Sam Thompson - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Sam Thompson

Samuel Tommy Thompson
(Sad Sam; Long Tom)

Born: May 27, 1908 in Sulligent, AL
Died: January 29, 1978 in Los Angeles, CA
(69 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'2"

Wt: 158

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Notes:

• High School: Sumner HS (Kansas City, KS)
• College: Wiley College (Marshall, TX)
• Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum (Culver City, CA)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1932	AB2	NSL	24	SP	7	5	.583	15	11		10	1	1	104.2	42	31	94	3	24	52	3	1	3	442	2.67	136
1933	CUP	IND	25	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	4.0	7	6	11	1	0	2	0		0	22	13.50	32
1934	KCM	IND	26	SP	1	0	1.000	2	2		0	0	0	8.2	10	4	16	1	3	3	0		0	48	4.15	101
1935	CEG/NOS	NN2/NSA	27	SP	4	4	.500	12	10		3	1	0	73.0	51	41	80	2	19	32	0	0	1	315	5.05	102
1936	PS	NN2	28	SP	5	3	.625	14	7		4	0	1	63.1	36	33	65	5	26	25	0	0	0	281	4.69	108
1937	PS	NN2	29	SP	5	4	.556	11	8		5	1	0	67.1	34	31	71	9	14	29	0	0	1	283	4.14	127
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	8.0	7	7	12	2	1	2	0	0	0	35	7.88	66
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	3	4	.429	15	7		2	0	1	59.1	47	42	73	7	25	30	0	0	0	269	6.37	80
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	2	5	.286	12	7		5	0	0	59.1	45	34	74	5	21	31	2	0	2	280	5.16	107
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	0	7	.000	9	6		3	0	0	52.1	42	27	69	3	15	20	1	0	3	250	4.64	91
10	7			SP	27	34	.443	92	60		33	3	3	500.0	321	256	565	38	148	226	6	1	10	2225	4.61	104
162 Game Average					12	15	.443	41	27		15	1	1	223.2	144	115	253	17	66	101	3	0	4	995	4.61	104

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			SP	7	5	.583	15	11		10	1	1	104.2	42	31	94	3	24	52	3	1	3	442	2.67	136
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			1B	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	4.0	7	6	11	1	0	2	0		0	22	13.50	32
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	1	0	1.000	2	2		0	0	0	8.2	10	4	16	1	3	3	0		0	48	4.15	101
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	3	4	.429	11	10		3	1	0	67.0	49	39	74	2	17	30	0	0	1	290	5.24	101
1	North All Stars			RP	1	0	1.000	1	0		0	0	0	6.0	2	2	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	25	3.00	133
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	15	17	.469	53	30		17	1	2	257.1	169	147	295	28	87	117	2	0	3	1148	5.14	102
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	0	7	.000	9	6		3	0	0	52.1	42	27	69	3	15	20	1	0	3	250	4.64	91

