RF Rufus Thomas #14
Age: 30 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/01/1893
RF RUFUS THOMAS #14 - AGE: 30 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
123 480 179 23 17 7 81 30 7 .373 .415 .535 42 5.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/16/1893 MEM Win, 9-5 4 2 3 4 1 1 1 0
09/15/1893 MEM Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1893 MEM Loss, 5-9 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/13/1893 @ BIR Loss, 3-9 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/1893 @ BIR Loss, 6-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1893 @ BIR Loss, 2-8 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/09/1893 @ NAS Win, 8-2 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 0
09/08/1893 @ NAS Win, 3-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/06/1893 ATL Win, 6-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
09/05/1893 ATL Win, 4-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/15/1863
Born in:Holyoke, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 7"
Weight:150 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$140
Signed Through:1893 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 122 Days
Service This Yr:157 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
DIXIE LEAGUE 1893 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 123 480 179 23 17 7 81 67 30 7 .373 .415 .535 .950 .443 .162 159
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 114 521 7 4 0 3 0 4 257 47 42 18 70.0 108.4 8.97 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 9 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .294 .303 .597
Versus Right   447 170 22 17 7 76 64 30 7 4 0 6 .380 .423 .553 .976
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 45 11 5 1 21 13 9 0 0 0 1 .446 .495 .683 1.179
June   107 43 3 2 2 17 15 6 2 2 0 2 .402 .436 .523 .959
July   111 33 5 1 0 14 12 6 0 0 0 1 .297 .339 .360 .699
August   106 36 4 7 2 16 20 5 4 1 0 2 .340 .377 .566 .943
September   55 22 0 2 2 13 7 4 1 1 0 1 .400 .443 .582 1.024
Last Year   538 194 43 32 2 89 75 33 11 10 1 6 .361 .397 .571 .968
2 Years Ago   550 204 51 21 6 85 90 16 20 5 4 2 .371 .387 .573 .960
Career   3731 1143 253 119 24 499 492 183 250 48 75 34 .306 .340 .457 .798
Home   237 86 10 8 4 43 34 13 3 0 0 3 .363 .403 .523 .926
Road   243 93 13 9 3 38 33 17 4 4 0 4 .383 .425 .547 .973
Grass   480 179 23 17 7 81 67 30 7 4 0 7 .373 .415 .535 .950
Day   480 179 23 17 7 81 67 30 7 4 0 7 .373 .415 .535 .950
As Starter   469 175 22 17 7 80 67 30 7 4 0 7 .373 .416 .537 .953
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .455 .818
Pinch Hitting   7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Close/Late   109 41 5 2 2 15 16 14 0 0 0 2 .376 .456 .514 .970
Inning 1-3   176 65 7 6 4 38 22 9 5 2 0 2 .369 .402 .545 .948
Inning 4-6   154 59 10 7 1 18 23 7 2 0 0 1 .383 .414 .558 .972
Inning 7-9   143 52 6 3 2 24 22 12 0 2 0 4 .364 .422 .490 .912
Extra Innings   7 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 .714 1.270
0 Outs   145 46 6 6 2 15 27 5 3 0 0 3 .317 .353 .483 .836
1 Outs   154 63 7 5 2 34 28 11 1 4 0 2 .409 .444 .558 1.003
2 Outs   181 70 10 6 3 32 12 14 3 0 0 2 .387 .437 .558 .995
Scoring Position   153 64 7 4 4 74 20 9 3 4 0 3 .418 .450 .595 1.044
Bases Empty   257 97 14 10 3 3 35 18 4 0 0 3 .377 .424 .545 .969
Runner on 1st   70 18 2 3 0 4 12 3 0 0 0 1 .257 .297 .371 .669
Runner on 2nd   55 24 1 1 2 10 6 3 2 0 0 2 .436 .483 .600 1.083
Runner on 3rd   33 14 1 3 1 22 6 5 0 2 0 0 .424 .475 .727 1.202
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 5 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .318 .545
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 4 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .455 .400 .855
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 9 1 0 1 22 2 0 1 2 0 0 .600 .529 .867 1.396
Bases Loaded   18 8 2 0 0 13 3 0 0 0 0 1 .444 .474 .556 1.029
Two Strikes   192 70 8 8 5 38 31 16 7 1 0 3 .365 .420 .568 .988
First Pitch   91 38 6 4 0 8 12 4 0 0 0 0 .418 .442 .571 1.014
Count 0-1   57 22 3 2 1 12 8 0 0 1 0 1 .386 .390 .561 .951
Count 0-2   27 10 1 2 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 .370 .370 .556 .926
Count 1-0   42 18 2 0 0 7 6 0 0 2 0 2 .429 .435 .476 .911
Count 1-1   52 22 4 3 1 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 .423 .423 .673 1.096
Count 1-2   58 19 0 1 0 11 4 0 2 1 0 0 .328 .322 .362 .684
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-1   18 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   60 26 4 2 4 13 12 0 2 0 0 3 .433 .460 .767 1.227
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   21 2 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0 0 1 .095 .345 .095 .440
Full Count   47 15 3 3 1 9 10 16 2 0 0 0 .319 .492 .574 1.067
Behind in Count   142 51 4 5 1 28 17 0 3 2 0 1 .359 .359 .479 .837
Ahead in Count   88 27 2 0 0 12 9 10 0 2 0 3 .307 .388 .330 .718
Batting 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 3rd   464 175 22 17 7 80 67 29 7 4 0 7 .377 .419 .543 .962
Batting 5th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   206 76 6 8 3 16 27 13 4 2 0 3 .369 .411 .519 .930
