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Jim Thome
James Howard Thome

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.
School Illinois Central JC

MLB Debut September 4, 1991
Final Game October 3, 2012
Born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, IL (age 54)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 20 MLA AL    3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000  .000  .000  .000     0     0   0   0   0   0   0  
 1992 21 MLA AL   13   43    8   13   0   0   1    7   0   0    1    7  .302  .318  .372  .690   100    16   0   0   0   0   0  
 1993 22 MLA AL   64  127   18   39  15   0   4   20   1   0   23   34  .307  .418  .520  .938   130    66   0   1   0   2   3  
 1994 23 MLA AL  113  400   65   91  13   1  27   74   2   2   46  108  .228  .304  .468  .771   104   187   0   5   3   0   7  
 1995 24 MLA AL  127  470   92  141  34   3  19   79   4   2   88  139  .300  .409  .506  .916   118   238   0   6   8   3   6  
 1996 25 MLA AL  139  500  118  157  30   4  42  117   0   0  108  129  .314  .438  .642 1.080   129   321   0   4   6   5  11  MVP-11
 1997 26 MLA AL  140  481   95  137  23   0  38  104   0   1  104  142  .285  .416  .570  .985   128   274   0   2   1   5  13  MVP-13
 1998 27 MLA AL  121  426   77  117  28   3  22   80   5   0   75  131  .275  .380  .509  .889   111   217   0   6   9   1   5  
 1999 28 MLA AL  125  437   78  104  28   3  23   77   0   0   95  144  .238  .381  .474  .854   109   207   0   2   2   7   5  
 2000 29 MLA AL  151  536   97  151  36   3  29   86   0   1  107  142  .282  .407  .522  .929   119   280   0   3   1   8  16  MVP-14
 2001 30 MLA AL  136  445  110  161  19   0  55  115   0   0  102  138  .362  .486  .775 1.261   157   345   0   0   7   5   4  MVP-3
 2002 31 MLA AL  114  345   77  104  13   2  41   90   0   1   97   99  .301  .455  .707 1.163   152   244   0   3   9   3   5  
         CHA AL   24   81   25   22   3   1   9   19   0   0   30   16  .272  .468  .667 1.135   146    54   0   0   1   0   1  MVP-7
         TOT     138  426  102  126  16   3  50  109   0   1  127  115  .296  .458  .700 1.157         298   0   3  10   3   6 
 2003 32 CHA AL  128  457   93  134  27   0  54  118   0   0   73  138  .293  .393  .707 1.099   134   323   0   5  10   5   8  MVP-6
 2004 33 CHA AL  134  501   78  122  29   1  36   93   0   0   62  159  .244  .324  .521  .845   104   261   0   7   5   1  12  
 2005 34 CHA AL   50  143   19   33   6   0   8   17   0   0   30   42  .231  .368  .441  .808   101    63   0   0   1   1   1  
 2006 35 CHA AL  124  432   89  125  27   0  35   81   0   0   87  134  .289  .415  .595 1.010   120   257   0   3  12   8  14  
 2007 36 CHA AL  100  328   75  104  21   0  42   90   0   0   67   97  .317  .434  .765 1.199   148   251   0   3   8   3   5  
 2008 37 CHA AL  136  487   82  108  22   0  37   78   1   0   76  154  .222  .333  .495  .828   108   241   0   4   4   7  12  
 2009 38 MNA AL   60  197   27   46   9   0  11   30   0   0   32   78  .234  .341  .447  .787   103    88   0   0   3   0   4  
 2010 39 MNA AL   96  267   48   77  19   1  21   58   0   0   63   74  .288  .425  .603 1.028   143   161   0   2   4   2   6  
 2011 40 SDN NL   88  285   38   67  19   0  15   43   0   0   32   95  .235  .310  .460  .770   113   131   0   2   5   0   7  
 2012 41 NYA AL   43  142   24   40   7   0  12   25   0   0   21   52  .282  .374  .585  .959          83   0   0   1   0   2  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons     2229 7531 1433 2093 428  22 581 1501  13   7 1419 2252  .278  .394  .572  .966        4308   0  58 100  66 147
 Per 600 PA           498   95  138  28   1  38   99   1   0   94  149                                 285   0   4   7   4  10
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLA     1246 4211  835 1215 239  19 301  849  12   7  846 1213  .289  .410  .569  .978        2395   0  32  46  39  75
   With CHA      696 2429  461  648 135   2 221  496   1   0  425  740  .267  .378  .597  .975        1450   0  22  41  25  53
   With MNA      156  464   75  123  28   1  32   88   0   0   95  152  .265  .391  .537  .927         249   0   2   7   2  10
   With SDN       88  285   38   67  19   0  15   43   0   0   32   95  .235  .310  .460  .770         131   0   2   5   0   7
   With NYA       43  142   24   40   7   0  12   25   0   0   21   52  .282  .374  .585  .959          83   0   0   1   0   2
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1991 20 MLA AL   0    0    .0   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  3B   3e65     -665   
 1992 21 MLA AL   0    5   4.7   0   0   0  .000   1    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  3B   4e53      116   
 1993 22 MLA AL  57   29   8.6  29   7   0  .241   4   16    9  .562    0    0  .000  3B   4e23       79   
 1994 23 MLA AL  32   57   4.8   7   0   0  .000  14   42   19  .452    0    0  .000  3B   4e29     -111   
 1995 24 MLA AL  21  104   8.2   0   0   0  .000  15   70   41  .586    0    0  .000  3B   3e20      -80   
 1996 25 MLA AL  18  147  11.1   3   2   0  .667   6   36   20  .556    0    0  .000  3B   4e19       18   
