 191 270 17 8 4 96 149 44 131 73 .315 .415 .368 .782 147.7
Sep/Oct 231 875 164 243 12 7 4 50 150 41 148 69 .278 .391 .321 .712 135.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1901 27 CIN NL CF 124 123 1096.3 309 11 14 2 .958 2.63   4.8
1902 28 CIN NL CF 127 126 1127.3 309 10 12 4 .964 2.55   4.4
1903 29 CIN NL CF 129 126 1144.3 347 10 18 5 .952 2.81   4.8
1904 30 CIN NL CF 112 112 1001.0 284 4 8 0 .973 2.59   3.5
1905 31 CIN NL CF 87 87 783.0 220 10 8 4 .966 2.64   3.0
1906 32 CIN NL CF 143 140 1262.3 368 11 11 4 .972 2.70   4.4
1907 33 CIN NL CF 139 138 1242.0 371 7 19 1 .952 2.74   4.5
1908 34 CIN NL CF 140 138 1227.7 346 6 20 0 .946 2.58   3.6
1909 35 SLN NL CF 109 109 984.3 266 5 13 0 .954 2.48   1.4
1910 36 SLN NL CF 41 40 342.0 89 3 4 1 .958 2.42   1.8
  NY1 NL CF 51 48 455.3 119 5 6 1 .954 2.45   1.4
Career Totals   1202 1187 10665.6 3028 82 133 22 .959 2.62   37.7
Career Highs   143 140 1262.3 371 11 20 5 .973 2.81    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1903 29 CIN NL 7 31 2 8 2 0 0 4 3 3 3 2 .258 .343 .323 .665
1904 30 CIN NL 4 15 3 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 4 0 .467 .600 .467 1.067
1905 31 CIN NL 7 26 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 5 2 .115 .281 .115 .397
1906 32 CIN NL 5 18 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 2 .167 .318 .167 .485
1907 33 CIN NL 7 26 8 8 0 0 0 2 3 3 8 3 .308 .471 .308 .778
Career Post-Season Batting 30 116 20 29 2 0 0 9 19 11 23 9 .250 .392 .267 .659
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1902-2-.352
1903-6-.347
 On-Base Pct
1901-3-.424
1902-1-.468
1903-1-.464
1904-1-.434
1907-10-.379
1908-10-.367
CAR-3-.405
 OPS
1902-4-.888
 XR
1902-3-107.0
1903-2-117.5
1907-4-90.3
 Runs
1901-4-104
1902-1-126
1903-1-135
1904-9-107
1906-3-93
1907-4-96
1908-8-88
CAR-46-943
 Hits
1902-4-171
1903-6-180
Singles
1901-4-130
1902-1-153
1903-1-161
1907-5-142
 Homeruns
1907-10-4
 Stolen Bases
1901-1-96
1902-1-94
1903-1-104
1904-2-93
1905-3-67
1906-1-76
1907-1-88
1908-3-73
1909-5-70
CAR-7-806
 Caught Stealing
1902-2-33
1903-8-19
1905-7-20
1906-2-30
1907-8-20
1909-7-22
CAR-41-197
 Walks
1901-2-98
1902-1-94
1903-2-85
1904-1-92
1905-4-66
1906-2-81
1907-2-81
1908-1-97
1909-5-74
CAR-25-818
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 75    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. Charlie Hemphill (902)
  2. Patsy Dougherty (900)
  3. Al Burch (893)
  4. Harry Bay (882)
  5. Ward Miller (872)
  6. Jim Jackson (865)
  7. Eddie Murphy (857)
  8. Red Murray (855)
  9. Dave Fultz (854)
  10. Burt Shotton (851)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1901
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 5/28/1901
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1902, off Clark Griffith (PHI)
Injured on 8/5/1902 with a Heatstroke, out for 3 days
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,870,000 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1903, hitting .453 with 0 HR, 6 RBI
9/16/1903: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $8,750,000 per year, for 5 years
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1903
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1903
Injured on 7/2/1904 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won World Series with Cincinnati in 1904
Won Gold Glove Award at Centerfield in 1904
Injured on 4/25/1905 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 4 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/23/1905, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 7 RBI
Injured on 8/30/1905 with a Broken Finger, out for 5-6 weeks
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Boston (N) on 6/7/1907
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 2/14/1909 to a 2-year deal worth $4,777,777 per year
Injured on 4/26/1910 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from St. Louis (N) to New York (N) on 6/28/1910 (Going to SLN: CF Homer Smoot, C George Stone, 2B Erve Beck. Going to NY1: P Hooks Wiltse, CF Roy Thomas, 2B Rube Oldring, LF Bris Lord)
 
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