Player Report for #51 Merlin Thompson

Player Demographics
	Name:	Merlin Thompson	Height:	6' 7"
	Nickname:		Weight:	226 lbs
	Date of Birth:	July 10, 1949	Bats:	R
	Drafted:	Drafted by the Denver Bulls with the 14^th pick in the 13^th round of the inaugural draft	Throws:	R
	Current Status:	Retired
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Honors and Awards
Award	Years	Times Won
All-Star	1980, 1981, 1982, 1984	4

Pitching Stats

Year/Team	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HP	HLD	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	WAR	ERC	FIP	ERA+
1978 - DEN	28	55	0	1	4	35	3.40	53.0	40	23	20	4	14	54	0	0	0	0	1.02	.257	1.1	2.03	2.94	132
1979 - DEN	29	75	0	7	5	3	3.67	108.0	102	46	44	15	26	103	1	19	0	0	1.19	.294	1.4	3.32	3.82	126
1980 - DEN (AS)	30	52	0	8	4	26	2.81	64.0	56	20	20	7	13	53	0	0	0	0	1.08	.277	0.9	2.70	3.58	163
1981 - DEN (AS)	31	62	0	9	2	26	2.47	73.0	69	22	20	7	11	66	3	4	0	0	1.10	.297	1.1	2.87	3.09	180
1982 - DEN (AS)	32	68	0	2	3	41	1.82	79.0	65	20	16	6	19	66	1	0	0	0	1.06	.269	1.3	2.41	3.24	248
1983 - DEN	33	55	0	4	5	35	3.23	55.7	51	26	20	6	14	49	0	0	0	0	1.17	.278	0.6	2.94	3.60	132
1984 - DEN (AS)	34	35	0	6	3	21	1.50	36.0	21	6	6	1	11	36	0	0	0	0	0.89	.215	1.1	1.22	2.48	276
1984 - WAS	34	21	0	1	8	2	8.23	27.3	43	29	25	5	8	23	2	2	0	0	1.87	.392	-0.2	7.67	4.77	47
1984 - Tot (AS)	34	56	0	7	11	23	4.41	63.3	64	35	31	6	19	59	2	2	0	0	1.31	.305	0.9	3.49	3.47	177
1985 - WAS	35	7	0	0	0	0	6.55	11.0	14	8	8	2	5	13	0	0	0	0	1.73	.387	-0.1	6.41	4.56	58
1985 - PHI	35	18	0	3	1	2	2.86	22.0	16	7	7	0	4	10	0	5	0	0	0.91	.239	0.4	1.48	2.84	132
1985 - Tot	35	25	0	3	1	2	4.09	33.0	30	15	15	2	9	23	0	5	0	0	1.18	.286	0.4	2.87	3.41	107
1986 - PHI	36	52	0	4	2	2	2.70	73.3	57	23	22	6	24	53	2	6	0	0	1.10	.241	0.4	2.57	3.80	133
1987 - CAR	37	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.7	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.25	.417	0.0	8.33	3.58	0
1987 - PHI	37	44	0	6	1	5	4.12	54.7	46	27	25	7	22	26	1	3	0	0	1.24	.228	-0.6	3.42	5.12	92
1987 - Tot	37	46	0	6	1	5	3.92	57.3	51	28	25	7	23	27	1	3	0	0	1.29	.240	-0.6	3.63	5.05	87
w/ DEN (4xAS)		402	0	37	26	187	2.80	468.7	404	163	146	46	108	427	5	23	0	0	1.09	.276	7.5	2.62	3.35	173
w/ WAS		28	0	1	8	2	7.75	38.3	57	37	33	7	13	36	2	2	0	0	1.83	.391	-0.2	7.31	4.71	50
w/ PHI		114	0	13	4	9	3.24	150.0	119	57	54	13	50	89	3	14	0	0	1.13	.236	0.2	2.69	4.14	118
w/ CAR		2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.7	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.25	.417	0.0	8.33	3.58	0
Per 162 games		68	0	6	5	25	3.18	82.2	73	32	29	8	21	69	1	5	0	0	1.15	.275	0.9	2.89	3.61	153
Totals		546	0	51	38	198	3.18	659.7	585	258	233	66	172	553	10	39	0	0	1.15	.275	7.5	2.89	3.61	153

