Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1976
- College
- Cal State Northridge
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1976
- College
- Cal State Northridge
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,418
- AB
- 4,802
- R
- 640
- H
- 1,253
- HR
- 208
- RBI
- 782
- SB
- 8
- AVG
- .261
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | DET | 123 | 412 | 45 | 90 | 17 | 54 | 2 | .218 |
| 1977 | DET | 158 | 585 | 87 | 158 | 31 | 105 | 0 | .270 |
| 1978 | DET | 153 | 589 | 79 | 169 | 26 | 96 | 0 | .287 |
| 1979 | DET | 145 | 492 | 58 | 121 | 20 | 79 | 2 | .246 |
| 1980 |  DET/LAA | 138 | 438 | 69 | 126 | 21 | 90 | 2 | .288 |
| 1981 | PIT | 86 | 223 | 36 | 54 | 15 | 42 | 0 | .242 |
| 1982 | PIT | 156 | 550 | 87 | 156 | 31 | 101 | 1 | .284 |
| 1983 | PIT | 152 | 517 | 70 | 134 | 18 | 76 | 1 | .259 |
| 1984 | PIT | 154 | 543 | 61 | 138 | 17 | 74 | 0 | .254 |
| 1985 | PIT | 123 | 402 | 42 | 97 | 12 | 61 | 0 | .241 |
| 1986 | WSH | 30 | 51 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .196 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,686
- TB
- 2,105
- XBH
- 424
- HBP
- 9
- IBB
- 70
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | DET | 486 | 155 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | DET | 668 | 285 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | DET | 669 | 278 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET | 569 | 199 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET/LAA | 529 | 208 | 40 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | 285 | 112 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | 662 | 281 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | 623 | 210 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | PIT | 636 | 211 | 39 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PIT | 490 | 152 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | WSH | 69 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 22.1
- RC
- 837.4
- RC/27
- 6.30
- ISOP
- .177
- SECA
- .348
- BB/K
- 0.95
- AB/HR
- 23.1
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | DET | 1.3 | 55.8 | 4.6 | .158 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 1977 | DET | 3.5 | 103.6 | 6.4 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 1978 | DET | 5.3 | 105.5 | 6.7 | .185 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1979 | DET | 0.5 | 73.8 | 5.3 | .159 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET/LAA | 3.4 | 88.9 | 7.5 | .187 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT | 1.4 | 48.8 | 7.7 | .260 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 1982 | PIT | 4.4 | 116.3 | 7.8 | .227 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 1983 | PIT | 1.3 | 88.5 | 6.1 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 1984 | PIT | 0.7 | 83.8 | 5.5 | .134 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 31.9 | 0 |
| 1985 | PIT | 0.6 | 64.9 | 5.7 | .137 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 33.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | WSH | -0.3 | 7.8 | 5 | .078 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jason Thompson's career stats?
Jason Thompson played 11 seasons for the Tigers, the Pirates and the Nationals. He was a career .261 hitter with 1,253 hits, 208 home runs and 782 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .288 batting average, 21 home runs and 90 RBI.
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