Tom Means
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Tom Means was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Columbia Giants. Across 1 career appearance, he went 0-0 with a 4.05 ERA and 1 strikeouts.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
Full name: Thomas Means
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | CCG | WES | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.05 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.05 | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 0 |
Career AVG .167 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.
Career OBP .286 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.
Career SLG .167 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 51.5% below league average.
Career OPS .452 vs. league average .665 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | CCG | WES | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
| Right Field | 1 |
Tom Means: the record in brief
Tom Means's record on this page is drawn from the season tables. Means spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Chicago Columbia Giants. Means played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. On the record, Tom Means was born Thomas Means.
Means went 0-0 with a 4.05 ERA in 1 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 1 strikeouts. Against a 3.17 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.05 mark was 27.6% worse. All of that pitching came in 1902, with 1 games and 1 strikeouts.
The position table credits Means with 1 games at pitcher and also lists 1 at right field.
Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Means
- Was Tom Means a pitcher?
- Yes. Tom Means pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 1 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Tom Means hit?
- Tom Means hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
- What was Tom Means's career batting average?
- Tom Means batted .167 over his career, with 1 hits in 6 at bats.
- How many RBI did Tom Means have?
- Tom Means drove in 1 runs in his career.
- What was Tom Means's career ERA?
- Tom Means finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Tom Means have?
- Tom Means recorded 1 career strikeouts.