Jim Thome Minor League Statistics & History

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James Howard Thome

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 250 lb.

Born: August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois, US
High School: Limestone Community HS (Bartonville, IL)
School: Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-1991: Rated #93 Prospect
Pre-1992: Rated #51 Prospect

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1989	18	Indians	GULF	Rk	CLE	55	213	186	22	44	5	3	0	22	6	4	21	33	.237	.314	.296	.610	55		1	3	2	1
1990	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A+	CLE	67	292	235	50	80	11	2	16	50	10	4	51	44	.340	.466	.609	1.074	143		5	0	1	3
1990	19	Burlington	APPY	Rk	CLE	34	149	118	31	44	7	1	12	34	6	3	27	18	.373	.503	.754	1.258	89		4	0	0	3
1990	19	Kinston	CARL	A+	CLE	33	143	117	19	36	4	1	4	16	4	1	24	26	.308	.427	.462	.888	54		1	0	1	0
1991	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CLE	125	511	445	67	142	27	5	7	73	8	2	56	87	.319	.395	.449	.845	200	11	4	0	6	4
1991	20	Canton-Akron	EL	AA	CLE	84	345	294	47	99	20	2	5	45	8	2	44	58	.337	.426	.469	.895	138	7	4	0	3	4
1991	20	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	CLE	41	166	151	20	43	7	3	2	28	0	0	12	29	.285	.331	.411	.742	62	4	0	0	3	0
1992	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CLE	42	187	155	27	51	13	3	3	28	0	2	30	46	.329	.444	.510	.954	79	3	2	0	0	4
1992	21	Canton-Akron	EL	AA	CLE	30	132	107	16	36	9	2	1	14	0	2	24	30	.336	.462	.486	.948	52	3	1	0	0	3
1992	21	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	CLE	12	55	48	11	15	4	1	2	14	0	0	6	16	.313	.400	.563	.963	27	0	1	0	0	1
1993	22	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CLE	115	497	410	85	136	21	4	25	102	1	3	76	94	.332	.441	.585	1.026	240	9	7	0	4	8

2005	34	Clearwater	FLOR	A+	PHI	5	18	12	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	6	1	.333	.556	.583	1.139	7	0	0	0	0	0

2007	36	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	5	20	14	2	3	1	0	0	5	0	0	6	3	.214	.450	.286	.736	4	1	0	0	0	2

2012	41	Clearwater	FLOR	A+	PHI	3	13	10	3	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	3	2	.500	.615	.700	1.315	7	0	0	0	0	0
8 Seasons						417	1751	1467	258	465	80	17	52	287	25	15	249	310	.317	.419	.501	.920	735	24	19	3	13	22
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		173	738	623	118	197	33	8	29	149	1	3	100	142	.316	.413	.535	.948	333	14	8	0	7	11
A+ (3 seasons)				A+		41	174	139	24	45	6	1	5	23	4	1	33	29	.324	.454	.489	.943	68	0	1	0	1	0
AA (2 seasons)				AA		114	477	401	63	135	29	4	6	59	8	4	68	88	.337	.436	.474	.910	190	10	5	0	3	7
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		89	362	304	53	88	12	4	12	56	12	7	48	51	.289	.393	.474	.866	144		5	3	2	4

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1989	18	Indians	GULF	Rk	CLE	SS	40	180	51	115	14	16	.922	4.15
1989	18	Indians	GULF	Rk	CLE	3B	17	50	14	29	7	2	.860	2.53
1990	19	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	CLE	3B	66	202	38	145	19	11	.906	2.77
1990	19	Burlington	APPY	Rk	CLE	3B	33	118	28	79	11	6	.907	3.24
1990	19	Kinston	CARL	A+	CLE	3B	33	84	10	66	8	5	.905	2.30
1991	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CLE	3B	122	343	69	251	23	16	.933	2.62
1991	20	Canton-Akron	EL	AA	CLE	3B	82	225	41	167	17	11	.924	2.54
1991	20	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	CLE	3B	40	118	28	84	6	5	.949	2.80
1992	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CLE	3B	34	87	20	55	12	6	.862	2.21
1992	21	Canton-Akron	EL	AA	CLE	3B	23	50	11	35	4	3	.920	2.00
1992	21	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	CLE	3B	11	37	9	20	8	3	.784	2.64
1993	22	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CLE	3B	114	308	67	226	15	18	.951	2.57
5 Seasons							393	1170	259	821	90	69	.923	2.75
3B (5 seasons)						3B	353	990	208	706	76	53	.923	2.59
SS (1 season)						SS	40	180	51	115	14	16	.922	4.15

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1989	18	GCL Indians	Gulf Coast League	Rk	CLE
1990	19	Burlington Indians	Appalachian League	Rk	CLE
1990	19	Kinston Indians	Carolina League	A+	CLE
1991	20	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CLE
1991	20	Canton-Akron Indians	Eastern League	AA	CLE
1991	20	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1991-09-04	1991-10-06
1992	21	Canton-Akron Indians	Eastern League	AA	CLE
1992	21	Colorado Springs Sky Sox	Pacific Coast League	AAA	CLE
1992	21	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1992-05-18	1992-08-20
1993	22	Charlotte Knights	International League	AAA	CLE
1993	22	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1993-08-13	1993-10-03
1994	23	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1994-04-04	1994-08-10
1995	24	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1995-04-27	1995-10-01
1996	25	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1996-04-02	1996-09-29
1997	26	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1997-04-02	1997-09-28
1998	27	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1998-03-31	1998-09-26
1999	28	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	1999-04-06	1999-10-02
2000	29	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2000-04-03	2000-10-01
2001	30	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2001-04-02	2001-10-07
2002	31	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	1	2002-03-31	2002-09-29
2003	32	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	MLB	PHI	1	2003-03-31	2003-09-28
2004	33	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	MLB	PHI	1	2004-04-05	2004-10-03
2005	34	Clearwater Threshers	Florida State League	A+	PHI		2005-08-06	2005-08-10
2005	34	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	MLB	PHI	1	2005-04-04	2005-06-30
2006	35	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2006-04-02	2006-10-01
2007	36	Charlotte Knights	International League	AAA	CHW		2007-05-15	2007-05-19
2007	36	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2007-04-02	2007-09-30
2008	37	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2008-03-31	2008-09-30
2009	38	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	2009-04-07	2009-08-31
2009	38	Los Angeles Dodgers	National League	MLB	LAD	2	2009-09-04	2009-10-04
2010	39	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	2010-04-05	2010-10-03
2011	40	Minnesota Twins	American League	MLB	MIN	1	2011-04-02	2011-08-25
2011	40	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	2	2011-08-26	2011-09-28
2012	41	Clearwater Threshers	Florida State League	A+	PHI		2012-06-01	2012-06-04
2012	41	Philadelphia Phillies	National League	MLB	PHI	1	2012-04-07	2012-06-28
2012	41	Baltimore Orioles	American League	MLB	BAL	2	2012-07-01	2012-10-03

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