RF Tom Payton #25
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
05/02/1977
RF TOM PAYTON #25 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
24 83 19 5 0 0 10 5 13 .229 .278 .289 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 60
BABIP 45 50 45 50
Avoid K's 60 65 55 65
Gap 45 50 45 55
Power 40 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
05/01/1977 HOU Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
04/30/1977 HOU Win, 5-1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
04/29/1977 HOU Win, 4-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
04/27/1977 ATL Win, 6-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/26/1977 ATL Win, 3-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/24/1977 @ TOR Loss, 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/23/1977 @ TOR Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
04/22/1977 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/21/1977 BOS Win, 4-0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/20/1977 BOS Win, 4-0 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 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:4 Years, 41 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 24 83 19 5 0 0 10 6 5 13 .229 .278 .289 .567 .259 .060 53
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 24 90 1 0 0 2 0 1 24 5 0 1 0.0 6.4 2.53 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   20 7 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .350 .381 .400 .781
Versus Right   63 12 4 0 0 8 5 4 10 1 0 1 .190 .246 .254 .500
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   18 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 .278 .350 .278 .628
April   79 19 5 0 0 10 6 5 11 1 0 1 .241 .291 .304 .594
May   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   1775 457 71 17 38 207 220 175 200 20 1 13 .257 .325 .381 .706
Home   47 13 3 0 0 6 4 5 9 1 0 0 .277 .340 .340 .680
Road   36 6 2 0 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 1 .167 .189 .222 .411
Grass   83 19 5 0 0 10 6 5 13 1 0 1 .229 .278 .289 .567
Day   49 11 3 0 0 6 4 4 7 1 0 1 .224 .291 .286 .577
Night   34 8 2 0 0 4 2 1 6 0 0 0 .235 .257 .294 .551
As Starter   83 19 5 0 0 10 6 5 13 1 0 1 .229 .278 .289 .567
Close/Late   14 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 1 0 0 .214 .200 .214 .414
Inning 1-3   27 6 1 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 .222 .276 .259 .535
Inning 4-6   35 9 4 0 0 3 4 2 3 0 0 1 .257 .316 .371 .687
Inning 7-9   20 4 0 0 0 3 2 1 6 1 0 0 .200 .227 .200 .427
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   28 11 2 0 0 3 5 2 2 0 0 1 .393 .452 .464 .916
1 Outs   27 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 6 1 0 0 .111 .138 .148 .286
2 Outs   28 5 2 0 0 3 1 2 5 0 0 0 .179 .233 .250 .483
Scoring Position   23 6 2 0 0 10 2 1 3 1 0 0 .261 .280 .348 .628
Bases Empty   40 7 3 0 0 0 2 4 8 0 0 1 .175 .267 .250 .517
Runner on 1st   20 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Runner on 2nd   8 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .750 1.500 2.250
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   45 10 2 0 0 5 4 4 13 0 0 1 .222 .300 .267 .567
First Pitch   15 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .267 .467
Count 0-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   10 4 2 0 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 1-1   11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273
Count 1-2   13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311
Count 3-1   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Full Count   13 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 .231 .412 .231 .643
Behind in Count   27 7 2 0 0 5 3 0 8 0 0 0 .259 .259 .333 .593
Ahead in Count   8 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .625 1.125
Batting 4th   13 5 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 .385 .385 .538 .923
Batting 5th   52 9 3 0 0 6 4 3 8 1 0 1 .173 .228 .231 .459
Batting 6th   18 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 .278 .350 .278 .628
Low Leverage   31 5 3 0 0 3 3 2 5 1 0 1 .161 .229 .258 .487
Medium Leverage   34 9 1 0 0 3 2 2 6 0 0 0 .265 .306 .294 .600
High Leverage   17 5 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .333 .353 .686
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 24 83 19 5 0 0 10 6 5 1 1 13 0 1 .229 .278 .289 .567 51 53 -0.2
Total MLB 526 1775 457 71 17 38 207 220 175 13 20 200 8 8 .257 .325 .381 .706 106 106 9.4
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 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 RF 24 24 43 1 1 44 0 1.000 202.2 1.95 +0.6 1.014
TOTAL LF 268 249 410 3 0 424 11 .974 2153.2 1.73 +16.0 1.056
TOTAL CF 33 17 55 1 0 57 1 .982 178.2 2.82 -4.8 .885
TOTAL RF 233 216 424 15 1 446 7 .984 1858.2 2.13 +5.1 1.003
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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