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Tom Parker

Tom Parker

1931–1948  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 235 lb  ·  b. 1912 Alexandria, LA

Career 28–27 · 5.68 ERA · 254 SO · 405.1 IP · 248 G · 210 H · 12 HR · 126 RBI · .286 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
2 best in baseball 1 league only
12 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1936 Best season

Spanning 1936–1942, peaking at 1 titles in 1936.

Team records #2 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1943 AVG #2 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1943 OPS #4 Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars 1931 SO #5 Homestead Grays career SO #6 Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars career SO #6 Homestead Grays career IP #8 Homestead Grays career W #8 Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars career W #10 Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars career W #10 Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars 1931 W

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 2,322nd Top-5 finishes 12

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1936 1.000
Outfield Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1942 1.000
Shutouts 1 1st — 1937 NN2 1
Strikeouts / 9 — #2 — 1937 #2
Strikeouts — #3 — 1937 #3
Wins — #2 — 1937 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1942 1 OF FPCT 1.000
1937 1 SHO 1
1936 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

11 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1931 AB2 NNL 1 4 11.31 11 8 0 35.0 49 44 1 38 30 2.49
1934 NEG NN2 2 0 2.45 4 3 0 22.0 14 6 0 11 24 1.14
1935 HG NN2 0 6 9.63 12 7 0 43.0 55 46 3 45 35 2.33
1936 HG NN2 4 5 5.81 10 10 0 62.0 56 40 2 37 30 1.50
1937 HG NN2 7 1 5.55 11 9 0 60.0 70 37 3 24 41 1.57
1938 HG NN2 2 3 4.20 5 4 0 30.0 31 14 2 18 10 1.63
1939 HG NN2 3 3 4.93 6 5 0 38.1 36 21 2 19 26 1.43
1941 SNS NAL 0 1 8.53 1 1 0 6.1 8 6 0 1 2 1.42
1942 NBY NN2 2 2 4.60 4 4 0 29.1 32 15 2 14 13 1.57
1943 HSS NN2 1 0 3.60 1 1 0 5.0 3 2 0 4 2 1.40
1948 HG NN2 6 2 3.03 9 9 0 74.1 55 25 3 35 41 1.21
Career — — 28 27 5.68 74 61 0 405.1 409 256 18 246 254 1.62

Batting

12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1931 AB2 NNL 11 15 4 4 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 .267 .267 .600 .867
1934 NEG NN2 34 123 23 37 4 4 2 23 8 0 2 .301 .344 .447 .791
1935 HG NN2 25 44 10 15 2 0 2 12 4 0 0 .341 .408 .523 .931
1936 HG NN2 20 45 8 13 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 .289 .289 .444 .733
1937 HG NN2 19 42 14 17 2 0 3 14 3 0 0 .405 .444 .667 1.111
1938 HG NN2 11 33 4 4 2 0 1 6 2 0 0 .121 .171 .273 .444
1939 HG NN2 17 42 9 15 1 1 2 11 6 0 0 .357 .429 .571 1.000
1941 SNS NAL 7 21 1 9 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 .429 .478 .476 .954
1942 NBY NN2 33 121 10 28 5 1 1 16 10 1 0 .231 .295 .314 .610
1943 HSS NN2 14 59 8 21 7 0 0 9 2 0 1 .356 .377 .475 .852
1945 NYC NN2 23 84 7 24 4 1 1 10 3 1 0 .286 .310 .393 .703
1948 HG NN2 34 106 11 23 3 0 0 12 8 0 1 .217 .272 .245 .517
Career — — 248 735 109 210 35 11 12 126 48 3 4 .286 .331 .412 .743

Fielding

5 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1931 AB2 NNL P 11 8 35.0 1 8 0 2 9 1.000 0.82
1934 NEG NN2 OF 32 31 246.2 28 1 2 1 31 .935 0.91
P 4 3 22.0 2 8 1 1 11 .909 2.50
1935 HG NN2 P 12 7 43.0 1 11 1 0 13 .923 1.00
OF 9 7 53.2 9 2 1 1 12 .917 1.22
1936 HG NN2 P 10 10 62.0 3 18 0 1 21 1.000 2.10
OF 8 4 41.1 9 0 0 0 9 1.000 1.13
SS 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 0 3 1.000 3.00
1937 HG NN2 P 11 9 60.0 2 19 2 0 23 .913 1.91
OF 5 1 18.2 2 1 0 0 3 1.000 0.60
1938 HG NN2 OF 6 5 46.0 11 0 1 0 12 .917 1.83
P 5 4 30.0 1 10 0 0 11 1.000 2.20
1939 HG NN2 OF 9 8 59.0 7 0 0 0 7 1.000 0.78
P 6 5 38.1 0 11 0 1 11 1.000 1.83
1941 SNS NAL OF 5 5 40.1 4 1 1 0 6 .833 1.00
P 1 1 6.1 0 2 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
1942 NBY NN2 OF 29 28 235.0 36 1 0 0 37 1.000 1.28
P 4 4 29.1 0 9 1 0 10 .900 2.25
3B 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 4 1.000 4.00
1943 HSS NN2 OF 13 13 121.0 21 0 1 0 22 .955 1.62
P 1 1 5.0 1 1 1 0 3 .667 2.00
1945 NYC NN2 OF 22 22 187.0 27 1 2 0 30 .933 1.27
1948 HG NN2 OF 21 18 147.0 22 0 0 0 22 1.000 1.05
P 9 9 74.1 4 16 1 1 21 .952 2.22
1B 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
Career — — OF 159 142 1195.2 176 7 8 2 191 .958 1.15
— — P 74 61 405.1 15 113 7 6 135 .948 1.73
— — 1B 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
— — 3B 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 4 1.000 4.00
— — SS 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 0 3 1.000 3.00