Gary Thomasson
Gary Leah Thomasson
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 29, 1951 in San Diego, CA
High School: Oceanside (Oceanside, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 7th round of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 5, 1972
Final Game: October 6, 1980
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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
1972 20 SFG NL 10 28 27 5 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 .333 .357 .444 .802 125 12 1 0 0 0 0 /37
1973 21 SFG NL 112 261 235 35 67 10 4 4 30 2 0 22 43 .285 .345 .413 .758 106 97 1 0 3 1 2 378/9
1974 22 SFG NL 120 357 315 41 77 14 3 2 29 7 1 38 56 .244 .325 .327 .652 80 103 9 0 3 1 2 8973
1975 23 SFG NL 114 369 326 44 74 12 3 7 32 9 3 37 48 .227 .304 .347 .650 78 113 1 1 0 5 1 8793
1976 24 SFG NL 103 361 328 45 85 20 5 8 38 8 3 30 45 .259 .321 .424 .745 108 139 4 1 0 2 7 389/7
1977 25 SFG NL 145 534 446 63 114 24 6 17 71 16 4 75 102 .256 .358 .451 .809 117 201 7 1 4 8 8 *7839
1978 26 TOT AL 101 301 270 37 63 8 2 8 36 4 3 28 66 .233 .304 .367 .671 92 99 3 0 2 1 2 978/3D
1978 26 OAK AL 47 171 154 17 31 4 1 5 16 4 1 15 44 .201 .272 .338 .610 76 52 3 0 2 0 2 9/3
1978 26 NYY AL 54 130 116 20 32 4 1 3 20 0 2 13 22 .276 .346 .405 .751 114 47 0 0 0 1 0 789/D
1979 27 LAD NL 115 362 315 39 78 11 1 14 45 4 2 43 70 .248 .339 .422 .761 108 133 5 1 2 1 4 897/3
1980 28 LAD NL 80 129 111 6 24 3 0 1 12 0 0 17 26 .216 .326 .270 .596 69 30 3 1 0 0 3 9/873
9 Seasons 900 2702 2373 315 591 103 25 61 294 50 16 291 463 .249 .330 .391 .721 98 927 34 5 14 19 29
162 Game Avg. 162 486 427 57 106 19 5 11 53 9 3 52 83 .249 .330 .391 .721 98 167 6 1 3 3 5
SFG (6 yrs) 604 1910 1677 233 426 81 22 38 201 42 11 203 301 .254 .333 .397 .729 99 665 23 3 10 17 20
LAD (2 yrs) 195 491 426 45 102 14 1 15 57 4 2 60 96 .239 .335 .383 .718 98 163 8 2 2 1 7
OAK (1 yr) 47 171 154 17 31 4 1 5 16 4 1 15 44 .201 .272 .338 .610 76 52 3 0 2 0 2
NYY (1 yr) 54 130 116 20 32 4 1 3 20 0 2 13 22 .276 .346 .405 .751 114 47 0 0 0 1 0
NL (8 yrs) 799 2401 2103 278 528 95 23 53 258 46 13 263 397 .251 .333 .394 .727 99 828 31 5 12 18 27
AL (1 yr) 101 301 270 37 63 8 2 8 36 4 3 28 66 .233 .304 .367 .671 92 99 3 0 2 1 2

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
1972 20 SFG NL 28 19 4 5.7 93 .450 .333 .259 .357 .327 .444 .382 .802 .710 125 .649 0.7 0.1 .684 .148 .111
1973 21 SFG NL 261 173 36 5.6 101 .333 .285 .268 .345 .338 .413 .399 .758 .737 106 .621 1.3 0.1 .716 .230 .128 2.7
1974 22 SFG NL 357 252 35 3.8 99 .291 .244 .268 .325 .341 .327 .387 .652 .728 80 .442 -8.6 -0.9 .593 .222 .083 3.1
1975 23 SFG NL 369 261 38 3.9 99 .243 .227 .270 .304 .342 .347 .390 .650 .732 78 .456 -10.4 -1.1 .613 .252 .120 7.9
1976 24 SFG NL 361 252 45 4.8 94 .278 .259 .266 .321 .333 .424 .379 .745 .712 108 .574 2.7 0.3 .700 .271 .165 8.0
1977 25 SFG NL 534 355 78 5.9 102 .290 .256 .268 .358 .336 .451 .408 .809 .744 117 .612 13.0 1.3 .843 .390 .195 16.5
1978 26 TOT AL 301 216 31 3.8 90 .279 .233 .256 .304 .320 .367 .377 .671 .697 92 .446 -3.0 -0.3 .601 .241 .133 5.3
1978 26 OAK AL 171 129 14 2.9 89 .248 .201 .254 .272 .318 .338 .374 .610 .692 76 .325 -5.3 -0.5 .551 .253 .136 4.4
1978 26 NYY AL 130 87 17 5.2 91 .315 .276 .258 .346 .322 .405 .380 .751 .702 114 .586 2.3 0.2 .674 .224 .129 .0
1979 27 LAD NL 362 247 47 5.1 99 .276 .248 .268 .339 .333 .422 .397 .761 .730 108 .568 3.5 0.3 .734 .317 .175 6.2
1980 28 LAD NL 129 90 10 3.0 94 .274 .216 .266 .326 .328 .270 .385 .596 .713 69 .347 -4.0 -0.4 .533 .207 .054 .0
9 Seasons 2702 1865 324 4.7 98 .284 .249 .266 .330 .334 .391 .392 .721 .726 98 .533 -4.7 -0.6 .686 .279 .142 55.0
162 Game Avg. 486 336 58 4.7 98 .284 .249 .266 .330 .334 .391 .392 .721 .726 98 .533 -4.7 -0.6 .686 .279 .142 10
SFG (6 yrs) 1910 1312 236 4.9 99 .286 .254 .268 .333 .337 .397 .393 .729 .731 99 .551 -1.2 -0.2 .702 .282 .143 39.9
LAD (2 yrs) 491 337 57 4.6 98 .275 .239 .267 .335 .332 .383 .394 .718 .726 98 .520 -0.5 -0.1 .680 .289 .143 6.3
OAK (1 yr) 171 129 14 2.9 89 .248 .201 .254 .272 .318 .338 .374 .610 .692 76 .325 -5.3 -0.5 .551 .253 .136 4.4
NYY (1 yr) 130 87 17 5.2 91 .315 .276 .258 .346 .322 .405 .380 .751 .702 114 .586 2.3 0.2 .674 .224 .129 .0
NL (8 yrs) 2401 1649 293 4.8 99 .284 .251 .268 .333 .336 .394 .394 .727 .730 99 .544 -1.7 -0.3 .697 .283 .143 49.3
AL (1 yr) 301 216 31 3.8 90 .279 .233 .256 .304 .320 .367 .377 .671 .697 92 .446 -3.0 -0.3 .601 .241 .133 5.3

