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Justin Thompson

Justin Willard Thompson

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 8, 1973 in San Antonio, Texas, US
High School: Klein Oak HS (Spring, TX)

Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (32nd) of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Klein Oak HS (Spring, TX).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-1992: Rated #84 Prospect
Pre-1994: Rated #79 Prospect

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1991	18	Bristol	APPY	Rk	DET	2	5	.286	3.60	10	10	0	0	0	0	50.0	45	29	20	3	24	1	60	2	6	7	217	1.380	8.1	0.5	4.3	10.8	2.50
1992	19	Fayetteville	SALL	A	DET	4	4	.500	2.18	20	19	1	0	0	0	95.0	79	32	23	6	40	0	88	1	3	7	390	1.253	7.5	0.6	3.8	8.3	2.20
1993	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	DET	7	10	.412	3.88	25	25	0	1	0	0	139.1	161	76	60	10	53	0	118	3	2	7	617	1.536	10.4	0.6	3.4	7.6	2.23
1993	20	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	4	4	.500	3.56	11	11	0	0	0	0	55.2	65	25	22	1	16	0	46	1	1	3	241	1.455	10.5	0.2	2.6	7.4	2.88
1993	20	London	EL	AA	DET	3	6	.333	4.09	14	14	0	1	0	0	83.2	96	51	38	9	37	0	72	2	1	4	376	1.590	10.3	1.0	4.0	7.7	1.95

1995	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	DET	8	8	.500	3.92	24	24	0	3	0	0	147.0	140	68	64	8	46	2	118	5	0	3	609	1.265	8.6	0.5	2.8	7.2	2.57
1995	22	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	2	1	.667	4.88	6	6	0	0	0	0	24.0	30	13	13	1	8	0	20	2	0	0	107	1.583	11.2	0.4	3.0	7.5	2.50
1995	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	DET	6	7	.462	3.73	18	18	0	3	0	0	123.0	110	55	51	7	38	2	98	3	0	3	502	1.203	8.0	0.5	2.8	7.2	2.58
1996	23	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-A-A+	DET	6	3	.667	3.29	15	15	0	3	1	0	90.1	77	37	33	2	28	0	81	1	0	3	361	1.162	7.7	0.2	2.8	8.1	2.89
1996	23	Fayetteville	SALL	A	DET	0	0		3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	10	0.333	3.0	0.0	0.0	15.0
1996	23	Visalia	CALL	A+	DET	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	13	1.333	6.0	0.0	6.0	21.0	3.50
1996	23	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	6	3	.667	3.42	13	13	0	3	1	0	84.1	74	36	32	2	26	0	69	1	0	2	338	1.186	7.9	0.2	2.8	7.4	2.65

2000	27	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-AAA-A+	TEX	1	0	1.000	6.32	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	21	12	11	1	8	0	10	0	0	1	72	1.851	12.1	0.6	4.6	5.7	1.25
2000	27	Port Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TEX	0	0		2.08	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	3	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	17	1.385	6.2	0.0	6.2	4.2	0.67
2000	27	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	1	0	1.000	4.76	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	8	3	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	25	1.588	12.7	1.6	1.6	6.4	4.00
2000	27	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	0	0		11.12	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	10	8	7	0	4	0	4	0	0	1	30	2.471	15.9	0.0	6.4	6.4	1.00

2002	29	Rangers	GULF	Rk	TEX	0	0		3.00	7	7	0	0	0	0	15.0	19	6	5	0	1	0	11	1	0	0	64	1.333	11.4	0.0	0.6	6.6	11.00
2003	30	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	2	0	1.000	1.24	23	0	0	0	0	0	29.0	15	5	4	0	8	0	21	1	0	0	110	0.793	4.7	0.0	2.5	6.5	2.63
2004	31	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	3	2	.600	2.61	23	0	3	0	0	0	38.0	35	19	11	3	11	1	26	2	0	1	161	1.211	8.3	0.7	2.6	6.2	2.36
2005	32	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TEX	4	2	.667	4.29	37	1	11	0	0	2	56.2	61	29	27	4	9	3	40	1	0	1	235	1.235	9.7	0.6	1.4	6.4	4.44
2005	32	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	2	0	1.000	2.84	12	0	8	0	0	2	12.2	14	5	4	1	2	0	11	0	0	0	55	1.263	9.9	0.7	1.4	7.8	5.50
2005	32	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	2	2	.500	4.70	25	1	3	0	0	0	44.0	47	24	23	3	7	3	29	1	0	1	180	1.227	9.6	0.6	1.4	5.9	4.14
2006	33	Nashville	PCL	AAA	MIL	2	3	.400	6.11	8	8	0	1	0	0	35.1	44	27	24	7	7	0	23	0	0	0	158	1.443	11.2	1.8	1.8	5.9	3.29
11 Seasons						39	37	.513	3.57	195	112	15	8	1	2	711.1	697	340	282	44	235	7	596	17	11	30	2994	1.310	8.8	0.6	3.0	7.5	2.54
AA (5 seasons)				AA		15	15	.500	3.66	68	33	11	4	0	2	263.0	263	133	107	21	89	3	211	7	1	8	1119	1.338	9.0	0.7	3.0	7.2	2.37
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		10	8	.556	4.57	47	23	3	4	1	0	169.1	175	95	86	12	44	3	125	2	0	4	706	1.293	9.3	0.6	2.3	6.6	2.84
A+ (4 seasons)				A+		6	5	.545	3.72	19	19	0	0	0	0	87.0	100	39	36	2	29	0	75	3	1	4	378	1.483	10.3	0.2	3.0	7.8	2.59
A (2 seasons)				A		4	4	.500	2.20	21	20	1	0	0	0	98.0	80	33	24	6	40	0	93	1	3	7	400	1.224	7.3	0.6	3.7	8.5	2.33
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		2	5	.286	3.46	17	17	0	0	0	0	65.0	64	35	25	3	25	1	71	3	6	7	281	1.369	8.9	0.4	3.5	9.8	2.84
A- (1 season)				A-		2	0	1.000	1.24	23	0	0	0	0	0	29.0	15	5	4	0	8	0	21	1	0	0	110	0.793	4.7	0.0	2.5	6.5	2.63

