Gene Thompson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: June 7, 1917 in Latham, IL us

Died: August 24, 2006 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Green Acres Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ

Debut: April 26, 1939 (Age 21-323d, 6,982nd in MLB history)
vs. STL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 4, 1947 (Age 30-027d)
vs. BRO 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Eugene Earl Thompson

Nicknames: Junior

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1940 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

W

L

ERA

3.26

G

185

GS

SV

IP

686.2

SO

315

WHIP

1.354

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1935	18	CIN-min	D	5	3	.625	4.91	18						77.0	81	52	42		44								1.623	9.5		5.1			MEN PASA
1937	20	CIN-min	B,AA,A	12	10	.545	0.70	33	1					207.0	210	122	16		92								1.459	9.1		4.0			PEO,SYR,WLO IIIL,IL,WL
1938	21	CIN-min	B,AA	16	11	.593	3.22	34						218.0	216	92	78		79								1.353	8.9		3.3			CLM,SYR SALL,IL
1939	22	CIN	NL	13	5	.722	2.54	42	11	19	5	3	2	152.1	130	51	43	6	55	87	3	0	1	625	153	3.49	1.214	7.7	0.4	3.2	5.1	1.58
1940	23	CIN	NL	16	9	.640	3.32	33	31	1	17	3	0	225.1	197	90	83	10	96	103	2	2	3	951	115	3.80	1.300	7.9	0.4	3.8	4.1	1.07
1941	24	CIN	NL	6	6	.500	4.87	27	15	6	4	0	1	109.0	117	65	59	6	57	46	3	0	2	509	74	4.19	1.596	9.7	0.5	4.7	3.8	0.81
1942	25	CIN	NL	4	7	.364	3.36	29	10	7	1	0	0	101.2	86	61	38	5	53	35	2	0	3	443	98	3.99	1.367	7.6	0.4	4.7	3.1	0.66

1946	29	NYG	NL	4	6	.400	1.29	39	1	27	0	0	4	62.2	36	18	9	5	40	31	0	0	2	244	269	4.35	1.213	5.2	0.7	5.7	4.5	0.78
1947	30	NYG-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	1.45	14	1		1	1		31.0	24	8	5		8	16	0	0	1				1.032	7.0		2.3	4.6	2.00	JER IL
1947	30	NYG	NL	4	2	.667	4.29	15	0	6	0	0	0	35.2	36	20	17	3	27	13	1	0	1	164	96	5.22	1.766	9.1	0.8	6.8	3.3	0.48
1948	31	SDG	AAA	8	3	.727	2.00	32			1	0		72.0	51	23	16		40	31	0	0	2				1.264	6.4		5.0	3.9	0.78	SDG PCL
1949	32	CLE-min	AAA	7	8	.467	5.56	46	0		0	0		92.1	108	86	57		50	65	2	0	6				1.711	10.5		4.9	6.3	1.30	SDG PCL
1950	33	CHW-min	AAA	0	1	.000	6.00	12	0		0	0		21.0	21	17	14		16	10	0	1	1				1.762	9.0		6.9	4.3	0.63	SAC PCL
6 Yrs				47	35	.573	3.26	185	68	66	27	6	7	686.2	602	305	249	35	328	315	11	2	12	2936	114	3.95	1.354	7.9	0.5	4.3	4.1	0.96
162 Game Avg.				13	9	.573	3.26	50	18	18	7	2	2	185	162	82	67	9	88	85	3	1	3	789	114	3.95	1.354	7.9	0.5	4.3	4.1	0.96

CIN (4 yrs)				39	27	.591	3.41	131	67	33	27	6	3	588.1	530	267	223	27	261	271	10	2	9	2528	109	3.82	1.344	8.1	0.4	4.0	4.1	1.04
NYG (2 yrs)				8	8	.500	2.38	54	1	33	0	0	4	98.1	72	38	26	8	67	44	1	0	3	408	156	4.66	1.414	6.6	0.7	6.1	4.0	0.66

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

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