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
1978 26 NYY AL ALCS KCR W 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 NYY AL WS LAD W 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 6 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 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
1972 20 SFG NL 28 0.0% 25.0% 3.6% 7.1% 22% 7.00 3.9 27.0 3.00 71%
1973 21 SFG NL 261 1.5% 16.5% 8.4% 6.9% 27% 1.95 5.5 58.8 7.8 1.28 72%
1974 22 SFG NL 357 0.6% 15.7% 10.6% 5.3% 25% 1.47 5.6 157.5 10.9 1.05 72%
1975 23 SFG NL 369 1.9% 13.0% 10.0% 6.0% 30% 1.30 6.8 46.6 10.2 0.79 75%
1976 24 SFG NL 361 2.2% 12.5% 8.3% 9.1% 39% 1.50 7.3 41.0 8.6 1.14 77%
1977 25 SFG NL 534 3.2% 19.1% 14.0% 8.8% 41% 1.36 4.4 26.2 6.3 0.84 63%
1978 26 TOT AL 301 2.7% 21.9% 9.3% 6.0% 29% 2.36 4.1 33.8 7.5 0.80 65%
1978 26 OAK AL 171 2.9% 25.7% 8.8% 5.9% 32% 2.93 3.5 30.8 9.6 0.75 61%
1978 26 NYY AL 130 2.3% 16.9% 10.0% 6.2% 25% 1.69 5.3 38.7 5.8 0.88 71%
1979 27 LAD NL 362 3.9% 19.3% 11.9% 7.2% 33% 1.63 4.5 22.5 7.0 1.06 64%
1980 28 LAD NL 129 0.8% 20.2% 13.2% 3.1% 17% 1.53 4.3 111.0 9.3 1.07 65%
9 Seasons 2702 2.3% 17.1% 10.8% 7.0% 32% 1.59 5.1 38.9 8.1 0.98 69%
MLB Averages

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
1972 20 SFG NL 0 0 50% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1973 21 SFG NL 2 0 37% 131 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 33% 18 14 4 3 2 1 6 2 4
1974 22 SFG NL 9 0 35% 160 7 1 88% 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 49% 26 16 9 5 1 4 10 1 7
1975 23 SFG NL 7 0 35% 157 9 3 75% 7 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 13 34% 26 21 5 5 3 2 16 6 9
1976 24 SFG NL 3 0 34% 133 8 3 73% 4 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 12 49% 19 12 7 3 1 2 11 3 7
1977 25 SFG NL 4 0 27% 182 16 4 80% 15 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 16 56% 28 14 13 2 0 2 15 3 10
1978 26 TOT AL 2 0 35% 102 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 9 50% 20 12 8 5 2 3 5 1 4
1978 26 OAK AL 1 0 29% 46 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 47% 9 6 3 2 1 1 4 1 3
1978 26 NYY AL 1 0 41% 56 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 53% 11 6 5 3 1 2 1 0 1
1979 27 LAD NL 3 0 23% 137 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 34% 19 16 3 5 1 4 8 3 4
1980 28 LAD NL 1 0 12% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29% 11 9 2 1 0 1 2 1 1
9 Seasons 31 0 31% 1044 50 16 76% 43 14 6 1 1 1 8 1 27 71 43% 168 115 51 29 10 19 74 20 47
MLB Averages

