Tim Thompson
Charles Lemoine Thompson
 
 
Born: March 1, 1924 in Coalport, PA
89 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 190
(legend)
 Fielding Ratings(?)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1947

Transactions

Date        
WAR
Transaction
1
1
1947
22.8
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
BRO
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
4
16
1956
31.8
Traded
BRO
KC1
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
11
20
1957
32.8
Traded
KC1
DET
-0.3
0.0
0.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Trades

4 / 16 / 1956
Traded to Kansas City Athletics
Brooklyn Dodgers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
KC1
34.4
-1.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
RP
KC1
26.3
-0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
$
KC1
Totals      
-2.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Kansas City Athletics Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
C
BRO
31.8
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.5
Totals      
-0.1
-0.2
-0.2
0.5
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-0.2
0.0
0.2
 
0.5
0.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
 
0.0
0.5
0.5

11 / 20 / 1957
Traded to Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
LF
KC1
33.5
9.9
-0.4
-0.4
0.1
SP
KC1
27.6
19.8
-0.9
-0.1
-0.1
2B
KC1
28.6
5.8
-2.9
-1.3
-1.3
RP
KC1
26.6
2.8
4.8
1.7
0.6
LF
KC1
24.5
2.3
-0.7
-0.4
-0.4
C
KC1
32.8
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
Totals      
40.3
0.0
-0.6
-1.1
Kansas City Athletics Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
CF
DET
27.5
1.3
4.1
5.0
-0.3
C
DET
26.8
3.5
-1.4
-1.0
0.5
SP
DET
27.9
1.1
-1.7
0.8
0.3
SP
DET
20.6
-0.2
1.3
-0.6
0.0
1B
DET
22.0
0.0
-0.3
-0.4
-0.1
CF
DET
19.8
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
-0.1
1B
DET
20.4
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
Totals      
5.4
2.1
3.9
0.4
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
0.0
2.1
2.1
 
-1.1
0.4
1.6
2.1
0.0
-2.1
 
0.4
-1.1
-1.6

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James