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
1991	18	Bristol	APPY	Rk	DET	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1992	19	Fayetteville	SALL	A	DET	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	DET	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	20	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1993	20	London	EL	AA	DET	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

1995	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	DET	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	22	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	DET	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	23	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-AAA-A+	DET	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	23	Fayetteville	SALL	A	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	23	Visalia	CALL	A+	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	23	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

2000	27	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AA-A+-AAA	TEX	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	Port Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	27	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

2002	29	Rangers	GULF	Rk	TEX	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	30	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	31	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	32	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	TEX	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	32	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	32	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	33	Nashville	PCL	AAA	MIL	8	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	2	0	0	2	0	0
11 Seasons						195	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	2	0	0	2	0	0
AA (5 seasons)				AA		68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
AAA (4 seasons)				AAA		47	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	2	0	0	2	0	0
A+ (4 seasons)				A+		19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A (2 seasons)				A		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A- (1 season)				A-		23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%
1991	18	Bristol	APPY	Rk	DET	P	10	12	2	8	2	0	.833	1.00
1992	19	Fayetteville	SALL	A	DET	P	20	25	4	21	0	0	1.000	1.25
1993	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	DET	P	25	30	5	23	2	1	.933	1.12
1993	20	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	P	11	14	2	11	1	0	.929	1.18
1993	20	London	EL	AA	DET	P	14	16	3	12	1	1	.938	1.07

1995	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	DET	P	24	33	6	25	2	0	.939	1.29	14	13	48%
1995	22	Lakeland	FLOR	A+	DET	P	6	8	2	6	0	0	1.000	1.33	4	3	43%
1995	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	DET	P	18	25	4	19	2	0	.920	1.28	10	10	50%
1996	23	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-A-A+	DET	P	15	12	2	10	0	0	1.000	0.80	7	4	36%
1996	23	Fayetteville	SALL	A	DET	P	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.00
1996	23	Visalia	CALL	A+	DET	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0	0
1996	23	Toledo	IL	AAA	DET	P	13	11	1	10	0	0	1.000	0.85	7	4	36%

2000	27	3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-AAA	TEX	P	3	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	1.67	3	3	50%
2000	27	Port Charlotte	FLOR	A+	TEX	P	1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00	2	2	50%
2000	27	Tulsa	TL	AA	TEX	P	1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.00	1	0	0%
2000	27	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	P	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00	0	1	100%

2002	29	Rangers	GULF	Rk	TEX	P	7	5	0	4	1	0	.800	0.57	4	0	0%
2003	30	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	P	23	6	1	4	1	1	.833	0.22	0	0
2004	31	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	P	23	16	4	11	1	0	.938	0.65
2005	32	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TEX	P	37	14	7	7	0	1	1.000	0.38	2	1	33%
2005	32	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	P	12	4	3	1	0	0	1.000	0.33	0	0
2005	32	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	P	25	10	4	6	0	1	1.000	0.40	2	1	33%
2006	33	Nashville	PCL	AAA	MIL	P	8	7	1	5	1	0	.857	0.75	4	2	33%
11 Seasons							195	165	32	123	10	3	.939	0.79	34	23	40%

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

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1991	18	Bristol Tigers	Appalachian League	Rk	DET
1992	19	Fayetteville Generals	South Atlantic League	A	DET
1993	20	London Tigers	Eastern League	AA	DET
1993	20	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	A+	DET
1994	21	Injured
1995	22	Lakeland Tigers	Florida State League	A+	DET
1995	22	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	AA	DET
1996	23	Visalia Oaks	California League	A+	DET
1996	23	Toledo Mud Hens	International League	AAA	DET
1996	23	Fayetteville Generals	South Atlantic League	A	DET
1996	23	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1996-05-27	1996-09-29
1997	24	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1997-04-02	1997-09-26
1998	25	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1998-03-31	1998-09-27
1999	26	Detroit Tigers	American League	MLB	DET	1	1999-04-06	1999-08-15
2000	27	Oklahoma RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	AAA	TEX
2000	27	Port Charlotte Rangers	Florida State League	A+	TEX
2000	27	Tulsa Drillers	Texas League	AA	TEX
2001	28	Injured
2002	29	GCL Rangers	Gulf Coast League	Rk	TEX
2003	30	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	A-	TEX
2004	31	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	AA	TEX		2004-05-01	2004-09-04
2005	32	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	AA	TEX		2005-04-08	2005-05-20
2005	32	Oklahoma RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	AAA	TEX		2005-05-24	2005-09-04
2005	32	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	2005-08-18	2005-08-25
2006	33	Nashville Sounds	Pacific Coast League	AAA	MIL		2006-04-10	2006-05-18

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