#19 Frank Thomas, Third Base, 31 yrs, Milwaukee Braves Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Frank Thomas
6/11/1929 31 USA,PA,PITTSBURGH 6"3 210
Third Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 $ 6,333,333 1960 $ 2,500,000 (3 year(s)) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days) 9 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 3 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 7 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 8 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 4 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/15 | @CIN | L 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @CHN | L 0-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/18 | @CHN | L 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/19 | PIT | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/20 | PIT | L 3-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/21 | SF | L 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/22 | @SF | W 5-2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/24 | STL | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/26 | PHI | W 10-8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/27 | @PHI | L 2-7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 120 | 303 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 56 | .294 | .344 | .465 | .810 | .736 | .172 |
Projected | 127 | 321 | 94 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 49 | 39 | 28 | 59 | .294 | .344 | .465 | .810 | .736 | .172 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 68 | 335 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 141 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 46.6 | 5.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 173 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .335 | .366 | .474 | .840 |
vs. RHP | 130 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .238 | .318 | .454 | .771 |
Close/Late | 43 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .349 | .388 | .581 | .969 |
Scoring Position | 88 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .324 | .420 | .744 |
Pinch Hitting | 38 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .447 | .542 | .711 | 1.252 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 55 | 137 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 26 | .255 | .307 | .416 | .723 |
Road | 65 | 166 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 30 | .325 | .373 | .506 | .879 |
Last Week | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
March/April | 15 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | .324 | .381 | .649 | 1.030 |
May | 24 | 56 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 10 | .393 | .453 | .661 | 1.114 |
June | 18 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | .288 | .316 | .423 | .739 |
July | 20 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .263 | .290 | .386 | .676 |
August | 24 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | .233 | .281 | .333 | .615 |
Sept/Oct | 19 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | .268 | .348 | .390 | .738 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1952 | 65 | 169 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .290 | .521 | .810 | NYN |
1953 | 125 | 339 | 99 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .349 | .460 | .809 | NYN |
1954 | 141 | 485 | 134 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 88 | 57 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .324 | .431 | .755 | NYN |
1955 | 149 | 537 | 164 | 33 | 2 | 37 | 123 | 90 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .348 | .581 | .929 | NYN,NL |
1956 | 147 | 561 | 151 | 30 | 2 | 36 | 123 | 84 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .316 | .522 | .839 | NYN |
1957 | 149 | 580 | 180 | 34 | 5 | 27 | 118 | 97 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 83 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .357 | .526 | .883 | NYN |
1958 | 150 | 556 | 168 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 114 | 84 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 73 | 1 | 0 | .302 | .370 | .520 | .890 | MIL |
1959 | 142 | 525 | 141 | 32 | 3 | 28 | 96 | 73 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .324 | .501 | .825 | MIL |
1960 | 120 | 303 | 89 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .344 | .465 | .810 | MIL |
Total | 1188 | 4055 | 1172 | 217 | 20 | 209 | 788 | 588 | 309 | 20 | 36 | 579 | 1 | 1 | .289 | .340 | .507 | .847 | |
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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 |
1951, AAA | 138 | 554 | 170 | 23 | 2 | 59 | 141 | 116 | 66 | 85 | 8 | 2 | .307 | .373 | .675 | 1.048 |
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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% |
First Base | 5 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 1 | .962 | 20.0 | 11.70 | | | | |
Third Base | 64 | 58 | 16 | 143 | 14 | 168 | 9 | .946 | 500.0 | 3.02 | | | | |
Leftfield | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.1 | 1.65 | | | | |
Centerfield | 8 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | .900 | 63.0 | 2.86 | | | | |
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Transactions Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1951... Milestones Had first career hit (triple) on 4/30/1952, off Warren Spahn (BSN)... Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1952, off Red Munger (SLN)... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1954, hitting .433 with 0 HR, 10 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1954... Drove in 7 runs against Chicago (N) on 7/9/1955... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1955, hitting .458 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/9/1956... Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1956, hitting .407 with 4 HR, 13 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 5/20/1957... Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1957, hitting .423 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/8/1958 to a 3-year deal worth $6,333,333 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1958, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 13 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Philadelphia (N), driving in 6 runs on 5/30/1958... 10/5/1960: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $2,500,000 per year, for 3 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1955 - .581 - 10th
| Hits 1957 - 180 - 4th
| Doubles 1955 - 33 - 9th 1957 - 34 - 4th 1959 - 32 - 10th
| Triples 1957 - 5 - 4th
| Homeruns 1955 - 37 - 8th 1956 - 36 - 7th 1958 - 30 - 8th 1959 - 28 - 9th
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RBI 1955 - 123 - 4th 1956 - 123 - 7th 1957 - 118 - 6th 1958 - 114 - 7th
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