Lee Thomas stats
Last played for the Houston Astros, 1968
Bio
- Debut
- 1961
Bio
- Debut
- 1961
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,027
- AB
- 3,324
- R
- 405
- H
- 847
- HR
- 106
- RBI
- 428
- SB
- 25
- AVG
- .255
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  NYY/LAA | 132 | 452 | 77 | 129 | 24 | 70 | 0 | .285 |
| 1962 | LAA | 160 | 583 | 88 | 169 | 26 | 104 | 6 | .290 |
| 1963 | LAA | 149 | 528 | 52 | 116 | 9 | 55 | 6 | .220 |
| 1964 |  LAA/BOS | 154 | 573 | 58 | 150 | 15 | 66 | 3 | .262 |
| 1965 | BOS | 151 | 521 | 74 | 141 | 22 | 75 | 6 | .271 |
| 1966 |  ATL/CHC | 114 | 275 | 26 | 61 | 7 | 24 | 1 | .222 |
| 1967 | CHC | 77 | 191 | 16 | 42 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .220 |
| 1968 | HOU | 90 | 201 | 14 | 39 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .194 |
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,730
- TB
- 1,320
- XBH
- 239
- HBP
- 32
- IBB
- 35
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NYY/LAA | 506 | 222 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | LAA | 652 | 272 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAA | 594 | 167 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | LAA/BOS | 636 | 228 | 45 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | BOS | 603 | 242 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | ATL/CHC | 306 | 89 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHC | 212 | 54 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | HOU | 221 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 1.9
- RC
- 462.8
- RC/27
- 4.90
- ISOP
- .142
- SECA
- .246
- BB/K
- 0.84
- AB/HR
- 31.4
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NYY/LAA | 1.9 | 78.7 | 6.4 | .206 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1962 | LAA | 1.9 | 100.9 | 6.4 | .177 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 22.4 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAA | -0.1 | 55.9 | 3.6 | .097 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 58.7 | 0 |
| 1964 | LAA/BOS | -0.5 | 79.3 | 5 | .136 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 38.2 | 0 |
| 1965 | BOS | 2.5 | 93 | 6.5 | .194 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 23.7 | 0 |
| 1966 | ATL/CHC | -0.7 | 27.9 | 3.5 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 39.3 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHC | -1.2 | 16.8 | 3 | .063 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 95.5 | 0 |
| 1968 | HOU | -1.9 | 11.2 | 1.8 | .035 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 201 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Lee Thomas's career stats?
Lee Thomas played 8 seasons for the Angels, the Red Sox, the Cubs and the Astros. He was a career .255 hitter with 847 hits, 106 home runs and 428 RBI. His best season was 1962: a .290 batting average, 26 home runs and 104 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 1961 to 1968
Championships
- 1961 World Series with the New York Yankees