Frank Thomas

Positions: Designated Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 240lb (196cm, 108kg)

Born: May 27, 1968 in Columbus, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (7th) of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Auburn University (Auburn, AL).

High School: Columbus HS (Columbus, GA)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: August 2, 1990 (Age 22-067d, 15,808th in major league history)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 29, 2008 (Age 40-094d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2014. (Voted by BBWAA on 478/571 ballots)
View Frank Thomas's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Arn Tellem, Michael Moye

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Frank Edward Thomas

Nicknames: Big Hurt

Twitter: @TheBigHurt_35

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Hall of Fame
2x MVP
5x All-Star
HR Derby Champ
4x Silver Slugger
Batting Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

73.8

8199

2468

521

.301

1494

RBI

1704

OBP

.419

SLG

.555

OPS

.974

OPS+

156

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-40 / in Starts: 30-39
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	1 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	7

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 289 PAs	30
Actual Runners on Base	171 (93-55-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 289 PAs	33
Avg. Runners on Base	182 (90-60-31)

Most Driven In
Self	8
D Barton	3
V Wells	3
A RÃos	2
J Cust	2
K Suzuki	2
M Sweeney	2
R Davis	1

Most Driven In By
Self	8
B Crosby	2
E Brown	2
M Scutaro	2
J Cust	2
J Hannahan	1
K Suzuki	1
C Denorfia	1

