Justin Thompson
Justin Willard Thompson
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 8, 1973 in San Antonio, TX
High School: Klein Oak (Spring, TX)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed June 25, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 27, 1996
Final Game: August 25, 2005
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1996 DET AL 23 P 11 11 59.0 15 2 13 0 1 1.000 2.29 1.36 .960 1.77 0.52
1997 DET AL 24 P 32 32 223.1 42 11 31 0 3 1.000 1.69 1.31 .952 1.71 0.49 AS
1998 DET AL 25 P 34 34 222.0 41 6 35 0 2 1.000 1.66 1.21 .956 1.78 0.50
1999 DET AL 26 P 24 24 142.2 17 5 11 1 1 .941 1.01 0.67 .953 1.69 0.47
2005 TEX AL 32 P 2 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 0.45
5 Seasons P 103 101 648.2 115 24 90 1 7 .991 1.58 1.11 .955 1.73 0.49
5 Seasons TOT 103 101 648.2 115 24 90 1 7 .991 1.58 1.11 .946 1.73 0.49

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
1996 DET AL 23 11 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 DET AL 24 32 1 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 DET AL 25 34 2 2 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 DET AL 26 24 2 2 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 TEX AL 32 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 103 5 5 103 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1996 DET AL 23 280 73% 33% 12 83% 0 2 0 2 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1997 DET AL 24 923 76% 36% 29 86% 0 11 2 7 31 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 9 89%
1998 DET AL 25 991 77% 32% 26 88% 1 6 0 5 34 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 11 91%
1999 DET AL 26 642 77% 31% 8 88% 0 5 0 4 10 6 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 100%
2005 TEX AL 32 10 90% 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 2846 76% 33% 75 87% 1 24 2 18 87 52 4 1 0 1 0 1 7 2 7 0 24 92%
MLB Averages 74% 30% 90% 83%

* 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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