Milt Thompson

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: January 5, 1959 in Washington, DC us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase.

High School: Magruder HS (Rockville, MD)

School: Howard University (Washington, DC)

Debut: September 4, 1984 (Age 25-243d, 12,565th in MLB history)
vs. HOU 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 28, 1996 (Age 37-205d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Full Name: Milton Bernard Thompson

Nicknames: Papa Thompson, Uncle Milty or Scooter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.7

AB

3761

R

491

H

1029

BA

.274

HR

RBI

357

SB

214

OBP

.335

SLG

.372

OPS

.708

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
1979	20	ATL-min	A,Rk	79	306	239	53	58	12	5	3	27	29	3	48	56	.243	.370	.372	.743		89		4	9	6			GRW,KPT · WCRS,APPY
1980	21	ATL-min	AA,A	139	604	533	84	157	19	6	3	51	60	8	61	129	.295	.370	.370	.739		197		3	6	1			SAV,DHM · SOUL,CARL
1981	22	ATL-min	AA	140	596	493	92	135	18	2	4	31	46	11	89	112	.274	.385	.343	.727		169		1	11	2	2		SAV · SOUL
1982	23	ATL-min	AA,AAA	147	630	532	85	133	20	7	6	45	69	19	88	148	.250	.358	.348	.706		185		3	4	3	3		SAV,RMD · SOUL,IL
1983	24	ATL-min	AA,AAA	127	519	418	96	125	22	4	5	39	52	11	93	81	.299	.430	.407	.837		170		4	3	1	4		SAV,RMD · SOUL,IL
1984	25	ATL-min	AAA	134	593	503	91	145	11	3	4	40	47	17	83	86	.288	.391	.346	.737		174		3	2	2	3		RMD · IL
1984	25	ATL	NL	25	111	99	16	30	1	0	2	4	14	2	11	11	.303	.373	.374	.746	105	37	1	0	1	0	1	7
1985	26	ATL-min	AAA	82	353	312	52	98	10	1	2	22	34	11	32	30	.314	.376	.372	.748		116		1	5	3	3		RMD · IL
1985	26	ATL	NL	73	193	182	17	55	7	2	0	6	9	4	7	36	.302	.339	.363	.701	93	66	1	3	1	0	0	97/8
1986	27	PHI-min	AAA	41	179	161	26	56	10	2	1	16	20	3	15	20	.348	.404	.453	.858		73		1	1	1	1		POR · PCL
1986	27	PHI	NL	96	332	299	38	75	7	1	6	23	19	4	26	62	.251	.311	.341	.652	78	102	4	1	4	2	1	8
1987	28	PHI	NL	150	575	527	86	159	26	9	7	43	46	10	42	87	.302	.351	.425	.776	103	224	5	0	3	3	2	*8/79	MVP-17
1988	29	PHI	NL	122	423	378	53	109	16	2	2	33	17	9	39	59	.288	.354	.357	.711	105	135	8	1	2	3	6	*8/9
1989	30	STL	NL	155	591	545	60	158	28	8	4	68	27	8	39	91	.290	.340	.393	.733	107	214	12	4	0	3	5	*87/9	MVP-17
1990	31	STL	NL	135	463	418	42	91	14	7	6	30	25	5	39	60	.218	.292	.328	.620	71	137	4	5	1	0	5	*987
1991	32	STL	NL	115	361	326	55	100	16	5	6	34	16	9	32	53	.307	.368	.442	.809	127	144	4	0	2	1	7	789
1992	33	STL	NL	109	226	208	31	61	9	1	4	17	18	6	16	39	.293	.350	.404	.753	116	84	3	2	0	0	3	79/8
1993	34	PHI	NL	129	387	340	42	89	14	2	4	44	9	4	40	57	.262	.341	.350	.691	88	119	8	2	3	2	9	7/89
1994	35	TOT	NL	96	270	241	34	66	7	0	4	33	9	2	24	30	.274	.346	.353	.698	82	85	6	3	1	1	4	*78/9
1994	35	PHI	NL	87	248	220	29	60	7	0	3	30	7	2	23	28	.273	.348	.345	.694	81	76	5	3	1	1	4	*78
1994	35	HOU	NL	9	22	21	5	6	0	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	.286	.318	.429	.747	97	9	1	0	0	0	0	/9
1995	36	HOU	NL	92	150	132	14	29	9	0	2	19	4	2	14	37	.220	.297	.333	.631	72	44	3	1	2	1	3	97/8
1996	37	TOT	NL	62	73	66	3	7	2	0	0	3	1	1	7	13	.106	.192	.136	.328	-11	9	1	0	0	0	0	7
1996	37	LAD	NL	48	57	51	2	6	1	0	0	1	1	1	6	10	.118	.211	.137	.348	-3	7	1	0	0	0	0	7
1996	37	COL	NL	14	16	15	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.067	.125	.133	.258	-37	2	0	0	0	0	0	/7
13 Yrs				1359	4155	3761	491	1029	156	37	47	357	214	66	336	635	.274	.335	.372	.708	94	1400	60	22	20	16	46
162 Game Avg.				162	495	448	59	123	19	4	6	43	26	8	40	76	.274	.335	.372	.708	94	167	7	3	2	2	5
				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
PHI (5 yrs)				584	1965	1764	248	492	70	14	22	173	98	29	170	293	.279	.343	.372	.715	93	656	30	7	13	11	22
STL (4 yrs)				514	1641	1497	188	410	67	21	20	149	86	28	126	243	.274	.334	.387	.721	102	579	23	11	3	4	20
ATL (2 yrs)				98	304	281	33	85	8	2	2	10	23	6	18	47	.302	.351	.367	.718	97	103	2	3	2	0	1
HOU (2 yrs)				101	172	153	19	35	9	0	3	22	6	2	15	39	.229	.300	.346	.646	76	53	4	1	2	1	3
COL (1 yr)				14	16	15	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	.067	.125	.133	.258	-37	2	0	0	0	0	0
LAD (1 yr)				48	57	51	2	6	1	0	0	1	1	1	6	10	.118	.211	.137	.348	-3	7	1	0	0	0	0

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

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Milt Thompson

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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