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Sam Thompson, a Common card
Samuel Luther Thompson, nicknamed "Big Sam", was an American professional baseball right fielder from 1884 to 1898 and with a brief comeback in 1906.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,300
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Sam Thompson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Sam Thompson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was inducted into the ______ Hall of Fame in 1974.
Answer
Baseball. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. From the Sam Thompson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2019 Giro d'Italia. 2019 Giro d'Italia 83 · Dan Martin 76 · Sam Thompson 72 · Carl Auer von Welsbach 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Mikal Bridges. Mikal Bridges 750,000 · Millrose Games 11,000 · Sam Thompson 8,300 · Bristol Rovers F.C. league record by opponent 690 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- At 6 feet 2 inches, the Indiana native was one of the larger players of his day and was known for his prominent handlebar mustache.
- He played as a right fielder in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Wolverines, Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers.
- He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Sam Thompson article was read about 8,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Sam Thompson
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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The cards just above and just below Sam Thompson in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Dan MartinCommon · Society · ATK 76 DEF 77
- Carl Auer von WelsbachCommon · Science · ATK 69 DEF 84
- Leo Fortune-WestCommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 79
- RTB HouseCommon · Society · ATK 74 DEF 79
- List of Babymetal live performancesCommon · Arts · ATK 84 DEF 69
- CyrtodactylusCommon · Nature · ATK 86 DEF 67
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Sam Thompson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
