Jim Thome stats
Bio
- Age
- 56 yearsAug 27, 1970
- Height
- 6' 4"
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1996
Jim Thome played 22 MLB seasons, 1991 to 2012.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,543
- AB
- 8,422
- R
- 1,583
- H
- 2,328
- HR
- 612
- RBI
- 1,699
- SB
- 19
- AVG
- .276
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CLE | 27 | 98 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .255 |
| 1992 | CLE | 40 | 117 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .205 |
| 1993 | CLE | 47 | 154 | 28 | 41 | 7 | 22 | 2 | .266 |
| 1994 | CLE | 98 | 321 | 58 | 86 | 20 | 52 | 3 | .268 |
| 1995 | CLE | 137 | 452 | 92 | 142 | 25 | 73 | 4 | .314 |
| 1996 | CLE | 151 | 505 | 122 | 157 | 38 | 116 | 2 | .311 |
| 1997 | CLE | 147 | 496 | 104 | 142 | 40 | 102 | 1 | .286 |
| 1998 | CLE | 123 | 440 | 89 | 129 | 30 | 85 | 1 | .293 |
| 1999 | CLE | 146 | 494 | 101 | 137 | 33 | 108 | 0 | .277 |
| 2000 | CLE | 158 | 557 | 106 | 150 | 37 | 106 | 1 | .269 |
| 2001 | CLE | 156 | 526 | 101 | 153 | 49 | 124 | 0 | .291 |
| 2002 | CLE | 147 | 480 | 101 | 146 | 52 | 118 | 1 | .304 |
| 2003 | PHI | 159 | 578 | 111 | 154 | 47 | 131 | 0 | .266 |
| 2004 | PHI | 143 | 508 | 97 | 139 | 42 | 105 | 0 | .274 |
| 2005 | PHI | 59 | 193 | 26 | 40 | 7 | 30 | 0 | .207 |
| 2006 | CHW | 143 | 490 | 108 | 141 | 42 | 109 | 0 | .288 |
| 2007 | CHW | 130 | 432 | 79 | 119 | 35 | 96 | 0 | .275 |
| 2008 | CHW | 149 | 503 | 93 | 123 | 34 | 90 | 1 | .245 |
| 2009 |  CHW/LAD | 124 | 362 | 55 | 90 | 23 | 77 | 0 | .249 |
| 2010 | MIN | 108 | 276 | 48 | 78 | 25 | 59 | 0 | .283 |
| 2011 |  MIN/CLE | 93 | 277 | 32 | 71 | 15 | 50 | 0 | .256 |
| 2012 |  PHI/BAL | 58 | 163 | 17 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .252 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 71
- AB
- 232
- R
- 35
- H
- 49
- HR
- 17
- RBI
- 37
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .211
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 10,313
- TB
- 4,667
- XBH
- 1,089
- HBP
- 69
- IBB
- 173
- GIDP
- 165
- P/PA
- 2.10
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CLE | 104 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | CLE | 131 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 192 | 73 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 369 | 168 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 557 | 252 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | 636 | 309 | 71 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | 627 | 287 | 65 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 537 | 257 | 66 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | 629 | 267 | 62 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 684 | 296 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 644 | 328 | 76 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 613 | 325 | 73 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | PHI | 698 | 331 | 80 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2004 | PHI | 618 | 295 | 71 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 4.1 |
| 2005 | PHI | 242 | 68 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | CHW | 610 | 293 | 68 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 2007 | CHW | 536 | 243 | 54 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4.2 |
| 2008 | CHW | 602 | 253 | 62 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4.2 |
| 2009 | CHW/LAD | 434 | 174 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4.1 |
| 2010 | MIN | 340 | 173 | 43 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | MIN/CLE | 324 | 132 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | PHI/BAL | 186 | 72 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 67.8
- RC
- 1,870.4
- RC/27
- 7.90
- ISOP
- .278
- SECA
- .485
- BB/K
- 0.69
- AB/HR
- 13.8
- GO/FO
- 0.70
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | CLE | -0.1 | 9.4 | 3.2 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 98 | 0 |
| 1992 | CLE | -0.2 | 9.5 | 2.6 | .094 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 58.5 | 0 |
| 1993 | CLE | 1.1 | 30.1 | 6.7 | .208 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | CLE | 1.8 | 57 | 6.1 | .255 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 1995 | CLE | 5.6 | 109.4 | 9.1 | .243 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 1996 | CLE | 7.2 | 133.7 | 9.9 | .301 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | CLE | 5.1 | 121.9 | 8.8 | .292 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 1998 | CLE | 3.1 | 105 | 8.8 | .291 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 0 |
| 1999 | CLE | 4.2 | 117.7 | 8.7 | .263 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 4.4 | 120.5 | 7.7 | .262 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 5.2 | 131.7 | 9.2 | .333 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 7.1 | 140 | 10.9 | .373 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 0 |
