Jason Thompson stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 1986

First Baseman

Age 72 · 6' 4"

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Jason Thompson played 11 MLB seasons, 1976 to 1986.

Stats

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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.

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.
1976DET123412459017542.218
1977DET15858587158311050.270
1978DET1535897916926960.287
1979DET1454925812120792.246
1980DET/LAA1384386912621902.288
1981PIT86223365415420.242
1982PIT15655087156311011.284
1983PIT1525177013418761.259
1984PIT1545436113817740.254
1985PIT123402429712610.241
1986WSH3051610040.196

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

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.

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.
1976DET486155301600
1977DET668285601200
1978DET669278540300
1979DET569199371800
1980DET/LAA5292084011000
1981PIT285112280100
1982PIT662281632700
1983PIT623210391700
1984PIT6362113921400
1985PIT4901523001000
1986WSH691440200

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.

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.
1976DET1.355.84.6.1580.30.924.20
1977DET3.5103.66.4.2170.30.818.90
1978DET5.3105.56.7.1850.30.822.70
1979DET0.573.85.3.1590.30.824.60
1980DET/LAA3.488.97.5.1870.41.020.90
1981PIT1.448.87.7.2600.51.214.90
1982PIT4.4116.37.8.2270.40.917.70
1983PIT1.388.56.1.1470.30.828.70
1984PIT0.783.85.5.1340.31.231.90
1985PIT0.664.95.7.1370.31.533.50
1986WSH-0.37.85.0780.41.500

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

Bio

Age
72 yearsJul 6, 1954
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1976
Birthplace
Hollywood, United States
College
Cal State Northridge

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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