Player Report for #30 Paul Thames

04/26/1981

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2B Paul Thames #30

ABA Phoenix Aces

Age: 30

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Very Good


	4-2, .667, 1.0 GB

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
6	23	7	2	0	1	4	1	2	.304	.333	.522	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	11	11	11	11
Gap	8	8	8	8
Power	6	6	6	6
Eye	7	8	7	7
Avoid K's	9	9	8	9

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	14	5
Errors:	-	19	1
Arm:	1	10	1
Turn DP:	-	14	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	2
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	-
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	-
2nd Base:	17	Right Field:	-
3rd Base:	3

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	8
Stealing Ability:	14
Baserunning Inst.:	16
Sacrifice Bunt:	5
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
04/25/1981	@ PHI	Win, 3-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
04/24/1981	@ BSN	Loss, 0-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
04/23/1981	@ BSN	Win, 4-3	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
04/22/1981	@ BSN	Loss, 2-5	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
04/21/1981	CHH	Win, 5-0	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
04/20/1981	CHH	Win, 5-1	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	0
04/14/1981	PIT	Loss, 2-4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
04/13/1981	@ BSN	Win, 3-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
04/12/1981	MAN	Win, 13-0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
04/11/1981	@ CIN	Win, 2-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	High
Loyalty:	High
Desire f. Win:	Normal
Greed:	High
Intelligence:	Very Low
Work Ethic:	Normal

Paul Thames
Birthday:	06/10/1950
Born in:	Ponce (Ponce)
Nationality:	Puerto Rican
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	214 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Fair

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$353,200
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	6 Years, 157 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	6 Years, 157 Days
Pro Service:	13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1968, 8th Pick in Round 2

American Baseball Association 1981 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WOBA	ISO	VORP
Overall	6	23	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	2	.304	.333	.522	.855	.365	.217	2.2
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	6	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	3	0	0	0.0	3.6	5.68
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Versus Right		18	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	.389	.421	.667	1.088
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last Week		23	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	.304	.333	.522	.855
April		23	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	.304	.333	.522	.855
Spring Training		51	14	2	0	0	6	4	3	8	0	0	0	.275	.315	.314	.629
Last Year		403	108	21	2	11	52	44	22	70	4	0	3	.268	.308	.412	.720
2 Years Ago		407	109	16	0	9	42	59	28	78	2	0	1	.268	.315	.373	.689
Career		3483	978	124	26	66	386	418	246	594	25	0	13	.281	.328	.388	.717
Home		8	3	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.875	1.250
Road		15	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646
Grass		23	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	.304	.333	.522	.855
Day		8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500
Night		15	5	2	0	1	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.375	.667	1.042
Close/Late		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
Inning 1-3		7	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714
Inning 4-6		10	4	1	0	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200
Inning 7-9		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
0 Outs		5	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.400	.500	1.000	1.500
1 Outs		8	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875
2 Outs		10	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500
Scoring Position		8	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625
Bases Empty		9	3	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.778	1.111
Runner on 1st		6	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762
Runner on 2nd		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd		3	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667
Bases Loaded		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Two Strikes		10	4	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000
First Pitch		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 0-1		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Count 0-2		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Count 1-1		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 1-2		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-1		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Count 2-2		5	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	.800	1.400
Count 3-1		1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000
Full Count		2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Behind in Count		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
Ahead in Count		6	2	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.833	1.262
Batting 5th		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Batting 6th		19	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	.368	.400	.632	1.032

