Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1971
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1971
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,597
- AB
- 4,677
- R
- 585
- H
- 1,163
- HR
- 43
- RBI
- 370
- SB
- 140
- AVG
- .249
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HOU | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | SD | 130 | 500 | 48 | 115 | 5 | 36 | 9 | .230 |
| 1973 | SD | 113 | 404 | 41 | 96 | 0 | 22 | 15 | .238 |
| 1974 | SD | 141 | 523 | 48 | 129 | 3 | 41 | 7 | .247 |
| 1975 | SF | 144 | 540 | 99 | 149 | 6 | 48 | 28 | .276 |
| 1976 | SF | 81 | 272 | 38 | 63 | 2 | 19 | 10 | .232 |
| 1977 | SF | 148 | 506 | 75 | 135 | 8 | 44 | 15 | .267 |
| 1978 | SD | 128 | 352 | 36 | 80 | 3 | 26 | 11 | .227 |
| 1979 | LAD | 141 | 406 | 47 | 104 | 5 | 44 | 18 | .256 |
| 1980 | LAD | 117 | 297 | 32 | 79 | 1 | 22 | 7 | .266 |
| 1981 | LAD | 80 | 218 | 25 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 7 | .248 |
| 1982 | LAD | 66 | 98 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .265 |
| 1983 | LAD | 118 | 192 | 38 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .250 |
| 1984 |  LAA/WSH | 122 | 272 | 29 | 66 | 0 | 22 | 0 | .243 |
| 1985 | PHI | 63 | 92 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .207 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 15
- AB
- 19
- R
- 5
- H
- 5
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .263
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,268
- TB
- 1,554
- XBH
- 251
- HBP
- 25
- IBB
- 32
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HOU | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SD | 550 | 155 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SD | 449 | 105 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SD | 585 | 174 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 611 | 206 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 313 | 82 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF | 568 | 192 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SD | 401 | 103 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 460 | 142 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 332 | 106 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | 252 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAD | 109 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAD | 227 | 72 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAA/WSH | 302 | 84 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PHI | 103 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 4.8
- RC
- 532.2
- RC/27
- 3.90
- ISOP
- .084
- SECA
- .191
- BB/K
- 0.77
- AB/HR
- 108.8
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HOU | -0.2 | -0.8 | -3.2 | .000 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | SD | -0.6 | 46.1 | 3.1 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 100 | 0 |
| 1973 | SD | -1.2 | 35.3 | 3 | .022 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SD | 0.8 | 57.7 | 3.8 | .086 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 174.3 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 1.6 | 77.9 | 5.1 | .106 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 90 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | -0.5 | 26.8 | 3.2 | .070 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 136 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF | 1.0 | 65.7 | 4.5 | .113 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 63.3 | 0 |
| 1978 | SD | 0.8 | 34.3 | 3.2 | .065 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 117.3 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 1.3 | 53.1 | 4.6 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 81.2 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 1.6 | 35.1 | 4 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 297 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | 0.3 | 26 | 4 | .073 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 54.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAD | 0.1 | 10.3 | 3.7 | .041 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAD | 0.2 | 28.4 | 5 | .125 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 96 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAA/WSH | -0.2 | 25.7 | 3.2 | .066 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PHI | -0.2 | 10.7 | 4 | .152 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 23 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Derrel Thomas's career stats?
Derrel Thomas played 15 seasons for the Astros, the Padres, the Giants, the Dodgers and the Phillies. He was a career .249 hitter with 1,163 hits, 43 home runs and 370 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .276 batting average, 6 home runs and 48 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1971 to 1985
Championships
- 1981 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
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