Thurman Munson stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1979

Age 79

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Thurman Munson played 11 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1979.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,423
AB
5,344
R
696
H
1,558
HR
113
RBI
701
SB
48
AVG
.292

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.

Standard by season
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.
1969NYY2686622190.256
1970NYY132453591376535.302
1971NYY1254517111310426.251
1972NYY140511541437466.280
1973NYY1475198015620744.301
1974NYY1445176413513602.261
1975NYY15759783190121023.318
1976NYY152616791861710514.302
1977NYY14959585183181005.308
1978NYY154617731836712.297
1979NYY97382421103391.288

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
30
AB
129
R
19
H
46
HR
3
RBI
22
SB
1
AVG
.357

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,903
TB
2,190
XBH
374
HBP
42
IBB
59
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.

Expanded by season
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.
1969NYY973040100
1970NYY526188357600
1971NYY517166297100
1972NYY567186263500
1973NYY576253534400
1974NYY5711973411200
1975NYY661256396800
1976NYY665266459600
1977NYY638275512800
1978NYY666230343600
1979NYY419143240200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
43.3
RC
793.1
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.118
SECA
.200
BB/K
0.77
AB/HR
47.3
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1969NYY0.310.64.3.0930.21860
1970NYY5.3776.3.1130.21.075.50
1971NYY3.960.54.7.1180.20.845.10
1972NYY3.167.24.8.0840.20.8730
1973NYY6.992.26.7.1870.30.8260
1974NYY2.767.14.6.1200.20.739.80
1975NYY6.398.46.3.1110.20.949.80
1976NYY5.0925.5.1300.20.836.20
1977NYY4.696.76.2.1550.20.733.10
1978NYY3.080.34.8.0760.10.5102.80
1979NYY2.251.45.0860.20.9127.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
79 yearsJun 7, 1947
Debut
1969
AL MVP
1976
AL Rookie of the Year
1970
AL Gold Glove
3x

What were Thurman Munson's career stats?

Thurman Munson played 11 seasons for the Yankees. He was a career .292 hitter with 1,558 hits, 113 home runs and 701 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .318 batting average, 12 home runs and 102 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1969 to 1979

Thurman Munson finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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