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
1972 20 SFG NL 28 46% 9 2 1 0 0 1.05 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 1 0 0% 18 3 17% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 0
1973 21 SFG NL 261 74% 67 19 4 0 4 1.63 4 0 10 4 0 2 2 0 3 3 100% 48 1 2% 31 13 42% 171 27 16% 19 9 47% 22 9 41% 0
1974 22 SFG NL 357 86% 77 30 6 0 4 1.37 2 0 13 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 100% 71 9 13% 21 6 29% 209 31 15% 20 11 55% 15 7 47% 0
1975 23 SFG NL 369 60% 74 17 4 1 3 1.22 7 0 9 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 54 1 2% 26 10 38% 208 26 13% 18 11 61% 26 10 38% 0
1976 24 SFG NL 361 71% 85 16 4 2 4 1.00 8 0 7 5 3 3 5 0 1 0 0% 57 4 7% 25 6 24% 184 30 16% 16 9 56% 16 2 13% 0
1977 25 SFG NL 534 80% 114 16 5 0 2 1.75 17 1 13 15 2 7 10 0 6 4 67% 100 7 7% 57 22 39% 353 55 16% 35 17 49% 38 12 32% 0
1978 26 TOT AL 301 71% 63 7 2 0 1 1.77 8 0 11 7 1 6 2 0 3 2 67% 48 3 6% 26 8 31% 188 29 15% 24 12 50% 28 10 36% 0
1978 26 OAK AL 171 60% 31 1 0 0 0 0.63 5 0 5 4 1 4 1 0 3 2 67% 29 3 10% 17 3 18% 99 11 11% 12 3 25% 17 7 41% 0
1978 26 NYY AL 130 85% 32 6 2 0 1 1.96 3 0 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 0 0% 9 5 56% 89 18 20% 12 9 75% 11 3 27% 0
1979 27 LAD NL 362 86% 78 18 2 0 1 2.52 14 0 7 13 1 6 8 0 2 2 100% 77 5 6% 23 8 35% 213 31 15% 14 8 57% 26 8 31% 0
1980 28 LAD NL 129 96% 24 45 11 0 6 1.64 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 27 3 11% 11 3 27% 95 11 12% 7 5 71% 3 1 33% 0
9 Seasons 2702 76% 591 170 39 3 25 1.59 61 1 77 49 12 31 30 0 18 14 78% 486 34 7% 221 76 34% 1639 243 15% 154 82 53% 177 61 34% 0
MLB Averages

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
1972 20 10 28 27 5 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7 .333 .357 .444 .802 125 12 1 0 0 0 0
1973 21 122 289 262 40 76 11 5 4 31 2 0 23 50 .290 .346 .416 .762 107 109 2 0 3 1 2
1974 22 242 646 577 81 153 25 8 6 60 9 1 61 106 .265 .334 .367 .702 92 212 11 0 6 2 4
1975 23 356 1015 903 125 227 37 11 13 92 18 4 98 154 .251 .323 .360 .683 87 325 12 1 6 7 5
1976 24 459 1376 1231 170 312 57 16 21 130 26 7 128 199 .253 .323 .377 .700 93 464 16 2 6 9 12
1977 25 604 1910 1677 233 426 81 22 38 201 42 11 203 301 .254 .333 .397 .729 99 665 23 3 10 17 20
1978 26 705 2211 1947 270 489 89 24 46 237 46 14 231 367 .251 .329 .392 .721 98 764 26 3 12 18 22
1979 27 820 2573 2262 309 567 100 25 60 282 50 16 274 437 .251 .330 .397 .727 100 897 31 4 14 19 26
1980 28 900 2702 2373 315 591 103 25 61 294 50 16 291 463 .249 .330 .391 .721 98 927 34 5 14 19 29

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
1972 20 10 29 28 5 9 1 1 0 1 0 1 7 .321 .345 .429 .773 4 10
1973 21 112 262 238 35 70 10 4 4 30 2 23 43 .294 .355 .420 .775 36 112
1974 22 120 357 317 41 79 14 3 2 29 7 39 56 .249 .331 .331 .662 35 120
1975 23 114 378 332 45 80 13 3 8 33 10 40 48 .241 .320 .370 .691 39 114
1976 24 103 368 333 49 90 21 5 8 41 8 32 45 .270 .334 .435 .770 49 103
1977 25 145 540 452 64 120 25 6 18 72 17 79 102 .265 .370 .467 .837 79 145
1978 26 101 311 278 44 71 9 2 9 43 5 32 66 .255 .331 .399 .730 37 101
1979 27 115 366 319 41 82 12 1 15 47 4 45 70 .257 .350 .442 .792 49 115
1980 28 80 132 113 6 26 3 0 1 13 0 18 26 .230 .341 .283 .624 11 80
9 Seasons 900 2743 2410 330 627 108 25 65 309 53 309 463 .260 .343 .407 .750 339 900
162 Game Avg. 162 494 434 59 113 19 5 12 56 10 56 83 .260 .343 .407 .750 61 900

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1977 NL--8--5th

Youngest s c a p y
1972 NL--born 1951-07-29--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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