Jim Thome

Q: When was Jim Thome born?

Jim Thome was born on August 27, 1970.

Q: Where was Jim Thome born?

Jim Thome was born in Peoria, IL .

Q: How tall is Jim Thome?

Jim Thome is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Jim Thome weigh when playing?

Jim Thome weighed 250 lbs (113 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Jim Thome in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Thome was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2018.

Q: When was Jim Thome drafted?

Jim Thome was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL) .

Q: What position did Jim Thome play?

Jim Thome was a First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Jim Thome have?

Jim Thome had 2,328 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Jim Thome have?

Jim Thome had 612 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Jim Thome's average?

Jim Thome had a .276 average over his career.

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)

Born: August 27, 1970 in Peoria, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL).

High School: Limestone Community HS (Bartonville, IL)

School: Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1991 (Age 21-008d, 16,034th in major league history)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2012 (Age 42-037d)
vs. TBR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. (Voted by BBWAA on 379/422 ballots)
View Jim Thome's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Pat Rooney SFX

Full Name: James Howard Thome

Pronunciation: \TOE-mee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

73.1

8422

2328

612

.276

1583

RBI

1699

OBP

.402

SLG

.554

OPS

.956

OPS+

147

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
1989	18	CLE-min	Rk	55	213	186	22	44	5	3	0	22	6	4	21	33	.237	.314	.296	.610		55		1	3	2	1		INS · GULF
1990	19	CLE-min	Rk,A+	67	292	235	50	80	11	2	16	50	10	4	51	44	.340	.466	.609	1.074		143		5	0	1	3		BRL,KIN · APPY,CARL
1991	20	CLE-min	AA,AAA	125	511	445	67	142	27	5	7	73	8	2	56	87	.319	.395	.449	.845		200	11	4	0	6	4		CAK,CSP · EL,PCL
1991	20	CLE	AL	27	104	98	7	25	4	2	1	9	1	1	5	16	.255	.298	.367	.665	83	36	4	1	0	0	1	5
1992	21	CLE-min	AA,AAA	42	187	155	27	51	13	3	3	28	0	2	30	46	.329	.444	.510	.954		79	3	2	0	0	4		CAK,CSP · EL,PCL
1992	21	CLE	AL	40	131	117	8	24	3	1	2	12	2	0	10	34	.205	.275	.299	.574	63	35	3	2	0	2	2	5/H
1993	22	CLE-min	AAA	115	497	410	85	136	21	4	25	102	1	3	76	94	.332	.441	.585	1.026		240	9	7	0	4	8		CHR · IL
1993	22	CLE	AL	47	192	154	28	41	11	0	7	22	2	1	29	36	.266	.385	.474	.859	131	73	3	4	0	5	1	5/H
1994	23	CLE	AL	98	369	321	58	86	20	1	20	52	3	3	46	84	.268	.359	.523	.882	127	168	11	0	1	1	5	*5/H
1995	24	CLE	AL	137	557	452	92	142	29	3	25	73	4	3	97	113	.314	.438	.558	.996	157	252	8	5	0	3	3	*5/HD
1996	25	CLE	AL	151	636	505	122	157	28	5	38	116	2	2	123	141	.311	.450	.612	1.062	167	309	13	6	0	2	8	*5/HD	MVP-15,SS
1997	26	CLE	AL	147	627	496	104	142	25	0	40	102	1	1	120	146	.286	.423	.579	1.001	156	287	9	3	0	8	9	*3/H	AS,MVP-6
1998	27	CLE	AL	123	537	440	89	129	34	2	30	85	1	0	89	141	.293	.413	.584	.997	153	257	7	4	0	4	8	*3/DH	AS,MVP-21
1999	28	CLE	AL	146	629	494	101	137	27	2	33	108	0	0	127	*171*	.277	.426	.540	.967	142	267	6	4	0	4	13	*3D/H	AS
2000	29	CLE	AL	158	684	557	106	150	33	1	37	106	1	0	118	171	.269	.398	.531	.929	132	296	8	4	0	5	4	3D/H
2001	30	CLE	AL	156	644	526	101	153	26	1	49	124	0	1	111	*185*	.291	.416	.624	1.040	170	328	9	4	0	3	14	*3/HD	MVP-7
2002	31	CLE	AL	147	613	480	101	146	19	2	52	118	1	2	122	139	.304	.445	.677	1.122	197	325	5	5	0	6	18	*3D/H	MVP-7
2003	32	PHI	NL	159	698	578	111	154	30	3	47	131	0	3	111	*182*	.266	.385	.573	.958	154	331	5	4	0	5	11	*3/DH	MVP-4
2004	33	PHI	NL	143	618	508	97	139	28	1	42	105	0	2	104	144	.274	.396	.581	.977	144	295	10	2	0	4	26	*3/DH	AS,MVP-19
2005	34	PHI-min	A+	5	18	12	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	6	1	.333	.556	.583	1.139		7	0	0	0	0	0		CLW · FLOR
2005	34	PHI	NL	59	242	193	26	40	7	0	7	30	0	0	45	59	.207	.360	.352	.712	85	68	5	2	0	2	4	3/DH
