Gorman Thomas stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1973
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1973
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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 | MIL | 59 | 155 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 5 | .187 |
| 1974 | MIL | 17 | 46 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 | .261 |
| 1975 | MIL | 121 | 240 | 34 | 43 | 10 | 28 | 4 | .179 |
| 1976 | MIL | 99 | 227 | 27 | 45 | 8 | 36 | 2 | .198 |
| 1978 | MIL | 137 | 452 | 70 | 111 | 32 | 86 | 3 | .246 |
| 1979 | MIL | 156 | 557 | 97 | 136 | 45 | 123 | 1 | .244 |
| 1980 | MIL | 162 | 628 | 78 | 150 | 38 | 105 | 8 | .239 |
| 1981 | MIL | 103 | 363 | 54 | 94 | 21 | 65 | 4 | .259 |
| 1982 | MIL | 158 | 567 | 96 | 139 | 39 | 112 | 3 | .245 |
| 1983 |  MIL/CLE | 152 | 535 | 72 | 112 | 22 | 69 | 10 | .209 |
| 1984 | SEA | 35 | 108 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .157 |
| 1985 | SEA | 135 | 484 | 76 | 104 | 32 | 87 | 3 | .215 |
| 1986 |  SEA/MIL | 101 | 315 | 45 | 59 | 16 | 36 | 3 | .187 |
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.
| 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 | MIL | 172 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIL | 57 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIL | 280 | 89 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MIL | 267 | 82 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MIL | 536 | 233 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | MIL | 668 | 300 | 74 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIL | 697 | 296 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIL | 420 | 179 | 43 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIL | 666 | 287 | 69 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIL/CLE | 629 | 203 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | 143 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | SEA | 574 | 218 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA/MIL | 377 | 117 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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.
| 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 | MIL | -0.8 | 10.2 | 2.1 | .097 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 77.5 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIL | 0.6 | 9.5 | 6.9 | .217 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIL | -0.5 | 26.1 | 3.4 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24 | 0 |
| 1976 | MIL | 0.4 | 25.9 | 3.6 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 0 |
| 1978 | MIL | 3.0 | 84.7 | 6.5 | .270 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 0 |
| 1979 | MIL | 4.5 | 110 | 6.8 | .294 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 1980 | MIL | 2.8 | 93.3 | 5.1 | .232 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 1981 | MIL | 2.9 | 64.3 | 6.2 | .234 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 17.3 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIL | 4.6 | 101.8 | 6.2 | .261 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIL/CLE | 0.2 | 70.3 | 4.3 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | -0.9 | 9.9 | 2.7 | .056 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 108 | 0 |
| 1985 | SEA | 1.4 | 77.9 | 5.4 | .236 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 1986 | SEA/MIL | -1.0 | 40.1 | 4.1 | .184 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 19.7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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 10,343 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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