Expanded Pitching Stats

Year/Team	Age	BF	PI	R/9IP	H/9IP	K/9IP	BB/9IP	HR/9IP	K/BB	QS	QS%	CG%	GF	GB	FB	GB%	WP	BK	BS	SV%	SVO
1978 - DEN	28	213	793	3.91	6.79	9.17	2.38	0.68	3.86	0	0.0	0.0	0	61	41	59.8	1	0	6	85.4	41
1979 - DEN	29	441	1613	3.83	8.50	8.58	2.17	1.25	3.96	0	0.0	0.0	0	129	73	63.9	1	0	2	60.0	24
1980 - DEN (AS)	30	254	947	2.81	7.88	7.45	1.83	0.98	4.08	0	0.0	0.0	0	70	60	53.8	4	1	8	76.5	35
1981 - DEN (AS)	31	301	1164	2.71	8.51	8.14	1.36	0.86	6.00	0	0.0	0.0	0	95	49	66.0	3	0	2	92.9	32
1982 - DEN (AS)	32	314	1185	2.28	7.41	7.52	2.16	0.68	3.47	0	0.0	0.0	0	90	70	56.2	2	1	6	87.2	48
1983 - DEN	33	235	841	4.20	8.25	7.92	2.26	0.97	3.50	0	0.0	0.0	0	62	52	54.4	0	0	6	85.4	41
1984 - DEN (AS)	34	141	517	1.50	5.25	9.00	2.75	0.25	3.27	0	0.0	0.0	0	42	29	59.2	1	0	1	95.5	22
1984 - WAS	34	136	482	9.55	14.16	7.57	2.63	1.65	2.88	0	0.0	0.0	0	39	16	70.9	0	0	2	50.0	6
1984 - Tot (AS)	34	277	999	4.97	9.09	8.38	2.70	0.85	3.11	0	0.0	0.0	0	81	45	64.3	1	0	3	88.5	28
1985 - PHI	35	81	305	2.86	6.55	4.09	1.64	0.00	2.50	0	0.0	0.0	0	25	25	50.0	1	0	0	100.0	7
1985 - WAS	35	52	200	6.55	11.45	10.64	4.09	1.64	2.60	0	0.0	0.0	0	13	7	65.0	0	0	0	0.0	0
1985 - Tot	35	133	505	4.09	8.18	6.27	2.45	0.55	2.56	0	0.0	0.0	0	38	32	54.3	1	0	0	100.0	7
1986 - PHI	36	297	1081	2.82	7.00	6.50	2.95	0.74	2.21	0	0.0	0.0	0	79	79	50.0	2	1	0	100.0	8
1987 - PHI	37	229	817	4.45	7.57	4.28	3.62	1.15	1.18	0	0.0	0.0	0	64	66	49.2	0	3	1	83.3	10
1987 - CAR	37	14	40	3.38	16.87	3.38	3.38	0.00	1.00	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	2	66.7	1	0	0	0.0	0
1987 - Tot	37	243	857	4.40	8.01	4.24	3.61	1.10	1.17	0	0.0	0.0	0	68	68	50.0	1	3	1	83.3	10
w/ DEN (4xAS)		1899	7060	3.13	7.76	8.20	2.07	0.88	3.95	0	0.0	0.0	0	549	374	59.5	12	2	31	85.8	243
w/ WAS		188	682	8.69	13.38	8.45	3.05	1.64	2.77	0	0.0	0.0	0	52	23	69.3	0	0	2	50.0	6
w/ PHI		607	2203	3.42	7.14	5.34	3.00	0.78	1.78	0	0.0	0.0	0	168	170	49.7	3	4	1	90.0	25
w/ CAR		14	40	3.38	16.87	3.38	3.38	0.00	1.00	0	0.0	0.0	0	4	2	66.7	1	0	0	0.0	0
Per 162 games		337	1244	3.52	7.98	7.54	2.35	0.90	3.22	0	0.0	0.0	0	96	71	57.6	2	1	4	85.3	34
Totals		2708	9985	3.52	7.98	7.54	2.35	0.90	3.22	0	0.0	0.0	0	773	569	57.6	16	6	34	85.3	274

