2B Joe Thurston #12
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/15/2006
OA: 47 POT: 47
2B JOE THURSTON #12 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
18 28 5 2 0 0 2 1 5 .179 .226 .250 2 -0.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 40 40 40 40
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 70 70 70 70
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 20
Errors: - 55 20
Arm: 20 50 20
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 45
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 60 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 85
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/14/2006 OAK Loss, 6-7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
05/13/2006 OAK Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/11/2006 BOS Loss, 3-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/07/2006 @ TEX Win, 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
05/07/2006 @ TEX Win, 7-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
05/03/2006 @ TB Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/02/2006 @ BOS Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/26/2006 TB Win, 7-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/22/2006 BAL Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/21/2006 BAL Win, 9-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Likes a good game of poker.
Birthday:09/29/1979
Born in:Fairfield, CA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$276,000
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 43 Days
Service This Yr:43 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 43 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1998, 1st Pick in Round 5
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2006 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 18 28 5 2 0 0 2 3 1 5 .179 .226 .250 .476 .213 .071 21
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 3 31 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 2 2 0 100.0 1.8 1.87 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Versus Right   27 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 5 1 1 1 .148 .200 .222 .422
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   16 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .188 .235 .250 .485
May   12 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 .167 .214 .250 .464
Spring Training   58 16 1 2 0 8 7 3 7 2 0 2 .276 .323 .362 .685
Last Year   525 132 24 5 10 63 64 36 48 6 5 11 .251 .310 .373 .683
2 Years Ago   387 86 18 2 8 46 46 30 51 4 4 6 .222 .286 .341 .627
Career   940 223 44 7 18 111 113 67 104 11 10 18 .237 .297 .356 .654
Home   14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Road   14 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 .286 .353 .429 .782
Grass   23 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 .217 .208 .304 .513
Turf   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 .000 .286 .000 .286
Day   17 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 .176 .167 .294 .461
Night   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 .182 .308 .182 .490
As Starter   11 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 .182 .250 .273 .523
As Reliever / Substitution   17 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 .176 .211 .235 .446
Pinch Hitting   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Close/Late   17 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 0 0 .176 .211 .235 .446
Inning 1-3   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Inning 4-6   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Inning 7-9   19 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 .211 .200 .263 .463
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   11 4 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 .364 .417 .545 .962
1 Outs   8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .125 .111 .125 .236
2 Outs   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .100 .000 .100
Scoring Position   6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125
Bases Empty   17 5 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .294 .333 .412 .745
Runner on 1st   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   11 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 .091 .231 .091 .322
First Pitch   3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .667 .667 1.000 1.667
Count 0-1   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Count 1-0   3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Ahead in Count   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .143 .333 .476
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .200 .500 .700
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 7th   11 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   13 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .385 .385 .538 .923
Medium Leverage   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167
High Leverage   10 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .083 .000 .083
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+ wRC+ WAR
2004 New York - MLB 24 114 387 86 18 2 8 46 46 30 6 4 51 8 6 .222 .286 .341 .627 63 63 -0.6
2005 New York - MLB 25 146 525 132 24 5 10 63 64 36 11 6 48 9 2 .251 .310 .373 .683 77 79 -0.6
2006 New York - MLB 26 18 28 5 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 5 2 0 .179 .226 .250 .476 22 21 -0.1
Total MLB 278 940 223 44 7 18 111 113 67 18 11 104 19 8 .237 .297 .356 .654 69 71 -1.3
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+ wRC+ WAR
1998 GCL - DE 18 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350 318 341 0.2
1998 Oneonta - BC 18 8 36 11 2 0 0 5 3 3 1 1 5 0 1 .306 .366 .361 .727 110 111 0.0
1999 Tampa - A 19 114 391 105 30 2 5 49 56 35 20 4 51 18 5 .269 .356 .394 .749 112 111 2.1
2000 Greensboro - A 20 96 335 72 12 3 4 26 21 17 15 3 52 9 6 .215 .281 .304 .586 76 77 0.2
2000 Tampa - A 20 14 38 10 1 0 1 6 4 2 0 1 9 2 0 .263 .293 .368 .661 91 88 0.0
2000 Total - A 20 110 373 82 13 3 5 32 25 19 15 4 61 11 6 .220 .282 .311 .593 78 78 0.2
2001 Norwich - AA 21 125 477 107 20 1 4 40 44 23 19 6 92 14 3 .224 .284 .296 .579 79 79 0.9
2002 Columbus - AAA 22 132 513 111 14 1 5 36 51 39 21 4 59 17 7 .216 .296 .277 .573 68 68 -0.0
2003 Columbus - AAA 23 131 540 142 38 4 6 63 69 38 15 8 68 17 8 .263 .324 .381 .706 113 113 2.8
Total IL 263 1053 253 52 5 11 99 120 77 36 12 127 34 15 .240 .311 .330 .641 91 91
Total EL 125 477 107 20 1 4 40 44 23 19 6 92 14 3 .224 .284 .296 .579 79 79
Total FLOR 128 429 115 31 2 6 55 60 37 20 5 60 20 5 .268 .350 .392 .742 111 109
Total SALL 96 335 72 12 3 4 26 21 17 15 3 52 9 6 .215 .281 .304 .586 76 77
Total NYPL 8 36 11 2 0 0 5 3 3 1 1 5 0 1 .306 .366 .361 .727 110 111
Total GULF 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350 318 341
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2004 New York - MLB 2B 102 96 178 282 75 466 6 .987 840.2 4.92 -0.4 .998
2004 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 New York - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 New York - MLB 2B 140 138 283 423 117 724 18 .975 1191.0 5.34 -8.7 .955
2005 New York - MLB SS 10 2 5 10 2 16 1 .938 31.1 4.31 -1.3 .846
2006 New York - MLB 2B 7 1 12 7 3 19 0 1.000 25.2 6.66 +0.6 .977
2006 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 249 235 473 712 195 1209 24 .980 2057.1 5.18 -8.5 .972
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 11 2 5 10 2 16 1 .938 32.1 4.18 -1.3 .846
PLAYER HISTORY
08/01/1998 Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 1, 122nd overall pick) by the New York Yankees.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (45); Eye: 40 (50).
04/04/1999 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the New York Yankees development complex.
07/11/1999 Injured (foot contusion),out for 2 weeks.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
05/24/2000 Injured (bruised foot),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
07/14/2001 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/16/2001 Wins the EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
05/15/2002 Injured (bruised toe),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
11/17/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 50 (50).
11/23/2004 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (50).
11/22/2005 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $276,000.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
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