Jim Thome

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)

Born: August 27, 1970 in Peoria, IL us

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

High School: Limestone Community HS (Bartonville, IL)

School: Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1991 (Age 21-008d, 16,034th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2012 (Age 42-037d)
vs. TBR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. (Voted by BBWAA on 379/422 ballots)
View Jim Thome's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Pat Rooney SFX

Full Name: James Howard Thome

Pronunciation: \TOE-mee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

73.1

8422

2328

612

.276

1583

RBI

1699

OBP

.402

SLG

.554

OPS

.956

OPS+

147

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.
Triple Plays: 1 (Aug 7)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	39 (38)	May 18	CLE		TEX	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
2	40	May 19	CLE		TEX	L,7-8	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	73 (32)	Jun 26	CLE		TOR	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
4	74	Jun 27	CLE		TOR	W,6-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
5	75	Jun 28	CLE		TOR	W,7-6	GS	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
6	76	Jun 29	CLE		CHW	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
7	77	Jun 30	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	78	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	L,5-8	GS	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
9	79	Jul 3	CLE		OAK	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
10	80	Jul 4	CLE		OAK	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
11	81	Jul 5	CLE		OAK	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
12	82	Jul 6	CLE		OAK	L,4-13	CG	48	9.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
13	83	Jul 7	CLE		CAL	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
14	84	Jul 8	CLE		CAL	W,8-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
15	85	Jul 9	CLE	@	TEX	L,4-14	GS	38	7.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
16	86	Jul 10	CLE	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
17	87	Jul 11	CLE	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
18	88	Jul 12	CLE	@	TEX	W,6-3	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
19	89	Jul 16	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
20	90	Jul 17	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	0	3	0	3	0	3B
21	94 (3)	Jul 21	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
22	96 (1)	Jul 23	CLE		KCR	W,1-0	GS	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
23	98 (1)	Jul 25	CLE		KCR	W,6-5	GS	29	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
24	99	Jul 26	CLE		KCR	W,2-1	GS	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
25	100	Jul 27	CLE		MIL	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
26	101	Jul 28	CLE		MIL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
27	102	Jul 29	CLE		MIL	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
28	103	Jul 31	CLE		DET	L,6-9	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	105 (1)	Aug 2	CLE		DET	L,4-5	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
30	106	Aug 3	CLE	@	NYY	W,8-6	CG	51	12.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
31	108 (1)	Aug 5	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	24	6.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
32	109	Aug 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,5-4	GS	50	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
33	111 (1)	Aug 9	CLE	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	3B
34	112	Aug 10	CLE		BOS	W,8-5	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
35	114 (1)	Aug 12	CLE		BOS	W,8-5	GS	33	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
36	115	Aug 13	CLE		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
37	116	Aug 14	CLE		TOR	L,5-9	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 3B
38	117	Aug 16 (1)	CLE		TOR	W,4-2	GS	27	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	119 (1)	Aug 18	CLE		MIN	W,8-1	GS	23	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
40	121 (1)	Aug 20	CLE		MIN	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
							40gm		308.0	21	61	11	93	3