RF Tom Payton #25
Baltimore Lords MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Good
08/30/1976
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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
128 466 127 14 6 9 39 46 44 .273 .342 .386 1 3.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 45 50 45 55
Power 45 50 45 50
Eye 45 55 45 50
Avoid K's 55 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: 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
08/28/1976 SFS Loss, 0-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1976 SFS Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1976 DET Win, 9-6 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/25/1976 DET Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/24/1976 DET Win, 4-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1976 DET Loss, 1-5 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
08/21/1976 @ LAP Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1976 @ LAP Win, 3-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/19/1976 @ SFS Loss, 1-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1976 @ SFS Win, 1-0 2 1 1 1 1 1 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:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$175,000
Signed Through:1979 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:146 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 128 466 127 14 6 9 39 55 46 44 .273 .342 .386 .729 .335 .114 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 124 520 5 2 0 12 0 3 180 29 1 0 100.0 62.2 4.74 3.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   155 48 4 3 6 20 26 20 17 1 0 2 .310 .393 .490 .884
Versus Right   311 79 10 3 3 19 29 26 27 2 0 3 .254 .316 .334 .650
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .261 .292 .304 .596
April   81 21 3 1 3 9 8 4 9 0 0 0 .259 .294 .432 .726
May   102 29 2 4 1 7 15 12 14 0 0 2 .284 .371 .412 .782
June   100 35 4 0 2 10 12 13 7 1 0 1 .350 .426 .450 .876
July   78 20 3 0 2 8 8 10 3 2 0 1 .256 .341 .372 .712
August   105 22 2 1 1 5 12 7 11 0 0 1 .210 .265 .276 .542
Spring Training   56 16 1 1 0 2 6 6 3 0 0 0 .286 .355 .339 .694
Last Year   537 145 23 5 16 83 84 57 46 9 0 5 .270 .340 .421 .761
2 Years Ago   511 125 20 4 10 57 55 50 64 6 0 1 .245 .310 .358 .668
Career   1606 420 63 15 37 187 205 161 168 18 1 12 .262 .330 .389 .719
Home   224 61 6 1 4 20 33 24 24 0 0 3 .272 .351 .362 .712
Road   242 66 8 5 5 19 22 22 20 3 0 2 .273 .335 .409 .744
Grass   466 127 14 6 9 39 55 46 44 3 0 5 .273 .342 .386 .729
Day   274 80 9 2 5 20 30 27 22 3 0 2 .292 .356 .394 .750
Night   192 47 5 4 4 19 25 19 22 0 0 3 .245 .322 .375 .697
As Starter   465 126 14 6 8 36 54 43 44 2 0 5 .271 .338 .378 .716
As Reliever / Substitution   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 .800 4.000 4.800
Pinch Hitting   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Close/Late   85 21 1 2 2 6 6 11 11 1 0 3 .247 .350 .376 .726
Inning 1-3   184 52 6 0 2 10 22 19 18 0 0 1 .283 .353 .348 .701
Inning 4-6   155 41 5 4 4 18 22 11 13 1 0 1 .265 .315 .426 .741
Inning 7-9   115 30 3 2 3 9 10 14 13 0 0 3 .261 .356 .400 .756
Extra Innings   12 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .333 .375 .333 .708
0 Outs   154 44 5 1 4 11 24 12 16 2 0 0 .286 .333 .409 .742
1 Outs   171 39 4 2 2 11 22 21 12 1 0 3 .228 .321 .310 .631
2 Outs   141 44 5 3 3 17 9 13 16 0 0 2 .312 .378 .454 .832
Scoring Position   107 30 3 0 2 29 17 12 13 3 0 1 .280 .350 .364 .714
Bases Empty   257 66 7 6 5 5 26 30 23 0 0 2 .257 .339 .389 .728
Runner on 1st   102 31 4 0 2 5 12 4 8 0 0 2 .304 .343 .402 .745
Runner on 2nd   28 8 1 0 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 1 .286 .375 .321 .696
Runner on 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .364 .375 .739
Runner on 1st & 2nd   49 14 1 0 2 11 11 2 4 0 0 0 .286 .314 .429 .742
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 .286 .400 .286 .686
Two Strikes   173 39 4 0 5 17 17 23 44 1 0 2 .225 .322 .335 .657
First Pitch   73 20 5 0 2 5 7 2 0 0 0 0 .274 .293 .425 .718
Count 0-1   51 12 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .250 .314 .564
Count 0-2   34 9 2 0 0 1 3 0 10 0 0 1 .265 .286 .324 .609
Count 1-0   45 17 0 2 1 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 .378 .378 .533 .911
Count 1-1   57 18 2 0 0 5 8 0 0 1 0 0 .316 .310 .351 .661
Count 1-2   68 15 0 0 1 4 3 0 22 0 0 1 .221 .232 .265 .497
Count 2-0   20 7 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .350 .364 .550 .914
Count 2-1   32 11 0 1 1 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 .344 .364 .500 .864
Count 2-2   38 7 1 0 3 6 5 0 6 1 0 0 .184 .179 .447 .627
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 3 1 0 0 0 2 15 0 0 0 0 .200 .600 .267 .867
Full Count   33 8 1 0 1 6 6 23 6 0 0 0 .242 .554 .364 .917
Behind in Count   153 36 4 1 1 6 11 0 32 0 0 3 .235 .250 .294 .544
Ahead in Count   112 38 1 5 2 11 18 21 0 1 0 2 .339 .449 .491 .940
Batting 2nd   257 64 8 2 4 20 31 24 20 2 0 4 .249 .321 .342 .663
Batting 3rd   75 25 2 1 0 4 8 10 10 0 0 0 .333 .412 .387 .798
Batting 4th   51 13 1 1 0 3 3 5 5 0 0 1 .255 .333 .314 .647
Batting 5th   20 10 0 1 3 8 7 4 1 1 0 0 .500 .560 1.050 1.610
Batting 6th   8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Batting 7th   55 13 3 1 2 4 6 2 7 0 0 0 .236 .263 .436 .700
Low Leverage   219 55 7 4 3 8 19 23 25 1 0 2 .251 .327 .361 .687
Medium Leverage   168 45 6 1 3 14 23 19 13 1 0 2 .268 .347 .369 .716
High Leverage   77 26 1 1 3 17 13 4 6 1 0 1 .338 .373 .494 .867
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 27 128 466 127 14 6 9 39 55 46 5 3 44 1 0 .273 .342 .386 .729 109 118 3.6
Total MLB 477 1606 420 63 15 37 187 205 161 12 18 168 8 7 .262 .330 .389 .719 108 110 9.7
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
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 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 1.038
1976 Baltimore - MLB RF 120 119 241 12 0 257 4 .984 1022.0 2.23 +5.9 1.017
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 186 169 339 13 0 359 7 .981 1458.0 2.17 +3.9 1.001
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1975 9 1
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