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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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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

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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2002 NYY AL 25 OF 7 2 30.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 12.0 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 2.10 1.00 .986 2.34 2.04
2002 NYY AL 25 RF 4 2 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -4.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 0 1.80 1.25 .980 2.12 1.82
2002 NYY AL 25 LF 3 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 96.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.60 0.67 1.000 2.16 1.73
2003 TEX AL 26 OF 24 21 180.2 38 37 1 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -6.6 0.0 -2.6 2.6 -1 1.89 1.58 .984 2.35 2.08
2003 TEX AL 26 RF 20 19 161.2 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 5.2 1.7 -0.9 2.6 -1 1.84 1.65 .979 2.11 1.79
2003 TEX AL 26 DH 4
2003 TEX AL 26 LF 4 2 19.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -107.4 -1.7 -1.7 0.0 0 2.37 1.25 .980 2.18 1.85
2004 DET AL 27 OF 52 38 367.0 97 94 3 0 1 1.000 7.4 24.2 7.4 4.8 2.6 0 2.38 1.87 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 DET AL 27 LF 40 31 298.2 81 78 3 0 1 1.000 5.9 23.7 5.9 4.5 1.4 0 2.44 2.03 .983 2.04 1.73
2004 DET AL 27 RF 12 7 68.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.5 26.3 1.5 0.3 1.2 0 2.11 1.33 .981 2.21 1.92
2004 DET AL 27 DH 5
2005 DET AL 28 OF 31 25 235.0 46 45 0 1 0 .978 -1.3 -6.6 -2.3 -3.1 0.8 1 1.72 1.45 .987 2.30 2.05
2005 DET AL 28 LF 21 16 153.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -7.1 -0.9 -1.0 0.1 0 1.82 1.48 .987 2.10 1.79
2005 DET AL 28 RF 10 9 82.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -0.4 -5.9 -1.4 -2.1 0.7 1 1.54 1.40 .980 2.12 1.83
2005 DET AL 28 DH 4
2006 DET AL 29 OF 59 57 444.2 87 84 1 2 0 .977 -5.1 -13.8 -4.1 -3.3 -0.8 -1 1.72 1.44 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 DET AL 29 LF 54 52 400.2 73 70 1 2 0 .973 -6.5 -19.5 -5.5 -3.8 -1.7 -1 1.59 1.31 .986 2.06 1.69
2006 DET AL 29 DH 45
2006 DET AL 29 RF 5 5 44.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 38.2 1.4 0.5 0.9 0 2.86 2.80 .986 2.21 1.84
2007 DET AL 30 OF 46 35 313.2 80 77 1 2 1 .975 0.7 2.7 0.7 1.5 -0.8 0 2.24 1.70 .988 2.30 2.00
2007 DET AL 30 LF 37 32 276.2 70 67 1 2 1 .971 1.0 4.3 1.0 1.4 -0.4 0 2.21 1.84 .986 2.11 1.71
2007 DET AL 30 1B 33 31 195.1 197 180 15 2 17 .990 0.4 2.5 0.4 -1.8 2.2 0 8.98 5.91 .995 9.37 7.93
2007 DET AL 30 RF 9 3 37.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -9.7 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 0 2.43 1.11 .980 2.09 1.77
2007 DET AL 30 DH 6
2008 DET AL 31 OF 80 71 513.0 136 128 3 5 1 .963 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 0 2.30 1.64 .986 2.31 2.02
2008 DET AL 31 LF 73 69 488.0 128 120 3 5 1 .961 -1.0 -2.5 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 0 2.27 1.68 .984 2.05 1.66
2008 DET AL 31 DH 13
2008 DET AL 31 1B 9 3 41.0 35 34 1 0 10 1.000 -1.5 -43.9 -1.5 -1.2 -0.3 0 7.68 3.89 .994 9.26 8.01
2008 DET AL 31 RF 7 2 25.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 43.2 0.9 -0.8 1.7 0 2.88 1.14 .988 2.16 1.83
2009 DET AL 32 DH 50
2009 DET AL 32 LF 20 17 125.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 2.9 0.3 -0.5 0.8 0 1.37 0.95 .984 2.12 1.80
2009 DET AL 32 OF 20 17 125.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 2.9 0.3 -0.5 0.8 0 1.37 0.95 .984 2.33 2.04
2009 DET AL 32 1B 2 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -120.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 9.00 1.50 1.000 9.00 8.10
8 Seasons OF 319 266 2209.0 510 491 9 10 3 .980 1.2 0.7 2.2 -3.1 5.3 -1 2.04 1.57 .986 2.31 2.03
8 Seasons LF 252 219 1766.0 409 392 8 9 3 .978 -2.5 -1.7 -1.5 -0.3 -1.2 -1 2.04 1.59 .985 2.07 1.71
7 Seasons DH 127
7 Seasons RF 67 47 443.0 101 99 1 1 0 .990 3.7 10.0 3.7 -2.8 6.5 0 2.03 1.49 .981 2.14 1.83
3 Seasons 1B 44 34 239.1 235 217 16 2 28 .991 -1.4 -7.0 -1.4 -3.0 1.6 0 8.76 5.30 .995 9.34 7.95
8 Seasons TOT 363 300 2448.1 745 708 25 12 31 .984 -0.2 -0.1 0.8 -6.1 6.9 -1 0 2.69 2.02 .971 2.79 2.49
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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

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Transactions

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 16, 1997.

June 6, 2003: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Ruben Sierra.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2006Detroit Tigers$342,000
2007Detroit Tigers$432,500
2008Detroit Tigers$1,275,000
2009Detroit Tigers$2,275,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,324,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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