RF Tom Payton #25
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/19/1975
RF TOM PAYTON #25 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
144 506 135 22 5 14 78 55 43 .267 .340 .413 2 3.2
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: 25 Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
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
09/18/1975 @ HOU Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1975 @ HOU Win, 8-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/16/1975 @ HOU Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/14/1975 TOR Win, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/13/1975 TOR Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1975 TOR Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/1975 BOS Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/09/1975 BOS Loss, 4-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/08/1975 BOS Win, 9-2 5 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
09/07/1975 @ TCN Loss, 2-5 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 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:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$27,800
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:164 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 144 506 135 22 5 14 78 78 55 43 .267 .340 .413 .753 .339 .146 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 133 574 5 5 0 10 0 8 209 41 2 2 50.0 72.8 5.03 3.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   180 48 9 1 6 26 23 20 14 1 0 1 .267 .342 .428 .769
Versus Right   326 87 13 4 8 52 55 35 29 7 0 4 .267 .339 .405 .744
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .091 .286 .091 .377
Last Week   22 4 1 0 1 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .182 .280 .364 .644
April   51 15 1 1 2 8 10 4 6 1 0 0 .294 .339 .471 .810
May   97 30 7 2 1 11 15 12 6 0 0 0 .309 .385 .454 .839
June   99 29 5 1 6 20 20 8 11 5 0 1 .293 .336 .545 .882
July   101 24 3 0 2 15 15 12 4 1 0 2 .238 .328 .327 .654
August   100 27 5 0 2 16 12 10 11 1 0 2 .270 .345 .380 .725
September   58 10 1 1 1 8 6 9 5 0 0 0 .172 .284 .276 .559
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   57 11 5 0 0 5 6 5 5 0 0 0 .193 .258 .281 .539
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   1109 283 48 9 26 143 144 113 121 14 1 7 .255 .324 .385 .709
Home   251 70 12 0 8 45 38 29 22 5 0 2 .279 .352 .422 .774
Road   255 65 10 5 6 33 40 26 21 3 0 3 .255 .328 .404 .731
Grass   506 135 22 5 14 78 78 55 43 8 0 5 .267 .340 .413 .753
Day   312 80 15 4 8 44 41 32 30 3 0 4 .256 .330 .407 .738
Night   194 55 7 1 6 34 37 23 13 5 0 1 .284 .354 .423 .777
As Starter   495 135 22 5 14 78 78 53 43 8 0 5 .273 .344 .422 .766
As Reliever / Substitution   11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .154 .000 .154
Pinch Hitting   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   107 28 2 0 1 15 16 11 7 2 0 2 .262 .336 .308 .644
Inning 1-3   187 49 9 2 5 22 23 17 13 3 0 1 .262 .322 .412 .734
Inning 4-6   173 46 8 3 8 36 32 21 16 3 0 2 .266 .347 .486 .832
Inning 7-9   138 40 5 0 1 20 23 17 12 2 0 2 .290 .371 .348 .719
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   160 44 4 1 5 21 35 18 17 3 0 2 .275 .350 .406 .756
1 Outs   185 47 11 2 2 25 30 23 11 5 0 2 .254 .335 .368 .702
2 Outs   161 44 7 2 7 32 13 14 15 0 0 1 .273 .335 .472 .807
Scoring Position   129 41 8 1 4 62 25 19 8 8 0 2 .318 .392 .488 .881
Bases Empty   282 70 10 3 7 7 39 27 32 0 0 0 .248 .314 .379 .693
Runner on 1st   95 24 4 1 3 9 14 9 3 0 0 3 .253 .336 .411 .747
Runner on 2nd   35 11 1 1 0 7 7 10 2 0 0 0 .314 .467 .400 .867
Runner on 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 0 1 .200 .214 .300 .514
Runner on 1st & 2nd   47 14 4 0 2 18 12 2 3 0 0 0 .298 .327 .511 .837
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 5 0 0 1 10 2 1 1 2 0 0 .417 .400 .667 1.067
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 6 2 5 0 1 0 1 .300 .529 .400 .929
Bases Loaded   15 6 1 0 1 15 2 1 0 2 0 0 .400 .389 .667 1.056
Two Strikes   171 39 7 4 2 21 25 20 43 3 0 0 .228 .304 .351 .655
First Pitch   95 25 4 1 3 13 8 3 0 1 0 3 .263 .304 .421 .725
Count 0-1   49 12 2 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .260 .286 .546
Count 0-2   41 12 1 1 0 8 4 0 9 0 0 0 .293 .293 .366 .659
Count 1-0   65 22 3 0 2 8 11 1 0 0 0 0 .338 .348 .477 .825
Count 1-1   53 18 3 0 2 14 8 1 0 3 0 1 .340 .345 .509 .854
Count 1-2   44 7 3 0 1 5 2 0 16 0 0 0 .159 .159 .295 .455
Count 2-0   20 5 1 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .600 .850
Count 2-1   37 9 2 0 0 7 5 0 0 1 0 0 .243 .237 .297 .534
Count 2-2   50 8 2 1 0 3 5 0 10 3 0 0 .160 .151 .240 .391
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 1 4 16 0 0 0 0 .000 .941 .000 .941
Count 3-1   15 5 0 0 3 5 8 14 0 0 0 0 .333 .655 .933 1.589
Full Count   36 12 1 2 1 5 14 20 8 0 0 0 .333 .571 .556 1.127
Behind in Count   134 31 6 1 1 18 11 0 25 0 0 1 .231 .237 .313 .550
Ahead in Count   138 41 6 0 7 25 32 31 0 1 0 0 .297 .424 .493 .916
Batting 2nd   146 35 6 1 5 15 22 19 11 1 0 2 .240 .333 .397 .731
Batting 3rd   221 56 6 2 7 39 35 22 20 6 0 2 .253 .319 .394 .712
Batting 4th   52 16 3 0 0 11 6 1 5 1 0 1 .308 .327 .365 .693
Batting 5th   61 23 5 2 2 13 8 7 5 0 0 0 .377 .441 .623 1.064
Batting 6th   18 5 2 0 0 0 7 4 2 0 0 0 .278 .409 .389 .798
Batting 9th   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Low Leverage   218 48 9 2 6 18 27 25 25 3 0 2 .220 .302 .362 .665
Medium Leverage   198 64 12 3 5 35 29 19 15 1 0 1 .323 .384 .490 .873
High Leverage   90 23 1 0 3 25 22 11 3 4 0 2 .256 .336 .367 .703
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 26 144 506 135 22 5 14 78 78 55 5 8 43 2 2 .267 .340 .413 .753 105 112 3.2
Total MLB 340 1109 283 48 9 26 143 144 113 7 14 121 5 7 .255 .324 .385 .709 102 104 5.6
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 122 116 212 2 0 220 6 .973 1011.2 1.90 +9.1 1.064
1975 Baltimore - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1975 Baltimore - MLB RF 27 17 46 0 0 48 2 .958 157.1 2.63 +0.7 .994
TOTAL LF 249 235 387 2 0 400 11 .973 2034.2 1.72 +15.7 1.055
TOTAL CF 33 17 55 1 0 57 1 .982 178.2 2.82 -4.8 .885
TOTAL RF 62 50 98 1 0 102 3 .971 422.2 2.11 -2.0 .961
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.
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