Tom Prince stats
Bio
- Age
- 62 yearsAug 13, 1964
- Height
- 5' 11"
Tom Prince played 17 MLB seasons, 1987 to 2003.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 519
- AB
- 1,190
- R
- 113
- H
- 248
- HR
- 24
- RBI
- 140
- SB
- 9
- AVG
- .208
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | PIT | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 1988 | PIT | 29 | 74 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .176 |
| 1989 | PIT | 21 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .135 |
| 1990 | PIT | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1991 | PIT | 26 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .265 |
| 1992 | PIT | 27 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .091 |
| 1993 | PIT | 66 | 179 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 24 | 1 | .196 |
| 1994 | LAD | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1995 | LAD | 18 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1996 | LAD | 40 | 64 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .297 |
| 1997 | LAD | 47 | 100 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .220 |
| 1998 | LAD | 37 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .185 |
| 1999 | PHI | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 2000 | PHI | 46 | 122 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 16 | 1 | .238 |
| 2001 | MIN | 64 | 196 | 19 | 43 | 7 | 23 | 3 | .219 |
| 2002 | MIN | 51 | 125 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 1 | .224 |
| 2003 |  MIN/KC | 32 | 48 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .208 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- AB
- 3
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,357
- TB
- 394
- XBH
- 94
- HBP
- 29
- IBB
- 6
- GIDP
- 36
- P/PA
- 0.57
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | PIT | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | PIT | 80 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT | 59 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 42 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | 52 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | 204 | 55 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | LAD | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAD | 44 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD | 77 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAD | 113 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAD | 92 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 140 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN | 215 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 148 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | MIN/KC | 57 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 0.1
- RC
- 107.8
- RC/27
- 2.90
- ISOP
- .123
- SECA
- .212
- BB/K
- 0.42
- AB/HR
- 49.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | PIT | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.8 | .444 | 0.4 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | PIT | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .027 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT | -0.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | .077 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | -0.2 | -0.4 | -1.2 | .000 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 0.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | .176 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.2 | .045 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT | -1.0 | 14.2 | 2.5 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 89.5 | 0 |
| 1994 | LAD | 0.0 | 1 | 6.6 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | LAD | 0.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | .175 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 40 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD | 0.2 | 11.2 | 6 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 64 | 0 |
| 1997 | LAD | 0.7 | 9.9 | 3.1 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAD | 0.1 | 6.1 | 2.4 | .086 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | -0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | .000 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | -0.1 | 13.3 | 3.5 | .123 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 61 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN | 0.6 | 19.2 | 3.2 | .138 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 28 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | 0.7 | 14.8 | 3.7 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 2003 | MIN/KC | 0.1 | 5.6 | 3.6 | .167 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 24 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 62 yearsAug 13, 1964
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1987
- Birthplace
- Kankakee, IL
- College
- Kankakee CC IL (J.C.)
Latest performance
Tom Prince
Sep 28 · vs CHW · L 5-1
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .208
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 28 | vs CHWL 5-1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat, Sep 27 | vsCHWL 19-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 26 | vsCHWL 11-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 24 | vs DETL 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Sep 23 | vsDETL 15-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Sep 17 | at CLEL 9-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Tom Prince's career stats?
Tom Prince played 17 seasons for the Pirates, the Dodgers, the Phillies and the Twins. He was a career .208 hitter with 248 hits, 24 home runs and 140 RBI. His best season was 1994: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
More on Tom Prince
Playoff series
Tom Prince played 2 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 0 won, 2 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  ATH | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 |  LAA | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Prince’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Tom Prince against each club
- vs Kansas City Royals (19)
- vs Chicago White Sox (18)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (18)
- vs Detroit Tigers (13)
- vs Athletics (10)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (8)
- vs New York Yankees (7)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (7)
- vs Texas Rangers (6)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (6)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (5)
- vs Seattle Mariners (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (4)
- vs Boston Red Sox (4)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (2)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (1)
- vs New York Mets (1)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
- vs San Diego Padres (1)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (1)
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