Zach Thompson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 250lb (201cm, 113kg)

Born: October 23, 1993 in Burleson, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 48th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Grace Prep Academy (Arlington, TX) and the Chicago White Sox in the 5th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX).

High School: Grace Prep Academy (Arlington, TX)

School: University of Texas at Arlington (Arlington, TX)

Debut: June 7, 2021 (Age 27-227d, 22,399th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: October 1, 2022 (Age 28-343d)
vs. STL 5.1 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

Agents: Meister Sports Management

Full Name: Zachary Ryan Thompson

Twitter: @zachthompson11

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.7

ERA

4.44

196.2

156

WHIP

1.398

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

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

3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 12 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	19
MIA	6

Platoon
vs LHB	13
vs RHB	12

Home/Road
Home	14
Away	11

Outs
1	12
2	8
0	5

10 Opps
MIL	5
CIN	4
SFG	3
ATL	3
SDP	3
LAD	2
CHC	2
COL	1
PHI	1
NYY	1

24 Batters
Ronald Acuña Jr.	2
Kyle Schwarber	1
Christian Yelich	1
Anthony Rizzo	1
Joc Pederson	1
Alfonso Rivas III	1
Nick Castellanos	1
Tommy Pham	1
Austin Riley	1
LaMonte Wade Jr.	1
Tyler Naquin	1
Hanser Alberto	1
Luis Urías	1
Jake Fraley	1
Mike Brosseau	1
Omar Narváez	1
Willson Contreras	1
Ha-Seong Kim	1
Luis González	1
C.J. Cron	1
Mike Moustakas	1
Victor Caratini	1
Eric Hosmer	1
Mookie Betts	1

9 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	11
Truist Pk (ATL)	3
loanDepot pk (MIA)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1

Where Hit
9	13
7	5
89	3
8	2
78	2

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	15
2·HR gms	5

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	4
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
-2-	1

40 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	15
1 on	6
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	10

Inning
1	8
2	4
3	5
4	2
5	4
6	2

1-3	17
4-6	8

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+1	3
Tied	11
-1	4
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	6
Tied	11
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

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

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	6
1B	5
LF	4
C	3
3B	3
2B	1
CF	1
DH	1
SS	1

OrderPos
1st	7
3rd	4
4th	4
7th	2
9th	2
2nd	2
8th	2
5th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2021-07-04	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL		MIA	tied 0-0	b 3	1	1--	9,(2-2) CBBFFFFFX	2	1	9	19%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Morton Scores
2	2	2	1	2021-07-23	Tommy Pham	SDP	@	MIA	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	7	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	2021-07-30	Anthony Rizzo	NYY	@	MIA	tied 0-0	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	17%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
4	4	4	1	2021-08-09	Eric Hosmer	SDP		MIA	behind 0-1	b 2	1	---	5,(1-2) CFBFX	1	5	3	12%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2021-08-21	Nick Castellanos	CIN		MIA	tied 0-0	b 1	1	-2-	4,(2-1) BFBX	2	3	9	14%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Naquin Scores
6	6	6	1	2021-08-27	Tyler Naquin	CIN	@	MIA	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	4,(1-2) FCBX	1	2	8	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2022-04-13	Willson Contreras	CHC	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	3	2	10%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
8	8	2	1	2022-04-18	Christian Yelich	MIL		PIT	ahead 2-1	b 4	2	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	3	7	23%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Cain Scores; J. Peterson Scores; W. Adames Scores
9	9	3	1	2022-04-23	Alfonso Rivas III	CHC		PIT	ahead 6-0	b 2	2	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	8	3	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); P. Wisdom Scores/unER; J. Villar Scores/unER; A. Rivas Scores/unER
10	10	4	1	2022-04-29	Ha-Seong Kim	SDP	@	PIT	behind 0-2	t 3	1	1--	4,(2-1) TBBX	2	9	6	19%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Thompson Scores
11	11	5	1	2022-05-25	C.J. Cron	COL	@	PIT	ahead 3-0	t 3	2	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	4	3	7%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	6	1	2022-05-30	Hanser Alberto	LAD		PIT	behind 0-4	b 5	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	9	4	6%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	7	2	2022-05-30	Mookie Betts	LAD		PIT	behind 1-4	b 5	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	9	9%	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	8	1	2022-06-11	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL		PIT	behind 0-2	b 1	0	---	5,(3-1) BBSBX	1	1	9	10%	45%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	9	2	2022-06-11	Austin Riley	ATL		PIT	behind 1-2	b 1	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	10%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	10	1	2022-06-17	Luis González	SFG	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	9	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
17	17	11	2	2022-06-17	Joc Pederson	SFG	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 4	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	4	7	11%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	12	1	2022-07-03	Omar Narváez	MIL	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) F>X	2	7	2	24%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Wong Scores
19	19	13	1	2022-07-09	Luis Urías	MIL		PIT	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	6	5	11%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	14	1	2022-07-28	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 4-0	t 6	2	1-3	5,(3-1) BBC*BX	3	1	7	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Vierling Scores; G. Stubbs Scores
21	21	15	1	2022-08-04	Victor Caratini	MIL	@	PIT	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	7	2	12%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	16	2	2022-08-04	Mike Brosseau	MIL	@	PIT	tied 1-1	t 5	1	--3	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	8	5	17%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); H. Renfroe Scores
23	23	17	1	2022-08-14	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SFG		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	1-3	3,(1-1) BCX	3	1	9	16%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. La Stella Scores; J. Bart Scores
24	24	18	1	2022-08-21	Jake Fraley	CIN	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	4,(0-2) FCFX	1	1	DH	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
25	25	19	2	2022-08-21	Mike Moustakas	CIN	@	PIT	behind 1-2	t 3	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	3	22%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Fraley Scores