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Joe Thurston
Joseph William Thurston

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut September 2, 2002

Born September 29, 1979 in Fairfield, CA

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 22 LAD NL   8   13    1    6   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .462  .429  .538  162    7   1   1   0   0   0
 2003 23 LAD NL  12   10    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .200  .273  .200   30    2   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 24 LAD NL  17   17    1    3   1  1   0    1   0  0   0   5  .176  .167  .353   32    6   0   1   0   0   0
 2006 26 PHI NL  18   18    3    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .222  .300  .278   47    5   0   0   0   1   0
 2008 28 BOS AL   4    8    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .111  .000  -68    0   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       59   66    7   15   3  1   0    2   0  0   2  10  .227  .264  .303   48   20   1   2   0   2   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        181   19   41   8  3   0    5   0  0   5  27  .227  .264  .303   48   55   3   5   0   5   0
 Career High     18   18    3    6   1  1   0    1   0  0   1   5                           7   1   1   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 22 LAD NL   15    9    3   8.9   100| .462  .256| .429  .329| .538  .408| .967  .736| 162  .757   1.3   0.1   0%
 2003 23 LAD NL   11    8    1   3.4   104| .200  .261| .273  .332| .200  .419| .473  .751|  30  .330  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 2004 24 LAD NL   18   15    1   1.8   107| .176  .264| .167  .334| .353  .427| .520  .762|  32  .131  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 2006 26 PHI NL   20   14    2   3.8   117| .222  .278| .300  .350| .278  .452| .578  .801|  47  .372  -1.5  -0.1   0%
 2008 28 BOS AL    9    8    0   0.0   112| .000  .277| .111  .346| .000  .435| .111  .782| -68  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        73   54    7   3.5   109| .227  .267| .264  .339| .303  .430| .567  .768|  48  .340  -5.0  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 22 LAD NL 2B 4 4 6 0 3 1.000 .980 2.50 4.28 4.74 4.97 1 19.0 2003 23 LAD NL 2B 3 2 4 1 2 .857 .984 2.00 4.40 9.00 5.10 0 6.0 2004 24 LAD NL 2B 4 2 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.25 4.30 3.98 5.02 0 11.3 2006 26 PHI NL 2B 4 6 2 0 1 1.000 .988 2.00 4.38 6.99 5.07 0 10.3 OF 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.87 3.60 2.22 2 15.0 LF 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.55 3.21 1.99 2 14.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 2008 28 BOS AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.65 2.37 2.04 1 19.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 22 LAD NL 2B 4 4 6 0 3 1.000 .980 2.50 4.28 4.74 4.97 1 19.0 2003 23 LAD NL 2B 3 2 4 1 2 .857 .984 2.00 4.40 9.00 5.10 0 6.0 2004 24 LAD NL 2B 4 2 3 0 1 1.000 .980 1.25 4.30 3.98 5.02 0 11.3 2006 26 PHI NL 2B 4 6 2 0 1 1.000 .988 2.00 4.38 6.99 5.07 0 10.3 2006 26 PHI NL LF 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.55 3.21 1.99 2 14.0 2008 28 BOS AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.65 2.37 2.04 1 19.0 2006 26 PHI NL OF 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.87 3.60 2.22 2 15.0 2006 26 PHI NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 2B* 15 14 15 1 7 .967 .983 1.93 4.33 5.59 5.01 1 46.7 LF* 6 9 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.62 2.73 2.02 3 33.0 OF* 3 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.87 3.60 2.22 2 15.0 6 0 1# RF* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 9.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 18 19 16 1 7 .972 .983 1.94 3.92 5.08 4.31 3 62
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

June 3, 1997: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 45th round of the 1997 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1999.

July 29, 2005: Sent to the New York Yankees by the Los Angeles Dodgers as part of a conditional deal.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

January 28, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2004Los Angeles Dodgers$301,000
Career (may be incomplete)$301,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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