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1973 Cleveland - ABA	22	31	98	25	2	0	2	11	10	5	0	1	29	2	0	.255	.288	.337	.625	79	1.6
1974 Cleveland - ABA	23	141	552	156	25	7	8	45	63	30	3	5	93	6	5	.283	.320	.397	.717	107	18.2
1975 Cleveland - ABA	24	135	539	159	17	1	8	65	63	37	0	2	91	13	5	.295	.339	.375	.714	104	19.9
1976 Cleveland - ABA	25	129	506	129	9	8	5	53	44	38	1	4	84	7	6	.255	.306	.334	.640	86	6.6
1977 Cleveland - ABA	26	73	277	87	11	3	5	33	32	25	1	2	42	2	2	.314	.370	.430	.800	120	18.6
1977 Baltimore - ABA	26	31	113	29	4	0	3	8	10	6	0	0	20	4	5	.257	.294	.372	.666	82	-0.7
1977 Total - ABA	26	104	390	116	15	3	8	41	42	31	1	2	62	6	7	.297	.349	.413	.762	0	18.0
1978 Phoenix - ABA	27	51	202	72	10	2	7	38	32	15	1	3	31	10	2	.356	.398	.530	.928	169	26.9
1978 Baltimore - ABA	27	90	363	97	7	3	7	35	59	39	3	2	54	10	2	.267	.342	.361	.702	99	14.1
1978 Total - ABA	27	141	565	169	17	5	14	73	91	54	4	5	85	20	4	.299	.361	.421	.783	0	41.0
1979 Phoenix - ABA	28	107	407	109	16	0	9	42	59	28	1	2	78	6	1	.268	.315	.373	.689	91	7.7
1980 Phoenix - ABA	29	108	403	108	21	2	11	52	44	22	3	4	70	6	1	.268	.308	.412	.720	103	13.1
1981 Phoenix - ABA	30	6	23	7	2	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	.304	.333	.522	.855	142	2.2
Total ABA		902	3483	978	124	26	66	386	418	246	13	25	594	66	29	.281	.328	.388	.717	104	128.2

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1968 Total - HS	17	25	111	60	12	1	4	40	52	12	2	1	8	17	3	.541	.587	.775	1.362	100	0.0
1968 Long Beach - A	17	45	160	40	6	0	1	4	9	5	1	0	29	3	0	.250	.277	.306	.583	77	0.5
1969 Long Beach - A	18	113	435	100	9	2	9	35	45	18	2	1	106	7	1	.230	.263	.322	.585	77	-2.5
1970 Long Beach - A	19	92	360	119	13	2	7	45	38	22	1	1	60	0	4	.331	.370	.436	.806	126	25.8
1970 Port Lavaca - AA	19	19	71	19	3	0	2	9	5	7	0	0	14	0	0	.268	.333	.394	.728	104	1.7
1971 Port Lavaca - AA	20	76	282	73	8	0	7	22	30	26	2	1	54	5	1	.259	.325	.362	.686	104	8.7
1971 Pickering - AAA	20	26	103	28	3	0	0	12	6	5	2	0	25	4	1	.272	.318	.301	.619	75	0.7
1972 Pickering - AAA	21	37	128	32	8	0	3	15	10	2	0	1	22	0	0	.250	.260	.383	.642	90	1.1
1973 Pickering - AAA	22	89	354	103	12	1	9	42	41	29	2	5	61	4	2	.291	.344	.407	.750	119	18.5
Total GHL		152	585	163	23	1	12	69	57	36	4	6	108	8	3	.279	.322	.383	.705	106	20.3
Total STL		95	353	92	11	0	9	31	35	33	2	1	68	5	1	.261	.326	.368	.695	104	10.5
Total SCL		250	955	259	28	4	17	84	92	45	4	2	195	10	5	.271	.306	.362	.668	96	23.8

