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Junior
Thompson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: June 7, 1917 in Usa, IL, LATHAM
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1940   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 22 TAM AL   6 6 7 6 4 5 5 9 9 9
1940 23 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 5 5 5 9 10 9
1941 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 9
1942 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 9
1943 26 STL NL $ 300,000 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 9
1944 27 STL NL $ 1,280,000 5 5 6 6 4 5 4 8 9 9
1945 28 STL NL $ 1,280,000 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 9 9 9
1946 29 STL NL $ 2,150,000 5 5 6 6 4 5 5 8 9 9
1947 30 STL NL $ 2,150,000 5 5 6 5 4 5 5 8 9 9
1948 31 STL NL $ 2,150,000 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 9 9 9
1949 32 STL NL $ 2,620,000 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1950 33 STL NL $ 2,620,000 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 9 10 9
1951 34 STL NL $ 2,620,000 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 9 10 9
1952 35 CLE AL $ 2,500,000 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 9 9 9
1953 36 OAK AL $ 301,000 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 3 4 3 3 3 3 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,620,000 6 6 7 7 5 5 5 9 10 9
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1939 22 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1940 23 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1941 24 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1942 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1943 26 STL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1944 27 STL NL $ 1,280,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1945 28 STL NL $ 1,280,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1946 29 STL NL $ 2,150,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1947 30 STL NL $ 2,150,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1948 31 STL NL $ 2,150,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1949 32 STL NL $ 2,620,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1950 33 STL NL $ 2,620,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1951 34 STL NL $ 2,620,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1952 35 CLE AL $ 2,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 36 OAK AL $ 301,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,620,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1939 22 AAA   8 7 .533 20 20 0 0 0 134.7 146 51 13 58 98 3.41 .273 .344 .400 .744  
1940 23 TAM AL 13 11 .542 33 33 2 1 0 220.7 230 100 5 87 91 4.08 .270 .334 .353 .687 15.1
1941 24 TAM AL 6 9 .400 18 18 1 1 0 107.7 107 52 6 45 65 4.35 .257 .330 .370 .700 5.0
1942 25 TAM AL 12 9 .571 55 23 2 0 7 188.7 197 78 6 65 76 3.72 .269 .326 .348 .675 14.2
1943 26 TAM AL 4 2 .667 30 5 1 0 10 33.3 26 10 1 12 13 2.70 .211 .281 .276 .558 9.2
  STL NL 2 3 .400 14 2 0 0 1 51.3 45 18 2 25 23 3.16 .228 .314 .299 .613 4.9
  TOT   6 5 .545 44 7 1 0 11 84.7 71 28 3 37 36 2.98 .222 .302 .291 .592 14.0
1944 27 STL NL 2 5 .286 61 2 0 0 4 93.0 104 48 6 52 30 4.65 .283 .373 .398 .770 5.1
1945 28 STL NL 5 3 .625 42 0 0 0 11 43.0 34 15 1 30 17 3.14 .227 .350 .307 .656 8.4
1946 29 STL NL 4 2 .667 43 0 0 0 0 59.0 58 26 2 26 26 3.97 .254 .328 .320 .648 4.7
1947 30 STL NL 9 4 .692 45 0 0 0 3 59.3 51 16 4 33 23 2.43 .231 .328 .317 .645 10.0
1948 31 STL NL 5 7 .417 57 0 0 0 3 54.3 66 40 2 30 21 6.63 .303 .386 .394 .781 0.9
1949 32 STL NL 3 3 .500 42 0 0 0 1 46.0 55 45 3 38 20 8.80 .296 .410 .425 .834 0.0
1950 33 STL NL 2 6 .250 39 0 0 0 1 41.3 47 35 5 35 16 7.62 .290 .415 .444 .859 0.0
1951 34 STL NL 4 9 .308 76 0 0 0 4 91.7 82 47 2 72 33 4.61 .245 .376 .310 .686 6.1
1952 35 CLE AL 5 11 .313 79 0 0 0 10 83.0 99 62 9 73 24 6.72 .300 .425 .433 .858 1.4
1953 36 AAA   4 2 .667 73 0 0 0 13 79.0 75 29 2 43 41 3.30 .262 .359 .318 .677  
13 Years Sim 76 84 .475 634 83 6 2 55 1172.3 1201 592 54 623 478 4.54 .266 .353 .359 .712 84.8
2 Years AAA 12 9 .571 93 20 0 0 13 213.7 221 80 15 101 139 3.37 .269 .349 .371 .721  
Season Average 5 6 .455 48 6 0 0 4 90.2 92 45 4 47 36 4.54 .266 .353 .359 .712  
Career Highs 13 11 .692 79 33 2 1 11 220.7 230 100 9 87 91 8.80 .303 .425 .444 .859  
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   551 267 18 274 293   .240 .321 .316 .637
vs LH   650 325 36 349 185   .293 .389 .404 .792
Home 40 34 .541 333 43 4 2 19 618.6 627 310 24 326 245 4.51 .264 .353 .356 .709
Away 36 50 .419 301 40 2 0 36 553.6 574 282 30 297 233 4.58 .268 .357 .363 .720
Mar/Apr 17 18 .486 112 20 1 0 7 236.6 269 124 13 129 94 4.72 .287 .373 .391 .764
May 14 11 .560 99 22 2 2 17 234.0 219 100 8 105 124 3.85 .246 .325 .342 .667
June 13 19 .406 137 9 0 0 6 186.0 188 104 11 98 68 5.03 .261 .350 .368 .718
July 9 12 .429 98 8 0 0 6 144.6 170 92 4 91 57 5.73 .300 .397 .374 .771
August 12 17 .414 105 11 1 0 9 191.3 194 98 13 108 73 4.61 .259 .353 .358 .711
Sep/Oct 11 7 .611 83 13 2 0 10 179.6 161 74 5 92 62 3.71 .247 .340 .315 .655