Batting Stats

Year/Team	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SH	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WAR	wOBA	OPS+
1978 - DEN	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
1979 - DEN	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
1980 - DEN (AS)	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
1981 - DEN (AS)	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
1984 - DEN (AS)	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
1984 - WAS	34	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.0	.000	-100
1984 - Tot (AS)	34	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.0	.000	-100
1985 - PHI	35	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	-100
1985 - WAS	35	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.1	.000	-100
1985 - Tot	35	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.0	.000	-100
1986 - PHI	36	50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.1	.000	-100
1987 - PHI	37	44	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.1	.000	-100
1987 - CAR	37	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
1987 - Tot	37	46	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.1	.000	-100
w/ DEN (4xAS)		14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
w/ WAS		26	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.1	.000	-100
w/ PHI		112	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.1	.000	-100
w/ CAR		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0	.000	0
Per 162 games		162	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.2	.000	-100
Totals		154	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.2	.000	-100

Expanded Batting Stats

Year/Team	Age	PA	Outs	EBH	TB	IBB	PS	PS/PA	PA/HR	BB/K	GDP	PwrSpd	SB%	RC	RC/27	BBABIP	ISO
1978 - DEN	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1979 - DEN	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1980 - DEN (AS)	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1981 - DEN (AS)	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1984 - DEN (AS)	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1984 - WAS	34	1	1	0	0	0	4	4.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1984 - Tot (AS)	34	1	1	0	0	0	4	4.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1985 - PHI	35	1	1	0	0	0	3	3.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1985 - WAS	35	2	2	0	0	0	6	3.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1985 - Tot	35	3	3	0	0	0	9	3.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1986 - PHI	36	1	1	0	0	0	6	6.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1987 - PHI	37	3	3	0	0	0	11	3.67	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1987 - CAR	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
1987 - Tot	37	3	3	0	0	0	11	3.67	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
w/ DEN (4xAS)		0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
w/ WAS		3	3	0	0	0	10	3.33	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
w/ PHI		5	5	0	0	0	20	4.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
w/ CAR		0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
Per 162 games		8	8	0	0	0	32	3.75	9999.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000
Totals		8	8	0	0	0	30	3.75	9999.0	0.00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	.000	.000

Fielding Stats

Year/Team	Age	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR	PB	SBA	RTO	RTO%
1978 - DEN	28	P	55	0	4	8	0	13	1	.923	53.0	2.04	0.6
1979 - DEN	29	P	75	0	3	17	0	20	0	1.000	108.0	1.67	0.4
1980 - DEN	30	P	52	0	4	14	0	18	0	1.000	64.0	2.53	0.1
1981 - DEN	31	P	62	0	4	15	1	19	0	1.000	73.0	2.34	0.6
1982 - DEN	32	P	68	0	3	14	0	20	3	.850	79.0	1.94	0.5
1983 - DEN	33	P	55	0	4	10	1	16	2	.875	55.7	2.26	-0.4
1984 - DEN	34	P	35	0	1	4	0	6	1	.833	36.0	1.25	0.2
1984 - WAS	34	P	21	0	0	3	0	4	1	.750	27.3	0.99	-0.2
1984 - P Tot (AS)	34	P	56	0	1	7	0	10	2	.800	63.3	1.14	0.0
1985 - WAS	35	P	7	0	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	11.0	3.27	-0.2
1985 - PHI	35	P	18	0	2	5	1	7	0	1.000	22.0	2.86	0.7
1985 - P Tot	35	P	25	0	3	8	1	11	0	1.000	33.0	3.00	0.5
1986 - PHI	36	P	52	0	4	3	0	9	2	.778	73.3	0.86	-0.6
1987 - PHI	37	P	44	0	4	12	1	16	0	1.000	54.7	2.63	-0.2
1987 - CAR	37	P	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	2.7	3.38	0.0
1987 - P Tot	37	P	46	0	4	13	1	17	0	1.000	57.3	2.67	-0.2
Pitcher			546	0	34	109	4	153	10	.935	659.7	1.95	1.5

Leaderboard Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1979	75	1
1982	68	7

Year	SV	Rank
1978	35	4
1981	26	6
1982	41	1
1983	35	6

Year	HLD	Rank
1979	19	5

Year	RA	Rank
1979	75	1
1982	68	7

Year	GF	Rank
1978	45	4
1981	40	9
1982	57	2
1983	45	8

Career Metrics
Black Ink	4
Gray Ink	11

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