Tom Prince was born on Thursday, August 13, 1964, in Kankakee, Illinois. Prince was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1987, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tom Prince baseball stats page.
"It's the physical beating that cuts into a catcher's hitting. I don't make excuses, but catchers take foul balls off their knees, elbows and every other part of the body. Most guys will lose 20 to 30 points off their average by catching." - Tom Prince in Baseball Digest (Nov 2002, Al Doyle, 'Sustaining A Long Career', Page 59)
Tom PrinceTom Prince Autograph on a 1988 Donruss Baseball Card (#538) |
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Tom PrinceTom Prince Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Tom PrinceTom Prince Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1987 | 23 | Pirates | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .667 |
1988 | 24 | Pirates | 29 | 74 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .176 | .218 | .203 |
1989 | 25 | Pirates | 21 | 52 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .135 | .220 | .212 |
1990 | 26 | Pirates | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
1991 | 27 | Pirates | 26 | 34 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .265 | .405 | .441 |
1992 | 28 | Pirates | 27 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .091 | .192 | .136 |
1993 | 29 | Pirates | 66 | 179 | 14 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | .196 | .272 | .307 |
1994 | 30 | Dodgers | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .333 |
1995 | 31 | Dodgers | 18 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .375 |
1996 | 32 | Dodgers | 40 | 64 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .297 | .365 | .438 |
1997 | 33 | Dodgers | 47 | 100 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .220 | .275 | .360 |
1998 | 34 | Dodgers | 37 | 81 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .185 | .267 | .272 |
1999 | 35 | Phillies | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
2000 | 36 | Phillies | 46 | 122 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .238 | .321 | .361 |
2001 | 37 | Twins | 64 | 196 | 19 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | .219 | .284 | .357 |
2002 | 38 | Twins | 51 | 125 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .224 | .317 | .392 |
2003 | 39 | Twins | 24 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .319 | .400 |
2003 | 39 | Royals | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 519 | 1,190 | 113 | 248 | 66 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 140 | 105 | 6 | 252 | 21 | 12 | 29 | 36 | .208 | .286 | .331 |
Tom PrinceTom Prince Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1987 Pirates | C | 4 | 3 | 78 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.88 |
1988 Pirates | C | 28 | 21 | 594 | 118 | 4.2 | 116 | 108 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 5 | .983 | 5.27 |
1989 Pirates | C | 21 | 15 | 426 | 100 | 4.8 | 96 | 85 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | .960 | 6.08 |
1990 Pirates | C | 3 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.95 |
1991 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1991 Pirates | C | 19 | 8 | 261 | 62 | 3.3 | 61 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .984 | 6.31 |
1992 Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1992 Pirates | C | 19 | 10 | 342 | 86 | 4.5 | 84 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .977 | 6.63 |
1993 Pirates | C | 59 | 50 | 1,371 | 307 | 5.2 | 302 | 271 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 17 | .984 | 5.95 |
1994 Dodgers | C | 3 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 4.0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.31 |
1995 Dodgers | C | 17 | 12 | 324 | 80 | 4.7 | 79 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .988 | 6.58 |
1996 Dodgers | C | 35 | 15 | 534 | 173 | 4.9 | 172 | 161 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | .994 | 8.70 |
1997 Dodgers | C | 45 | 23 | 780 | 247 | 5.5 | 246 | 221 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | .996 | 8.52 |
1998 Dodgers | C | 32 | 22 | 642 | 191 | 6.0 | 191 | 175 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 1.000 | 8.03 |
1999 Phillies | C | 4 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 3.5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.88 |
2000 Phillies | C | 46 | 36 | 976 | 271 | 5.9 | 270 | 250 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | .996 | 7.47 |
2001 Twins | C | 64 | 60 | 1,592 | 421 | 6.6 | 421 | 380 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 1.000 | 7.14 |
2002 Twins | C | 50 | 40 | 1,113 | 287 | 5.7 | 286 | 273 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | .997 | 6.94 |
2003 Twins | C | 22 | 11 | 345 | 88 | 4.0 | 88 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.89 |
2003 Royals | C | 7 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 1.3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.86 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 478 | 332 | 9,594 | 2,500 | 5.2 | 2,481 | 2,268 | 213 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 232 | 118 | .992 | 6.98 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
17 Years | 480 | 332 | 9,600 | 2,501 | 5.2 | 2,482 | 2,269 | 213 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 232 | 118 | .992 | 6.98 |
Tom PrinceTom Prince Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1987 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 9.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | - | - | - |
1988 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
1989 Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1990 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1991 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 34.0 | 11.3 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
1992 Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1993 Pirates | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 89.5 | 4.7 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1994 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1995 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 40.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1996 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 64.0 | 4.3 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1997 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 33.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1998 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 16.2 | - | - | - |
1999 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
2000 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61.0 | 3.9 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
2001 Twins | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
2002 Twins | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
2003 Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20.0 | 5.7 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
2003 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 9 | 8 | .529 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 49.6 | 4.7 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
Tom PrinceTom Prince Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates | 46 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | $115,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | $118,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | $140,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | $275,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | $306,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | $325,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Minnesota Twins | 12 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Minnesota Twins | 12 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Minnesota Twins | 12 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Kansas City Royals | 11 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
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