Gorman Thomas stats

Designated Hitter

Age 75 · 6' 2"

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Gorman Thomas played 13 MLB seasons, 1973 to 1986.

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Career regular season

GP
1,435
AB
4,677
R
681
H
1,051
HR
268
RBI
782
SB
50
AVG
.225

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.
1973MIL5915516292115.187
1974MIL174610122114.261
1975MIL121240344310284.179
1976MIL9922727458362.198
1978MIL1374527011132863.246
1979MIL15655797136451231.244
1980MIL16262878150381058.239
1981MIL103363549421654.259
1982MIL15856796139391123.245
1983MIL/CLE15253572112226910.209
1984SEA351086171130.157
1985SEA1354847610432873.215
1986SEA/MIL101315455916363.187

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

Career Postseason

GP
17
AB
58
R
3
H
6
HR
2
RBI
7
SB
0
AVG
.103

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,486
TB
2,093
XBH
493
HBP
18
IBB
41
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.
1973MIL17244100100
1974MIL572260000
1975MIL28089240000
1976MIL26782191100
1978MIL536233572400
1979MIL668300742600
1980MIL697296672400
1981MIL420179432800
1982MIL666287694500
1983MIL/CLE629203462200
1984SEA1432341000
1985SEA574218491600
1986SEA/MIL377117251400

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
17.2
RC
723.2
RC/27
5.20
ISOP
.223
SECA
.372
BB/K
0.52
AB/HR
17.5
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.
1973MIL-0.810.22.1.0970.20.277.50
1974MIL0.69.56.9.2170.50.5230
1975MIL-0.526.13.4.1920.30.4240
1976MIL0.425.93.6.1630.30.528.40
1978MIL3.084.76.5.2700.40.614.10
1979MIL4.51106.8.2940.50.612.40
1980MIL2.893.35.1.2320.30.316.50
1981MIL2.964.36.2.2340.40.617.30
1982MIL4.6101.86.2.2610.40.614.50
1983MIL/CLE0.270.34.3.1700.30.524.30
1984SEA-0.99.92.7.0560.31.01080
1985SEA1.477.95.4.2360.40.715.10
1986SEA/MIL-1.040.14.1.1840.40.619.70

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

Bio

Age
75 yearsDec 12, 1950
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1973
Birthplace
Charleston, SC

What were Gorman Thomas's career stats?

Gorman Thomas played 13 seasons for the Brewers and the Mariners. He was a career .225 hitter with 1,051 hits, 268 home runs and 782 RBI. His best season was 1974: a .261 batting average, 2 home runs and 11 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1973 to 1986

Gorman Thomas led MLB in home runs (1982); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

All-time career rank

  • 223rd in home runs (268)

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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