Walter Thornton stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1898

Age 151

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Walter Thornton played 4 MLB seasons, 1895 to 1898.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
154
AB
519
R
83
H
162
HR
1
RBI
0
SB
23
AVG
.312
Standard by season
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.
1895CHC82247100.318
1896CHC92268002.364
1897CHC7526539850013.321
1898CHC622103462008.295

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
592
TB
198
XBH
25
HBP
6
IBB
0
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
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.
1895CHC251120000
1896CHC271010000
1897CHC305106156000
1898CHC2357170000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
2.0
RC
89.1
RC/27
6.60
ISOP
.069
SECA
.229
BB/K
20.00
AB/HR
519.0
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
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.
1895CHC0.24.58.1.1820.33220
1896CHC0.25.610.9.0910.42.500
1897CHC0.448.97.2.0790.2000
1898CHC1.230.15.4.0430.2000

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
151 yearsFeb 18, 1875
Debut
1895

What were Walter Thornton's career stats?

Walter Thornton played 4 seasons for the Cubs. He was a career .312 hitter with 162 hits, 1 home run and 0 RBI. His best season was 1896: a .364 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.

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