John Thomson stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 2007

Starting Pitcher · #56

Age 53 · 6' 3"

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John Thomson played 10 MLB seasons, 1997 to 2007.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
216
W
63
L
85
ERA
4.68
IP
1,270.1
K
800
BB
369
WHIP
1.39

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1997COL27794.71166.1106511.47
1998COL268114.81161.0106491.39
1999COL141108.0462.234361.93
2001COL14454.0493.268251.16
2002COL/NYM309144.71181.2107441.35
2003TEX3513144.85217.0136491.30
2004ATL331483.72198.1133521.32
2005ATL17464.4798.261281.41
2006ATL18274.8280.146321.56
2007KC2113.3810.2331.50

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
2.1
K
3
BB
2
WHIP
1.29

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
105
CG
10
SHO
3
K/9
5.7
GB
622
FB
678
G/F
0.90
WP
23

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1997COL15215.70002
1998COL14205.90004
1999COL2104.90002
2001COL8116.50001
2002COL/NYM16005.30002
2003TEX19315.60005
2004ATL20006.03133300.93
2005ATL6105.61591770.93
2006ATL4005.21271540.81
2007KC1002.523171.40

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
53 yearsOct 1, 1973
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1997
Birthplace
Vicksburg, MS
College
McNeese

Latest performance

John Thomson

Jul 01 · vs CHW · L 3-1 F/7

IP
3.2
H
7
R
2
ER
2
BB
3
K
3
HR
0
ERA
3.38

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sun, Jul 01vsCHWL 3-1 F/73.27223
Mon, Jun 25atLAAW 5-376320
Wed, Sep 27vsNYMW 13-110001
Sun, Jul 09vsCINW 8-32.22002
Tue, Jul 04vsSTLL 6-33.27551
Wed, Jun 14atMIAL 6-5 F/1064223

What were John Thomson's career stats?

John Thomson played 10 seasons for the Rockies, the Rangers, the Braves and the Royals. He had 63 wins and 800 strikeouts with a 4.68 ERA over 1,270.1 innings. His best season was 2004: 14 wins, a 3.72 ERA and 133 strikeouts.

More on John Thomson

Playoff series

John Thomson played 2 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 2 series — 0 won, 2 lost.

John Thomson's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2005HOULost 0-112.0003
2004HOULost 0-110.1100

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

John Thomson’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.