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Gary Thurman
Gary Montez Thurman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut August 30, 1987
  vs. CHW 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB
Final Game May 26, 1997
Born November 12, 1964 in Indianapolis, IN

Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1987 22 KCR AL  27   81   12   24   2  0   0    5   7  2   8  20  .296  .360  .321   82   26   1   0   0   0   1
 1988 23 KCR AL  35   66    6   11   1  0   0    2   5  1   4  20  .167  .214  .182   12   12   0   0   0   0   0
 1989 24 KCR AL  72   87   24   17   2  1   0    5  16  0  15  26  .195  .311  .241   58   21   2   1   0   0   0
 1990 25 KCR AL  23   60    5   14   3  0   0    3   1  1   2  12  .233  .258  .283   53   17   1   0   0   0   2
 1991 26 KCR AL  80  184   24   51   9  0   2   13  15  5  11  42  .277  .320  .359   88   66   3   1   0   1   4
 1992 27 KCR AL  88  200   25   49   6  3   0   20   9  6   9  34  .245  .281  .305   63   61   6   0   0   1   3
 1993 28 DET AL  75   89   22   19   2  2   0   13   7  0  11  30  .213  .297  .281   58   25   1   1   0   0   2
 1995 30 SEA AL  13   25    3    8   2  0   0    3   5  2   1   3  .320  .333  .400   90   10   0   1   0   0   0
 1997 32 NYM NL  11    6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  1   0   0  .167  .167  .167  -11    1   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      424  798  121  194  27  6   2   64  65 18  61 187  .243  .297  .299   65  239  14   4   0   2  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        305   46   74  10  2   1   24  25  7  23  71  .243  .297  .299   65   91   5   2   0   1   5
 Career High     88  200   25   51   9  3   2   20  16  6  15  42                          66   6   1   0   1   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1987 22 KCR AL   90   61   10   4.4   108| .296  .267| .360  .336| .321  .429| .681  .765|  82  .442  -2.0  -0.2  77%
 1988 23 KCR AL   70   56    3   1.4    95| .167  .260| .214  .326| .182  .392| .396  .718|  12  .113  -8.0  -0.8  83%
 1989 24 KCR AL  105   73   11   4.0    93| .195  .261| .311  .326| .241  .384| .552  .710|  58  .467  -4.4  -0.4 100%
 1990 25 KCR AL   63   50    4   2.1    93| .233  .257| .258  .325| .283  .384| .541  .709|  53  .212  -3.8  -0.4  50%
 1991 26 KCR AL  200  146   21   3.9    97| .277  .260| .320  .329| .359  .395| .679  .724|  88  .428  -3.1  -0.3  75%
 1992 27 KCR AL  216  166   17   2.8    96| .245  .262| .281  .331| .305  .388| .586  .719|  63  .297 -10.9  -1.1  60%
 1993 28 DET AL  102   74    9   3.2   102| .213  .265| .297  .336| .281  .406| .578  .742|  58  .327  -5.4  -0.5 100%
 1995 30 SEA AL   27   20    3   4.0   110| .320  .272| .333  .345| .400  .429| .733  .774|  90  .381  -0.3   0.0  71%
 1997 32 NYM NL    6    7    0   0.0   106| .167  .267| .167  .338| .167  .419| .334  .757| -11  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       879  653   78   3.2    98| .243  .262| .297  .331| .299  .397| .596  .728|  65  .343 -38.8  -3.8  78%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 22 KCR AL OF 27 61 5 2 1 .971 .981 2.44 2.00 2.74 2.31 25 217.0 LF 22 51 5 2 1 .966 .974 2.55 1.73 2.85 2.11 21 177.0 CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.33 2.48 2.70 4 40.0 1988 23 KCR AL OF 32 36 1 2 0 .949 .979 1.16 2.14 1.90 2.47 17 175.3 LF 22 22 1 2 0 .920 .979 1.05 1.85 1.99 2.26 11 104.0 CF 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.27 2.52 1.77 2.92 6 71.3 DH 1 1989 24 KCR AL OF 60 54 2 3 0 .949 .981 0.93 2.12 1.81 2.42 21 277.7 CF 29 35 1 2 0 .947 .984 1.24 2.46 2.38 2.78 10 136.0 RF 24 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.25 1.90 0.74 2.33 4 72.7 LF 12 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.17 1.83 1.83 2.17 7 69.0 DH 4 1990 25 KCR AL OF 21 32 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.52 2.04 2.02 2.39 16 142.7 RF 15 25 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.67 1.81 1.98 2.23 13 113.7 LF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.74 2.57 2.19 2 21.0 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.40 1.12 2.70 1 8.0 1991 26 KCR AL OF 72 129 2 4 0 .970 .983 1.82 2.03 2.71 2.37 44 434.7 LF 39 68 1 1 0 .986 .977 1.77 1.72 2.74 2.17 24 226.7 RF 29 38 0 1 0 .974 .979 1.31 1.76 2.37 2.19 11 144.3 CF 9 23 1 2 0 .923 .988 2.67 2.40 3.39 2.76 9 63.7 1992 27 KCR AL OF 67 138 5 2 0 .986 .983 2.13 2.17 2.67 2.47 55 481.3 RF 59 122 5 2 0 .984 .982 2.15 1.87 2.62 2.23 51 436.3 DH 9 LF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.94 2.79 2.30 2 29.0 CF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.60 3.94 2.93 2 16.0 1993 28 DET AL OF 53 54 3 3 1 .950 .983 1.08 2.09 2.00 2.41 25 256.7 CF 21 24 0 1 0 .960 .988 1.14 2.45 1.82 2.76 14 119.0 LF 17 11 2 0 1 1.000 .985 0.76 1.84 1.76 2.23 4 66.3 RF 15 19 1 2 0 .909 .980 1.33 1.85 2.52 2.23 7 71.3 DH 9 1995 30 SEA AL OF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.99 2.20 2.33 6 61.3 LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.76 2.13 2.23 4 38.0 RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.62 2.42 2.06 2 22.