2008 Batting Game Log

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2008 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2252	1	Apr 1	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.41	-0.092	1.53	-0.06%	-0.38	DH
2	2253	2	Apr 2	TOR	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	5	.63	-0.048	.66	-0.03%	-0.93	DH
3	2254	3	Apr 3	TOR	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	5	1.05	-0.057	1.14	-0.04%	-0.56	DH
4	2255	4	Apr 4	TOR		BOS	W,6-3	GS-7	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.250	.536	5	1.51	0.287	1.55	0.18%	2.00	DH
5	2256	5	Apr 5	TOR		BOS	W,10-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.316	.471	.786	5	.67	0.068	.74	0.05%	2.19	DH
6	2257	6	Apr 6	TOR		BOS	W,7-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.304	.571	.876	5	1.46	0.272	1.63	0.18%	2.04	DH
7	2258	7	Apr 8	TOR		OAK	L,8-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.296	.640	.936	5	1.04	0.297	1.07	0.19%	0.99	DH
8	2259	8	Apr 9	TOR		OAK	L,3-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.281	.552	.833	5	1.12	-0.051	1.12	-0.03%	-0.63	DH
9	2260	9	Apr 10	TOR		OAK	L,2-3	GS-12	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.289	.485	.774	5	2.75	-0.111	2.72	-0.07%	-0.67	DH
10	2261	11 (1)	Apr 12	TOR	@	TEX	W,4-1	GS-9	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.326	.457	.783	5	.52	-0.040	.51	-0.02%	0.18	DH
11	2262	12	Apr 13	TOR	@	TEX	W,5-4	GS-10	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.354	.447	.802	5	2.05	0.094	2.24	0.06%	0.49	DH
12	2263	13	Apr 14	TOR	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.190	.346	.429	.775	5	1.36	-0.121	1.66	-0.09%	-1.31	DH
13	2264	14	Apr 15	TOR	@	BAL	W,11-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.351	.413	.764	5	.50	0.001	.58	0.00%	0.55	DH
14	2265	15	Apr 16	TOR		TEX	L,5-7	CG(14)	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.344	.385	.728	5	1.68	-0.171	1.83	-0.11%	-0.85	DH
15	2266	16	Apr 17	TOR		TEX	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.324	.357	.681	5	1.75	-0.183	1.88	-0.12%	-1.36	DH
16	2267	17	Apr 18	TOR		DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.306	.333	.639	5	.73	-0.077	.71	-0.05%	-0.76	DH
				Player went from Toronto Blue Jays to Oakland Athletics
17	2268	23	Apr 24	OAK		MIN	W,11-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.159	.312	.317	.629	4	.50	0.053	.59	0.04%	-0.13	DH
18	2269	24	Apr 25	OAK	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.321	.318	.639	4	1.16	0.131	1.68	0.11%	1.56	DH
19	2270	25	Apr 26	OAK	@	SEA	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.306	.300	.606	4	.80	-0.082	1.12	-0.07%	-0.75	DH
20	2271	26	Apr 27	OAK	@	SEA	W,4-2	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.315	.301	.616	4	1.89	0.151	2.68	0.13%	1.10	DH
21	2272	27	Apr 28	OAK	@	LAA	W,14-2	GS-7	4	3	0	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.344	.368	.713	4	.56	0.172	.90	0.17%	2.63	DH
22	2273	28	Apr 29	OAK	@	LAA	L,0-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.340	.354	.695	4	1.35	-0.008	2.13	-0.01%	-0.36	DH
23	2274	29	Apr 30	OAK	@	LAA	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.181	.327	.337	.664	4	.75	-0.109	1.19	-0.10%	-1.18	DH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	2275	30	May 1	OAK	@	LAA	W,15-8	GS-8	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.340	.345	.684	4	.86	0.080	1.37	0.08%	1.65	DH
25	2276	31	May 2	OAK		TEX	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.345	.344	.690	4	1.47	0.009	2.08	0.01%	0.17	DH
26	2277	32	May 3	OAK		TEX	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.333	.330	.663	4	1.40	-0.157	1.97	-0.13%	-1.39	DH
27	2278	33	May 4	OAK		TEX	W,3-1	GS-7	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.342	.351	.692	4	1.34	0.139	1.85	0.12%	0.77	DH
28	2279	34	May 5	OAK		BAL	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.336	.337	.673	4	1.13	-0.040	1.49	-0.03%	-0.52	DH
29	2280	35	May 6	OAK		BAL	W,4-2	GS-7	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.349	.346	.695	3	.60	0.037	.81	0.03%	0.66	DH
30	2281	36	May 7	OAK		BAL	W,6-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.346	.343	.689	9	6.53	0.052	8.72	0.04%	-0.08	PH
31	2282	37	May 9	OAK	@	TEX	L,0-4	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.351	.343	.694	4	1.41	-0.018	2.03	-0.02%	0.18	DH
32	2283	38	May 10	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.348	.701	4	1.14	-0.075	1.68	-0.07%	1.07	DH
33	2284	39	May 11	OAK	@	TEX	W,12-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.216	.348	.345	.692	4	2.01	-0.039	3.14	-0.04%	-0.80	DH
34	2285	40	May 13	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.345	.342	.686	4	.89	-0.027	1.15	-0.02%	-0.13	DH
35	2286	41	May 14	OAK	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.211	.342	.333	.676	4	1.27	-0.094	1.68	-0.07%	-0.63	DH
36	2287	42	May 15	OAK	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.353	.341	.694	4	.72	0.049	.95	0.04%	0.36	DH
37	2288	45 (2)	May 18	OAK	@	ATL	L,2-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.351	.339	.689	9	2.53	-0.125	3.32	-0.10%	-0.80	PH
