Mike Thompson
Michael Wayne Thompson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 6, 1949 in Denver, CO
High School: Ponca City (Ponca City, OK)
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 3rd round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 19, 1971
Final Game: September 5, 1975
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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
1971 WSA AL 21 P 16 12 66.2 19 6 12 1 0 .947 2.43 1.13 .958 1.98 0.77
1973 STL NL 23 P 2 2 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.75
1974 TOT NL 24 P 20 5 42.1 10 4 6 0 1 1.000 2.13 0.50 .940 1.87 0.71
1974 STL NL 24 P 19 4 38.1 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 2.11 0.47 .944 1.88 0.71
1974 ATL NL 24 P 1 1 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.00 .900 1.80 0.70
1975 ATL NL 25 P 16 10 51.2 12 3 9 0 0 1.000 2.09 0.75 .942 1.86 0.72
4 Seasons P 54 29 164.2 41 13 27 1 1 .976 2.19 0.74 .949 1.91 0.73
4 Seasons TOT 54 29 164.2 41 13 27 1 1 .976 2.19 0.74 .924 1.91 0.73

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
1971 WSA AL 21 16 12 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 STL NL 23 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 STL NL 24 19 4 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 ATL NL 24 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 ATL NL 25 16 10 16 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 54 29 54 54 54 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%
1971 WSA AL 21 318 70% 23% 13 100% 0 6 2 4 12 10 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1973 STL NL 23 18 56% 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 STL NL 24 188 67% 19% 5 100% 0 5 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1974 ATL NL 24 22 82% 23% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1975 ATL NL 25 254 71% 26% 10 100% 0 3 0 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 100%
4 Seasons 800 69% 23% 29 100% 0 14 2 10 28 25 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 100%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 87%

* 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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