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1997 32 NYM NL OF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.77 3.50 2.10 0 10.3 CF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.02 4.74 2.37 0 5.7 LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.47 2.09 1.88 0 4.3 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 22 KCR AL CF 6 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.83 2.33 2.48 2.70 4 40.0 1988 23 KCR AL CF 11 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.27 2.52 1.77 2.92 6 71.3 1989 24 KCR AL CF 29 35 1 2 0 .947 .984 1.24 2.46 2.38 2.78 10 136.0 1990 25 KCR AL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.40 1.12 2.70 1 8.0 1991 26 KCR AL CF 9 23 1 2 0 .923 .988 2.67 2.40 3.39 2.76 9 63.7 1992 27 KCR AL CF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.60 3.94 2.93 2 16.0 1993 28 DET AL CF 21 24 0 1 0 .960 .988 1.14 2.45 1.82 2.76 14 119.0 1995 30 SEA AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1997 32 NYM NL CF 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 2.02 4.74 2.37 0 5.7 1988 23 KCR AL DH 1 1989 24 KCR AL DH 4 1992 27 KCR AL DH 9 1993 28 DET AL DH 9 1987 22 KCR AL LF 22 51 5 2 1 .966 .974 2.55 1.73 2.85 2.11 21 177.0 1988 23 KCR AL LF 22 22 1 2 0 .920 .979 1.05 1.85 1.99 2.26 11 104.0 1989 24 KCR AL LF 12 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.17 1.83 1.83 2.17 7 69.0 1990 25 KCR AL LF 5 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.20 1.74 2.57 2.19 2 21.0 1991 26 KCR AL LF 39 68 1 1 0 .986 .977 1.77 1.72 2.74 2.17 24 226.7 1992 27 KCR AL LF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.94 2.79 2.30 2 29.0 1993 28 DET AL LF 17 11 2 0 1 1.000 .985 0.76 1.84 1.76 2.23 4 66.3 1995 30 SEA AL LF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.76 2.13 2.23 4 38.0 1997 32 NYM NL LF 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 1.47 2.09 1.88 0 4.3 1987 22 KCR AL OF 27 61 5 2 1 .971 .981 2.44 2.00 2.74 2.31 25 217.0 1988 23 KCR AL OF 32 36 1 2 0 .949 .979 1.16 2.14 1.90 2.47 17 175.3 1989 24 KCR AL OF 60 54 2 3 0 .949 .981 0.93 2.12 1.81 2.42 21 277.7 1990 25 KCR AL OF 21 32 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.52 2.04 2.02 2.39 16 142.7 1991 26 KCR AL OF 72 129 2 4 0 .970 .983 1.82 2.03 2.71 2.37 44 434.7 1992 27 KCR AL OF 67 138 5 2 0 .986 .983 2.13 2.17 2.67 2.47 55 481.3 1993 28 DET AL OF 53 54 3 3 1 .950 .983 1.08 2.09 2.00 2.41 25 256.7 1995 30 SEA AL OF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.99 2.20 2.33 6 61.3 1997 32 NYM NL OF 7 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.77 3.50 2.10 0 10.3 1989 24 KCR AL RF 24 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.25 1.90 0.74 2.33 4 72.7 1990 25 KCR AL RF 15 25 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.67 1.81 1.98 2.23 13 113.7 1991 26 KCR AL RF 29 38 0 1 0 .974 .979 1.31 1.76 2.37 2.19 11 144.3 1992 27 KCR AL RF 59 122 5 2 0 .984 .982 2.15 1.87 2.62 2.23 51 436.3 1993 28 DET AL RF 15 19 1 2 0 .909 .980 1.33 1.85 2.52 2.23 7 71.3 1995 30 SEA AL RF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 1.62 2.42 2.06 2 22.3 1997 32 NYM NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 348 523 18 16 2 .971 .982 1.55 2.08 2.37 2.41 209 2057.0 132 85 147# RF* 147 216 6 5 0 .978 .981 1.51 1.84 2.32 2.23 88 861.0 LF* 132 191 9 6 2 .971 .978 1.52 1.78 2.45 2.18 75 735.3 CF* 85 118 2 5 0 .960 .985 1.41 2.43 2.34 2.78 46 460.7 DH 23 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 348 523 18 16 2 .971 .982 1.55 2.08 2.37 2.41 209 2057
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.

March 26, 1993: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Kansas City Royals.

December 20, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

February 10, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 15, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

November 25, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

June 2, 1997: Released by the New York Mets.

June 23, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

October 15, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 22, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1987Kansas City Royals$62,500
1988Kansas City Royals$62,500
1990Kansas City Royals$100,000
1992Kansas City Royals$287,500
1993Detroit Tigers$425,000
1995Seattle Mariners$250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,187,500

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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