38	2289	46	May 19	OAK		TBR	L,6-7	GS-8	4	4	2	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.361	.397	.758	4	1.10	0.443	1.44	0.35%	2.91	DH
39	2290	47	May 20	OAK		TBR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.358	.415	.773	4	.92	0.062	1.23	0.05%	0.56	DH
40	2291	48	May 21	OAK		TBR	W,9-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.355	.406	.761	4	.39	-0.040	.49	-0.03%	-0.25	DH
41	2292	49	May 23	OAK		BOS	W,8-3	CG	4	4	2	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.365	.437	.801	4	.46	0.170	.59	0.13%	2.50	DH
42	2293	50	May 24	OAK		BOS	W,3-0	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.368	.434	.802	4	.48	-0.018	.66	-0.01%	0.02	DH
43	2294	51	May 25	OAK		BOS	W,6-3	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.371	.436	.807	4	1.12	-0.015	1.46	-0.01%	-0.27	DH
44	2295	52	May 27	OAK		TOR	W,3-1	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.372	.444	.816	4	.77	-0.011	1.04	-0.01%	-0.10	DH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	2296	108 (55)	Aug 1	OAK	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.370	.435	.805	4	1.17	-0.067	.38	-0.01%	-0.64	DH
46	2297	109	Aug 2	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-12	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.372	.437	.809	4	.26	0.027	.06	0.00%	-0.11	DH
47	2298	110	Aug 3	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.365	.426	.791	4	1.13	-0.118	.19	-0.01%	-1.10	DH
48	2299	111	Aug 4	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-6	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.367	.421	.788	4	.55	0.017	.04	0.00%	0.17	DH
49	2300	112	Aug 5	OAK	@	TOR	L,3-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.365	.413	.778	4	1.10	-0.027	.08	0.00%	-0.12	DH
50	2301	113	Aug 6	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.368	.412	.779	3	.78	0.039	.03	0.00%	-0.02	DH
51	2302	114	Aug 7	OAK	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.364	.406	.769	3	1.23	-0.167	.02	0.00%	-1.05	DH
52	2303	115	Aug 8	OAK	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.362	.402	.764	3	.91	-0.065	.02	0.00%	-0.42	DH
53	2304	116	Aug 9	OAK	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.364	.421	.785	3	.97	0.126	.02	0.00%	0.98	DH
54	2305	117	Aug 10	OAK	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.367	.419	.786	3	.72	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.02	DH
55	2306	118	Aug 12	OAK		TBR	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.364	.421	.785	3	.58	-0.027	.01	0.00%	-0.42	DH
56	2307	119	Aug 13	OAK		TBR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.358	.412	.770	3	.86	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.53	DH
57	2308	120	Aug 14	OAK		TBR	L,6-7	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.355	.407	.762	3	2.12	0.222	.01	0.00%	-0.73	DH
58	2309	121	Aug 15	OAK		CHW	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.357	.409	.766	3	1.29	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.21	DH
59	2310	122	Aug 16	OAK		CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.248	.355	.403	.758	3	1.77	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-1.02	DH
60	2311	123	Aug 17	OAK		CHW	L,1-13	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.351	.397	.748	3	.17	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.50	DH
61	2312	124	Aug 18	OAK	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.349	.392	.741	4	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.62	DH
62	2313	125	Aug 19	OAK	@	MIN	L,2-13	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.348	.386	.734	4	.43	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.57	DH
63	2314	126	Aug 20	OAK	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.342	.379	.721	4	1.54	-0.144	.00	0.00%	-1.32	DH
64	2315	127	Aug 21	OAK	@	SEA	W,2-0	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.340	.376	.715	4	.86	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.41	DH
65	2316	128	Aug 22	OAK	@	SEA	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.337	.369	.706	4	2.00	-0.256	.00	0.00%	-1.72	DH
66	2317	129	Aug 23	OAK	@	SEA	W,5-1	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.342	.371	.713	4	.85	0.096	.00	0.00%	1.22	DH
67	2318	130	Aug 24	OAK	@	SEA	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.337	.365	.702	4	1.22	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.92	DH
68	2319	131	Aug 25	OAK	@	LAA	W,2-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.339	.362	.701	4	.91	0.125	.00	0.00%	1.13	DH
69	2320	133 (1)	Aug 27	OAK	@	LAA	W,6-5	GS-7	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.349	.370	.719	4	.57	0.083	.00	0.00%	1.19	DH
70	2321	134	Aug 28	OAK		MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.347	.372	.719	4	1.47	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.32	DH
71	2322	135	Aug 29	OAK		MIN	L,2-12	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.349	.374	.723	4	.46	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.34	DH
							31-40		289	246	27	59	7	1	8	30	39	0	57	3	0	1	2	9	0	0	.240	.349	.374	.723		1.11	0.106	.93	0.59%	2.04

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