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Richard William Thon

First name: Dickie

Last name: Thon

Birthdate: 1958-06-20

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 123309

Retro ID: thond001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1979CAL0.80.31.00.30.60.42
1980CAL3.60.84.4-0.70.63.82
1981HOU1.30.41.80.61.10.73
1982HOU7.02.29.24.87.51.723
1983HOU8.72.911.66.610.01.630
1984HOU0.20.10.30.30.40.01
1985HOU3.41.34.70.82.22.66
1986HOU4.01.55.41.32.92.59
1987HOU1.10.41.4-0.20.21.21
1988SDN3.81.25.02.13.61.411
1989PHI6.12.18.23.05.42.816
1990PHI7.52.610.11.34.25.813
1991PHI7.32.69.90.03.07.09
1992TEX3.81.45.20.82.32.97
1993MIL3.50.84.30.21.42.84
Career62.120.682.521.245.437.2137

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1979CAL62111100-2000110.40.10.00.00.10
1980CAL285-13-122102-91-10-169.9-1.60.00.0-1.6-3
1981HOU105-10-1100110017.70.10.10.00.24
1982HOU5402606126500218.32.50.5-0.12.923
1983HOU6861621-1-21-216600338.83.70.6-0.14.238
1984HOU18110000100029.00.20.00.00.22
1985HOU272-7-63-311-1300-59.3-0.50.30.0-0.28
1986HOU309-7-6-100-17300-18.5-0.10.30.00.218
1987HOU83-2-2-1000-2100-59.0-0.60.10.0-0.51
1988SDN296110512-230078.30.80.30.01.17
1989PHI47277500-1-350089.10.90.5-0.11.313
1990PHI595-16-16-2-1105600-139.2-1.40.60.0-0.825
1991PHI570-17-16-2-302-4600-238.9-2.60.60.0-2.016
1992TEX303-6-5212-1-5300-69.5-0.60.30.0-0.36
1993MIL275-7-63-101-41-10-710.0-0.70.00.0-0.72
Career4,871-48-328575444-20-3-0.24.2-0.34.1160

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1979 CAL 2B 410 70 -2.0 -2 -1 -2 -3 -0.1 -0.1 0 -1
1979 CAL 3B 4 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1979 CAL SS 85 17 -2.0 -2 -1 -1 -2 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1980 CAL 1B 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1980 CAL 2B 554 81 -4.0 -4 -3 -14 -15 0.8 0.2 1 -2
1980 CAL 3B 231 31 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 -0.3 0.0 0 -1
1980 CAL SS 641 115 -7.0 -7 -5 -6 0 -0.8 0.2 -1 -6
1981 HOU 2B 503 64 -1.0 -1 -1 -16 -13 -0.1 -0.1 0 -1
1981 HOU 3B 78 14 2.0 2 1 4 2 0.1 0.0 0 1
1981 HOU SS 160 28 1.0 1 1 1 1 -0.1 -0.2 0 1
1982 HOU 2B 7 0 0.0 0 0 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1982 HOU 3B 173 24 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1982 HOU SS 3109 582 11.0 9 6 18 34 0.9 0.5 1 7
1983 HOU SS 4158 815 19.0 16 12 50 43 3.0 1.0 4 16
1984 HOU SS 125 23 1.0 1 1 2 -1 -0.1 0.1 0 1
1985 HOU SS 1871 343 -2.0 -2 -1 -4 -1 1.0 -1.0 0 -1
1986 HOU SS 1931 351 11.0 11 8 10 -4 0.4 -1.3 -1 7
1987 HOU SS 481 82 -3.0 -3 -2 -6 -1 -0.4 0.0 0 -2
1988 SDN 2B 38 5 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 -2 0.1 0.0 0 -1
1988 SDN 3B 4 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1988 SDN SS 1634 292 1.0 0 0 4 -7 -0.8 -0.4 -1 -1
1989 PHI SS 3176 599 0.0 -1 -1 16 30 -0.4 -1.3 -2 -3
1990 PHI SS 3950 697 7.0 6 4 -2 5 1.2 -0.3 1 5
1991 PHI SS 3814 672 1.0 0 0 -14 -22 -2.0 -2.0 -4 -4
1992 TEX SS 2058 366 -7.0 -7 -5 -3 3 0.0 -0.2 0 -5
1993 MIL 2B 416 66 -3.0 -3 -2 -8 -13 -0.2 0.0 0 -2
1993 MIL 3B 498 62 1.0 1 1 -2 -3 0.2 0.0 0 1
1993 MIL SS 582 95 -2.0 -2 -2 -5 -3 -0.4 -0.3 -1 -3
1B 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2B 1928 286 -11.0 -11 -8 -44 -47 0.5 0.0 1 -7
3B 988 133 1.0 1 0 1 -1 -0.1 0.0 0 0
SS 27775 5077 29.0 20 15 60 75 1.5 -5.2 -4 11

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1981HOU0.20.10.20.10.10.10
1986HOU0.10.10.20.20.20.01
Career0.30.20.40.30.30.11

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1981HOU12-1-10000100005.20.00.00.00.01
1986HOU12000000100017.50.10.00.00.11
Career24-1-1000020001-0.10.00.00.12

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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