Bill Thomas  
Relief Pitcher | Detroit Polar Bears

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He's a pretty good ground-ball pitcher, which I like because ground balls stay in the park. His slider is sharp and breaks both horizontally and vertically. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. Thomas also has a decent changeup. No one questions this kid's heart. They do question why he just can't get it done late in the game. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He has a quick pickoff move, but sometimes concentrates on pitching so much that he forgets about runners. He hurts himself by falling awkwardly off the mound in his follow-through, which allows too many balls to go through the middle for base hits. Thomas is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Thomas has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Detroit Polar Bears have been known to use Thomas as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2003 EDI 77 58 24 32 55 45 47 51 42 0 57 0 56 55 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 4 26 25 163
2003 FA LF 53 43 74 53 46 58 50 51 46 28 0 Free Agent 57 60 . 259
2004 EDI 81 58 37 35 55 45 47 51 42 0 57 0 66 66 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 5 26 214
2004 FA LF 53 43 74 53 46 58 50 51 46 29 0 Free Agent 57 59 . 257
2005 DUB 86 58 50 42 55 45 47 51 42 0 57 0 66 73 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 1 0 29 256
2005 FA LF 53 43 74 53 46 58 50 51 46 29 0 Free Agent 57 59 . 257
2006 DUB 86 58 50 42 55 45 47 51 42 0 57 0 66 73 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 1 0 29 256
2006 FA LF 53 43 72 53 46 58 50 51 46 31 0 Free Agent 57 59 . 251
2007 DUB 87 58 77 47 55 45 47 51 42 0 57 0 66 77 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 33 314
2007 FA LF 53 43 72 53 46 58 50 51 46 32 0 Free Agent 57 59 . 249
2008 DUB 93 58 88 48 55 45 47 51 42 0 61 0 66 79 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 36 349
2008 FA LF 53 42 69 53 46 58 50 51 46 33 0 Free Agent 57 58 . 242
2009 DET 93 58 88 53 55 45 47 51 42 0 61 0 72 79 0 0 25 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 39 358
2009 FA LF 52 42 67 53 46 58 50 51 46 34 0 Free Agent 57 59 . 236
2010 DET 95 58 88 56 55 45 47 51 42 0 63 0 75 80 0 0 26 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 41 369
2010 FA LF 51 42 64 53 46 58 50 51 46 35 0 Free Agent 56 60 . 229
2011 DET 95 58 88 57 55 45 47 51 42 0 64 0 77 81 0 0 27 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 372
2011 FA LF 49 41 61 53 46 58 50 51 46 36 0 Free Agent 56 60 . 219
2012 DET 95 58 88 57 55 45 47 51 42 0 64 0 78 82 0 0 28 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 373
2013 DET 94 58 88 57 55 45 47 51 42 0 65 0 79 82 0 0 29 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 372
2014 DET 96 58 88 57 55 45 47 51 42 0 65 0 79 82 0 0 30 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 374
Ratings Delta   +2                               +1 +1             +2
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Tue May 10 16:22:47 EDT 2005

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.