Marcus Thames
Marcus Markley Thames
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 6, 1977 in Louisville, MS
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed May 16, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 10, 2002
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2002 25 NYY AL 7 13 13 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .538 .769 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 /97
2003 26 TEX AL 30 84 73 12 15 2 0 1 4 0 1 8 18 .205 .298 .274 .572 47 20 2 2 0 1 0 9/D7
2004 27 DET AL 61 184 165 24 42 12 0 10 33 0 1 16 42 .255 .326 .509 .835 118 84 3 2 0 1 0 79/D
2005 28 DET AL 38 118 107 11 21 2 0 7 16 0 0 9 38 .196 .263 .411 .674 78 44 1 1 0 1 1 79/D
2006 29 DET AL 110 390 348 61 89 20 2 26 60 1 1 37 92 .256 .333 .549 .882 123 191 0 4 0 1 0 7D/9
2007 30 DET AL 86 284 269 37 65 15 0 18 54 2 1 13 72 .242 .278 .498 .776 98 134 6 1 0 1 1 73/9D
2008 31 DET AL 103 342 316 50 76 12 0 25 56 0 3 24 95 .241 .292 .516 .808 107 163 6 0 0 2 0 7D/39
2009 32 DET AL 87 294 258 33 65 11 1 13 36 0 2 29 72 .252 .323 .453 .777 99 117 5 1 0 6 2 D7/3
8 Seasons 522 1709 1549 230 376 75 3 101 261 3 9 136 433 .243 .306 .491 .797 104 760 23 11 0 13 4
162 Game Avg. 162 530 481 71 117 23 1 31 81 1 3 42 134 .243 .306 .491 .797 104 236 7 3 0 4 1
DET (6 yrs) 485 1612 1463 216 358 72 3 99 255 3 8 128 411 .245 .307 .501 .808 107 733 21 9 0 12 4
TEX (1 yr) 30 84 73 12 15 2 0 1 4 0 1 8 18 .205 .298 .274 .572 47 20 2 2 0 1 0
NYY (1 yr) 7 13 13 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .538 .769 96 7 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2002 25 NYY AL 13 10 2 5.3 105 .250 .231 .264 .231 .332 .538 .425 .769 .757 96 .536 -0.2 -0.0 .700 .308 .308 .0
2003 26 TEX AL 84 62 6 2.6 116 .255 .205 .280 .298 .348 .274 .448 .572 .796 47 .229 -5.9 -0.6 .475 .164 .068 .0
2004 27 DET AL 184 128 27 5.7 105 .281 .255 .265 .326 .332 .509 .425 .835 .756 118 .539 4.3 0.4 .795 .345 .255 .0
2005 28 DET AL 118 88 12 3.6 103 .222 .196 .266 .263 .328 .411 .421 .674 .750 78 .367 -4.0 -0.4 .621 .299 .215 .0
2006 29 DET AL 390 261 67 6.8 111 .273 .256 .275 .333 .340 .549 .438 .882 .778 123 .621 10.6 1.0 .892 .399 .293 1.9
2007 30 DET AL 284 212 35 4.4 109 .261 .242 .273 .278 .341 .498 .427 .776 .769 98 .438 -2.8 -0.3 .706 .309 .257 3.6
2008 31 DET AL 342 251 45 4.8 108 .258 .241 .272 .292 .340 .516 .426 .808 .767 107 .485 0.6 0.1 .739 .342 .275 .0
2009 32 DET AL 294 206 38 4.9 110 .291 .252 .271 .323 .340 .453 .435 .777 .775 99 .487 -0.4 -0.0 .725 .306 .202 .0
8 Seasons 1709 1218 232 5.1 109 .268 .243 .272 .306 .339 .491 .431 .797 .770 104 .502 2.2 0.2 .748 .332 .248 5.8
162 Game Avg. 530 378 72 5.1 109 .268 .243 .272 .306 .339 .491 .431 .797 .770 104 .502 1 0 .748 .332 .248 2
DET (6 yrs) 1612 1146 224 5.2 109 .268 .245 .271 .307 .338 .501 .430 .808 .769 107 .513 8.3 0.8 .763 .340 .256 5.8
TEX (1 yr) 84 62 6 2.6 116 .255 .205 .280 .298 .348 .274 .448 .572 .796 47 .228 -5.9 -0.6 .475 .164 .068 .0
NYY (1 yr) 13 10 2 5.3 105 .250 .231 .264 .231 .332 .538 .425 .769 .757 96 .536 -0.2 -0.0 .700 .308 .308 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2006 29 DET AL ALDS NYY W 4 16 15 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .333 .375 .467 .842 7 0 0 0 0 0
