Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsAug 23, 1995
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Knoxville, TN
- Draft
- 2014Rd 5, Pk 144
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsAug 23, 1995
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 195 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Knoxville, TN
- Draft
- 2014Rd 5, Pk 144
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 118
- AB
- 326
- R
- 37
- H
- 73
- HR
- 11
- RBI
- 40
- SB
- 9
- AVG
- .224
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | STL | 34 | 38 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 1 | .316 |
| 2020 | STL | 18 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
| 2021 |  STL/WSH | 77 | 226 | 35 | 53 | 7 | 28 | 6 | .235 |
| 2022 | WSH | 146 | 498 | 62 | 120 | 17 | 52 | 8 | .241 |
| 2023 | WSH | 156 | 628 | 101 | 168 | 28 | 86 | 20 | .268 |
| 2024 |  WSH/CLE | 130 | 472 | 65 | 112 | 15 | 63 | 32 | .237 |
| 2025 | CLE | 39 | 125 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | .160 |
| 2026 |  KC/ATL | 118 | 326 | 37 | 73 | 11 | 40 | 9 | .224 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 718
- AB
- 2,349
- R
- 321
- H
- 562
- HR
- 87
- RBI
- 294
- SB
- 80
- AVG
- .239
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- AB
- 36
- R
- 4
- H
- 8
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 9
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .222
Expanded
- PA
- 374
- TB
- 125
- XBH
- 30
- HBP
- 2
- IBB
- 0
- GIDP
- 4
- P/PA
- 4.09
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | STL | 44 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | STL | 40 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | STL/WSH | 264 | 93 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | WSH | 548 | 201 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | WSH | 682 | 294 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | WSH/CLE | 528 | 189 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3.9 |
| 2025 | CLE | 142 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2026 | KC/ATL | 374 | 125 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,622
- TB
- 971
- XBH
- 224
- HBP
- 27
- IBB
- 2
- GIDP
- 34
- P/PA
- 3.99
Advanced
- WAR
- 0.5
- RC
- 42.2
- RC/27
- 4.40
- ISOP
- .160
- SECA
- .313
- BB/K
- 0.47
- AB/HR
- 29.6
- GO/FO
- 0.60
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | STL | 0.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | .368 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | STL | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .139 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 36 | 0.6 |
| 2021 | STL/WSH | 0.9 | 32.2 | 4.8 | .177 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | WSH | 1.6 | 60.7 | 4.1 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 29.3 | 0.8 |
| 2023 | WSH | 3.3 | 95.4 | 5.4 | .201 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 22.4 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | WSH/CLE | 0.3 | 60.9 | 4.3 | .163 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 31.5 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | CLE | -0.6 | 7.5 | 1.8 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31.3 | 0.6 |
| 2026 | KC/ATL | 0.5 | 42.2 | 4.4 | .160 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 29.6 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.2
- RC
- 309.1
- RC/27
- 4.50
- ISOP
- .174
- SECA
- .290
- BB/K
- 0.34
- AB/HR
- 27.0
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Against other left fielders
2026 regular season, 59 MLB left fielders with 25+ games.
- Home Runs11
Higher than 57% of the other 58 MLB left fielders.
- Batting Average.224
Higher than 29% of the other 58 MLB left fielders.
- RBI40
Higher than 53% of the other 58 MLB left fielders.
Latest performance
Lane Thomas
Sep 07 · @ PHI · L 1-0
- AB
- 3
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 2
- AVG
- .224
Games
All gamesNext
vs CINWed, Sep 23
vs CIN since 2022
- 26
- GP
- 101
- AB
- 20
- R
- 33
- H
- 10
- HR
- 31
- RBI
| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Sep 07 | at PHIL 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Sep 04 | atPHIW 5-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | vs COLW 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | vsCOLW 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | vs LADW 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | vsLADW 6-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What are Lane Thomas's career stats?
Lane Thomas has played 8 seasons for the Cardinals, the Nationals and the Guardians. He is a career .239 hitter with 562 hits, 87 home runs and 294 RBI. His best season so far is 2019: a .316 batting average, 4 home runs and 12 RBI.
Best single games
- Hits: 4 @ ATL on Oct 1, 2023, W 10-9
- Home Runs: 3 @ CIN on Jun 3, 2022, W 8-5
- RBI: 5 vs PIT on Aug 11, 2019, W 11-9
- Runs: 3 @ MIL on Aug 21, 2021, L 9-6
- Stolen Bases: 4 vs SF on Jul 23, 2023, W 6-1
- Walks: 2 @ CIN on Sep 24, 2021, L 8-7 F/11
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2019.
More on Lane Thomas
Playoff series
Lane Thomas played 10 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  DET | Won 3-2 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 2024 |  NYY | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Lane Thomas against each club
- vs Atlanta Braves (43)
- vs New York Mets (41)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (39)
- vs Miami Marlins (35)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (30)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (26)
- vs Detroit Tigers (26)
- vs San Diego Padres (24)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (22)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (22)
- vs Minnesota Twins (21)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (21)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (20)
- vs San Francisco Giants (19)
- vs Chicago Cubs (18)
- vs Colorado Rockies (18)
- vs New York Yankees (18)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (17)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (17)
- vs Athletics (15)
- vs Chicago White Sox (15)
- vs Texas Rangers (14)
- vs Houston Astros (13)
- vs Kansas City Royals (13)
- vs Seattle Mariners (12)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (11)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (10)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (6)
- vs Boston Red Sox (5)
- vs Washington Nationals (3)
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Closest career per-game profiles to Lane Thomas among MLB players at the same position.
- Lawrence ButlerATHAlike in Slugging %, Stolen Bases, Runs86out of 100 on profile similarity
- Gregory PolancoAlike in Home Runs, Stolen Bases, Slugging %84out of 100 on profile similarity
- Harrison BaderAlike in Stolen Bases, Runs, Slugging %75out of 100 on profile similarity
- Connor NorbyCOLAlike in Runs, Home Runs, Stolen Bases75out of 100 on profile similarity
- Agustin RamirezMIAAlike in Home Runs, Stolen Bases, Slugging %74out of 100 on profile similarity
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