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Jocko Thompson
John Samuel Thompson

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
School Northeastern University

Debut September 21, 1948
Final Game September 16, 1951
Born January 17, 1917 in Beverly, MA
Died February 3, 1988 in Olney, MD

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1948 31 PHI NL   1   0   2   2   1   0   0  0   13.0   10    4    4   0    9    7   0   0    52       0  2.77  3.95  143 1.462
 1949 32 PHI NL   1   3   8   5   1   0   1  0   31.3   38   24   24   6   11   12   0   1   134       0  6.89  3.96   57 1.564
 1950 33 PHI NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  0    4.0    1    1    0   0    4    2   0   0    17       0  0.00  4.06  inf 1.250
 1951 34 PHI NL   4   8  29  14   3   2   4  1  119.3  102   55   51  12   59   60   2   3   507       0  3.85  3.84  100 1.349
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .353   6  11  41  21   5   2   5  1  167.7  151   84   79  18   83   81   2   4   710       0  4.24  3.88   91 1.396
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6  12  44  23   5   2   5  1  183.7  165   92   86  19   91   88   2   4   778   0   0  4.24  3.88   91 1.396
 Career High      4   8  29  14   3   2   4  1  119.3  102   55   51  12   59   60   2   3   507   0   0  3.85  3.84  100 1.349

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1948 31 PHI NL   2    3    1    0   0  0   0    0   0      2   3  .000  .400  .000   17    0   0           0   0
 1949 32 PHI NL   9   11    2    2   0  0   0    0   0      0   4  .182  .182  .182   -1    2   0           0   0
 1951 34 PHI NL  30   39    2    4   1  1   0    3   0  0   1   9  .103  .125  .179  -19    7   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons       43   53    5    6   1  1   0    3   0  0   3  16  .113  .161  .170  -10    9   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        200   19   23   4  4   0   11   0  0  11  60  .113  .161  .170  -10   34   4   0   0   0   0
 Career High     30   39    2    4   1  1   0    3   0  0   2   9                           7   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1948 31 PHI NL    5    3    0   0.0   100| .000  .267| .400  .341| .000  .394| .400  .735|  17  .000  -0.2   0.0     
 1949 32 PHI NL   11    9    0   0.0   101| .182  .267| .182  .340| .182  .399| .364  .739|  -1  .000  -1.6  -0.2     
 1951 34 PHI NL   41   36    1   0.8   102| .103  .266| .125  .340| .179  .403| .304  .743| -19  .036  -6.7  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons        57   48    1   0.6   102| .113  .266| .161  .340| .170  .402| .331  .742| -10  .021  -8.5  -0.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1948 31 PHI NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.90 0.69 2.08 2 13.0 1949 32 PHI NL P 8 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.62 0.91 1.44 2.04 5 31.3 1950 33 PHI NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.95 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 1951 34 PHI NL P 29 9 16 3 2 .893 .962 0.86 0.96 1.89 2.14 14 119.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1948 31 PHI NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.90 0.69 2.08 2 13.0 1949 32 PHI NL P 8 0 5 0 1 1.000 .962 0.62 0.91 1.44 2.04 5 31.3 1950 33 PHI NL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.95 2.25 2.02 0 4.0 1951 34 PHI NL P 29 9 16 3 2 .893 .962 0.86 0.96 1.89 2.14 14 119.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 41 9 23 3 3 .914 .964 0.78 0.95 1.72 2.11 21 167.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 41 9 23 3 3 .914 .964 0.78 0.95 1.71 2.11 21 168
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Transactions 

Before 1940 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

Before 1948 Season: Returned to the Toronto (International) by the Boston Red Sox after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1948 Season: Obtained by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.


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