2006 29 DET AL ALCS OAK W 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 29 DET AL WS STL L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (3 Series) 8 22 21 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .238 .273 .333 .606 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 4 16 15 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .333 .375 .467 .842 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 2 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2002 25 NYY AL 13 7.7% 30.8% 0.0% 15.4% 67% 3.3 13.0 6.5 0.33 0.50 62% 33% 16.7% 0%
2003 26 TEX AL 84 1.2% 21.4% 9.5% 3.6% 20% 2.25 4.1 73.0 18.3 0.75 0.87 65% 13% 4.3% 28%
2004 27 DET AL 184 5.4% 22.8% 8.7% 12.0% 52% 2.63 3.9 16.5 5.0 0.49 0.65 62% 19% 14.5% 17%
2005 28 DET AL 118 5.9% 32.2% 7.6% 7.6% 43% 4.22 2.8 15.3 6.7 0.37 0.43 53% 16% 17.9% 24%
2006 29 DET AL 390 6.7% 23.6% 9.5% 12.3% 54% 2.49 3.8 13.4 5.8 0.37 0.37 59% 16% 16.5% 16%
2007 30 DET AL 284 6.3% 25.4% 4.6% 11.6% 51% 5.54 3.7 14.9 5.0 0.64 0.86 63% 17% 18.4% 19%
2008 31 DET AL 342 7.3% 27.8% 7.0% 10.8% 49% 3.96 3.3 12.6 5.6 0.48 0.61 58% 16% 21.4% 23%
2009 32 DET AL 294 4.4% 24.5% 9.9% 8.5% 39% 2.48 3.6 19.8 7.2 0.56 0.63 61% 19% 12.7% 17%
8 Seasons 1709 5.9% 25.3% 8.0% 10.5% 48% 3.18 3.6 15.3 5.9 0.49 0.59 60% 17% 16.5% 19%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2002 25 NYY AL 0 0 50% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2003 26 TEX AL 0 0 46% 41 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 50% 7 5 2 2 0 2 5 2 3
2004 27 DET AL 0 0 28% 58 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 64% 5 3 2 3 1 2 3 0 3
2005 28 DET AL 0 0 17% 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 29% 5 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
2006 29 DET AL 2 0 34% 139 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 27% 22 20 2 5 2 3 10 5 5
2007 30 DET AL 4 0 31% 77 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 60% 9 4 5 3 3 0 8 1 7
2008 31 DET AL 6 0 33% 100 0 3 0% 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 7 32% 17 13 4 3 1 2 11 7 4
2009 32 DET AL 1 0 24% 82 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 29% 20 17 3 4 4 0 7 1 6
8 Seasons 13 0 31% 530 3 9 25% 3 6 0 2 0 1 3 1 10 29 38% 85 66 19 21 11 10 46 17 29
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2002 25 NYY AL 13 38% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.20 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 4 1 25% 8 1 13% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
2003 26 TEX AL 84 67% 15 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.44 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 2 17% 6 2 33% 35 3 9% 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 0
2004 27 DET AL 184 49% 42 2 0 7 2 0 0 1.35 10 1 6 4 6 5 5 0 0 0 36 3 8% 15 4 27% 108 23 21% 12 6 50% 7 4 57% 0
2005 28 DET AL 118 35% 21 1 0 4 0 0 0 2.37 7 1 3 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 27 1 4% 15 3 20% 75 9 12% 7 3 43% 6 1 17% 0
2006 29 DET AL 390 38% 89 5 0 3 0 0 0 2.03 26 0 6 18 8 11 15 0 0 0 65 0 0% 29 5 17% 237 35 15% 15 5 33% 18 8 44% 0
