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Derrel Thomas

Positions: Second Baseman, Centerfielder and Shortstop

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: January 14, 1951 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st) of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Susan Miller Dorsey HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 14, 1971 (Age 20-243d, 13,199th in major league history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 34-264d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Derrell Osbon Thomas

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1981 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

4677

1163

.249

585

RBI

370

140

OBP

.317

SLG

.332

OPS

.649

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1969	18	HOU-min	AAA,A	69	312	268	38	81	9	9	0	25	13	7	38	57	.302	.392	.403	.795		108		3	1	2			OKC,COC · AA,FLOR
1970	19	HOU-min	AAA,AA	113	467	428	63	111	10	10	8	33	15	4	25	80	.259	.309	.386	.694		165		6	7	1			OKC,CBS · AA,SOUL
1971	20	HOU-min	AAA	122	542	486	74	139	22	8	3	42	13	13	46	81	.286	.351	.383	.733		186		4	3	3			OKC · AA
1971	20	HOU	NL	5	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	/H4
1972	21	SDP-min	AAA	6	29	27	2	4	2	0	0	3	2	0	1	5	.148	.179	.222	.401		6		0	1	0			HAW · PCL
1972	21	SDP	NL	130	550	500	48	115	15	5	5	36	9	9	41	73	.230	.290	.310	.600	77	155	6	2	6	1	1	46/H89
1973	22	SDP	NL	113	449	404	41	96	7	1	0	22	15	5	34	52	.238	.299	.260	.559	63	105	2	2	7	2	3	64/H
1974	23	SDP	NL	141	585	523	48	129	24	6	3	41	7	8	51	58	.247	.313	.333	.645	85	174	10	1	6	4	7	458/H67
1975	24	SFG	NL	144	611	540	99	149	21	9	6	48	28	13	57	56	.276	.347	.381	.728	99	206	7	3	8	3	0	*4/H9
1976	25	SFG	NL	81	313	272	38	63	5	4	2	19	10	11	29	26	.232	.313	.301	.614	74	82	5	4	6	2	0	4H/5896
1977	26	SFG	NL	148	568	506	75	135	13	10	8	44	15	13	46	70	.267	.328	.379	.707	91	192	8	2	10	4	1	8H46/573
1978	27	SDP	NL	128	401	352	36	80	10	2	3	26	11	6	35	37	.227	.301	.293	.594	74	103	2	3	9	2	3	845H37/9
1979	28	LAD	NL	141	460	406	47	104	15	4	5	44	18	5	41	49	.256	.330	.350	.679	87	142	9	5	5	3	7	*85H/463
1980	29	LAD	NL	117	332	297	32	79	18	3	1	22	7	9	26	48	.266	.326	.357	.683	92	106	5	1	7	1	3	68H4/9257
1981	30	LAD	NL	80	252	218	25	54	4	0	4	24	7	2	25	23	.248	.322	.321	.644	86	70	2	0	7	2	2	4658/H97
1982	31	LAD	NL	66	109	98	13	26	2	1	0	2	2	3	10	12	.265	.333	.306	.639	82	30	2	0	1	0	1	4H85/976
1983	32	LAD	NL	118	227	192	38	48	6	6	2	8	9	3	27	36	.250	.345	.375	.720	101	72	4	2	4	2	2	89H76/45
1984	33	TOT	MLB	122	302	272	29	66	12	3	0	22	0	4	23	37	.243	.299	.309	.607	74	84	8	0	4	3	1	67H49/583
1984	33	MON	NL	108	269	243	26	62	12	2	0	20	0	4	20	33	.255	.308	.321	.629	81	78	7	0	3	3	1	67H4/953
1984	33	CAL	AL	14	33	29	3	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	4	.138	.219	.207	.426	20	6	1	0	1	0	0	/H96587
1985	34	PHI	NL	63	103	92	16	19	2	0	4	12	2	0	11	14	.207	.291	.359	.650	79	33	3	0	0	0	1	H6/78452
15 Yrs				1597	5268	4677	585	1163	154	54	43	370	140	92	456	593	.249	.317	.332	.649	84	1554	73	25	81	29	32
162 Game Avg.				162	534	474	59	118	16	5	4	38	14	9	46	60	.249	.317	.332	.649	84	158	7	3	8	3	3
				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
LAD (5 yrs)				522	1380	1211	155	311	45	14	12	100	43	22	129	168	.257	.330	.347	.677	90	420	22	8	24	8	15
SDP (4 yrs)				512	1985	1779	173	420	56	14	11	125	42	28	161	220	.236	.301	.302	.603	76	537	20	8	28	9	14
SFG (3 yrs)				373	1492	1318	212	347	39	23	16	111	53	37	132	152	.263	.332	.364	.697	91	480	20	9	24	9	1
CAL (1 yr)				14	33	29	3	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	4	.138	.219	.207	.426	20	6	1	0	1	0	0
MON (1 yr)				108	269	243	26	62	12	2	0	20	0	4	20	33	.255	.308	.321	.629	81	78	7	0	3	3	1
PHI (1 yr)				63	103	92	16	19	2	0	4	12	2	0	11	14	.207	.291	.359	.650	79	33	3	0	0	0	1
HOU (1 yr)				5	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0

NL (15 yrs)				1583	5235	4648	582	1159	154	53	43	368	140	92	453	589	.249	.318	.333	.651	84	1548	72	25	80	29	32
AL (1 yr)				14	33	29	3	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	4	.138	.219	.207	.426	20	6	1	0	1	0	0

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