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Milt Thompson
Milton Bernard Thompson
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 5, 1959 in Washington, DC
High School: Gaithersburg (Gaithersburg, MD)
School: Howard University
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 12, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1984
Final Game: July 28, 1996
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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
1984 25 ATL NL 25 111 99 16 30 1 0 2 4 14 2 11 11 .303 .373 .374 .746 105 37 1 0 1 0 1 7
1985 26 ATL NL 73 193 182 17 55 7 2 0 6 9 4 7 36 .302 .339 .363 .701 93 66 1 3 1 0 0 97/8
1986 27 PHI NL 96 332 299 38 75 7 1 6 23 19 4 26 62 .251 .311 .341 .652 77 102 4 1 4 2 1 8
1987 28 PHI NL 150 575 527 86 159 26 9 7 43 46 10 42 87 .302 .351 .425 .776 103 224 5 0 3 3 2 *8/79 MVP-17
1988 29 PHI NL 122 423 378 53 109 16 2 2 33 17 9 39 59 .288 .354 .357 .711 105 135 8 1 2 3 6 *8/9
1989 30 STL NL 155 591 545 60 158 28 8 4 68 27 8 39 91 .290 .340 .393 .733 107 214 12 4 0 3 5 *87/9 MVP-17
1990 31 STL NL 135 463 418 42 91 14 7 6 30 25 5 39 60 .218 .292 .328 .620 71 137 4 5 1 0 5 *987
1991 32 STL NL 115 361 326 55 100 16 5 6 34 16 9 32 53 .307 .368 .442 .809 127 144 4 0 2 1 7 789
1992 33 STL NL 109 226 208 31 61 9 1 4 17 18 6 16 39 .293 .350 .404 .753 116 84 3 2 0 0 3 79/8
1993 34 PHI NL 129 387 340 42 89 14 2 4 44 9 4 40 57 .262 .341 .350 .691 87 119 8 2 3 2 9 7/89
1994 35 TOT NL 96 270 241 34 66 7 0 4 33 9 2 24 30 .274 .346 .353 .698 82 85 6 3 1 1 4 *78/9
1994 35 PHI NL 87 248 220 29 60 7 0 3 30 7 2 23 28 .273 .348 .345 .694 81 76 5 3 1 1 4 *78
1994 35 HOU NL 9 22 21 5 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 .286 .318 .429 .747 97 9 1 0 0 0 0 /9
1995 36 HOU NL 92 150 132 14 29 9 0 2 19 4 2 14 37 .220 .297 .333 .631 72 44 3 1 2 1 3 97/8
1996 37 TOT NL 62 73 66 3 7 2 0 0 3 1 1 7 13 .106 .192 .136 .328 -11 9 1 0 0 0 0 7
1996 37 LAD NL 48 57 51 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 10 .118 .211 .137 .348 -3 7 1 0 0 0 0 7
1996 37 COL NL 14 16 15 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .067 .125 .133 .258 -37 2 0 0 0 0 0 /7
13 Seasons 1359 4155 3761 491 1029 156 37 47 357 214 66 336 635 .274 .335 .372 .708 94 1400 60 22 20 16 46
162 Game Avg. 162 495 448 59 123 19 4 6 43 26 8 40 76 .274 .335 .372 .708 94 167 7 3 2 2 5
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
PHI (5 yrs) 584 1965 1764 248 492 70 14 22 173 98 29 170 293 .279 .343 .372 .715 93 656 30 7 13 11 22
STL (4 yrs) 514 1641 1497 188 410 67 21 20 149 86 28 126 243 .274 .334 .387 .721 102 579 23 11 3 4 20
ATL (2 yrs) 98 304 281 33 85 8 2 2 10 23 6 18 47 .302 .351 .367 .718 97 103 2 3 2 0 1
HOU (2 yrs) 101 172 153 19 35 9 0 3 22 6 2 15 39 .229 .300 .346 .646 75 53 4 1 2 1 3
COL (1 yr) 14 16 15 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .067 .125 .133 .258 -37 2 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 48 57 51 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 10 .118 .211 .137 .348 -3 7 1 0 0 0 0

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
1993 34 PHI NL NLCS ATL W 6 14 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 0 0 0 0 1
1993 34 PHI NL WS TOR L 6 18 17 3 5 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 2 .294 .333 .647 .980 11 1 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 12 32 30 5 8 2 1 1 6 0 0 2 4 .267 .313 .500 .813 15 1 0 0 0 1
1 NLCS 6 14 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 .286 .308 .593 4 0 0 0 0 1
1 WS 6 18 17 3 5 1 1 1 6 0 0 1 2 .294 .333 .647 .980 11 1 0 0 0 0