2007 30 DET AL 284 32% 65 5 0 9 3 2 3 1.83 18 2 6 13 5 14 4 0 0 0 51 6 12% 25 5 20% 174 36 21% 28 11 39% 23 7 30% 0
2008 31 DET AL 342 39% 76 6 0 9 4 1 3 1.78 25 2 8 12 13 10 15 0 0 0 60 6 10% 28 6 21% 205 33 16% 16 7 44% 20 5 25% 0
2009 32 DET AL 294 42% 65 10 0 12 6 1 3 1.36 13 0 7 9 4 6 7 0 0 0 57 5 9% 34 14 41% 208 24 12% 16 11 69% 18 4 22% 0
8 Seasons 1709 40% 376 29 0 46 16 4 9 1.66 101 6 36 61 40 50 51 0 0 0 311 23 7% 156 40 26% 1050 164 16% 95 44 46% 98 32 33% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2002 25 NYY AL 13 44 3.38 32 73% 22% 16% 34% 28% 78% 0% 57% 80% 31% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 8% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
2003 26 TEX AL 84 329 3.92 197 60% 26% 15% 30% 28% 74% 0% 44% 79% 31% 2% 2 0 14% 12 9 12% 10 7 44% 0 0 0
2004 27 DET AL 184 766 4.16 472 62% 26% 19% 28% 26% 74% 0% 45% 74% 28% 3% 6 1 13% 24 13 9% 16 8 29% 0 0 0
2005 28 DET AL 118 475 4.03 312 66% 20% 23% 35% 22% 80% 2% 53% 72% 35% 3% 3 0 8% 10 4 3% 3 1 29% 0 0 0
2006 29 DET AL 390 1575 4.04 973 62% 19% 22% 32% 26% 81% 0% 50% 72% 37% 5% 19 2 17% 65 33 10% 38 31 23% 0 0 0
2007 30 DET AL 284 1021 3.60 687 67% 20% 22% 29% 29% 80% 1% 54% 72% 40% 3% 8 0 10% 28 15 4% 12 11 17% 0 0 0
2008 31 DET AL 342 1314 3.84 866 66% 17% 22% 34% 26% 83% 0% 54% 73% 41% 3% 11 0 10% 35 17 6% 22 11 18% 0 0 0
2009 32 DET AL 294 1156 3.93 718 62% 20% 23% 31% 27% 80% 2% 50% 71% 35% 3% 9 0 14% 42 25 9% 25 14 25% 0 0 0
8 Seasons 1709 6680 3.91 4257 64% 20% 22% 32% 27% 80% 1% 51% 73% 36% 3% 58 3 13% 216 116 7% 127 84 23% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 25 7 13 13 2 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .231 .231 .538 .769 96 7 0 0 0 0 0
2003 26 37 97 86 14 18 3 0 2 6 0 1 8 22 .209 .289 .314 .603 54 27 2 2 0 1 0
2004 27 98 281 251 38 60 15 0 12 39 0 2 24 64 .239 .313 .442 .755 96 111 5 4 0 2 0
2005 28 136 399 358 49 81 17 0 19 55 0 2 33 102 .226 .298 .433 .731 90 155 6 5 0 3 1
2006 29 246 789 706 110 170 37 2 45 115 1 3 70 194 .241 .316 .490 .806 107 346 6 9 0 4 1
2007 30 332 1073 975 147 235 52 2 63 169 3 4 83 266 .241 .306 .492 .798 104 480 12 10 0 5 2
2008 31 435 1415 1291 197 311 64 2 88 225 3 7 107 361 .241 .302 .498 .801 105 643 18 10 0 7 2
2009 32 522 1709 1549 230 376 75 3 101 261 3 9 136 433 .243 .306 .491 .797 104 760 23 11 0 13 4

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2002 25 7 13 13 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 7
2003 26 30 82 72 10 14 2 0 1 3 0 7 18 .194 .280 .264 .544 5 30
2004 27 61 184 165 24 42 12 0 10 33 0 16 42 .255 .326 .509 .835 27 61
2005 28 38 119 108 11 22 2 0 7 16 0 9 38 .204 .269 .417 .686 12 38
2006 29 110 391 349 58 90 20 2 26 57 1 37 92 .258 .335 .550 .885 64 110
2007 30 86 279 265 35 61 14 0 17 51 2 12 72 .230 .265 .475 .741 33 86
2008 31 103 335 311 47 71 11 0 23 53 0 22 95 .228 .278 .486 .763 43 103
2009 32 87 293 257 32 64 11 1 13 35 0 29 72 .249 .321 .451 .772 37 87
8 Seasons 522 1696 1540 219 364 72 3 97 250 3 132 433 .236 .299 .476 .775 223 522
162 Game Avg. 162 526 478 68 113 22 1 30 78 1 41 134 .236 .299 .476 .775 69 522

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1679), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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