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1932	AB2	NSL	24	SP	104.2		1.13	1.26		11.8%	10.7%		5.4%	6.8%		2.17	1.57		0.7%	0.4%
1933	CUP	IND	25	SP	4.0		2.75	1.43		9.1%	10.6%		0.0%	7.2%			1.48		4.5%	1.1%
1934	KCM	IND	26	SP	8.2		2.19	1.39		6.3%	12.5%		6.3%	7.5%		1.00	1.66		2.1%	0.8%
1935	CEG/NOS	NN2/NSA	27	SP	73.0		1.36	1.56		10.2%	15.0%		6.0%	16.2%		1.68	1.25		0.6%	1.6%
1936	PS	NN2	28	SP	63.1		1.44	1.50		8.9%	11.8%		9.3%	8.7%		0.96	1.36		1.8%	1.5%
1937	PS	NN2	29	SP	67.1		1.26	1.52		10.2%	11.9%		4.9%	8.3%		2.07	1.43		3.2%	1.5%
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	8.0		1.63	1.49		5.7%	11.0%		2.9%	8.9%		2.00	1.24		5.7%	1.4%
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	59.1		1.65	1.49		11.2%	11.6%		9.3%	8.9%		1.20	1.30		2.6%	1.6%
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	59.1		1.60	1.60		11.1%	11.5%		7.5%	10.2%		1.48	1.12		1.8%	1.4%
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	52.1		1.61	1.44		8.0%	11.9%		6.0%	8.0%		1.33	1.49		1.2%	0.8%
10	7			SP	500.0		1.43	1.46		10.2%	11.5%		6.7%	8.6%		1.53	1.38		1.7%	1.2%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			SP	104.2		1.13	1.26		11.8%	10.7%		5.4%	6.8%		2.17	1.57		0.7%	0.4%
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			1B	4.0		2.75	1.43		9.1%	10.6%		0.0%	7.2%		0.00	1.48		4.5%	1.1%
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	8.2		2.19	1.39		6.3%	12.5%		6.3%	7.5%		1.00	1.66		2.1%	0.8%
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	67.0		1.36	1.56		10.3%	11.3%		5.9%	8.8%		1.76	1.29		0.7%	1.4%
1	North All Stars			RP	6.0		1.33	1.56		8.0%	18.6%		8.0%	23.7%		1.00	0.79		0.0%	1.7%
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	257.1		1.48	1.52		10.2%	11.7%		7.6%	9.0%		1.34	1.30		2.4%	1.5%
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	52.1		1.61	1.44		8.0%	11.9%		6.0%	8.0%		1.33	1.49		1.2%	0.8%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1932	AB2	NSL	24	SP	15	442	409	42	94	11	11	3	14		24	52		3	6		4	.230	.278	.333	.610
1933	CUP	IND	25	SP	1	22	22	7	11	2	2	1	3		0	2		0	0		1	.500	.500	.909	1.409
1934	KCM	IND	26	SP	2	48	44	10	16	1	1	1	0		3	3		0	1		1	.364	.404	.500	.904
1935	CEG/NOS	NN2/NSA	27	SP	12	315	288	51	80	16	6	2	11		19	32	0	1	7		6	.278	.325	.396	.721
1936	PS	NN2	28	SP	14	281	249	36	65	12	3	5	8		26	25		0	6		4	.261	.331	.394	.724
1937	PS	NN2	29	SP	11	283	258	34	71	7	2	9	0		14	29		1	10		6	.275	.315	.422	.737
1938	PS	NN2	30	SP	1	35	34	7	12	3	1	2	2		1	2		0	0		1	.353	.371	.676	1.048
1939	PS	NN2	31	SP	15	269	238	47	73	10	2	7	1		25	30		0	6		3	.307	.373	.454	.826
1940	PS	NN2	32	SP	12	280	256	45	74	15	3	5	5		21	31		2	3		3	.289	.348	.430	.777
1942	CAG	NAL	34	SP	9	250	228	42	69	17	0	3	5		15	20		3	4		1	.303	.354	.417	.770
10	7			SP	92	2225	2026	321	565	94	31	38	49		148	226	0	10	43		30	.279	.331	.412	.743

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Indianapolis ABCs II			SP	15	442	409	42	94	11	11	3	14		24	52		3	6		4	.230	.278	.333	.610
1	Pollock's Cuban Stars			1B	1	22	22	7	11	2	2	1	3		0	2		0	0		1	.500	.500	.909	1.409
1	Kansas City Monarchs			RP	2	48	44	10	16	1	1	1	0		3	3		0	1		1	.364	.404	.500	.904
1	Baltimore Elite Giants			SP	11	290	265	49	74	16	5	2	11		17	30		1	7		6	.279	.325	.400	.725
1	North All Stars			RP	1	25	23	2	6	0	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0		0	.261	.320	.348	.668
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	53	1148	1035	169	295	47	11	28	16		87	117		3	25		17	.285	.342	.433	.775
1	Chicago American Giants			RP	9	250	228	42	69	17	0	3	5		15	20		3	4		1	.303	.354	.417	.770

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