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Barry Zito League
3-28-2103
Neal Bithorn Catcher
Retired (2010, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .266 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .753 Status Deceased (2053) Option Years 0  
H 1599 Age at Death 79 Date of Birth 03-18-1974
HR 187 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1992)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(46 games)
RBI 845
SB 135 Salary $1.75M Final Contract Year 2010
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B C  (38.5%) LF D- (7.0%) Arm A  WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B F  (0.2%) RF F  (3.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1992 Away 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
1992 Home 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .500 .500 .000 .500
1995 Away 51 196 19 54 10 3 3 19 12 43 0 0 5 .719 .316 .403 .128 .276
1995 Home 43 158 25 43 11 0 5 20 20 27 0 0 1 .798 .361 .437 .165 .272
1996 Away 61 240 24 48 6 0 6 24 22 67 8 2 2 .573 .273 .300 .100 .200
1996 Home 55 212 31 56 8 2 5 26 18 41 5 2 3 .719 .328 .392 .127 .264
1997 Away 31 90 12 27 3 0 4 11 6 19 1 0 2 .810 .344 .467 .167 .300
1997 Home 21 55 11 15 2 0 7 17 7 6 0 0 0 1.046 .355 .691 .418 .273
1998 Away 53 188 19 56 9 2 3 30 17 37 3 0 8 .774 .359 .415 .117 .298
1998 Home 55 175 23 54 7 1 7 28 23 32 4 0 5 .869 .389 .480 .171 .309
1999 Away 69 215 30 56 8 3 6 25 32 44 3 1 7 .764 .355 .409 .149 .260
1999 Home 67 210 24 55 4 0 6 22 22 39 4 4 6 .700 .333 .367 .105 .262
2000 Away 48 150 13 32 10 0 2 15 9 35 4 2 2 .584 .264 .320 .107 .213
2000 Home 44 127 18 34 9 2 2 20 10 19 1 2 5 .736 .319 .417 .150 .268
2001 Away 65 242 32 66 8 3 12 43 31 48 5 3 8 .833 .354 .479 .207 .273
2001 Home 65 234 27 69 11 4 9 34 16 46 7 3 6 .833 .341 .491 .197 .295
2002 Away 66 264 27 77 11 1 5 33 15 60 8 0 1 .728 .330 .398 .106 .292
2002 Home 64 252 26 73 16 1 8 47 20 46 4 1 1 .799 .343 .456 .167 .290
2003 Away 65 260 26 62 9 4 7 34 14 55 6 2 3 .667 .283 .385 .146 .238
2003 Home 65 256 41 72 10 1 14 50 21 58 11 2 2 .830 .338 .492 .211 .281
2004 Away 50 184 25 38 8 2 3 21 12 48 4 2 0 .578 .258 .321 .114 .207
2004 Home 57 212 33 57 8 2 11 40 21 38 4 0 1 .817 .336 .481 .212 .269
2005 Away 57 99 17 24 2 3 3 18 15 21 4 1 1 .762 .348 .414 .172 .242
2005 Home 50 106 11 27 5 3 2 18 14 20 3 0 1 .757 .342 .415 .160 .255
2006 Away 64 247 20 54 8 1 5 17 21 59 4 1 0 .602 .283 .320 .101 .219
2006 Home 66 243 37 68 14 3 10 39 22 53 6 4 2 .830 .344 .486 .206 .280
2007 Away 66 242 31 76 13 2 4 35 25 40 9 2 1 .812 .378 .434 .120 .314
2007 Home 66 217 27 61 8 5 9 33 25 45 8 4 2 .849 .361 .488 .207 .281
2008 Away 73 217 28 56 13 2 5 35 20 42 4 3 2 .729 .324 .406 .147 .258
2008 Home 66 203 28 52 11 2 8 29 22 51 5 1 1 .783 .335 .448 .192 .256
2009 Away 65 203 27 50 5 0 6 20 18 47 8 2 2 .666 .306 .360 .113 .246
2009 Home 67 200 33 59 14 1 7 24 14 36 0 1 4 .821 .341 .480 .185 .295
2010 Away 52 53 8 12 2 1 1 10 6 11 2 0 0 .658 .300 .358 .132 .226
2010 Home 47 50 8 15 3 2 2 8 8 10 0 1 1 .957 .397 .560 .260 .300
Total Away 941 3095 358 788 125 27 75 390 275 677 73 21 44 .702 .317 .385 .131 .255
Total Home 900 2912 404 811 141 29 112 455 283 568 62 25 41 .807 .345 .462 .184 .279
Total 1841 6007 762 1599 266 56 187 845 558 1245 135 46 85 .753 .331 .423 .156 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2010-11-01Neal Bithorn has retired from the Seattle Blue Sox
2010-03-28The Seattle Blue Sox have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team. The Seattle Blue Sox have promoted Frank Groh to the major league team. The Seattle Blue Sox have promoted Bob Cline to the major league team. The Seattle Blue Sox have promoted Freddie Reese to the major league team. The Seattle Blue Sox have promoted Lee Kippert to the major league team.
2010-03-28Neal Bithorn has signed with the Seattle Blue Sox for $1.75M per year for 1 year.
2009-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Rod Hunt to the major league team.
2009-03-29Neal Bithorn has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $2.85M per year for 1 year.
2008-03-29The St. Louis Writers have promoted Lave Lincoln to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Jeff Ramos to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Josh Peck to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Ben Bowers to the major league team. The St. Louis Writers have promoted Julian Larker to the major league team.
2008-03-29Neal Bithorn has signed with the St. Louis Writers for $2.99M per year for 1 year.
2007-03-29Trade #1371442 has been completed between the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches and the St. Louis Writers. The St. Louis Writers receive Neal Bithorn from the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches in exchange for Jim Lundstedt.
2007-03-29The Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches have placed Neal Bithorn on the trade block.
2007-03-29Neal Bithorn has signed with the Chicago Knuckle Sandwiches for $3.49M per year for 1 year.
2006-03-28The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Claude Candiotti to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Roy Rowdon to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Speed Rudderham to the major league team.
2006-03-28Neal Bithorn has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $2.5M per year for 1 year.
2005-05-15Neal Bithorn of the Montreal Royals is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2005-03-31The Montreal Royals have promoted Jorge Lowe to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Zeb Snyder to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Rafael Callahan to the major league team. The Montreal Royals have promoted Steve Krieger to the major league team.
2005-03-30Neal Bithorn has signed with the Montreal Royals for $3.75M per year for 1 year.
2004-09-26Neal Bithorn of the Detroit Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2004-08-25Neal Bithorn of the Detroit Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
2004-03-30The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Ken Gonder to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Herman Smaza to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Tom Dickerson to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Juan Estalella to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Jack Nicholson to the major league team. The Detroit Mustangs have promoted Jose Cruz to the major league team.
2004-03-29Neal Bithorn has signed with the Detroit Mustangs for $4.0M per year for 1 year.
2003-03-28The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team.
2003-03-28Neal Bithorn has signed with the San Francisco EDGE for $3.78M per year for 1 year.
2000-06-05Neal Bithorn of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1998-06-10Neal Bithorn of the San Francisco EDGE is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1995-04-01The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Neal Bithorn to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have sent Gene Matthews to the minors. The San Francisco EDGE have sent Jack Nicholson to the minors.
1992-05-02The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Jud Holland to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Max Vandagrift to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have promoted Bob Collard to the major league team. The San Francisco EDGE have sent Greg McAleese to the minors. The San Francisco EDGE have sent Neal Bithorn to the minors.
1992-04-02The San Francisco EDGE have auto-promoted Neal Bithorn to the major leagues.