2006	35	CHW	AL	143	610	490	108	141	26	0	42	109	0	0	107	147	.288	.416	.598	1.014	155	293	4	6	0	7	12	*D/H3	AS,MVP-12
2007	36	CHW-min	AAA	5	20	14	2	3	1	0	0	5	0	0	6	3	.214	.450	.286	.736		4	1	0	0	0	2		CHR · IL
2007	36	CHW	AL	130	536	432	79	119	19	0	35	96	0	1	95	134	.275	.410	.563	.973	150	243	10	6	0	3	11	*D/H3
2008	37	CHW	AL	149	602	503	93	123	28	0	34	90	1	0	91	147	.245	.362	.503	.865	124	253	17	4	0	4	9	*DH
2009	38	TOT	MLB	124	434	362	55	90	15	0	23	77	0	0	69	123	.249	.366	.481	.847	117	174	8	0	0	3	3	DH
2009	38	CHW	AL	107	417	345	55	86	15	0	23	74	0	0	69	116	.249	.372	.493	.864	121	170	8	0	0	3	3	D/H
2009	38	LAD	NL	17	17	17	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	.235	.235	.235	.471	28	4	0	0	0	0	0	H
2010	39	MIN	AL	108	340	276	48	78	16	2	25	59	0	0	60	82	.283	.412	.627	1.039	182	173	8	2	0	2	4	DH	MVP-18
2011	40	TOT	AL	93	324	277	32	71	16	0	15	50	0	0	46	92	.256	.361	.477	.838	131	132	6	0	0	1	4	DH/5
2011	40	MIN	AL	71	242	206	21	50	12	0	12	40	0	0	35	69	.243	.351	.476	.827	126	98	5	0	0	1	3	DH
2011	40	CLE	AL	22	82	71	11	21	4	0	3	10	0	0	11	23	.296	.390	.479	.869	144	34	1	0	0	0	1	D/H5
2012	41	PHI-min	A+	3	13	10	3	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	3	2	.500	.615	.700	1.315		7	0	0	0	0	0		CLW · FLOR
2012	41	TOT	MLB	58	186	163	17	41	7	0	8	25	0	0	22	61	.252	.344	.442	.786	112	72	6	1	0	0	3	DH/3
2012	41	PHI	NL	30	71	62	9	15	2	0	5	15	0	0	8	21	.242	.338	.516	.854	126	32	2	1	0	0	1	H/D3
2012	41	BAL	AL	28	115	101	8	26	5	0	3	10	0	0	14	40	.257	.348	.396	.744	103	40	4	0	0	0	2	D/H
22 Yrs				2543	10313	8422	1583	2328	451	26	612	1699	19	20	1747	2548	.276	.402	.554	.956	147	4667	165	69	1	74	173
162 Game Avg.				162	657	537	101	148	29	2	39	108	1	1	111	162	.276	.402	.554	.956	147	297	11	4	0	5	11
				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
CLE (13 yrs)				1399	5805	4711	928	1353	263	20	337	937	18	14	1008	1400	.287	.414	.566	.980	152	2667	87	42	1	43	87
PHI (4 yrs)				391	1629	1341	243	348	67	4	101	281	0	5	268	406	.260	.384	.541	.925	139	726	22	9	0	11	42
CHW (4 yrs)				529	2165	1770	335	469	88	0	134	369	1	1	362	544	.265	.391	.542	.933	138	959	39	16	0	17	35
MIN (2 yrs)				179	582	482	69	128	28	2	37	99	0	0	95	151	.266	.387	.562	.949	158	271	13	2	0	3	7
LAD (1 yr)				17	17	17	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	.235	.235	.235	.471	28	4	0	0	0	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				28	115	101	8	26	5	0	3	10	0	0	14	40	.257	.348	.396	.744	103	40	4	0	0	0	2

AL (19 yrs)				2135	8667	7064	1340	1976	384	22	511	1415	19	15	1479	2135	.280	.406	.557	.963	148	3937	143	60	1	63	131
NL (5 yrs)				408	1646	1358	243	352	67	4	101	284	0	5	268	413	.259	.382	.538	.920	137	730	22	9	0	11	42

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Jim Thome?

Jim Thome is 54 years old.

When was Jim Thome born?

Jim Thome was born on August 27, 1970.

Where was Jim Thome born?

Jim Thome was born in Peoria, IL.

How tall is Jim Thome?

Jim Thome is 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Thome weigh when playing?

Jim Thome weighed 250 lbs (113 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Thome play?

Jim Thome played 22 seasons.

Is Jim Thome in the Hall of Fame?

Jim Thome was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2018.

When was Jim Thome drafted?

Jim Thome was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL).

What position did Jim Thome play?

Jim Thome was a First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman.

How many hits did Jim Thome have?

Jim Thome had 2,328 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Thome have?

Jim Thome had 612 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Thome's average?

Jim Thome had a .276 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Thome played for?

Jim Thome played for 6 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles.

How many World Series has Jim Thome won?

Jim Thome has never won a World Series.

When did Jim Thome retire?

Jim Thome last played in 2012.

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