Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1973
- College
- Eastern Mennonite
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1984
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1973
- College
- Eastern Mennonite
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1984
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,565
- AB
- 5,291
- R
- 792
- H
- 1,342
- HR
- 253
- RBI
- 895
- SB
- 48
- AVG
- .254
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHC | 17 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| 1974 | CHC | 107 | 303 | 41 | 79 | 10 | 46 | 2 | .261 |
| 1975 | CHC | 120 | 372 | 70 | 109 | 18 | 60 | 3 | .293 |
| 1976 |  CHC/WSH | 96 | 268 | 28 | 52 | 11 | 38 | 4 | .194 |
| 1977 | CLE | 131 | 433 | 77 | 114 | 28 | 70 | 3 | .263 |
| 1978 | CLE | 145 | 508 | 97 | 133 | 33 | 105 | 4 | .262 |
| 1979 | CLE | 143 | 515 | 89 | 120 | 26 | 93 | 5 | .233 |
| 1981 | CLE | 69 | 226 | 22 | 54 | 6 | 30 | 3 | .239 |
| 1982 | CLE | 161 | 589 | 90 | 161 | 32 | 116 | 6 | .273 |
| 1983 | CLE | 141 | 508 | 78 | 143 | 17 | 77 | 4 | .281 |
| 1984 | CLE | 155 | 587 | 91 | 159 | 33 | 99 | 6 | .271 |
| 1985 | CLE | 124 | 461 | 49 | 109 | 22 | 88 | 3 | .236 |
| 1986 | CLE | 120 | 401 | 49 | 92 | 17 | 66 | 4 | .229 |
| 1987 | CLE | 36 | 85 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .118 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,293
- TB
- 2,389
- XBH
- 519
- HBP
- 41
- IBB
- 69
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHC | 42 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CHC | 357 | 133 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHC | 473 | 192 | 43 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHC/WSH | 326 | 100 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 517 | 228 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE | 617 | 262 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CLE | 617 | 231 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CLE | 256 | 84 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CLE | 708 | 285 | 59 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CLE | 605 | 223 | 45 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 689 | 284 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | 514 | 188 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 475 | 157 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | 97 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 22.0
- RC
- 930.5
- RC/27
- 6.20
- ISOP
- .198
- SECA
- .366
- BB/K
- 1.03
- AB/HR
- 20.9
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHC | 0.1 | 4 | 3.8 | .086 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CHC | 2.1 | 52.9 | 6.3 | .178 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHC | 2.9 | 88.2 | 8.7 | .223 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHC/WSH | -0.3 | 37.6 | 4.6 | .179 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 24.4 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 4.0 | 88.9 | 7.4 | .263 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE | 5.0 | 103.4 | 7.1 | .254 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 1979 | CLE | 2.5 | 87.5 | 5.8 | .216 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 0 |
| 1981 | CLE | -0.4 | 28.1 | 4.2 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 37.7 | 0 |
| 1982 | CLE | 2.7 | 116 | 7.1 | .211 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 18.4 | 0 |
| 1983 | CLE | 1.4 | 93.6 | 6.7 | .157 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 29.9 | 0 |
| 1984 | CLE | 2.8 | 109.8 | 6.7 | .213 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 17.8 | 0 |
| 1985 | CLE | -0.2 | 60.8 | 4.6 | .171 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | CLE | 0.5 | 59.1 | 5 | .162 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 1987 | CLE | -1.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .024 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Andre Thornton's career stats?
Andre Thornton played 14 seasons for the Cubs and the Guardians. He was a career .254 hitter with 1,342 hits, 253 home runs and 895 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .293 batting average, 18 home runs and 60 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 1973 to 1987
Andre Thornton finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 249th in home runs (253)
Among the 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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