P Paul Thorpe #25
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/10/1999
OA: 56 POT: 56
P PAUL THORPE #25 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
42 0 1-0 0 3.63 52.0 44 8 20 43 1.23 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 62 62 62 62
Movement 61 59 63 61
Control 48 48 48 48
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 89 89
Changeup 71 71
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 13
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 4
Defense 39
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 7
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 33
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/11/1999 KC Loss, 4-9 2.0 3 2 2 0 2
10/10/1999 KC Win, 8-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
10/08/1999 @ KC Loss, 4-19 1.2 2 2 2 0 3
10/07/1999 @ KC Loss, 4-11 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
10/05/1999 CLE Win, 8-7 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
10/01/1999 @ CWS Loss, 7-10 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/1999 DET Win, 13-10 1.1 2 1 1 0 2
09/14/1999 TEX Win, 7-2 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
09/08/1999 BAL Win, 12-10 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
09/05/1999 @ TB Win, 6-2 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Solid teammate, likeable.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:09/23/1965
Born in:Toronto, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 7"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$970,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1983, 22nd Pick in Round 2
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE 1999 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 42 0 1 0 0 3.63 52.0 44 25 21 8 20 43 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 2 0.0 42 15 11.25 7.62 7.44 3.46 4.94 1.23 90 0.2 .252        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 82 23 4 1 4 10 10 16 0 0 1 .280 .366 .500 .866      
vs. RHB 111 21 2 1 4 15 10 27 1 0 0 .189 .254 .333 .587      
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE 1999 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 10 0 1 0 0 6.07 13.1 14 12 9 5 4 13  
May 6 0 0 0 0 6.48 8.1 9 6 6 2 7 9  
June 7 0 0 0 0 2.70 6.2 4 2 2 0 2 3  
July 6 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.2 2 1 0 0 2 3  
August 7 0 0 0 0 2.61 10.1 10 3 3 1 4 10  
September 5 0 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 4 1 1 0 1 5  
October 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Spring Training 15 0 1 0 0 0.90 10.0 5 1 1 1 1 9  
Postseason 5 0 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 5 4 4 2 0 6  
Last Year 45 0 1 2 2 2.40 56.1 48 17 15 2 22 43  
2 Years Ago 50 0 3 0 4 4.06 57.2 48 28 26 7 25 54  
Career 585 0 46 35 40 3.95 729.1 692 355 320 83 291 625  
Home 19 0 1 0 0 3.75 24.0 20 14 10 4 11 23  
Road 23 0 0 0 0 3.54 28.0 24 11 11 4 9 20  
Grass 15 0 0 0 0 3.00 18.0 13 6 6 2 6 12  
Turf 27 0 1 0 0 3.97 34.0 31 19 15 6 14 31  
Day 11 0 0 0 0 1.54 11.2 9 3 2 1 5 12  
Night 31 0 1 0 0 4.24 40.1 35 22 19 7 15 31  
As Reliever / Substitution 42 0 1 0 0 3.63 52.0 44 25 21 8 20 43  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1989 Minnesota - XFBL 23 35 0 7 3 1 5.40 55.0 60 39 33 8 26 48 0 0 1.56 .310 4.39 -0.1 75
1990 Minnesota - XFBL 24 41 0 3 5 9 3.32 59.2 55 22 22 6 16 69 0 0 1.19 .316 2.90 1.3 124
1991 Minnesota - XFBL 25 61 0 8 4 5 3.76 83.2 76 39 35 9 24 66 0 0 1.20 .267 3.77 0.8 112
1992 Minnesota - XFBL 26 68 0 7 3 8 3.33 78.1 68 29 29 4 34 63 0 0 1.30 .271 3.36 1.2 124
1993 Minnesota - XFBL 27 50 0 4 3 6 4.32 58.1 63 30 28 8 22 45 0 0 1.46 .302 4.50 0.2 104
1994 Minnesota - XFBL 28 69 0 6 9 2 5.53 84.2 88 55 52 13 46 68 0 0 1.58 .298 5.42 0.0 92
1995 Minnesota - XFBL 29 65 0 1 4 3 4.08 70.2 77 44 32 9 31 66 0 0 1.53 .330 4.32 0.6 115
1996 Minnesota - XFBL 30 59 0 5 2 0 3.33 73.0 65 27 27 9 25 60 0 0 1.23 .273 4.11 0.8 144
1997 Minnesota - XFBL 31 50 0 3 0 4 4.06 57.2 48 28 26 7 25 54 0 0 1.27 .268 4.69 0.3 119
1998 Minnesota - XFBL 32 45 0 1 2 2 2.40 56.1 48 17 15 2 22 43 0 0 1.24 .275 3.60 1.1 210
1999 Minnesota - XFBL 33 42 0 1 0 0 3.63 52.0 44 25 21 8 20 43 0 0 1.23 .252 4.94 0.2 151
Total XFBL 585 0 46 35 40 3.95 729.1 692 355 320 83 291 625 0 0 1.35 .288 4.18 6.5 116
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1983 Tampa - BC 17 28 0 1 5 15 2.37 30.1 16 10 8 2 21 21 0 0 1.22 .177 2.95 1.0 180
1984 Tampa - BC 18 19 0 2 2 1 2.55 17.2 15 6 5 1 12 17 0 0 1.53 .286 2.00 0.9 223
1984 Montego Bay - WDL 18 17 0 3 0 5 0.72 25.0 7 3 2 0 19 29 0 0 1.04 .143 2.11 0.6 386
1985 Tampa - BC 19 29 0 3 4 6 4.40 45.0 35 23 22 7 30 63 0 0 1.44 .289 5.24 2.0 252
1986 St. Cloud - A 20 63 0 8 3 13 2.69 87.0 64 28 26 5 32 112 0 0 1.10 .292 2.46 3.1 173
1987 Charlotte - AA 21 47 0 3 3 9 2.95 64.0 37 22 21 6 28 99 0 0 1.02 .252 2.56 1.9 146
1988 Charlotte - AA 22 36 0 3 2 11 3.63 44.2 28 18 18 3 31 50 0 0 1.32 .243 3.43 0.9 121
Total SOL 83 0 6 5 20 3.23 108.2 65 40 39 9 59 149 0 0 1.14 .248 2.92 134.7
Total NTL 63 0 8 3 13 2.69 87.0 64 28 26 5 32 112 0 0 1.10 .292 2.46 173.4
Total GULF 76 0 6 11 22 3.39 93.0 66 39 35 10 63 101 0 0 1.39 .249 3.88 218.0
