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Dickie Thon
Richard William Thon
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 20, 1958 in South Bend, IN
Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1975. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 22, 1979
Final Game: October 3, 1993
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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
1979 21 CAL AL 35 62 56 6 19 3 0 0 8 0 0 5 10 .339 .393 .393 .786 118 22 2 0 1 0 0 4/65D
1980 22 CAL AL 80 285 267 32 68 12 2 0 15 7 5 10 28 .255 .282 .315 .597 66 84 5 1 5 2 0 64D5/3
1981 23 HOU NL 49 105 95 13 26 6 0 0 3 6 1 9 13 .274 .337 .337 .673 96 32 3 0 1 0 1 46/5
1982 24 HOU NL 136 540 496 73 137 31 10 3 36 37 8 37 48 .276 .327 .397 .724 110 197 4 1 5 1 2 *6/54
1983 25 HOU NL 154 686 619 81 177 28 9 20 79 34 16 54 73 .286 .341 .457 .798 127 283 12 2 3 8 10 *6 AS,MVP-7,SS
1984 26 HOU NL 5 18 17 3 6 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 .353 .389 .471 .859 150 8 1 1 0 0 0 /6
1985 27 HOU NL 84 272 251 26 63 6 1 6 29 8 3 18 50 .251 .299 .355 .653 85 89 2 0 1 2 4 6
1986 28 HOU NL 106 309 278 24 69 13 1 3 21 6 5 29 49 .248 .318 .335 .653 83 93 8 0 1 1 5 6
1987 29 HOU NL 32 83 66 6 14 1 0 1 3 3 0 16 13 .212 .366 .273 .639 76 18 1 0 1 0 3 6
1988 30 SDP NL 95 296 258 36 68 12 2 1 18 19 4 33 49 .264 .347 .337 .684 99 87 4 1 2 2 0 6/45
1989 31 PHI NL 136 472 435 45 118 18 4 15 60 6 3 33 81 .271 .321 .434 .755 116 189 6 0 1 3 6 *6
1990 32 PHI NL 149 595 552 54 141 20 4 8 48 12 5 37 77 .255 .305 .350 .654 81 193 14 3 1 2 10 *6
1991 33 PHI NL 146 570 539 44 136 18 4 9 44 11 5 25 84 .252 .283 .351 .634 79 189 9 0 2 4 6 *6
1992 34 TEX AL 95 303 275 30 68 15 3 4 37 12 2 20 40 .247 .293 .367 .661 87 101 2 0 3 5 1 6
1993 35 MIL AL 85 275 245 23 66 10 1 1 33 6 5 22 39 .269 .324 .331 .654 78 81 4 0 3 5 3 654D
15 Seasons 1387 4871 4449 496 1176 193 42 71 435 167 63 348 658 .264 .317 .374 .691 95 1666 77 9 30 35 51
162 Game Avg. 162 569 520 58 137 23 5 8 51 20 7 41 77 .264 .317 .374 .691 95 195 9 1 4 4 6
HOU (7 yrs) 566 2013 1822 226 492 85 22 33 172 94 34 163 250 .270 .329 .395 .725 106 720 31 4 12 12 25
PHI (3 yrs) 431 1637 1526 143 395 56 12 32 152 29 13 95 242 .259 .302 .374 .676 90 571 29 3 4 9 22
CAL (2 yrs) 115 347 323 38 87 15 2 0 23 7 5 15 38 .269 .302 .328 .630 75 106 7 1 6 2 0
TEX (1 yr) 95 303 275 30 68 15 3 4 37 12 2 20 40 .247 .293 .367 .661 87 101 2 0 3 5 1
SDP (1 yr) 95 296 258 36 68 12 2 1 18 19 4 33 49 .264 .347 .337 .684 99 87 4 1 2 2 0
MIL (1 yr) 85 275 245 23 66 10 1 1 33 6 5 22 39 .269 .324 .331 .654 78 81 4 0 3 5 3
NL (11 yrs) 1092 3946 3606 405 955 153 36 66 342 142 51 291 541 .265 .319 .382 .701 99 1378 64 8 18 23 47
AL (4 yrs) 295 925 843 91 221 40 6 5 93 25 12 57 117 .262 .306 .342 .647 80 288 13 1 12 12 4

