Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1972
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1972
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 901
- AB
- 2,373
- R
- 315
- H
- 591
- HR
- 61
- RBI
- 294
- SB
- 50
- AVG
- .249
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SF | 10 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1973 | SF | 112 | 235 | 35 | 67 | 4 | 30 | 2 | .285 |
| 1974 | SF | 120 | 315 | 41 | 77 | 2 | 29 | 7 | .244 |
| 1975 | SF | 114 | 326 | 44 | 74 | 7 | 32 | 9 | .227 |
| 1976 | SF | 103 | 328 | 45 | 85 | 8 | 38 | 8 | .259 |
| 1977 | SF | 145 | 446 | 63 | 114 | 17 | 71 | 16 | .256 |
| 1978 |  NYY/ATH | 102 | 270 | 37 | 63 | 8 | 36 | 4 | .233 |
| 1979 | LAD | 115 | 315 | 39 | 78 | 14 | 45 | 4 | .248 |
| 1980 | LAD | 80 | 111 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .216 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- AB
- 5
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .200
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,702
- TB
- 927
- XBH
- 189
- HBP
- 5
- IBB
- 29
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SF | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 261 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 357 | 103 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 369 | 113 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 361 | 139 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF | 534 | 201 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY/ATH | 301 | 99 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 362 | 133 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 129 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.1
- RC
- 334.6
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .142
- SECA
- .279
- BB/K
- 0.63
- AB/HR
- 38.9
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SF | 0.1 | 4.2 | 6.3 | .111 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | SF | 0.7 | 35.5 | 5.6 | .128 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 58.8 | 0 |
| 1974 | SF | 0.8 | 37.9 | 4.2 | .083 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 157.5 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 0.3 | 38.3 | 4 | .120 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 46.6 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 0.9 | 47.4 | 5.2 | .165 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF | 2.6 | 80.1 | 6.2 | .195 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 26.2 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY/ATH | 0.6 | 31.7 | 4 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 33.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | LAD | 0.5 | 48.3 | 5.4 | .175 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | -0.4 | 11.4 | 3.5 | .054 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 111 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Gary Thomasson's career stats?
Gary Thomasson played 9 seasons for the Giants and the Dodgers. He was a career .249 hitter with 591 hits, 61 home runs and 294 RBI. His best season was 1972: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 1 postseason, 1972 to 1980
Championships
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
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