#68 Hank Thompson, Second Base, 34 yrs, Kansas City Athletics Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Hank Thompson
12/8/1925 34 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) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Average Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 5,060,000 1963 13 Year(s), 33 Days (2269 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 120 Days (2528 total Days) 14 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
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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 | | |
9/15 | @WS1 | L 3-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/17 | BAL | L 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/18 | BAL | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | @CLE | W 10-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | @CLE | L 7-10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | NYY | W 10-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/22 | @CHA | L 6-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | BOS | W 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/26 | DET | W 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #8 | | |
9/27 | @DET | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 447 | 108 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 68 | 84 | 52 | .242 | .359 | .412 | .771 | .768 | .170 |
Projected | 154 | 473 | 114 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 74 | 72 | 89 | 55 | .242 | .359 | .412 | .771 | .768 | .170 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 549 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 184 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 72.9 | 5.3 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 130 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .200 | .316 | .377 | .693 |
vs. RHP | 317 | 82 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 61 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 1 | .259 | .374 | .426 | .800 |
Close/Late | 45 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .222 | .381 | .311 | .692 |
Scoring Position | 116 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .351 | .371 | .722 |
Pinch Hitting | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 208 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 40 | 25 | .216 | .333 | .375 | .708 |
Road | 74 | 239 | 63 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 27 | .264 | .371 | .444 | .814 |
Last Week | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .571 | .821 |
March/April | 22 | 70 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 8 | .257 | .400 | .471 | .871 |
May | 26 | 78 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 10 | .269 | .392 | .385 | .776 |
June | 24 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | .132 | .233 | .211 | .444 |
July | 24 | 71 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 4 | .310 | .416 | .451 | .866 |
August | 26 | 82 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | .220 | .284 | .390 | .674 |
Sept/Oct | 23 | 70 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 12 | .271 | .398 | .586 | .983 |
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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 |
1960 | 145 | 447 | 108 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 68 | 84 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 1 | 2 | .242 | .359 | .412 | .771 | KC |
Total | 1824 | 6188 | 1717 | 263 | 52 | 262 | 1116 | 1044 | 1045 | 42 | 68 | 620 | 54 | 44 | .277 | .382 | .464 | .846 | |
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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 | 141 | 135 | 293 | 531 | 125 | 844 | 20 | .976 | 1189.2 | 6.38 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 11.25 | | | | |
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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. Won Gold Glove Award at Second Base in 1960...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1950 - .388 - 8th 1951 - .395 - 9th 1956 - .401 - 6th 1959 - .418 - 5th
| 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 1959 - 94 - 7th
| SB 1951 - 13 - 10th
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