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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 RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 ATL NL 25 LF 25 23 214.0 47 39 6 2 1 .957 -0.7 -3.9 -1.7 0.7 -2.4 1 1.89 1.80 .972 2.03 1.53
1984 ATL NL 25 OF 25 23 214.0 45 37 6 2 1 .956 -0.7 -3.9 -1.7 0.7 -2.4 1 1.81 1.72 .980 2.27 1.91
1985 ATL NL 26 OF 49 36 310.2 83 78 2 3 0 .964 1.7 6.6 2.7 2.4 0.4 -1 2.32 1.63 .980 2.20 1.88
1985 ATL NL 26 RF 27 16 146.1 34 31 2 1 0 .971 0.7 5.7 0.7 0.2 0.5 0 2.03 1.22 .979 2.02 1.68
1985 ATL NL 26 LF 23 20 156.1 46 44 0 2 0 .957 0.5 3.8 1.5 1.4 0.1 -1 2.53 1.91 .978 1.92 1.50
1985 ATL NL 26 CF 5 0 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 75.0 0.5 0.8 -0.2 0 4.50 0.80 .975 2.70 2.26
1986 PHI NL 27 CF 89 69 649.0 213 210 1 2 1 .991 1.2 2.2 3.2 -1.7 4.9 -2 2.93 2.37 .984 2.59 2.05
1986 PHI NL 27 OF 89 69 649.0 215 212 1 2 1 .991 1.2 2.2 3.2 -1.7 4.9 -2 2.95 2.39 .979 2.19 1.82
1987 PHI NL 28 OF 146 124 1116.1 362 354 4 4 1 .989 7.2 7.7 6.2 -1.9 8.1 1 2.89 2.45 .981 2.19 1.83 MVP-17
1987 PHI NL 28 CF 145 123 1107.1 350 343 3 4 1 .989 7.2 7.8 6.2 -1.9 8.1 1 2.81 2.39 .984 2.53 2.05 MVP-17
1987 PHI NL 28 LF 1 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 160.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 6.00 2.00 1.000 2.10 1.60 MVP-17
1987 PHI NL 28 RF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -80.0 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 1.95 1.70 MVP-17
1988 PHI NL 29 CF 112 96 839.1 283 273 5 5 1 .982 -1.7 -2.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 0 2.98 2.48 .986 2.66 2.28
1988 PHI NL 29 OF 112 96 843.2 288 278 5 5 1 .983 -0.8 -1.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.4 0 3.02 2.53 .982 2.28 1.98
1988 PHI NL 29 RF 5 0 4.1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 249.2 0.9 0.3 0.5 0 6.23 0.60 .967 2.08 1.76
1989 STL NL 30 OF 147 139 1218.1 361 348 5 8 1 .978 16.5 16.3 15.5 4.1 11.4 1 2.61 2.40 .981 2.32 1.96 MVP-17
1989 STL NL 30 CF 123 117 1022.0 320 308 5 7 1 .978 14.3 16.8 13.3 2.2 11.1 1 2.76 2.54 .985 2.69 2.33 MVP-17
1989 STL NL 30 LF 23 22 190.2 43 41 1 1 0 .977 1.5 9.4 1.5 1.8 -0.3 0 1.98 1.83 .981 2.15 1.72 MVP-17
1989 STL NL 30 RF 3 0 5.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 148.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0 6.35 1.33 .975 2.06 1.70 MVP-17
1990 STL NL 31 OF 116 105 933.0 243 232 4 7 0 .971 6.8 8.7 7.8 3.0 4.8 -1 2.28 2.03 .981 2.39 2.01
1990 STL NL 31 RF 96 86 772.2 194 187 2 5 0 .974 7.5 11.6 9.5 5.6 3.9 -2 2.20 1.97 .981 2.22 1.82
1990 STL NL 31 CF 14 11 88.0 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.5 -0.6 -1.5 0.9 1 2.97 2.07 .983 2.74 2.35
1990 STL NL 31 LF 12 8 72.1 19 15 2 2 0 .895 -1.1 -18.2 -1.1 -1.1 0.0 0 2.12 1.42 .979 2.19 1.71
1991 STL NL 32 OF 91 76 714.2 217 207 8 2 1 .991 12.2 20.5 12.2 5.5 6.7 0 2.71 2.36 .983 2.28 1.88
1991 STL NL 32 LF 72 64 578.2 170 163 5 2 0 .988 8.2 17.0 8.2 3.7 4.5 0 2.61 2.33 .983 2.18 1.67
1991 STL NL 32 CF 12 6 65.0 27 24 3 0 1 1.000 1.4 25.8 1.4 -0.4 1.8 0 3.74 2.25 .985 2.59 2.12
1991 STL NL 32 RF 11 6 71.0 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 2.6 43.9 2.6 2.2 0.4 0 2.41 1.73 .979 2.07 1.65
1992 STL NL 33 OF 45 38 338.1 77 74 1 2 1 .974 3.4 12.1 2.4 1.1 1.3 1 2.00 1.67 .983 2.34 1.96
1992 STL NL 33 LF 35 29 252.1 63 61 1 1 1 .984 3.8 18.1 2.8 1.3 1.5 1 2.21 1.77 .979 2.16 1.65
1992 STL NL 33 RF 11 9 83.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 -0.6 -8.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 1.30 1.09 .977 2.08 1.66
1992 STL NL 33 CF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.40
1993 PHI NL 34 OF 106 79 764.0 169 162 6 1 1 .994 3.8 6.0 2.8 0.5 2.3 1 1.98 1.58 .979 2.34 2.00
1993 PHI NL 34 LF 101 78 745.0 169 162 6 1 1 .994 3.0 4.8 2.0 0.5 1.5 1 2.03 1.66 .975 2.11 1.69
1993 PHI NL 34 CF 4 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -24.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.00 0.00 2.79 2.38
1993 PHI NL 34 RF 1 1 9.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.0 133.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.20 1.80
1994 TOT NL 35 OF 85 60 563.1 128 126 2 0 1 1.000 0.6 1.3 0.6 -0.8 1.4 0 2.04 1.51 .980 2.24 1.90
1994 PHI NL 35 OF 79 55 525.1 120 119 1 0 1 1.000 -0.8 -1.8 0.2 -0.8 1.0 -1 2.06 1.52 .980 2.24 1.90
