Gorman Thomas
James Gorman (III) Thomas
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: December 12, 1950 in Charleston, SC
High School: James Island (Charleston, SC)
Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1969 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1973
Final Game: October 5, 1986
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Standard Fielding

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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
1973 MIL AL 22 OF 50 39 387.0 92 87 1 4 1 .957 2.5 7.8 3.5 2.7 0.8 -1 2.05 1.76 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 MIL AL 22 RF 48 39 376.0 94 90 1 3 1 .968 2.2 7.0 3.2 2.4 0.8 -1 2.18 1.90 .977 2.09 1.73
1973 MIL AL 22 DH 3
1973 MIL AL 22 LF 3 0 9.0 5 4 0 1 0 .800 0.5 66.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 4.00 1.33 .980 2.00 1.67
1973 MIL AL 22 3B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.70
1973 MIL AL 22 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.50
1974 MIL AL 23 OF 13 11 104.1 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 11.5 1.0 1.4 -0.4 0 2.24 2.00 .981 2.41 2.12
1974 MIL AL 23 RF 8 8 75.2 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 22.2 1.4 1.3 0.1 0 2.26 2.38 .974 2.18 1.86
1974 MIL AL 23 LF 4 3 26.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 4.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.36 1.75 .971 2.13 1.75
1974 MIL AL 23 DH 2
1974 MIL AL 23 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -300.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.60
1975 MIL AL 24 OF 113 68 700.1 229 215 5 9 1 .961 -2.3 -3.9 -4.3 -2.1 -2.2 2 2.83 1.95 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 MIL AL 24 CF 92 63 615.1 203 190 4 9 1 .956 -2.6 -5.1 -3.6 -2.6 -1.0 1 2.84 2.11 .983 2.84 2.52
1975 MIL AL 24 LF 21 5 84.0 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.7 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 1 2.14 0.95 .975 2.18 1.80
1975 MIL AL 24 DH 6
1975 MIL AL 24 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1976 MIL AL 25 OF 94 62 608.1 217 210 4 3 0 .986 3.7 7.3 0.7 2.0 -1.4 3 3.17 2.28 .981 2.47 2.21
1976 MIL AL 25 CF 68 51 471.1 173 169 3 1 0 .994 2.5 6.4 0.5 1.8 -1.4 2 3.28 2.53 .984 2.98 2.60
1976 MIL AL 25 RF 30 11 136.0 44 41 1 2 0 .955 1.4 12.4 0.4 0.4 0.0 1 2.78 1.40 .980 2.21 1.92
1976 MIL AL 25 3B 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 -0.5 -600.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.60
1976 MIL AL 25 DH 1
1976 MIL AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -240.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1978 MIL AL 27 CF 137 130 1173.0 361 350 5 6 0 .983 -8.9 -9.1 -8.9 -8.3 -0.6 0 2.72 2.59 .984 2.97 2.64
1978 MIL AL 27 OF 137 130 1173.0 356 345 5 6 0 .983 -8.9 -9.1 -8.9 -8.3 -0.6 0 2.69 2.55 .979 2.47 2.13
1979 MIL AL 28 CF 152 151 1341.2 442 433 5 4 0 .991 -0.9 -0.8 -1.9 -2.2 0.2 1 2.94 2.88 .983 2.92 2.62 MVP-7
1979 MIL AL 28 OF 152 151 1341.2 443 435 4 4 0 .991 -0.9 -0.8 -1.9 -2.2 0.2 1 2.94 2.89 .981 2.46 2.13 MVP-7
1979 MIL AL 28 DH 4 MVP-7
1980 MIL AL 29 CF 160 160 1418.0 468 455 6 7 2 .985 0.5 0.4 0.5 -1.5 1.9 0 2.93 2.88 .983 2.92 2.65
1980 MIL AL 29 OF 160 160 1418.0 468 455 6 7 1 .985 0.5 0.4 0.5 -1.5 1.9 0 2.93 2.88 .979 2.47 2.15
1980 MIL AL 29 DH 2
1981 MIL AL 30 OF 97 97 823.1 234 221 8 5 3 .979 0.3 0.4 -2.7 2.7 -5.4 3 2.50 2.36 .983 2.48 2.16 AS
1981 MIL AL 30 RF 50 50 416.2 111 101 6 4 2 .964 5.3 15.3 3.3 2.9 0.4 2 2.31 2.14 .980 2.16 1.75 AS
1981 MIL AL 30 CF 48 47 406.2 127 124 2 1 1 .992 -5.0 -14.8 -6.0 -0.2 -5.8 1 2.79 2.63 .988 2.90 2.61 AS
1981 MIL AL 30 DH 6 AS
1982 MIL AL 31 CF 157 157 1382.2 442 428 9 5 4 .989 -1.5 -1.3 0.5 -5.2 5.7 -2 2.84 2.78 .985 2.84 2.49 MVP-8