Medium Leverage   180 75 13 6 3 36 29 7 3 2 0 3 .417 .443 .606 1.048
High Leverage   92 27 4 3 1 29 11 10 0 0 0 1 .293 .369 .435 .804
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
1883 Providence - FABL 19 31 75 18 3 1 2 11 6 1 1 0 12 0 1 .240 .260 .387 .646 93 79 -0.1
1885 St. Paul - FABL 21 111 402 70 15 14 0 31 44 18 5 1 37 18 6 .174 .218 .281 .499 58 64 -0.3
Total FABL 142 477 88 18 15 2 42 50 19 6 1 49 18 7 .184 .225 .298 .522 64 66 -0.4
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
1884 Louisville - AA 20 77 282 98 25 9 2 33 47 13 2 5 9 13 10 .348 .374 .521 .895 187 163 3.9
1886 Richmond - AA 22 98 300 90 24 11 0 48 41 12 2 7 27 2 2 .300 .324 .453 .777 95 85 0.5
1887 Richmond - AA 23 88 294 69 24 2 1 30 38 9 2 3 20 5 1 .235 .260 .340 .600 70 62 -0.2
1888 Richmond - AA 24 134 486 91 18 13 4 45 43 27 8 2 83 44 21 .187 .241 .302 .543 70 62 -0.0
1889 Richmond - AA 25 110 389 87 17 7 1 29 45 25 5 3 34 29 10 .224 .277 .311 .588 98 84 1.7
1890 Richmond - AA 26 112 412 131 28 7 1 59 46 18 0 9 39 8 2 .318 .339 .427 .767 122 122 2.4
1891 Richmond - AA 27 136 550 204 51 21 6 85 90 16 2 5 20 72 37 .371 .387 .573 .960 146 148 5.8
1892 Richmond - AA 28 135 538 194 43 32 2 89 75 33 6 10 11 32 22 .361 .397 .571 .968 160 162 6.8
1893 Richmond - AA 29 123 480 179 23 17 7 81 67 30 7 4 7 42 18 .373 .415 .535 .950 153 159 5.4
Total DIX 1013 3731 1143 253 119 24 499 492 183 34 48 250 247 123 .306 .340 .457 .798 124 120
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1883 Providence - MLB P 31 31 13 42 1 58 3 .948 213.1 2.32 -2.5 1.114
1885 St. Paul - MLB RF 111 111 263 6 1 324 55 .830 959.0 2.52 -4.6 .971
1893 Richmond - AA RF 108 103 206 18 0 228 4 .982 923.1 2.18 +1.9 1.013
1893 Richmond - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.020
1893 Richmond - AA CF 11 11 28 0 0 29 1 .966 93.2 2.69 -1.3 .951
TOTAL P 31 31 13 42 1 58 3 .948 213.1 2.32 -2.5 1.114
TOTAL LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.020
TOTAL CF 11 11 28 0 0 29 1 .966 93.2 2.69 -1.3 .951
TOTAL RF 219 214 469 24 1 552 59 .893 1882.1 2.36 -2.8 .989
PLAYER HISTORY
10/06/1882 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cincinnati Monarchs organization.
01/01/1883 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/01/1883 Named the #4 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1884 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/10/1884 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1884 Wins the DIX Rookie of the Month Award.
06/04/1884 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/18/1884 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/22/1884 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Knoxville Aces with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/26/1884 Goes 5-5 against the Richmond Rebels, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/16/1884 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/27/1884 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Atlanta Peaches with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/06/1884 Wins the 1884 Championship with the Louisville Stallions!
01/01/1885 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1886 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/15/1886 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Richmond Rebels organization.
06/21/1886 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Knoxville Aces with 0 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1887 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/02/1887 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1888 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1889 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1890 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/28/1890 Goes 5-5 against the Memphis Blue Stockings, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
12/12/1890 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Richmond Rebels development complex.
05/25/1891 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/20/1891 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/31/1891 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
09/11/1891 Goes 0-2 against the New Orleans Crescents, ending his hitting streak at 23 games.
09/19/1891 Wins the 1891 Championship with the Richmond Rebels!
04/19/1892 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Richmond Rebels development complex.
07/04/1892 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/15/1892 Goes 0-1 against the Atlanta Peaches, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
08/01/1892 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1892 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
04/18/1893 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Richmond Rebels development complex.
06/01/1893 Wins the DIX Batter of the Month Award.
08/07/1893 Goes 5-6 against the Louisville Stallions, with 3 RBI and 2 R.
08/28/1893 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1885 14 6
Year L Rank
1883 18 8
Year HRA Rank
1883 15 1
Year WP Rank
1883 34 4
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