#68 Hank Thompson, Second Base, 33 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Thompson
12/8/1925 33 USA,OK,OKLAHOMA CITY 5"9 184
Second Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Strong Average Great Leader 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 3,100,000 1959 $ 5,060,000 (4 year(s)) 12 Year(s), 33 Days (2097 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 120 Days (2356 total Days) 13 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 3 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 5 (Range), .967 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .942 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 5 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 5 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 8 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @DET | W 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/15 | BAL | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/16 | BAL | W 7-1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/17 | BAL | W 5-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/18 | WS1 | W 4-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/19 | WS1 | W 5-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | WS1 | L 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/22 | @CLE | W 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/23 | @CLE | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/24 | @CLE | L 7-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 147 | 484 | 147 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 91 | 73 | 94 | 46 | .304 | .418 | .450 | .868 | .902 | .147 |
Projected | 155 | 509 | 155 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 96 | 77 | 99 | 48 | .304 | .418 | .450 | .868 | .902 | .147 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 136 | 592 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 218 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 99.2 | 7.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 126 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .379 | .460 | .839 |
vs. RHP | 358 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 60 | 56 | 71 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .313 | .431 | .447 | .877 |
Close/Late | 51 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .462 | .549 | 1.011 |
Scoring Position | 159 | 52 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .327 | .419 | .440 | .859 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .333 | .750 | 1.083 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 234 | 73 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 34 | 44 | 25 | .312 | .430 | .444 | .874 |
Road | 74 | 250 | 74 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 39 | 50 | 21 | .296 | .406 | .456 | .862 |
March/April | 24 | 87 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | .322 | .394 | .425 | .819 |
May | 25 | 79 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 6 | .304 | .424 | .430 | .855 |
June | 26 | 84 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 7 | .298 | .412 | .500 | .912 |
July | 24 | 84 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 10 | .369 | .470 | .583 | 1.053 |
August | 28 | 79 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 7 | .253 | .417 | .354 | .771 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 71 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | .268 | .381 | .394 | .775 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 154 | 500 | 117 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 64 | 5 | 4 | .234 | .332 | .398 | .730 | SLA |
1949 | 154 | 500 | 137 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 5 | 4 | .274 | .380 | .466 | .846 | NY1 |
1950 | 147 | 551 | 163 | 19 | 7 | 36 | 119 | 108 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 12 | 5 | .296 | .388 | .552 | .940 | NY1,NL |
1951 | 147 | 558 | 170 | 26 | 5 | 32 | 115 | 111 | 83 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 13 | 4 | .305 | .395 | .541 | .936 | NYN,NL |
1952 | 148 | 517 | 142 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 94 | 86 | 93 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 10 | .275 | .381 | .455 | .835 | NYN |
1953 | 80 | 308 | 88 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 57 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .364 | .549 | .912 | NYN |
1954 | 144 | 475 | 129 | 23 | 5 | 19 | 97 | 82 | 92 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .388 | .461 | .849 | NYN |
1955 | 150 | 541 | 158 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 84 | 96 | 95 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 2 | 2 | .292 | .400 | .449 | .849 | DET |
1956 | 145 | 499 | 147 | 26 | 3 | 18 | 88 | 80 | 91 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 4 | .295 | .401 | .467 | .868 | DET |
1957 | 146 | 497 | 141 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 86 | 70 | 77 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 3 | .284 | .384 | .433 | .816 | DET |
1958 | 117 | 311 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 54 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | .225 | .349 | .373 | .722 | BAL |
1959 | 147 | 484 | 147 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 91 | 73 | 94 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 3 | 3 | .304 | .418 | .450 | .868 | BAL KC,AL |
Total | 1679 | 5741 | 1609 | 249 | 45 | 246 | 1046 | 976 | 961 | 40 | 61 | 568 | 53 | 42 | .280 | .384 | .468 | .852 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 140 | 136 | 337 | 543 | 111 | 907 | 27 | .970 | 1198.2 | 6.81 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 9.00 | | | | |
Rightfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 1.29 | | | | |
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All Star Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1950, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1950, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 4/7/1953... Injured on 7/5/1953 with a Ruptured Medial Collateral Ligament, out for full season... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1954, hitting .545 with 4 HR, 12 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/25/1955 to a 3-year deal worth $6,500,000 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1955, hitting .478 with 3 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1955, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 8 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1956, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... Injured on 9/20/1956 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for 9-10 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Baltimore on 2/8/1958 to a 2-year deal worth $3,100,000 per year... Traded from Baltimore to Kansas City on 3/5/1959 (Going to KC: 2B Hank Thompson. Going to BAL: SS Maury Wills)... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... 9/22/1959: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $5,060,000 per year, for 4 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1950 - .388 - 8th 1951 - .395 - 9th 1956 - .401 - 6th
| SLG 1950 - .552 - 5th 1951 - .541 - 10th
| OPS 1950 - .940 - 4th 1951 - .936 - 8th
| Hits 1951 - 170 - 10th
| Homeruns 1950 - 36 - 3rd 1951 - 32 - 8th
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RBI 1950 - 119 - 2nd 1951 - 115 - 6th
| Runs 1950 - 108 - 4th 1951 - 111 - 3rd
| BB 1950 - 84 - 6th 1951 - 83 - 10th 1952 - 93 - 6th 1954 - 92 - 10th 1955 - 95 - 6th 1956 - 91 - 5th
| SB 1951 - 13 - 10th
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