Clete Thomas
Michael Clete Thomas
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 14, 1983 in Jacksonville, FL
High School: Mosley (Lynn Haven, FL)
School: Auburn University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 6th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: March 31, 2008
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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
2008 24 DET AL 40 133 116 7 33 9 1 1 9 2 0 14 26 .284 .366 .405 .772 103 47 1 1 2 0 1 78/9
2009 25 DET AL 102 310 275 46 66 13 3 7 39 3 0 33 77 .240 .324 .385 .709 84 106 3 1 1 0 0 97/8
2 Seasons 142 443 391 53 99 22 4 8 48 5 0 47 103 .253 .336 .391 .728 89 153 4 2 3 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 505 446 60 113 25 5 9 55 6 0 54 118 .253 .336 .391 .728 89 175 5 2 3 0 1

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
2008 24 DET AL 133 86 19 5.9 108 .360 .284 .272 .366 .340 .405 .426 .772 .767 103 .579 0.8 0.1 .762 .259 .121 1.3
2009 25 DET AL 310 213 37 4.6 110 .309 .240 .271 .324 .340 .385 .435 .709 .775 84 .459 -7.1 -0.7 .675 .276 .145 4.2
2 Seasons 443 299 56 5.0 110 .325 .253 .271 .336 .340 .391 .432 .728 .772 89 .497 -6.3 -0.6 .699 .271 .138 6.2
162 Game Avg. 505 341 64 5.0 110 .325 .253 .271 .336 .340 .391 .432 .728 .772 89 .497 -6.3 -0.6 .699 .271 .138 7

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
2008 24 DET AL 133 0.8% 19.6% 10.5% 8.3% 33% 1.86 4.5 116.0 12.9 0.67 1.00 67% 22% 2.3% 20%
2009 25 DET AL 310 2.3% 24.8% 10.7% 7.4% 35% 2.33 3.6 39.3 7.1 0.96 1.24 62% 20% 7.9% 11%
2 Seasons 443 1.8% 23.3% 10.6% 7.7% 34% 2.19 3.8 48.9 8.1 0.86 1.16 63% 20% 6.1% 14%
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
2008 24 DET AL 0 0 13% 45 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 42% 8 5 3 1 1 0 3 0 2
2009 25 DET AL 3 0 42% 127 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 44% 18 15 3 6 3 3 10 1 9
2 Seasons 3 0 32% 172 5 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 44% 26 20 6 7 4 3 13 1 11
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
2008 24 DET AL 133 83% 33 2 0 2 1 0 0 0.78 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 100% 27 1 4% 8 4 50% 83 8 10% 5 1 20% 6 0 0% 0
2009 25 DET AL 310 82% 66 8 2 5 0 0 0 1.63 7 1 10 7 0 4 3 0 2 1 50% 71 3 4% 23 6 26% 198 33 17% 12 6 50% 8 3 38% 0
2 Seasons 443 83% 99 10 2 7 1 0 0 1.38 8 1 15 8 0 5 3 0 4 3 75% 98 4 4% 31 10 32% 281 41 15% 17 7 41% 14 3 21% 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
2008 24 DET AL 133 525 3.95 320 61% 26% 18% 27% 29% 74% 1% 45% 76% 30% 5% 6 0 18% 24 12 10% 13 7 27% 0 0 0
2009 25 DET AL 310 1229 3.96 752 61% 21% 23% 29% 26% 79% 0% 48% 70% 39% 4% 12 0 13% 41 21 8% 25 11 23% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 443 1754 3.96 1072 61% 22% 22% 29% 27% 78% 0% 47% 72% 36% 4% 18 0 15% 65 33 9% 38 18 24% 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
2008 24 40 133 116 7 33 9 1 1 9 2 0 14 26 .284 .366 .405 .772 103 47 1 1 2 0 1
2009 25 142 443 391 53 99 22 4 8 48 5 0 47 103 .253 .336 .391 .728 89 153 4 2 3 0 1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2008 24 40 132 117 7 34 9 1 1 9 2 14 26 .291 .371 .410 .781 18 40
2009 25 102 311 276 44 67 13 3 7 37 3 34 77 .243 .328 .388 .716 35 102
2 Seasons 142 443 393 51 101 22 4 8 46 5 48 103 .257 .341 .394 .735 53 142
162 Game Avg. 162 505 448 58 115 25 5 9 52 6 55 118 .257 .341 .394 .735 60 142

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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