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1940 23 TAM AL 33 74 13 22 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 12 .297 .312 .351 .663 8.2 0.7
1941 24 TAM AL 18 37 1 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .216 .237 .243 .480 2.0 0.0
1942 25 TAM AL 55 56 5 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 14 .232 .232 .268 .500 3.0 0.0
1943 26 TAM AL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  STL NL 14 12 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
  TOT   44 14 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1944 27 STL NL 61 10 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 .300 .300 .600 .900 1.8 0.3
1946 29 STL NL 43 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .300 .500 0.5 0.1
1947 30 STL NL 45 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1948 31 STL NL 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1949 32 STL NL 42 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1950 33 STL NL 39 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1951 34 STL NL 76 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1952 35 CLE AL 79 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
12 Years Sim 592 216 23 54 6 1 1 17 0 0 1 54 .250 .259 .301 .560 16.3 1.1
162 Game Average 59 6 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 14 .250 .259 .301 .560 4.5  
Career Highs 79 74 13 22 2 1 1 6 0 0 1 14 .500 .500 .600 1.000 8.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   136 13 30 3 1 1 13 0 0 0 41 .221 .225 .279 .504 7.0
vs LH   80 10 24 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 13 .300 .317 .338 .655 7.6
Home 256 102 11 22 2 0 1 4 0 0 1 24 .216 .238 .265 .503 5.0
Away 221 114 12 32 4 1 0 13 0 0 0 30 .281 .278 .333 .612 9.5
RISP   56 0 12 1 0 0 15 0 0 0 11 .214 .211 .232 .443 2.0
Close/Late   17 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .294 .294 .294 .588 1.3
Mar/Apr 62 50 8 15 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .300 .314 .340 .654 4.6
May 73 53 2 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .151 .167 .189 .355 0.5
June 48 27 6 8 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 .296 .310 .407 .718 2.9
July 37 17 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .176 .176 .353 .529 1.1
August 54 33 2 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 .273 .273 .273 .545 2.2
Sep/Oct 27 36 4 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 .306 .306 .333 .639 3.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1940 23 TAM AL P 33 33 220.7 18 41 0 7 1.000 2.41    
1941 24 TAM AL P 18 18 107.7 8 16 3 2 .889 2.01    
1942 25 TAM AL P 55 23 188.7 20 37 1 3 .983 2.72    
1943 26 TAM AL P 30 5 33.3 2 7 1 0 .900 2.43    
  STL NL P 14 2 51.3 3 10 2 0 .867 2.28    
  TOT   P 44 7 84.7 5 17 3 0 .880 2.34    
1944 27 STL NL P 61 2 93.0 5 26 0 1 1.000 3.00    
1945 28 STL NL P 42 0 43.0 2 7 1 1 .900 1.88    
1946 29 STL NL P 43 0 59.0 1 13 1 1 .933 2.14    
1947 30 STL NL P 45 0 59.3 5 5 0 0 1.000 1.52    
1948 31 STL NL P 57 0 54.3 5 13 1 2 .947 2.98    
1949 32 STL NL P 42 0 46.0 5 11 1 1 .941 3.13    
1950 33 STL NL P 39 0 41.3 7 7 2 2 .875 3.05    
1951 34 STL NL P 76 0 91.7 7 16 0 0 1.000 2.26    
1952 35 CLE AL P 79 0 83.0 4 22 2 2 .929 2.82    
Career Totals   634 83 1172.3 92 231 15 22 .956 2.48    
Career Highs   79 33 220.7 20 41 3 7 1.000 3.13    
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
1942 25 TAM AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 13 8 1 7 2 5.54 .271 .364 .354 .718
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 13 8 1 7 2 5.54 .271 .364 .354 .718
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1942 25 TAM AL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1942-7-3.72
 Saves
1943-7-10
1945-6-11
1952-5-10
 Games Pitched
1944-5-61
1951-4-76
1952-2-79
 Shutouts
1941-8-1
 OSLG
1940-2-.353
1942-5-.348
 OOPS
1940-6-.687
1942-6-.675
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 17    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1939
Had first career hit on 4/5/1940, off Larry French (BOS)
Earned first career win on 4/13/1940
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1941, winning 2 games with a 0.56 ERA
Injured on 6/13/1941 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Tampa Bay to St. Louis on 7/1/1943 (Going to STL: 3B Connie Ryan, 2B Babe Barna, P Junior Thompson, P Ed Klieman. Going to TAM: 1B Les Fleming, P Ken Heintzelman, P Sam Nahem, RF Enos Slaughter)
Injured on 7/8/1943 with a Strained Back, out for 2-3 weeks
2/1/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 7/10/1944, off Butch Wensloff (PIT)
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
10/18/1945: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $2,150,000 per year, for 3 years
7/31/1948: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $2,620,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/8/1952 to a 1-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/6/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $301,000 per year
 
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