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Hank Thompson
Henry Curtis Thompson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 174 lb.

Born: December 8, 1925 in Oklahoma City, OK
Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 17, 1947
Final Game: September 30, 1956
Died: September 30, 1969 in Fresno, CA
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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
1947 21 SLB AL 27 89 78 10 20 1 1 0 5 2 1 10 7 .256 .341 .295 .636 76 23 2 0 1 4
1949 23 NYG NL 75 320 275 51 77 10 4 9 34 5 42 30 .280 .377 .444 .821 119 122 1 1 2 4/5
1950 24 NYG NL 148 604 512 82 148 17 6 20 91 8 83 60 .289 .391 .463 .854 123 237 10 3 6 *5O MVP-33
1951 25 NYG NL 87 308 264 37 62 8 4 8 33 1 2 43 23 .235 .342 .386 .728 95 102 7 0 1 5
1952 26 NYG NL 128 484 423 67 110 13 9 17 67 4 4 50 38 .260 .344 .454 .798 119 192 7 4 7 O5/4
1953 27 NYG NL 114 454 388 80 117 15 8 24 74 6 5 60 39 .302 .400 .567 .967 147 220 5 4 2 5/O4 MVP-24
1954 28 NYG NL 136 557 448 76 118 18 1 26 86 3 0 90 58 .263 .389 .482 .871 125 216 7 5 9 5 *5/47
1955 29 NYG NL 135 533 432 65 106 13 1 17 63 2 2 84 56 .245 .367 .398 .766 103 172 5 4 5 8 4 *5/46
1956 30 NYG NL 83 219 183 24 43 9 0 8 29 2 1 31 26 .235 .346 .415 .761 105 76 2 1 2 2 2 5/796
9 Seasons 933 3568 3003 492 801 104 34 129 482 33 15 493 337 .267 .372 .453 .825 118 1360 46 22 35 15 6
162 Game Avg. 162 620 521 85 139 18 6 22 84 6 86 59 .267 .372 .453 .825 118 236 8 4 6
NYG (8 yrs) 906 3479 2925 482 781 103 33 129 477 31 14 483 330 .267 .373 .457 .830 119 1337 44 22 34 15 6
SLB (1 yr) 27 89 78 10 20 1 1 0 5 2 1 10 7 .256 .341 .295 .636 76 23 2 0 1
NL (8 yrs) 906 3479 2925 482 781 103 33 129 477 31 14 483 330 .267 .373 .457 .830 119 1337 44 22 34 15 6
AL (1 yr) 27 89 78 10 20 1 1 0 5 2 1 10 7 .256 .341 .295 .636 76 23 2 0 1

