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Douglas
Thornton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 215
 
Born: November 1, 1931 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 SAC CL $ 2,592,857  
1953 21 SAC CL $ 300,000  
1954 22 SAC CL $ 300,000  
1955 23 SAC CL $ 3,957,143  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,957,143  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 20 SAC CL 136 473 76 139 22 3 13 80 11 6 53 74 .294 .366 .436 .801 73.0 11.6
1953 21 SAC CL 138 444 66 119 14 7 19 78 14 2 39 66 .268 .323 .459 .783 68.6 8.9
1954 22 SAC CL 134 484 78 143 22 5 21 97 11 5 39 69 .295 .355 .492 .847 78.4 11.6
1955 23 SAC CL 137 499 81 142 25 4 22 97 11 2 47 73 .285 .352 .483 .835 80.4 12.1
4 Years Sim 545 1900 301 543 83 19 75 352 47 15 178 282 .286 .350 .468 .817 300.4 44.1
162 Game Average 564 89 161 24 5 22 104 13 4 52 83 .286 .350 .468 .817 89.3  
Career Highs 138 499 81 143 25 7 22 97 14 6 53 74 .295 .366 .492 .847 80.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1535 233 429 62 17 60 287 40 13 121 234 .279 .335 .459 .794 231.7
vs LH   365 68 114 21 2 15 65 7 2 57 48 .312 .409 .504 .913 72.7
Home 274 941 157 272 44 11 39 183 26 9 96 142 .289 .358 .484 .842 158.5
Away 271 959 144 271 39 8 36 169 21 6 82 140 .283 .341 .453 .793 145.9
RISP   542 0 165 27 7 20 264 0 0 63 73 .304 .371 .491 .862 96.2
Pinch Hitting   41 8 12 2 0 1 7 2 0 8 7 .293 .392 .415 .807 7.7
Close/Late   231 26 65 8 3 6 41 0 0 23 39 .281 .350 .420 .770 33.4
Mar/Apr 59 220 31 52 6 1 10 33 7 2 21 42 .236 .306 .409 .715 28.9
May 107 344 64 116 17 7 13 60 13 3 45 50 .337 .413 .541 .954 72.5
June 104 374 57 99 15 1 13 61 7 1 26 45 .265 .318 .414 .732 48.9
July 97 336 61 100 20 2 16 71 8 4 31 44 .298 .359 .512 .871 58.6
August 104 367 53 99 13 5 13 72 7 3 29 62 .270 .328 .439 .767 51.7
Sep/Oct 74 259 35 77 12 3 10 55 5 2 26 39 .297 .361 .483 .843 43.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 20 SAC CL 3B 67 61 538.0 37 111 14 11 .914 2.48   0.8
    SS 46 44 384.7 52 131 5 15 .973 4.28   1.5
    2B 21 14 144.3 33 56 1 15 .989 5.55   0.8
1953 21 SAC CL SS 94 85 776.7 114 291 11 52 .974 4.69   3.5
    3B 28 22 201.0 12 54 7 3 .904 2.96   0.6
    2B 15 9 88.3 21 26 3 6 .940 4.79   0.3
1954 22 SAC CL SS 110 109 970.3 142 380 20 50 .963 4.84   4.9
    3B 13 8 81.0 7 12 1 1 .950 2.11   0.2
    2B 5 2 26.0 2 12 0 1 1.000 4.85   0.1
1955 23 SAC CL 2B 68 66 583.0 121 249 8 45 .979 5.71   3.0
    3B 36 32 293.7 20 70 6 6 .938 2.76   0.7
    SS 33 26 250.3 35 102 4 9 .972 4.93   0.8
  SS 283 264 2382.0 343 904 40 126 .969 4.71   10.8
  3B 144 123 1113.7 76 247 28 21 .920 2.61   2.3
  2B 109 91 841.7 177 343 12 67 .977 5.56   4.2
Career Totals   536 478 4337.3 596 1494 80 214 .963 4.34   17.3
Career Highs   137 124 1127.0 176 421 21 61 .971 4.77    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1953-7-138
CAR-21-545
 At-Bats
CAR-43-1900
 Total Bases
CAR-43-889
 Triples
CAR-39-19
 Homeruns
1955-6-22
CAR-28-75
 RBIs
1954-7-97
1955-6-97
CAR-21-352
Strikeouts
CAR-50-282
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 13
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36
 
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  1. John Mota (955)
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  4. Brian Underwood (932)
  5. Walter Salgado (915)
  6. Pete Rohrbaugh (909)
  7. Bill Mangels (901)
  8. Joel Monroy (900)
  9. Paul Davis (900)
  10. Michael Cude (894)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Sacramento in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Roy Waites (LB)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1952, off Luis Almaraz (OAK)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1952, hitting .560 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Los Angeles on 5/28/1952
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1954, hitting .560 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
 
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