1982 MIL AL 31 OF 157 157 1382.2 442 427 11 4 4 .991 -1.5 -1.3 0.5 -5.2 5.7 -2 2.85 2.79 .982 2.47 2.15 MVP-8
1983 TOT AL 32 CF 152 152 1324.2 446 432 7 7 2 .984 -10.6 -9.6 -3.6 -2.4 -1.2 -7 2.98 2.89 .987 2.93 2.56
1983 TOT AL 32 OF 152 152 1324.2 453 439 7 7 2 .985 -10.6 -9.6 -3.6 -2.4 -1.2 -7 3.03 2.93 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 MIL AL 32 CF 46 46 406.1 127 126 0 1 0 .992 -4.8 -14.2 -2.8 -1.1 -1.7 -2 2.79 2.74 .987 2.93 2.56
1983 MIL AL 32 OF 46 46 406.1 127 126 0 1 0 .992 -4.8 -14.2 -2.8 -1.1 -1.7 -2 2.79 2.74 .981 2.50 2.16
1983 CLE AL 32 CF 106 106 918.1 319 306 7 6 2 .981 -5.8 -7.6 -0.8 -1.3 0.5 -5 3.07 2.95 .987 2.93 2.56
1983 CLE AL 32 OF 106 106 918.1 326 313 7 6 2 .982 -5.8 -7.6 -0.8 -1.3 0.5 -5 3.14 3.02 .981 2.50 2.16
1984 SEA AL 33 LF 34 34 259.2 48 46 2 0 0 1.000 -4.3 -19.9 -4.3 -2.2 -2.1 0 1.66 1.41 .981 2.27 1.80
1984 SEA AL 33 OF 34 34 259.2 47 45 2 0 0 1.000 -4.3 -19.9 -4.3 -2.2 -2.1 0 1.63 1.38 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 SEA AL 33 DH 1
1985 SEA AL 34 DH 133
1986 TOT AL 35 DH 88
1986 SEA AL 35 DH 52
1986 MIL AL 35 DH 36
1986 MIL AL 35 1B 6 6 50.0 51 47 3 1 3 .980 -2.3 -55.2 -2.3 -2.3 0.0 0 9.00 8.33 .990 9.41 8.62
11 Seasons OF 1159 1061 9523.0 3007 2905 53 49 12 .984 -20.5 -2.6 -19.5 -15.1 -4.7 -1 2.80 2.55 .981 2.46 2.14
10 Seasons CF 968 911 8137.1 2662 2581 41 40 10 .985 -27.2 -4.0 -23.2 -20.8 -2.7 -4 2.90 2.71 .984 2.91 2.59
10 Seasons DH 246
5 Seasons RF 137 108 1005.1 268 251 8 9 3 .966 10.2 12.2 8.2 7.0 1.2 2 2.32 1.89 .978 2.14 1.79
5 Seasons LF 63 42 380.1 80 76 3 1 0 .988 -3.5 -11.0 -4.5 -1.3 -3.2 1 1.87 1.25 .979 2.23 1.79
1 Season 1B 6 6 50.0 51 47 3 1 3 .980 -2.3 -55.2 -2.3 -2.3 0.0 0 9.00 8.33 .990 9.41 8.62
2 Seasons 3B 2 0 1.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -0.5 -600.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 18.00 1.00 .967 2.70 2.65
13 Seasons TOT 1167 1067 9574.0 3061 2954 56 51 15 .983 -23.3 -2.9 -22.3 -17.9 -4.7 -1 0 2.83 2.58 .964 2.50 2.18
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

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1973 MIL AL 22 60 39 60 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 48 52 0 8 6
1974 MIL AL 23 17 13 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 13 2 3 0
1975 MIL AL 24 121 68 121 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 92 1 113 0 2 14
1976 MIL AL 25 99 62 99 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 68 30 95 0 16 5
1978 MIL AL 27 137 130 137 137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 137 0 0 1
1979 MIL AL 28 156 155 156 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 152 4 0 0
1980 MIL AL 29 162 162 162 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 160 2 0 0
1981 MIL AL 30 103 103 103 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 50 97 6 0 0
1982 MIL AL 31 158 157 158 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 157 0 157 0 1 0
1983 CLE AL 32 106 106 106 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 0 106 0 0 0
1983 MIL AL 32 46 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 46 0 0 0
1984 SEA AL 33 35 35 35 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 34 1 0 0
1985 SEA AL 34 135 132 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 3 0
1986 SEA AL 35 57 40 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 15 2
1986 MIL AL 35 44 42 44 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 2 0
13 Seasons 1436 1290 1436 1169 0 0 6 0 1 0 63 968 137 1162 223 50 28
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 MIL AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 75% 75% 38% 1 0%