1994 PHI NL 35 LF 72 45 434.1 91 90 1 0 1 1.000 1.0 2.8 2.0 0.1 1.9 -1 1.89 1.26 .980 1.91 1.44
1994 PHI NL 35 CF 12 10 91.0 29 29 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -23.7 -1.8 -0.9 -0.9 0 2.87 2.42 .983 2.63 2.40
1994 HOU NL 35 OF 6 5 38.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 44.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 1 1.89 1.33 .975 2.25 1.90
1994 HOU NL 35 RF 6 5 38.0 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.4 44.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 1 1.89 1.33 .975 2.18 1.82
1995 HOU NL 36 OF 34 16 189.0 48 45 2 1 1 .979 -0.2 -1.3 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 0 2.24 1.38 .979 2.15 1.82
1995 HOU NL 36 RF 21 12 120.0 28 26 1 1 1 .964 0.3 3.0 0.3 0.5 -0.2 0 2.02 1.29 .979 2.08 1.76
1995 HOU NL 36 LF 15 3 56.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -4.3 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 0 2.73 1.13 .971 1.86 1.43
1995 HOU NL 36 CF 1 1 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -27.7 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.38 2.00 1.000 2.49 2.20
1996 TOT NL 37 LF 18 7 81.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -32.5 -2.2 -0.1 -2.1 0 1.66 0.83 .973 1.85 1.44
1996 TOT NL 37 OF 18 7 81.1 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -32.5 -2.2 -0.1 -2.1 0 1.66 0.83 .980 2.14 1.80
1996 LAD NL 37 LF 17 6 74.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -4.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0 1.57 0.76 .977 1.85 1.45
1996 LAD NL 37 OF 17 6 74.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -4.8 -0.3 -0.1 -0.2 0 1.57 0.76 .977 2.13 1.80
1996 COL NL 37 LF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -325.7 -1.9 0.0 -1.9 0 2.57 2.00 .950 1.80 1.40
1996 COL NL 37 OF 1 1 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -325.7 -1.9 0.0 -1.9 0 2.57 2.00 1.000 2.19 1.80
13 Seasons OF 1063 868 7935.2 2251 2168 46 37 10 .984 49.5 7.5 48.5 12.7 35.8 1 2.51 2.08 .981 2.28 1.92
11 Seasons CF 518 433 3895.2 1258 1223 17 18 5 .986 21.2 6.5 20.2 -3.5 23.8 1 2.86 2.39 .985 2.62 2.19
11 Seasons LF 397 299 2784.0 682 648 23 11 4 .984 14.2 6.1 13.2 7.5 5.7 1 2.17 1.69 .978 2.07 1.60
10 Seasons RF 182 136 1256.0 307 292 7 8 2 .974 14.1 13.5 15.1 8.7 6.3 -1 2.14 1.64 .980 2.16 1.77
13 Seasons TOT 1066 868 7935.2 2250 2167 46 37 10 .984 49.5 7.5 48.5 12.7 35.8 1 2.51 2.08 .964 2.27 1.91
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1987 NL (17, 1%)
1989 NL (17, 1%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1987 NL  .302 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1987 NL  9 (6th)
1989 NL  8 (6th)
1990 NL  7 (8th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1987 NL  46 (6th)

Singles s c a p y
1989 NL  118 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 9 (1431), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 9, 1979: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft (January). Player signed January 12, 1979.

December 10, 1985: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Steve Bedrosian to the Philadelphia Phillies for Pete Smith and Ozzie Virgil.

December 16, 1988: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Curt Ford and Steve Lake.

October 27, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

July 31, 1994: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros for Tom Edens.

October 26, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 1, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

June 27, 1996: Selected off waivers by the Colorado Rockies from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

August 2, 1996: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Philadelphia Phillies$95,000
1987Philadelphia Phillies$140,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$240,000
1989St. Louis Cardinals$505,000
1990St. Louis Cardinals$866,667
1991St. Louis Cardinals$1,516,667
1992St. Louis Cardinals$1,616,667
1993Philadelphia Phillies$1,475,000
St. Louis Cardinals$300,000
1994Philadelphia Phillies$1,375,000
1995Houston Astros$525,000
1996Los Angeles Dodgers$300,000
Career (may be incomplete)$8,955,001
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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