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1973 Cleveland - ML	2B	24	22	44	44	14	90	2	.978	198.0	4.00	-0.4	.989
1974 Cleveland - ML	2B	141	141	290	365	81	662	7	.989	1204.1	4.89	+11.3	1.045
1975 Cleveland - ML	2B	135	134	283	386	93	687	18	.974	1191.0	5.06	+9.4	1.032
1976 Cleveland - ML	2B	129	129	268	359	68	642	15	.977	1135.2	4.97	+6.2	1.022
1977 Cleveland - ML	2B	73	73	150	205	41	365	10	.973	626.1	5.10	+1.3	1.007
1977 Baltimore - ML	2B	25	25	55	85	20	141	1	.993	223.2	5.63	+3.8	1.063
1978 Baltimore - ML	2B	89	88	190	262	53	460	8	.983	796.0	5.11	+8.1	1.042
1978 Baltimore - ML	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.1	0.00	0.0	.000
1978 Phoenix - ML	2B	51	51	117	156	35	277	4	.986	439.1	5.59	+3.4	1.031
1978 Phoenix - ML	SS	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	4.0	4.50	+0.0	1.010
1978 Phoenix - ML	3B	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00	+0.0	1.034
1979 Phoenix - ML	2B	104	104	214	380	86	601	7	.988	893.1	5.98	+5.2	1.020
1979 Phoenix - ML	SS	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	6.0	3.00	0.0	.000
1979 Phoenix - ML	3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	4.0	2.25	+0.0	1.047
1980 Phoenix - ML	2B	105	99	228	336	66	573	9	.984	870.0	5.83	+3.3	1.013
1980 Phoenix - ML	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1981 Phoenix - ML	2B	6	6	15	21	3	36	0	1.000	52.0	6.23	-0.8	.957

Player History
06/15/1968	Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 8, 27th overall pick) by the Cleveland Eagles, out of high school (Cantwell-Sacred Heart; Montebello, CA).
06/23/1968	Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Eagles organization with a signing bonus of $31,200.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (12); Power: 1 (4); Eye: 3 (9).
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (13); Power: 2 (6); Eye: 2 (5).
04/09/1970	Goes 5-5 against the San Bernadino Bears, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
06/08/1970	Was selected to the 1970 Southern California League All-Star Game.
09/10/1970	Wins the 1970 SCL SL Frank E. Woodley Award at 2B.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (14); Power: 2 (5); Eye: 4 (9).
04/19/1971	Named the #39 prospect in the ABA
05/11/1971	Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/02/1971	Injured (sprained knee), out for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (12); Power: 3 (4); Eye: 4 (7).
04/17/1972	Named the #78 prospect in the ABA
04/22/1972	Injured (fractured fibula), out for 3 months.
06/13/1972	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 7 weeks.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 5 (8).
04/16/1973	Named the #72 prospect in the ABA
04/23/1973	Injured (oblique strain), out for 2 weeks.
05/21/1973	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (7).
04/15/1974	Named the #92 prospect in the ABA
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7).
07/26/1975	Injured (mild hip strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/13/1975	Injured (strained forearm), out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 10 (10).
06/17/1976	Injured (back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
09/10/1976	Injured (sprained thumb), out for 4 weeks.
10/02/1976	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 8 (8).
05/27/1977	Injured (fever), out for 4 days.
06/11/1977	Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Bears, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
06/13/1977	Injured (oblique strain), out for 3 weeks.
07/28/1977	Was traded by the Cleveland Eagles to the Baltimore Barons in exchange for SP Solano Rondo.
08/03/1977	Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/17/1977	Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/19/1977	Injured (strained oblique), out for 3 weeks.
09/04/1977	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8).
07/28/1978	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Phoenix Aces, along with 2B Jonathan Goodall, in exchange for MR Aurelio Domínguez.
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 8 (8).
04/21/1979	Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/05/1979	Injured (mild shoulder inflammation), out for 1-2 weeks.
07/02/1979	Injured (shoulder soreness), out for 3-4 weeks.
08/01/1979	Injured (ankle soreness), out for 1-2 weeks.
08/26/1979	Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (8).
08/11/1980	Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 11 (11); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 7 (7).
03/24/1981	Injured (bruised thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	GS	Rank
1974	141	2

Year	PA	Rank
1974	590	10

Year	AB	Rank
1974	552	5
1975	539	10

Year	H	Rank
1974	156	7
1975	159	7

Year	K	Rank
1974	93	6
1975	91	8
1976	84	8

Year	TB	Rank
1974	219	10

Year	2B	Rank
1974	25	8

Year	3B	Rank
1974	7	10
1976	8	7

Year	AVG	Rank
1975	.295	10