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Marcus Thames

Marcus Markley Thames

Positions: Leftfielder, Designated Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 220 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
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Yankees/Dodgers/Rangers 2002-2011
2012 Contract Status: Free Agent, 1 yr/$1M (11) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 7.042, Free Agent: 2012 [*],
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ted Williams… #4. Ty Cobb… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Rogers Hornsby… #7. Hank Aaron… 

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 /
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
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
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
2006 29 DET AL 110 390 348 61 89 20 2 26 60 1 1 37 92 .256 .333 .549 .882 124 191 0 4 0 1 0
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 3
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 /3
2009 32 DET AL 87 294 258 33 65 11 1 13 36 0 2 29 72 .252 .323 .453 .777 101 117 5 1 0 6 2 /3
2010 33 NYY AL 82 237 212 22 61 7 0 12 33 0 0 19 61 .288 .350 .491 .841 122 104 3 3 0 3 0 /5
2011 34 LAD NL 36 70 66 4 13 1 1 2 7 0 0 4 16 .197 .243 .333 .576 59 22 4 0 0 0 0 7/D
10 Seasons 640 2016 1827 256 450 83 4 115 301 3 9 159 510 .246 .309 .485 .794 105 886 30 14 0 16 4
162 Game Avg. 162 510 462 65 114 21 1 29 76 1 2 40 129 .246 .309 .485 .794 105 224 8 4 0 4 1
DET (6 yrs) 485 1612 1463 216 358 72 3 99 255 3 8 128 411 .245 .307 .501 .808 108 733 21 9 0 12 4
NYY (2 yrs) 89 250 225 24 64 8 0 13 35 0 0 19 65 .284 .344 .493 .837 121 111 3 3 0 3 0
LAD (1 yr) 36 70 66 4 13 1 1 2 7 0 0 4 16 .197 .243 .333 .576 59 22 4 0 0 0 0
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
AL (9 yrs) 604 1946 1761 252 437 82 3 113 294 3 9 155 494 .248 .311 .491 .802 107 864 26 14 0 16 4
NL (1 yr) 36 70 66 4 13 1 1 2 7 0 0 4 16 .197 .243 .333 .576 59 22 4 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
2002 25 NYY AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0.0 0.1 $ /
2003 26 TEX AL 84 -5 0 0 0 -1 -1 3 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $
2004 27 DET AL 184 4 -1 -1 0 7 -3 6 13 1.3 5 0.5 0.8 $
2005 28 DET AL 118 -4 0 0 0 -1 -2 4 -3 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $
2006 29 DET AL 390 13 -1 0 2 -5 -7 14 15 1.4 21 2.1 -0.7 $342,000
2007 30 DET AL 284 -3 0 2 0 1 -4 10 6 0.6 5 0.5 0.1 $432,500 3
2008 31 DET AL 342 2 -2 3 -1 -2 -4 12 8 0.8 10 1.0 -0.2 $1,275,000 /3
2009 32 DET AL 294 0 -0 -0 -0 0 -6 10 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $2,275,000 /3
2010 33 NYY AL 237 6 -0 -0 1 -2 -5 8 8 0.8 10 1.0 -0.2 $900,000 /5
2011 34 LAD NL 70 -4 0 -0 -1 -2 -1 2 -6 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 $1,000,000 7/D
10 Seasons 2016 9 -4 3 1 -5 -32 69 39 3.9 45 4.5 -0.6 $6,224,500
DET (6 yrs) 1612 12 -4 4 1 1 -26 56 42 4.1 42 4.2 -0.1 $4,324,500
NYY (2 yrs) 250 6 -0 -0 1 -2 -5 8 8 0.9 10 1.0 -0.1 $900,000
LAD (1 yr) 70 -4 0 -0 -1 -2 -1 2 -6 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 $1,000,000
TEX (1 yr) 84 -5 0 0 0 -1 -1 3 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
2010 33 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 2 8 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 .286 .375 .714 1.089 5 0 0 0 0 0
2010 33 NYY AL ALCS TEX L 6 17 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .125 .301 2 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons (5 Series) 16 47 44 4 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 3 14 .205 .255 .318 .574 14 0 0 0 0 1
2 ALDS 6 24 22 3 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 6 .318 .375 .545 .920 12 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 8 22 21 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .095 .136 .095 .232 2 0 0 0 0 1
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