Total SOB 17 0 3 0 5 0.72 25.0 7 3 2 0 19 29 0 0 1.04 .143 2.11 386.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1992 Minnesota - XFBL 26 1 0 0 1 0 54.00 1.0 4 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 6.00 .600 22.00 -0.2 8
1996 Minnesota - XFBL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1.00 .250 2.29 0.1 999
1998 Minnesota - XFBL 32 3 0 0 0 0 7.36 3.2 5 4 3 1 3 2 0 0 2.18 .308 8.46 -0.1 68
1999 Minnesota - XFBL 33 5 0 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 5 4 4 2 0 6 0 0 0.83 .200 5.77 -0.0 92
Total XFBL 12 0 0 1 0 8.56 13.2 16 14 13 4 6 11 0 0 1.61 .293 6.92 54.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1989 Minnesota - XFBL P 35 0 5 6 0 12 1 .917 55.0 1.80 -2.6 .816
1990 Minnesota - XFBL P 41 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 59.2 1.21 -0.0 1.028
1991 Minnesota - XFBL P 60 0 3 10 1 14 1 .929 83.2 1.40 -1.2 1.143
1992 Minnesota - XFBL P 65 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 78.1 0.92 -1.1 1.020
1993 Minnesota - XFBL P 49 0 4 2 0 7 1 .857 58.1 0.93 -0.9 .783
1994 Minnesota - XFBL P 68 0 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 84.2 1.06 +0.2 .985
1995 Minnesota - XFBL P 64 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 70.2 0.64 -0.2 .992
1996 Minnesota - XFBL P 59 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 73.0 0.99 -1.9 .992
1997 Minnesota - XFBL P 49 0 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 57.2 1.09 -0.3 1.005
1998 Minnesota - XFBL P 45 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 56.1 0.64 +0.4 .993
1999 Minnesota - XFBL P 41 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 52.0 1.21 -0.4 1.017
TOTAL P 576 0 37 50 1 90 3 .967 729.1 1.07 -8.1 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1983 Round 2, Pick 21 - California Angels: 1B Joey MeyerDrafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 22, 51st overall pick) by the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (62); Movement: 30 (67); Control: 3 (44).
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 61 (71); Movement: 39 (70); Control: 28 (46).
01/18/1985 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/06/1985 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/02/1985 Wins the 1985 Gulf Coast League Round 1 with the Tampa Twisters!
09/12/1985 Wins the 1985 GULF Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 67 (71); Movement: 51 (74); Control: 33 (47).
09/13/1986 Wins the 1986 NTL Reliever of the Year Award.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 71 (71); Movement: 62 (70); Control: 43 (46).
05/02/1987 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
07/29/1987 Injured (surgery to remove bone chips (elbow)),out for 4 months.
10/10/1987 Finished 2nd in 1987 SOL Reliever of the Year Award voting.
10/29/1987 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 months.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (79); Movement: 81 (90); Control: 50 (54).
09/02/1988 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/1988 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $29,600.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (79); Movement: 74 (81); Control: 50 (54).
11/24/1989 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $62,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 77 (78); Movement: 73 (75); Control: 49 (52).
11/22/1990 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $63,000.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 82 (82); Movement: 77 (77); Control: 54 (56).
11/10/1991 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $115,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (80); Movement: 79 (79); Control: 57 (58).
11/15/1992 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $180,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 78 (78); Movement: 79 (79); Control: 54 (55).
11/05/1993 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $230,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
12/13/1993 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,360,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (70); Movement: 84 (85); Control: 54 (55).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 69 (70); Movement: 87 (88); Control: 55 (56).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 82 (82); Control: 55 (55).
10/28/1996 Wins the 1996 World Series with the Minnesota Twins.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 79 (79); Control: 51 (51).
10/30/1997 Minnesota Twins have executed the contract year option.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 49 (49).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 49 (49).
10/24/1998 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,910,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
11/06/1998 Injured (lacerated hand),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 48 (48).
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 61 (61); Control: 48 (48).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1994 69 9
Year HLD Rank
1991 15 2
1992 18 2
1994 18 1
1995 13 4
1996 11 8
1998 7 9
Year RA Rank
1994 69 9
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