Sam Thompson
Samuel Luther Thompson
(Big Sam)
 
Born: March 5, 1860 in Danville, IN
Died: November 7, 1922 - 62 years old
Bats: L Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 207
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1974
- Purchased by the Detroit Wolverines from Indianapolis in 1885

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
DTN
NL
25.3
RF
270
-
 
2.4
2.4
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
10.6
9.6
1.0
0.0
5.3
5.4
-0.2
0.0
DTN
NL
26.3
RF
538
-
 
4.1
3.6
-0.0
0.0
-0.5
22.1
17.2
5.0
0.0
11.9
8.9
2.9
0.0
DTN
NL
27.3
RF
586
-
 
5.3
5.1
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
29.1
25.5
3.6
0.0
18.6
16.8
1.7
0.0
DTN
NL
28.3
RF
264
-
 
1.8
2.1
-0.6
0.0
-0.3
9.7
9.1
0.5
0.0
4.7
5.0
-0.4
0.0
PHI
NL
29.3
RF
575
-
 
1.6
2.6
-1.6
0.0
-0.6
17.0
15.5
1.5
0.0
6.9
7.0
-0.1
0.0
PHI
NL
30.3
RF
599
-
 
2.7
3.1
-1.1
0.0
-0.7
19.7
16.6
3.1
0.0
9.5
8.2
1.2
0.0
PHI
NL
31.3
RF
614
-
 
3.6
2.9
0.0
0.0
-0.7
22.2
18.4
3.9
0.0
11.5
9.4
2.1
0.0
PHI
NL
32.3
RF
679
-
 
4.7
4.6
-0.7
0.0
-0.8
22.7
19.3
3.3
0.0
10.6
9.3
1.4
0.0
PHI
NL
33.3
RF
656
-
 
4.2
4.8
-1.2
0.0
-0.6
23.1
21.5
1.5
0.0
11.9
12.1
-0.2
0.0
PHI
NL
34.3
RF
478
-
 
5.2
5.5
-0.7
0.0
-0.4
20.1
18.9
1.3
0.0
12.0
12.1
-0.1
0.0
PHI
NL
35.3
RF
576
-
 
6.0
5.8
-0.3
0.0
-0.6
28.7
26.6
2.0
0.0
19.0
18.5
0.5
0.0
PHI
NL
36.3
RF
554
-
 
2.1
1.4
0.1
0.0
-0.6
13.6
11.9
1.8
0.0
4.0
3.8
0.2
0.0
PHI
NL
37.3
RF
14
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
-0.0
0.0
PHI
NL
38.3
RF
67
-
 
0.7
0.7
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
3.5
3.2
0.3
0.0
2.3
2.2
0.1
0.0
DET
AL
46.3
RF
32
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
15
3
RF
6502
-
  
44.1
44.5
-7.1
0.0
-6.8
242.5
213.5
29.0
0.0
127.7
118.3
9.4
0.0
162 Game Average
749
-
  
5.1
5.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.8
  
27.9
24.6
3.3
0.0
  
14.7
13.6
1.1
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
4
RF
1658
-
 
13.5
13.2
-1.4
0.0
-1.8
71.5
61.4
10.1
0.0
40.4
36.3
4.1
0.0
10
RF
4812
-
 
30.7
31.4
-5.7
0.0
-5.0
170.8
152.0
18.8
0.0
87.7
82.4
5.3
0.0
1
RF
32
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James