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
1979 21 CAL AL ALCS BAL L 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 23 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 4 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0 0 0
1986 28 HOU NL NLCS NYM L 6 12 12 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 11 24 23 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .217 .250 .348 .598 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 4 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .250 .182 .432 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 6 12 12 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .500 .750 6 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 CAL AL 21 2B 24 10 125.0 78 34 38 6 12 .923 -1.7 -16.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 0 5.18 3.00 .979 5.50 4.80
1979 CAL AL 21 SS 8 2 24.1 13 3 8 2 1 .846 -1.9 -93.7 -1.9 -2.4 0.5 0 4.07 1.38 .969 4.99 4.10
1979 CAL AL 21 3B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.70
1979 CAL AL 21 DH 1
1980 CAL AL 22 SS 22 22 186.0 97 24 66 7 12 .928 -4.1 -26.5 -3.1 -1.8 -1.3 -1 4.35 4.09 .964 4.99 4.26
1980 CAL AL 22 2B 21 18 164.2 86 39 46 1 15 .988 -3.0 -21.9 -3.0 -2.4 -0.6 0 4.65 4.05 .981 5.60 4.91
1980 CAL AL 22 DH 15
1980 CAL AL 22 3B 10 7 72.0 22 4 16 2 1 .909 -0.4 -6.7 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 2.50 2.00 .955 3.01 2.59
1980 CAL AL 22 1B 1 0 2.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.12 3.00 1.000 10.12 8.40
1981 HOU NL 23 2B 28 18 170.2 80 37 39 4 10 .950 -3.6 -25.3 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 -1 4.01 2.71 .982 5.52 4.72
1981 HOU NL 23 SS 13 5 54.2 31 12 17 2 2 .935 -1.1 -24.1 -0.1 -0.9 0.7 -1 4.77 2.23 .961 5.10 4.44
1981 HOU NL 23 3B 5 2 27.1 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 0.9 39.5 0.9 0.3 0.6 0 3.62 2.20 .945 2.83 2.46
1982 HOU NL 24 SS 119 114 1018.1 591 177 399 15 80 .975 14.6 17.2 13.6 6.1 7.5 1 5.09 4.84 .967 5.01 4.38
1982 HOU NL 24 3B 8 6 57.1 21 6 13 2 2 .905 -1.2 -25.1 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 2.98 2.38 .952 2.76 2.42
1982 HOU NL 24 2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.80
1983 HOU NL 25 SS 154 154 1382.1 819 258 533 28 114 .966 18.6 16.1 13.6 9.8 3.8 5 5.15 5.14 .967 4.85 4.16 AS,MVP-7,SS
1984 HOU NL 26 SS 5 5 39.0 21 8 13 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -3.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.85 4.20 .962 4.87 3.98
1985 HOU NL 27 SS 79 68 606.0 335 106 218 11 48 .967 -1.8 -3.6 -1.8 -5.8 4.0 0 4.81 4.10 .963 4.88 4.26
1986 HOU NL 28 SS 104 76 702.0 362 142 210 10 39 .972 4.1 7.0 4.1 0.6 3.5 0 4.51 3.38 .963 4.75 3.96
1987 HOU NL 29 SS 31 18 178.2 80 21 53 6 7 .925 -0.6 -4.0 -0.6 -2.0 1.4 0 3.73 2.39 .966 4.72 3.89
1988 SDP NL 30 SS 70 62 549.1 262 82 168 12 28 .954 -1.9 -4.2 -0.9 -2.6 1.8 -1 4.10 3.57 .968 4.63 3.99
1988 SDP NL 30 2B 2 1 10.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -84.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 3.60 2.00 .975 5.22 4.60
1988 SDP NL 30 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 .900 2.70 2.40
1989 PHI NL 31 SS 129 118 1024.0 570 174 380 16 65 .972 -6.4 -7.5 -4.4 4.0 -8.4 -2 4.87 4.29 .966 4.51 3.88
1990 PHI NL 32 SS 148 141 1262.0 686 222 439 25 86 .964 1.0 1.0 0.0 -5.9 5.9 1 4.71 4.47 .967 4.59 4.00
1991 PHI NL 33 SS 146 143 1277.0 667 234 412 21 65 .969 -3.1 -2.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -3 4.55 4.42 .966 4.67 3.88
1992 TEX AL 34 SS 87 75 678.2 357 117 225 15 38 .958 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.5 -1.0 -1 4.54 3.93 .969 4.71 4.13
1993 MIL AL 35 SS 28 19 176.1 88 28 57 3 8 .966 -2.8 -19.1 -0.8 -0.4 -0.4 -2 4.34 3.04 .973 4.69 4.13
1993 MIL AL 35 3B 25 16 153.1 43 12 30 1 2 .977 4.7 36.8 4.7 2.3 2.4 0 2.47 1.68 .949 2.69 2.31
1993 MIL AL 35 2B 22 14 126.0 75 40 32 3 9 .960 -3.5 -33.3 -3.5 0.4 -3.9 0 5.14 3.27 .981 5.15 4.54
1993 MIL AL 35 DH 14
15 Seasons SS 1143 1022 9158.2 4979 1608 3198 173 594 .965 15.0 2.0 19.0 1.2 17.8 -4 4.72 4.20 .966 4.74 4.07
6 Seasons 2B 98 61 598.1 323 152 157 14 47 .957 -12.6 -25.3 -11.6 -1.9 -9.7 -1 4.65 3.15 .981 5.46 4.74
6 Seasons 3B 50 31 313.0 99 27 67 5 6 .949 4.2 16.1 4.2 1.2 3.0 0 2.70 1.88 .951 2.79 2.41
3 Seasons DH 30
1 Season 1B 1 0 2.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.12 3.00 1.000 10.12 8.40
15 Seasons TOT 1292 1114 10072.2 5404 1790 3422 192 647 .964 6.6 0.8 11.6 0.5 11.1 -5 4.66 4.03 .931 4.72 4.06
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1983 *