| 2003 | PHI | 4.5 | 127.6 | 7.9 | .306 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | PHI | 2.9 | 114.7 | 8 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 12.1 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | PHI | 0.1 | 27.3 | 4.6 | .145 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 27.6 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | CHW | 4.6 | 122.8 | 9.2 | .310 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | CHW | 3.3 | 98.8 | 8.2 | .287 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | CHW | 1.8 | 90.7 | 6.1 | .258 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | CHW/LAD | 1.1 | 64.9 | 6.2 | .232 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | MIN | 3.4 | 68.2 | 8.8 | .344 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 11 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | MIN/CLE | 1.3 | 47.8 | 6.1 | .220 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 18.5 | 0.9 |
| 2012 | PHI/BAL | 0.3 | 23.7 | 5 | .190 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.4 | 1.3 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 56 yearsAug 27, 1970
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1991
- Birthplace
- Peoria, IL
- Draft
- 1989Rd 13, Pk 333
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1996
Latest performance
Jim Thome
Oct 10 · @ NYY · L 3-2 F/12
- AB
- 5
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 1
- AVG
- .091
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 10 | at NYYL 3-2 F/12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Oct 08 | vsNYYW 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Oct 05 | at TEXW 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Oct 03 | at TBL 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Oct 02 | atTBW 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Oct 01 | atTBL 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Jim Thome's career stats?
Jim Thome played 22 seasons for the Guardians, the Phillies, the White Sox and the Twins. He was a career .276 hitter with 2,328 hits, 612 home runs and 1,699 RBI. His best season was 1995: a .314 batting average, 25 home runs and 73 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
22 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1991 to 2012
Jim Thome led MLB in home runs (2003); finished top 10 in a stat 16 times; sits top 10 all time in home runs.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 8th in home runs (612)
- 145th in hits (2,328)
- 25th in rbi (1,699)
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
- Home Runs: 1997 (8th), 2001 (5th), 2002 (2nd), 2003 (1st), 2004 (6th), 2006 (7th), 2007 (7th)
- RBI: 2002 (9th), 2003 (4th)
- OPS: 1995 (9th), 1996 (5th), 1997 (10th), 1998 (7th), 2001 (8th), 2002 (2nd), 2006 (7th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Jim Thome
Playoff series
Jim Thome played 20 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 7 series — 2 won, 5 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TEX | Won 1-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NYY | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NYY | Lost 0-3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 |  STL | Won 3-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 |  PHI | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | TB | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 |  SEA | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Jim Thome’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Jim Thome against each club
- vs Detroit Tigers (134)
- vs Kansas City Royals (112)
- vs Minnesota Twins (107)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (87)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (64)
- vs Athletics (62)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (62)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (60)
- vs Chicago White Sox (59)
- vs Seattle Mariners (58)
- vs Boston Red Sox (56)
- vs Texas Rangers (56)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (54)
- vs New York Yankees (53)
- vs New York Mets (52)
- vs Miami Marlins (51)
- vs Atlanta Braves (48)
- vs Washington Nationals (43)
- vs Chicago Cubs (31)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (31)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (30)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (26)
- vs Colorado Rockies (26)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (24)
- vs Houston Astros (21)
- vs San Francisco Giants (19)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (18)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (18)
- vs San Diego Padres (17)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (8)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Jim Thome among MLB players at the same position.
- Carlos DelgadoAlike in Runs, Batting Average, Home Runs73out of 100 on profile similarity
- David OrtizAlike in Slugging %, Runs, Home Runs68out of 100 on profile similarity
- Mo VaughnAlike in RBI, Home Runs, Runs62out of 100 on profile similarity
- Frank ThomasAlike in Slugging %, Runs, Home Runs61out of 100 on profile similarity
- Lance BerkmanAlike in RBI, Runs, On-Base %60out of 100 on profile similarity
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