Andre Thornton stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1987

Designated Hitter

Age 77 · 6' 3"

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Andre Thornton played 14 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1987.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1973CHC173537020.200
1974CHC107303417910462.261
1975CHC1203727010918603.293
1976CHC/WSH96268285211384.194
1977CLE1314337711428703.263
1978CLE14550897133331054.262
1979CLE1435158912026935.233
1981CLE6922622546303.239
1982CLE16158990161321166.273
1983CLE1415087814317774.281
1984CLE1555879115933996.271
1985CLE1244614910922883.236
1986CLE120401499217664.229
1987CLE3685810051.118

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1973CHC421030000
1974CHC357133304400
1975CHC4731924341200
1976CHC/WSH326100245100
1977CLE5172285311100
1978CLE617262596400
1979CLE617231584200
1981CLE25684180100
1982CLE7082855921800
1983CLE6052234521400
1984CLE6892845921100
1985CLE514188350100
1986CLE475157311000
1987CLE971220000

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.

Advanced by season
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.
1973CHC0.143.8.0860.30.800
1974CHC2.152.96.3.1780.31.030.30
1975CHC2.988.28.7.2230.51.420.70
1976CHC/WSH-0.337.64.6.1790.41.024.40
1977CLE4.088.97.4.2630.40.915.50
1978CLE5.0103.47.1.2540.41.315.40
1979CLE2.587.55.8.2160.41.019.80
1981CLE-0.428.14.2.1330.20.637.70
1982CLE2.71167.1.2110.41.418.40
1983CLE1.493.66.7.1570.31.229.90
1984CLE2.8109.86.7.2130.41.217.80
1985CLE-0.260.84.6.1710.30.6210
1986CLE0.559.15.1620.31.023.60
1987CLE-1.11.50.5.0240.20.400

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
77 yearsAug 13, 1949
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Tuskegee, United States
College
Eastern Mennonite
AL Silver Slugger
1984

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 10,544 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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