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2002 NYY AL 25 OF 7 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.00 .986 2.31
2002 NYY AL 25 RF 4 2 2 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -5 1.80 1.25 .982 2.12 2.10
2002 NYY AL 25 LF 3 0 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 96 3.60 0.67 .985 2.16 2.13
2003 TEX AL 26 OF 24 38 37 1 0 0 1.000 -1 0 1.58 .985 2.33
2003 TEX AL 26 RF 20 19 15 161.2 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 1 1 5 7 1.84 1.65 .980 2.11 2.09
2003 TEX AL 26 LF 4 2 2 19.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -1 -107 -63 2.37 1.25 .984 2.18 2.15
2004 DET AL 27 OF 52 97 94 3 0 1 1.000 7 6 1.87 .985 2.28
2004 DET AL 27 LF 40 31 30 298.2 81 78 3 0 1 1.000 6 6 24 24 2.44 2.03 .983 2.04 2.03
2004 DET AL 27 RF 12 7 7 68.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 2 0 26 0 2.11 1.33 .983 2.21 2.21
2004 DET AL 27 DH 3 3
2005 DET AL 28 OF 31 46 45 0 1 0 .978 -1 -4 1.45 .986 2.28
2005 DET AL 28 LF 21 16 15 153.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -4 -7 -31 1.82 1.48 .988 2.10 2.08
2005 DET AL 28 RF 10 9 9 82.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -0 0 -6 0 1.54 1.40 .982 2.12 2.10
2005 DET AL 28 DH 3 3
2006 DET AL 29 OF 59 87 84 1 2 0 .977 -5 -6 1.44 .986 2.27
2006 DET AL 29 LF 54 52 22 400.2 73 70 1 2 0 .973 -6 -5 -19 -15 1.59 1.31 .986 2.06 2.03
2006 DET AL 29 DH 43 43
2006 DET AL 29 RF 5 5 5 44.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1 -1 38 -27 2.86 2.80 .984 2.21 2.16
2007 DET AL 30 OF 46 80 77 1 2 1 .975 1 3 1.70 .987 2.28
2007 DET AL 30 1B 33 197 180 15 2 17 .990 0 1 5.91 .995 9.27
2007 DET AL 30 LF 37 32 22 276.2 70 67 1 2 1 .971 1 3 4 13 2.21 1.84 .985 2.11 2.09
2007 DET AL 30 RF 9 3 2 37.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0 0 -10 0 2.43 1.11 .985 2.09 2.06
2007 DET AL 30 DH 6 6
2008 DET AL 31 OF 80 136 128 3 5 1 .963 -0 -7 1.64 .986 2.28
2008 DET AL 31 1B 9 35 34 1 0 10 1.000 -2 -2 3.89 .994 9.18
2008 DET AL 31 LF 73 69 25 488.0 128 120 3 5 1 .961 -1 -5 -2 -12 2.27 1.68 .984 2.05 2.03
2008 DET AL 31 DH 13 13
2008 DET AL 31 RF 7 2 2 25.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 -2 43 -96 2.88 1.14 .985 2.16 2.13
2009 DET AL 32 OF 20 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 0.95 .987 2.30
2009 DET AL 32 1B 2 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 -0 0 1.50 .993 9.00
2009 DET AL 32 DH 50 50
2009 DET AL 32 LF 20 17 7 125.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0 -1 3 -10 1.37 0.95 .987 2.12 2.09
2010 NYY AL 33 OF 32 38 34 2 2 1 .947 -2 -4 1.13 .986 2.28
2010 NYY AL 33 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -1 -1 0.00 .960 2.60
2010 NYY AL 33 DH 38 34
2010 NYY AL 33 LF 25 17 7 123.0 25 22 2 1 1 .960 -0 -2 -1 -20 1.76 0.96 .983 2.07 2.05
2010 NYY AL 33 RF 8 6 2 48.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 -2 -2 -40 -50 2.25 1.50 .984 2.10 2.08
2011 LAD NL 34 LF 17 15 4 99.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -2 -2 -30 -24 2.36 1.53 .985 1.87 1.87
2011 LAD NL 34 OF 17 15 4 99.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -2 -2 -30 -24 2.36 1.53 .986 2.16 2.15
2011 LAD NL 34 DH 2 2
10 Seasons OF 368 15 4 99.0 575 551 11 13 4 .977 -3 -15 -36 -7 2.36 1.53 .986 2.16 2.28
10 Seasons LF 294 251 134 1988.0 461 440 10 11 4 .976 -5 -11 -3 -6 2.04 1.53 .985 2.06 2.04
8 Seasons RF 75 53 44 491.0 114 111 1 2 0 .982 2 -4 5 -10 2.05 1.49 .983 2.14 2.11
3 Seasons 1B 44 235 217 16 2 28 .991 -1 -1 5.30 .995 9.24
1 Season 3B 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -1 -1 0.00 .960 2.60
10 Seasons TOT 413 15 4 99.0 811 768 27 16 32 .980 -5 -32 -62 -387 2.36 1.92 .988 2.16 3.02
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  11 (21st)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1684), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
200629Detroit Tigers$342,000
200730Detroit Tigers$432,500
200831Detroit Tigers$1,275,000
200932Detroit Tigers$2,275,000
201033New York Yankees$900,000
201134Los Angeles Dodgers$1,000,000
2012 Statusnot updated,
Career to date (may be incomplete)$6,224,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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