Rich Thompson

Q: When was Rich Thompson born?

Rich Thompson was born on July 1, 1984.

Q: Where was Rich Thompson born?

Rich Thompson was born in Hornsby, New South Wales.

Q: How tall is Rich Thompson?

Rich Thompson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rich Thompson weigh when playing?

Rich Thompson weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Rich Thompson play?

Rich Thompson played 6 seasons.

Q: Is Rich Thompson in the Hall of Fame?

Rich Thompson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Rich Thompson have?

Rich Thompson had 105 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Rich Thompson played for?

Rich Thompson played for 2 teams; the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Oakland Athletics.

Q: When did Rich Thompson retire?

Rich Thompson last played in 2012.

Q: What is Rich Thompson's Twitter account?

Rich Thompson is on Twitter at Chopper_54 .

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 210lb (185cm, 95kg)

Born: July 1, 1984 in Hornsby, Australia au

High School: St. Ives (Sydney, Australia)

Debut: September 1, 2007 (Age 23-062d, 19,183rd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 23, 2012 (Age 27-297d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Full Name: Richard Graeme Thompson

Nicknames: Chopper

Twitter: @Chopper_54

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

4.21

104.2

105

WHIP

1.357

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2002	17	ANA-min	Rk	2	0	1.000	2.70	15	0	2	0	0	1	23.1	14	12	7	0	9	0	29	1	1	1	96			0.986	5.4	0.0	3.5	11.2	3.22	ANG ARIZ
2003	18	ANA-min	A,A+	3	4	.429	2.28	55	0	41	0	0	17	67.0	46	24	17	5	31	1	87	2	0	11	280			1.149	6.2	0.7	4.2	11.7	2.81	CDR,RCU MIDW,CALL
2004	19	ANA-min	A+	3	2	.600	3.94	41	5	17	0	0	4	77.2	76	36	34	9	33	2	71	3	1	4	339			1.403	8.8	1.0	3.8	8.2	2.15	RCU CALL
2005	20	LAA-min	A+	6	8	.429	5.27	42	15	14	0	0	3	121.1	132	76	71	20	53	1	92	2	2	12	539			1.525	9.8	1.5	3.9	6.8	1.74	RCU CALL
2006	21	LAA-min	AA,AAA	3	5	.375	5.58	46	0	32	0	0	11	71.0	61	45	44	14	31	0	63	4	1	6	301			1.296	7.7	1.8	3.9	8.0	2.03	ARK,SLK TL,PCL
2007	22	LAA-min	AA,AAA,A+	5	3	.625	2.01	38	3	17	0	0	1	76.0	52	22	17	7	20	1	85	6	1	7	305			0.947	6.2	0.8	2.4	10.1	4.25	ARK,SLK,RCU TL,PCL,CALL
2007	22	LAA	AL	0	0		10.80	7	0	2	0	0	0	6.2	10	8	8	4	3	0	9	0	0	2	32	44	9.69	1.950	13.5	5.4	4.1	12.2	3.00
2008	23	LAA-min	AAA,Rk	1	0	1.000	3.63	17	0	7	0	0	2	22.1	18	9	9	1	11	0	24	1	0	2	94			1.299	7.3	0.4	4.4	9.7	2.18	SLK,ANG PCL,ARIZ
2008	23	LAA	AL	0	0		22.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	12	23	5.13	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
2009	24	LAA-min	AAA	3	1	.750	3.12	29	0	10	0	0	0	43.1	41	19	15	7	11	0	51	2	0	2	185			1.200	8.5	1.5	2.3	10.6	4.64	SLK PCL
2009	24	LAA	AL	0	0		5.12	13	0	2	0	0	0	19.1	27	11	11	6	7	0	21	1	0	5	92	87	6.20	1.759	12.6	2.8	3.3	9.8	3.00
2010	25	LAA-min	AAA	1	1	.500	0.61	19	0	6	0	0	2	29.2	17	2	2	0	10	0	30	0	0	1	109			0.910	5.2	0.0	3.0	9.1	3.00	SLK PCL
2010	25	LAA	AL	2	0	1.000	1.37	13	0	7	0	0	0	19.2	12	4	3	2	4	0	15	0	0	4	75	295	3.49	0.814	5.5	0.9	1.8	6.9	3.75
2011	26	LAA	AL	1	3	.250	3.00	44	0	16	0	0	0	54.0	46	18	18	5	20	0	56	0	1	1	228	126	3.27	1.222	7.7	0.8	3.3	9.3	2.80
2012	27	OAK-min	AAA	4	2	.667	3.34	46	0	15	0	0	3	62.0	46	24	23	7	23	2	58	0	0	5	251			1.113	6.7	1.0	3.3	8.4	2.52	SAC PCL
2012	27	TOT	AL	0	1	.000	12.00	3	0	3	0	0	0	3.0	6	4	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	16	40	6.43	2.333	18.0	3.0	3.0	9.0	3.00
2012	27	LAA	AL	0	1	.000	15.43	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.1	5	4	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	13	29	7.38	2.571	19.3	3.9	3.9	11.6	3.00
2012	27	OAK	AL	0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		3.09	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
6 Yrs				3	4	.429	4.21	82	0	31	0	0	0	104.2	105	50	49	18	37	0	105	1	1	13	455	97	4.38	1.357	9.0	1.5	3.2	9.0	2.84
162 Game Avg.				2	3	.429	4.21	68	0	26	0	0	0	87	87	41	41	15	31	0	87	1	1	11	377	97	4.38	1.357	9.0	1.5	3.2	9.0	2.84

LAA (6 yrs)				3	4	.429	4.24	81	0	30	0	0	0	104.0	104	50	49	18	37	0	105	1	1	13	452	96	4.39	1.356	9.0	1.6	3.2	9.1	2.84
OAK (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		3.09	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rich Thompson?

Rich Thompson is 39 years old.

When was Rich Thompson born?

Rich Thompson was born on July 1, 1984.

Where was Rich Thompson born?

Rich Thompson was born in Hornsby, New South Wales.

How tall is Rich Thompson?

Rich Thompson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Rich Thompson weigh when playing?

Rich Thompson weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rich Thompson play?

Rich Thompson played 6 seasons.

Is Rich Thompson in the Hall of Fame?

Rich Thompson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Rich Thompson play?

Rich Thompson was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Rich Thompson have?

Rich Thompson had 105 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Rich Thompson played for?

Rich Thompson played for 2 teams; the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Oakland Athletics.

When did Rich Thompson retire?

Rich Thompson last played in 2012.

What is Rich Thompson's Twitter account?

Rich Thompson is on Twitter at Chopper_54.

What are Rich Thompson's nicknames?

Chopper is a nickname for Rich Thompson.

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