Silver Sluggers
1983-NL-SS

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1983-NL-7-20%
0.20 Career Shares (720th)

At Bats s c a p y
1983 NL--619--7th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1983 NL--686--6th

Hits s c a p y
1983 NL--177--7th

Total Bases s c a p y
1983 NL--283--4th

Triples s c a p y
1982 NL--10--1st
1983 NL--9--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1982 NL--37--9th

Singles s c a p y
1983 NL--120--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
1983 NL--95--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1983 NL--57--8th

Times On Base s c a p y
1983 NL--233--10th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1983 NL--8--8th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1990 NL--14--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1983 NL--16--5th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1983 NL--25.2--4th

Outs Made s c a p y
1983 NL--481--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 8 (1395), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1361), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 14 (1148), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

November 23, 1975: Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent.

April 1, 1981: Traded by the California Angels to the Houston Astros for Ken Forsch.

November 12, 1985: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

February 18, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

January 27, 1989: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the San Diego Padres.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 5, 1992: Released by the Texas Rangers.

February 2, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 29, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Houston Astros$675,000
1986Houston Astros$600,000
1987Houston Astros$675,000
1988San Diego Padres$200,000
1989Philadelphia Phillies$600,000
1990Philadelphia Phillies$1,100,000
1991Philadelphia Phillies$1,250,000
1992Texas Rangers$600,000
1993Milwaukee Brewers$250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$5,950,000
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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