Milt Thompson stats
Left Fielder · #27
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Howard
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Howard
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,359
- AB
- 3,761
- R
- 491
- H
- 1,029
- HR
- 47
- RBI
- 357
- SB
- 214
- AVG
- .274
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ATL | 25 | 99 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 14 | .303 |
| 1985 | ATL | 73 | 182 | 17 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .302 |
| 1986 | PHI | 96 | 299 | 38 | 75 | 6 | 23 | 19 | .251 |
| 1987 | PHI | 150 | 527 | 86 | 159 | 7 | 43 | 46 | .302 |
| 1988 | PHI | 122 | 378 | 53 | 109 | 2 | 33 | 17 | .288 |
| 1989 | STL | 155 | 545 | 60 | 158 | 4 | 68 | 27 | .290 |
| 1990 | STL | 135 | 418 | 42 | 91 | 6 | 30 | 25 | .218 |
| 1991 | STL | 115 | 326 | 55 | 100 | 6 | 34 | 16 | .307 |
| 1992 | STL | 109 | 208 | 31 | 61 | 4 | 17 | 18 | .293 |
| 1993 | PHI | 129 | 340 | 42 | 89 | 4 | 44 | 9 | .262 |
| 1994 |  PHI/HOU | 96 | 241 | 34 | 66 | 4 | 33 | 9 | .274 |
| 1995 | HOU | 92 | 132 | 14 | 29 | 2 | 19 | 4 | .220 |
| 1996 |  LAD/COL | 62 | 66 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .106 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 12
- AB
- 29
- R
- 5
- H
- 8
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 6
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .276
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,155
- TB
- 1,400
- XBH
- 240
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 46
- GIDP
- 60
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ATL | 111 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 193 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | PHI | 332 | 102 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | PHI | 575 | 224 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | PHI | 423 | 135 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 591 | 214 | 40 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | STL | 463 | 137 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | STL | 361 | 144 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | STL | 226 | 84 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | PHI | 387 | 119 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | PHI/HOU | 270 | 85 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU | 150 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD/COL | 73 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 17.0
- RC
- 494.5
- RC/27
- 4.60
- ISOP
- .099
- SECA
- .227
- BB/K
- 0.53
- AB/HR
- 80.0
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ATL | 0.7 | 16.5 | 6.1 | .071 | 0.3 | 1 | 49.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 0.5 | 22.9 | 4.7 | .060 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | PHI | 0.6 | 34.7 | 3.9 | .090 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 49.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | PHI | 3.8 | 84.7 | 5.9 | .123 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 75.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | PHI | 1.6 | 49.1 | 4.6 | .069 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 189 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 4.1 | 73.8 | 4.9 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 136.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | STL | 0.5 | 44.1 | 3.5 | .110 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 69.7 | 0 |
| 1991 | STL | 3.5 | 52.9 | 5.9 | .135 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 54.3 | 0 |
| 1992 | STL | 2.0 | 30.5 | 5.3 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 52 | 0 |
| 1993 | PHI | 1.0 | 42.1 | 4.2 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 85 | 0 |
| 1994 | PHI/HOU | 0.0 | 30.9 | 4.5 | .079 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 60.3 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU | -0.2 | 13.1 | 3.2 | .114 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 66 | 0 |
| 1996 | LAD/COL | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | .030 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Milt Thompson's career stats?
Milt Thompson played 13 seasons for the Braves, the Phillies, the Cardinals and the Astros. He was a career .274 hitter with 1,029 hits, 47 home runs and 357 RBI. His best season was 1991: a .307 batting average, 6 home runs and 34 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1984 to 1996
Milt Thompson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1987 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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