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Roy
Thomas		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 22, 1953 in Usa, VA, QUANTICO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 24 MIL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1978 25 MIL NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1979 26 MIL NL $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 5 6 5 8 8 8
1980 27 MIL NL $ 2,435,714 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8
1981 28 MIL NL $ 3,628,571 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1982 29 MIL NL $ 3,628,571 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1983 30 LAD NL $ 6,000,000 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1984 31 LAD NL $ 6,000,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1985 32 LAD NL $ 6,000,000 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 33 LAD NL $ 6,000,000 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 8
1987 34 LAD NL   6 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1988 35 KCR AL $ 1,750,000 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
1989 36 IND AL $ 1,750,000 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000 6 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 24 MIL NL 6 9 .400 23 20 0 0 0 130.3 127 56 13 52 52 3.87 .251 .323 .376 .699 6.6
1978 25 MIL NL 10 10 .500 77 0 0 0 18 108.0 119 62 15 51 58 5.17 .277 .356 .433 .789 5.1
1979 26 MIL NL 9 14 .391 30 30 1 0 0 186.3 189 89 15 75 106 4.30 .262 .333 .395 .728 6.3
1980 27 MIL NL 12 13 .480 35 35 5 1 0 248.3 227 98 12 82 165 3.55 .244 .306 .332 .638 15.9
1981 28 MIL NL 16 15 .516 36 36 3 1 0 244.7 232 103 17 83 129 3.79 .249 .312 .371 .683 10.9
1982 29 MIL NL 12 9 .571 33 33 0 0 0 214.7 188 88 15 79 124 3.69 .235 .305 .349 .654 11.7
1983 30 LAD NL 6 16 .273 32 32 1 0 0 196.0 213 107 15 77 129 4.91 .277 .341 .406 .747 5.0
1984 31 LAD NL 13 11 .542 32 32 2 0 0 212.7 202 76 11 63 121 3.22 .248 .304 .353 .656 16.2
1985 32 LAD NL 13 16 .448 32 32 1 0 0 212.7 205 105 16 86 132 4.44 .250 .321 .373 .693 8.1
1986 33 LAD NL 13 12 .520 32 32 2 1 0 222.3 179 90 11 98 118 3.64 .220 .307 .307 .614 13.5
1987 34 LAD NL 5 9 .357 28 27 1 0 0 154.7 146 66 9 64 80 3.84 .246 .320 .331 .650 7.1
1988 35 KCR AL 10 8 .556 60 2 0 0 2 124.7 118 64 11 48 73 4.62 .250 .321 .390 .711 6.1
1989 36 IND AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 5.0 15 10 1 5 1 18.00 .500 .571 .767 1.338 0.0
    AA   3 7 .300 66 0 0 0 4 91.0 88 37 16 48 75 3.66 .257 .348 .434 .782  
13 Years Sim 125 143 .466 452 313 16 3 20 2260.3 2160 1014 161 863 1288 4.04 .250 .319 .365 .685 112.6
1 Years AA 3 7 .300 66 0 0 0 4 91.0 88 37 16 48 75 3.66 .257 .348 .434 .782  
Season Average 9 11 .450 34 24 1 0 1 173.9 166 78 12 66 99 4.04 .250 .319 .365 .685  
Career Highs 16 16 .571 77 36 5 1 18 248.3 232 107 17 98 165 18.00 .500 .571 .767 1.338  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   998 466 87 384 681   .239 .304 .361 .665
vs LH   1162 548 74 479 607   .260 .332 .369 .701
Home 58 80 .420 234 159 4 1 13 1155.6 1121 532 82 458 619 4.14 .253 .323 .364 .688
Away 67 63 .515 218 154 12 2 7 1104.6 1039 482 79 405 669 3.93 .247 .313 .366 .680
Mar/Apr 25 17 .595 65 50 3 0 0 356.3 312 154 29 122 201 3.89 .234 .298 .349 .647
May 24 31 .436 83 60 2 1 3 429.3 442 226 28 190 259 4.74 .264 .339 .376 .715
June 14 22 .389 71 51 5 1 6 351.3 318 167 27 140 184 4.28 .238 .311 .358 .668
July 28 19 .596 74 50 3 0 3 372.3 324 133 17 133 197 3.22 .234 .301 .337 .638
August 15 32 .319 81 57 1 0 4 400.6 397 175 33 152 246 3.93 .257 .324 .381 .705
Sep/Oct 19 22 .463 78 45 2 1 4 350.3 367 159 27 126 201 4.09 .270 .332 .386 .718
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 24 MIL NL P 23 20 130.3 6 23 1 2 .967 2.00    
1978 25 MIL NL P 77 0 108.0 11 22 2 3 .943 2.75    
1979 26 MIL NL P 30 30 186.3 9 27 3 3 .923 1.74    
1980 27 MIL NL P 35 35 248.3 12 57 1 1 .986 2.50    
1981 28 MIL NL P 36 36 244.7 20 51 0 5 1.000 2.61    
1982 29 MIL NL P 33 33 214.7 14 50 1 0 .985 2.68    
1983 30 LAD NL P 32 32 196.0 14 35 0 1 1.000 2.25    
1984 31 LAD NL P 32 32 212.7 13 37 0 0 1.000 2.12    
1985 32 LAD NL P 32 32 212.7 14 44 0 1 1.000 2.45    
1986 33 LAD NL P 32 32 222.3 11 40 0 4 1.000 2.06    
1987 34 LAD NL P 28 27 154.7 9 32 4 5 .911 2.39    
1988 35 KCR AL P 60 2 124.7 10 22 1 3 .970 2.31    
1989 36 IND AL P 2 2 5.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 5.40    
Career Totals   452 313 2260.3 144 442 13 28 .978 2.33    
Career Highs   77 36 248.3 20 57 4 5 1.000 5.40    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1982 29 MIL NL 1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 26.3 22 8 1 13 17 2.73 .222 .313 .293 .605
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 26.3 22 8 1 13 17 2.73 .222 .313 .293 .605
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1984-9-3.22
 Losses
1985-8-16
 Saves
1978-3-18
 Games Pitched
1978-5-77
 Games Started
1980-3-35
1981-4-36
 Strikeouts
1980-8-165
Walks Allowed
1986-7-98
 Hits per 9IP
1986-5-7.2
 OAVG
1986-5-.220
 OSLG
1980-10-.332
1986-4-.307
 OOPS
1986-6-.614
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  4. Dave Geisel (949)
  5. Rick Wise (943)
  6. Dave Wickersham (937)
  7. Larry Sherry (935)
  8. Butch Wensloff (932)
  9. Frank Barrett (932)
  10. Manny Sarmiento (929)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1977
Earned first career win on 4/20/1977
Injured on 8/17/1977 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/23/1980, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/10/1982 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/5/1983 to a 3-year deal worth $6,000,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1984, going 5-0, 0.96
10/13/1985: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Released by Los Angeles on 10/31/1987
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/8/1988 to a 4-year deal worth $1,750,000 per year
Traded from Kansas City to Indianapolis on 3/4/1989 (Going to IND: P Steve Comer, 1B Steve Kemp, P Jeff Reardon, P Roy Thomas. Going to KCR: P Don Cooper)
 
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