Frank Thomas

Positions: Leftfielder, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: June 11, 1929 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Died: January 16, 2023 in Pittsburgh, PA

High School: Mount Carmel College (Niagara Falls, ON)

Last Game: May 30, 1966 (Age 36-353d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Frank Joseph Thomas

Nicknames: Big Donkey or The Original

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3x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.8

6285

1671

286

.266

792

RBI

962

OBP

.320

SLG

.454

OPS

.774

OPS+

107

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1948	19	-3.3	Tallahassee	GAFL	D	PIT	138	637	596	106	176	39	8	14	132	6		37	87	.295	.340	.458	.798	273		3	1
1949	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	D-B	PIT	107	438	401	70	128	24	3	14	87	4		27	49	.319	.370	.499	.868	200		5	5
1949	20	-6.7	Waco	BSTL	B	PIT	20	77	73	17	25	3	0	4	17	1		3	6	.343	.377	.548	.925	40		1	0
1949	20	-3.1	Davenport	IIIL	B	PIT	13	48	43	7	10	2	1	0	7	1		5	4	.233	.313	.326	.638	14		0	0
1949	20	-1.4	Tallahassee	GAFL	D	PIT	74	313	285	46	93	19	2	10	63	2		19	39	.326	.377	.512	.889	146		4	5
1950	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA	PIT	129	494	466	71	137	26	5	14	73	8		23	55	.294	.331	.461	.793	215		3	2
1950	21	-5.0	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	PIT	47	157	148	21	39	6	1	3	18	2		7	9	.264	.297	.378	.675	56		0	2
1950	21	-3.7	Charleston	SALL	A	PIT	82	337	318	50	98	20	4	11	55	6		16	46	.308	.347	.500	.847	159		3	0
1951	22	-4.0	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	PIT	125	509	471	64	136	25	6	23	85	3		32	47	.289	.342	.514	.856	242		6	0
1951	22	-6.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	39	157	148	21	39	9	2	2	16	0	2	9	15	.264	.306	.392	.698	58	5	0	0		0
1952	23	-3.4	New Orleans	SOUA	AA	PIT	154	663	597	112	181	40	6	35	131	1		59	55	.303	.372	.566	.938	338		6	1
1952	23	-5.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	22	21	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.095	.136	.095	.232	2	2	0	0		1
1953	24	-4.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	128	510	455	68	116	22	1	30	102	1	2	50	93	.255	.331	.506	.837	230	12	2	3		4
1954	25	-2.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	153	653	577	81	172	32	7	23	94	3	2	51	74	.298	.359	.497	.856	287	10	10	4	11	4
1955	26	-2.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	142	581	510	72	125	16	2	25	72	2	0	60	76	.245	.324	.431	.755	220	13	2	3	6	10
1956	27	-1.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	157	637	588	69	166	24	3	25	80	0	5	36	61	.282	.326	.461	.787	271	22	5	2	6	5
1957	28	-0.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	151	658	594	72	172	30	1	23	89	3	1	44	66	.290	.335	.460	.795	273	16	3	5	12	9
1958	29	0.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	149	620	562	89	158	26	4	35	109	0	1	42	79	.281	.334	.529	.863	297	19	7	1	8	2
1959	30	1.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	108	412	374	41	84	18	2	12	47	0	2	27	56	.225	.278	.380	.658	142	13	3	2	6	6
1960	31	3.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	135	509	479	54	114	12	1	21	64	1	0	28	74	.238	.280	.399	.678	191	12	0	1	1	4
1961	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	MLN-CHC	139	516	473	65	133	15	3	27	73	2	4	31	78	.281	.331	.497	.828	235	19	6	2	4	7
1961	32	4.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	15	52	50	7	13	2	0	2	6	0	0	2	8	.260	.289	.420	.709	21	3	0	0	0	0
1961	32	4.4	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	124	464	423	58	120	13	3	25	67	2	4	29	70	.284	.336	.506	.841	214	16	6	2	4	7
1962	33	5.0	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	156	633	571	69	152	23	3	34	94	2	1	48	95	.266	.329	.496	.824	283	15	8	0	6	4
1963	34	6.5	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	126	458	420	34	109	9	1	15	60	0	0	33	48	.260	.317	.393	.710	165	23	3	0	2	5
1964	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	NYM-PHI	99	364	340	39	92	17	1	10	45	1	2	15	41	.271	.302	.415	.717	141	7	2	3	4	3
1964	35	7.7	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	60	210	197	19	50	6	1	3	19	1	1	10	29	.254	.295	.340	.635	67	4	2	0	1	1
1964	35	7.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	39	154	143	20	42	11	0	7	26	0	1	5	12	.294	.311	.518	.829	74	3	0	3	3	2
1965	36		3 Teams	NL	Maj	MLN-HOU-PHI	73	181	168	17	37	9	0	4	17	0	0	9	36	.220	.254	.345	.599	58	3	0	0	4	0
1965	36	8.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	35	83	77	7	20	4	0	1	7	0	0	4	10	.260	.289	.351	.640	27	3	0	0	2	0
1965	36	8.6	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	23	62	58	7	10	2	0	3	9	0	0	3	15	.172	.210	.362	.572	21	0	0	0	1	0
1965	36	8.6	MLN	NL	Maj	MLN	15	36	33	3	7	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	11	.212	.250	.303	.553	10	0	0	0	1	0
1966	37	11.0	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CHC	25	81	79	2	16	6	0	1	8	0	0	1	10	.203	.213	.317	.529	25		0	1	0
1966	37	9.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		1766	6916	6285	792	1671	262	31	286	962	15	22	484	894	.266	.320	.454	.774	2853	191	51	26	70	64
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		678	2822	2610	425	774	160	28	101	516	22	0	179	303	.297	.347	.495	.843	1293		23	10	0
All Levels (19 Seasons)							2444	9738	8895	1217	2445	422	59	387	1478	37	22	663	1197	.275	.328	.466	.794	4146		74	36	70	64

AAA (1 season)					Minors		25	81	79	2	16	6	0	1	8	0	0	1	10	.203	.213	.317	.529	25		0	1	0
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		326	1329	1216	197	356	71	13	61	234	6		98	111	.293	.351	.523	.874	636		12	3
A (1 season)					Minors		82	337	318	50	98	20	4	11	55	6		16	46	.308	.347	.500	.847	159		3	0
B (1 season)					Minors		33	125	116	24	35	5	1	4	24	2		8	10	.302	.352	.466	.818	54		1	0
D (2 seasons)					Minors		212	950	881	152	269	58	10	24	195	8		56	126	.305	.352	.476	.827	419		7	6