Tom Prince

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 185lb (180cm, 83kg)

Born: August 13, 1964 in Kankakee, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1983 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL), the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1983 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 4th round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL).

High School: Bradley Bourbonnais HS (Bradley, IL)

School: Kankakee Community College (Kankakee, IL)

Debut: September 22, 1987 (Age 23-040d, 15,432nd in major league history)
vs. MON 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2003 (Age 39-046d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Thomas Albert Prince

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.8

1190

248

.208

113

RBI

140

OBP

.286

SLG

.331

OPS

.617

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 24 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 7 go ahead

4 Tms
MIN	13
LAD	5
PIT	4
PHI	2

Platoon
vs RHP	18
vs LHP	6

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	11

Outs
1	9
0	8
2	7

14 Opps
KCR	4
NYM	4
PIT	2
OAK	2
CLE	2
DET	2
TBD	1
SFG	1
TEX	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
BAL	1
FLA	1
CHW	1

23 Pitchers
Todd Ritchie	2
Mike Campbell	1
Jerrod Riggan	1
Brian Bohanon	1
David Sanders	1
Dave Mlicki	1
Tanyon Sturtze	1
Chuck McElroy	1
Charles Nagy	1
Ryan Bowen	1
Brian Meadows	1
Andy Benes	1
Cory Bailey	1
Mark Clark	1
Miguel Asencio	1
Pete Harnisch	1
Albie Lopez	1
Dave Righetti	1
Gil Heredia	1
Bob Ojeda	1
Willie Blair	1
Eric Moody	1
Mark Guthrie	1

9 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	7
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	4
KauffmanStad (KAN)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	18
78	4
9	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	7
1	4
5	4
6	3
3	3
4	2
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
-23	3
1--	3
1-3	2
--3	1
-2-	1

39 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	14
1 on	5
2 on	5
Any on	10

Inning
2	3
3	3
4	5
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	2
9	2

1-3	6
4-6	11
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	3
Tied	5
-1	2
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	11
Tied	5
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	4
0-0	4
3-1	3
0-1	3
2-1	2
2-2	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-2	1
Unk	1
1-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	24

OrderPos
8th	12
7th	6
9th	6

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	14

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1987-09-27	PIT	@	NYM	Bob Ojeda	behind 1-8	t 6	2	1--		2	7	2	0.018	3%		Home Run; S. Bream Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1991-09-03	PIT	@	SFG	Dave Righetti	behind 2-3	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.365	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Prince Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1993-05-27	PIT		FLA	Ryan Bowen	behind 0-2	b 2	1	1-3	3,(1-1) BSX	3	8	2	0.230	64%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); D. Clark Scores; T. Foley Scores
4	4	2	1	1993-08-27	PIT		SDP	Andy Benes	behind 0-9	b 8	0	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	8	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Martin Scores; A. Tomberlin Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1995-05-25	LAD	@	NYM	Pete Harnisch	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.115	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1996-06-18 (2)	LAD	@	CHC	Mike Campbell	behind 0-3	t 2	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	2	0.145	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Blowers Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1997-07-22	LAD		NYM	Mark Clark	tied 2-2	b 4	2	---	4,(2-1) C1B.BX	1	7	2	0.143	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	2	1	1997-07-23	LAD		NYM	Brian Bohanon	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.130	41%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
9	9	3	1	1997-09-02	LAD	@	TEX	Eric Moody	ahead 7-3	t 5	2	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.070	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Mondesí Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2000-07-23	PHI	@	PIT	Todd Ritchie	tied 0-0	t 2	1	-23	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	3	8	2	0.167	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Burrell Scores; A. Arias Scores
11	11	2	2	2000-07-23	PHI	@	PIT	Todd Ritchie	ahead 3-1	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	8	2	0.092	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2001-04-06	MIN	@	KCR	Brian Meadows	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	2	0.106	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	2	1	2001-04-11	MIN		DET	Dave Mlicki	ahead 3-1	b 4	0	---	6,(1-2) BCFFFX	1	9	2	0.074	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	3	1	2001-04-28	MIN		BAL	Chuck McElroy	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	8	2	0.108	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	4	1	2001-07-01	MIN		DET	Willie Blair	ahead 6-0	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	2	0.015	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
16	16	5	1	2001-07-26	MIN	@	OAK	Gil Heredia	ahead 2-0	t 4	2	-23	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	9	2	0.175	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lawton Scores; T. Hunter Scores
17	17	6	2	2001-07-26	MIN	@	OAK	Mark Guthrie	ahead 6-2	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.041	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
18	18	7	1	2001-08-24	MIN	@	KCR	Cory Bailey	ahead 6-3	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.024	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2002-04-19	MIN		CLE	Jerrod Riggan	ahead 8-0	b 5	1	-23	5,(3-1) FBBBX	3	8	2	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Buchanan Scores; B. Kielty Scores
20	20	2	2	2002-04-19	MIN		CLE	Charles Nagy	ahead 11-2	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	3	1	2002-05-01	MIN		TBD	Tanyon Sturtze	behind 2-3	b 4	1	-2-	3,(0-2) CSX	2	8	2	0.204	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Koskie Scores
22	22	4	1	2002-05-16	MIN	@	KCR	Miguel Asencio	ahead 7-3	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) CFBFBX	1	8	2	0.039	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	2003-05-16	MIN		CHW	David Sanders	ahead 15-3	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) .CFBBX	1	7	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	2	1	2003-06-17	MIN	@	KCR	Albie Lopez	behind 3-13	t 7	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	2	0.002	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Mohr Scores