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
1951 25 NYG NL WS NYY L 5 19 14 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .143 .368 .143 .511 2 1 0 0 0 0
1954 28 NYG NL WS CLE W 4 18 11 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 .364 .611 .455 1.066 5 0 0 0 0 3
2 Seasons (2 Series) 9 37 25 9 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 3 .240 .486 .280 .766 7 1 0 0 0 3
2 WS 9 37 25 9 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 3 .240 .486 .280 .766 7 1 0 0 0 3
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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1947 SLB AL 21 2B 19 115 55 55 5 15 .957 5.79 .978 5.19
1949 NYG NL 23 2B 69 387 197 175 15 44 .961 5.39 .976 5.07
1949 NYG NL 23 3B 1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 6.00 .950 3.00
1950 NYG NL 24 3B 138 465 136 303 26 43 .944 3.18 .948 3.01 MVP-33
1950 NYG NL 24 OF 10 20 18 2 0 1 1.000 2.00 .980 2.14 0-2-9 MVP-33
1951 NYG NL 25 3B 71 199 64 120 15 16 .925 2.59 .954 3.10
1952 NYG NL 26 OF 72 191 182 5 4 1 .979 2.60 .981 2.10 20-51-1
1952 NYG NL 26 3B 46 154 47 96 11 8 .929 3.11 .955 2.92
1952 NYG NL 26 2B 4 15 7 7 1 2 .933 3.50 .973 4.95
1953 NYG NL 27 3B 101 297 90 194 13 18 .956 2.81 .951 2.72 MVP-24
1953 NYG NL 27 OF 9 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .978 2.11 1-0-8 MVP-24
1953 NYG NL 27 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 4.80 MVP-24
1954 NYG NL 28 3B 130 127 1130.0 415 125 267 23 27 .945 2.8 3.0 0.8 -2.2 3.0 2 3.12 3.02 .952 3.17 2.82
1954 NYG NL 28 2B 2 0 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 72.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 5.40 1.00 1.000 5.40 5.30
1954 NYG NL 28 LF 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 480.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1 4.50 0.50 1.000 2.25 2.00
1954 NYG NL 28 OF 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 480.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 2.20
1955 NYG NL 29 3B 124 117 1034.2 388 104 262 22 23 .943 4.3 5.0 5.3 -1.6 6.9 -1 3.18 2.95 .951 3.13 2.81
1955 NYG NL 29 2B 7 4 37.1 21 9 12 0 2 1.000 -0.3 -9.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.1 0 5.06 3.00 .971 5.47 5.00
1955 NYG NL 29 SS 1 1 9.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 -1.3 -173.3 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 4.00 4.00 .980 5.00 4.60
1956 NYG NL 30 3B 44 39 324.2 131 25 94 12 7 .908 3.5 12.9 3.5 2.0 1.4 0 3.30 2.70 .958 3.05 2.64
1956 NYG NL 30 OF 10 8 69.0 14 11 1 2 0 .857 -1.7 -29.6 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 0 1.57 1.20 .979 2.28 2.05
1956 NYG NL 30 LF 8 6 51.0 9 6 1 2 0 .778 -1.5 -35.3 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0 1.24 0.88 .978 2.06 1.70
1956 NYG NL 30 RF 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -13.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.00 2.00 .975 2.00 1.80
1956 NYG NL 30 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.50
8 Seasons 3B 655 283 2489.1 2055 592 1341 122 142 .941 10.6 5.1 9.6 -1.8 11.3 1 6.99 2.95 .952 3.14 2.87
6 Seasons 2B 102 4 40.2 541 270 250 21 63 .961 -0.1 -3.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0 115.08 5.10 .977 5.47 5.08
5 Seasons OF 102 8 71.0 235 219 10 6 2 .974 -0.9 -15.2 -1.9 -1.0 -0.9 1 29.03 2.25 .981 2.28 2.10 31-53-20
2 Seasons (incomplete) LF 10 6 53.0 10 6 2 2 0 .800 -0.7 -15.8 -1.7 -1.0 -0.7 1 1.36 0.80 .980 2.07 1.76
1 Season (incomplete) RF 2 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -13.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 2.00 2.00 .975 2.00 1.80
2 Seasons SS 2 1 10.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 -1.4 -168.0 -1.4 -0.1 -1.3 0 3.60 2.00 .980 4.95 4.55
9 Seasons TOT 861 296 2611.0 2836 1083 1603 150 207 .947 8.2 3.8 6.2 -3.0 9.2 1 1 9.26 3.12 .906 3.16 3.04 31-53-20
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 LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1950-NL-33-1%
1953-NL-24-0%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1950 NL--.391--9th
1954 NL--.389--9th
Career--.372--230th

Slugging % s c a p y
1953 NL--.567--7th**

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1953 NL--.967--9th**
1954 NL--.871--10th

Triples s c a p y
1952 NL--9--5th
1953 NL--8--8th

Home Runs s c a p y
1954 NL--26--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1950 NL--83--8th
1954 NL--90--4th
1955 NL--84--4th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1950 NL--8--10th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1954 NL--125--9th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1954 NL--.630--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1954 NL--5--6th
1955 NL--4--10th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1955 NL--8--6th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1953 NL--5--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1950 NL--11.4--7th
1953 NL--9.6--8th

AB per HR s c a p y
1952 NL--24.882--7th
1953 NL--16.167--7th**
1954 NL--17.231--8th
Career--23.279--219th

             
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 17 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1453), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (894), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 17, 1947: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

Before 1948 Season: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

Before 1949 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Giants.

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