1974 MIL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 92% 77% 23% 0
1975 MIL AL 24 9 0 9 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 14 11 0 15 2 1 2 1 0 8 3 0 21 15 1 60 32 53.3% 26 2 3.3% 2 2860 54% 79% 28% 278 69%
1976 MIL AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 21 18 0 18 4 3 4 0 0 14 2 0 11 9 0 68 33 48.5% 32 3 4.4% 0 2132 60% 79% 28% 281 61%
1978 MIL AL 27 6 0 6 0 0 5 0 2 2 1 63 38 1 45 8 1 6 3 0 26 6 0 25 23 0 165 78 47.3% 85 2 1.2% 3 5117 60% 84% 28% 620 57%
1979 MIL AL 28 4 0 4 0 1 5 0 3 0 1 66 39 0 43 10 1 6 4 0 28 5 0 29 21 0 172 79 45.9% 92 1 0.6% 4 5886 57% 84% 27% 753 58%
1980 MIL AL 29 7 0 7 0 1 6 0 1 5 0 55 34 2 52 9 0 7 4 0 24 4 0 42 29 0 180 80 44.4% 98 2 1.1% 4 6190 56% 84% 28% 761 60%
1981 MIL AL 30 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 24 16 0 14 3 1 6 3 0 6 1 0 14 9 0 64 32 50.0% 31 1 1.6% 1 1870 59% 81% 25% 221 57%
1982 MIL AL 31 5 0 5 0 0 9 0 4 2 0 65 37 1 52 8 0 6 2 0 19 2 0 34 23 1 176 72 40.9% 101 2 1.1% 7 6148 61% 81% 27% 756 57%
1983 CLE AL 32 6 0 6 0 2 7 0 2 1 3 50 25 0 52 4 1 15 6 1 10 3 1 21 14 0 148 52 35.1% 93 3 2.0% 4 4149 54% 79% 27% 580 54%
1983 MIL AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 0 21 2 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 14 10 0 60 24 40.0% 36 0 0.0% 0 1823 62% 81% 27% 229 55%
10 Seasons 40 0 39 1 5 41 0 15 10 9 374 229 4 312 50 8 53 23 1 143 27 1 211 153 2 1093 482 44.1% 594 16 1.5% 25 36196 58% 82% 27% 4480 58%
MLB Averages 43.2% 2.3% 58% 79% 26% 61%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 MIL AL 22 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20 10 0 6 0 0 4 1 0 6 3 1 11 7 0 47 21 44.7% 25 1 2.1% 0 1657 57% 80% 27% 160 56%
1974 MIL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 333 63% 80% 37% 31 61%
1975 MIL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75% 100% 50% 0
1976 MIL AL 25 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 9 5 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 4 0 20 12 60.0% 8 0 0.0% 1 609 61% 84% 29% 80 53%
1981 MIL AL 30 4 0 4 0 1 6 0 3 0 2 20 9 0 14 5 1 4 3 0 4 2 1 7 5 0 49 24 49.0% 23 2 4.1% 4 1796 58% 82% 24% 203 52%
5 Seasons 9 0 9 0 3 8 0 4 0 3 51 24 0 27 8 1 9 5 0 12 6 2 22 16 0 121 59 48.8% 59 3 2.5% 5 4399 59% 81% 27% 474 54%
MLB Averages 43.1% 3.1% 58% 79% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1973 MIL AL 22 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 43 65% 77% 19% 10 40%
1974 MIL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 5 5 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 134 67% 73% 21% 12 58%
1975 MIL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 1 1 20.0% 0 391 52% 76% 23% 28 71%
1976 MIL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0% 100% 50% 0
1984 SEA AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 2 1 20.0% 1 1198 61% 73% 22% 48 98%
5 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 5 5 0 3 0 2 4 3 0 3 2 0 4 4 0 19 14 73.7% 3 2 10.5% 1 1772 59% 74% 22% 98 80%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.8% 58% 79% 26% 51%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1986 MIL AL 35 248 45% 79% 23% 13 77% 0 47 1 43 3 6 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1 Season 248 45% 79% 23% 13 77% 0 47 1 43 3 6 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0%
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 94% 90%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1976 MIL AL 25 7 71% 57% 14% 2 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 7 71% 57% 14% 2 50% 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 27% 90% 71%

* 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.

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