 1997 26 MLA AL  33  118   8.9   5   1   0  .200  11   25   15  .600    0    0  .000  1B   3e12      -16   
 1998 27 MLA AL  26   88   7.5   8   2   0  .250  10   48   27  .562    0    0  .000  1B   4e14     -108   
 1999 28 MLA AL  18   86   6.9   3   1   0  .333   5   39   29  .744    0    0  .000  1B   3e9      -112   
 2000 29 MLA AL  28  118   7.9   3   0   0  .000   4   49   32  .653    0    0  .000  1B   3e8         0   
 2001 30 MLA AL   9  177  16.6  12   3   1  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             221   
 2002 31 MLA AL  34  118  12.9  10   3   1  .300   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              40   
         CHA AL   6   28  12.7   0   0   0  .000   1    5    4  .800    0    0  .000  1B   4e13       13   
         TOT                    10   3   1  .300   1    5    4  .800    0    0  .000
 2003 32 CHA AL  27  129  10.4   2   0   0  .000   1   41   24  .585    0    0  .000  1B   4e5       141   
 2004 33 CHA AL  38   84   5.7   1   1   0 1.000   1    6    1  .167    0    0  .000  1B   4e9      -132   
 2005 34 CHA AL  26   25   6.2  10   0   0  .000   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  1B   4e7        97   
 2006 35 CHA AL  33  108   9.1   3   1   0  .333   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              -4   
 2007 36 CHA AL  15  113  13.2   6   1   1  .167   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             226   
 2008 37 CHA AL  26   82   5.6   5   1   0  .200   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -37   
 2009 38 MNA AL  17   30   5.4   5   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -60   
 2010 39 MNA AL  11   72   9.9  15   3   1  .200   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -10   
 2011 40 SDN NL  14   40   4.8   9   2   0  .222  12   22    7  .318    0    0  .000  1B   5e30      -68   
 2012 41 NYA AL   6   31   8.3   2   1   0  .500   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   5e30      173   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 22 Seasons         1801   8.6 139  29   4  .209  86  406  232  .571    0    0  .000                   2   4
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 55.9 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 128.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1991 20 MLA AL  3B     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   3.00
 1992 21 MLA AL  3B    13    11    16    1    2   .964    13   106.0   2.29
 1993 22 MLA AL  3B    37    21    39    4    2   .938    23   233.0   2.32
 1994 23 MLA AL  3B    86    49   120   14   12   .923    82   728.2   2.09
 1995 24 MLA AL  3B   119    73   219   15   26   .951   119  1045.2   2.51
 1996 25 MLA AL  3B    70    44    94    6    6   .958    66   565.1   2.20
 1997 26 MLA AL  1B   102   853    65   11   87   .988    99   882.0   9.37
 1998 27 MLA AL  1B   111  1002    96   10  112   .991   105   965.2  10.23
 1999 28 MLA AL  1B   118  1064    98    5  138   .996   118  1046.1   9.99
 2000 29 MLA AL  1B   148  1283   144    4  166   .997   146  1305.1   9.84
 2001 30 MLA AL  1B     5    37     1    0    3  1.000     4    36.0   9.50
 2002 31 MLA AL  1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
         CHA AL  1B     5    40     7    1    2   .979     5    43.0   9.84
 2003 32 CHA AL  1B   127  1091    84    1  109   .999   126  1129.1   9.36
 2004 33 CHA AL  1B    20   167     9    1   18   .994    20   167.0   9.49
 2005 34 CHA AL  1B    11    98    11    1    9   .991    11    96.1  10.18
 2006 35 CHA AL  1B     2    16     1    0    1  1.000     2    18.0   8.50
 2007           [Did not play]
 2008 37 CHA AL  1B     4    35     5    0    4  1.000     4    39.1   9.15
 2009           [Did not play]
 2010 39 MNA AL  1B     2     6     1    0    0  1.000     0     4.0  15.75
 2011 40 SDN NL  1B    77   676    46   12   64   .984    77   632.0  10.28
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   733  6369   568   46  713   .993   717  6365.1   9.81
                 3B   327   199   488   40   48   .945   303  2681.2   2.31
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1998 ALDS  MLA NYA   L    4  14  1  3  1  0  1   1  2  3  .214  .312  .500  0
 2003 ALDS  CHA OAA   W    3  10  1  3  1  0  0   3  0  1  .300  .300  .400  0
      ALCS  CHA SEA   L    3  11  0  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  .273  .333  .273  0
 2009 ALDS  MNA BAA   W    3   6  1  2  1  0  1   1  0  2  .333  .333 1.000  0
 2010 ALDS  MNA BOA   W    3   9  4  4  0  0  3   5  4  1  .444  .615 1.444  0
      ALCS  MNA OAA   W    2   6  1  1  0  0  1   2  2  4  .167  .375  .667  0
      WS    MNA NYN   L    4   7  2  1  0  0  1   1  3  3  .143  .400  .571  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1991  MLA   72-90   Mark Simons
 1992  MLA   85-77   Mark Simons
 1993  MLA   63-99   Mark Simons
 1994  MLA   60-102  Mark Simons
 1995  MLA   64-98   Mark Simons
 1996  MLA   78-84   Mark Simons
 1997  MLA   72-90   Mark Simons
 1998  MLA   87-75   Mark Simons
 1999  MLA   65-97   Mark Simons
 2000  MLA   86-76   Mark Simons
 2001  MLA   79-83   Mark Simons, Alan Boodman
 2002  MLA   75-87   Mark Simons
 2002  CHA   81-81   Rick Field
 2003  CHA   88-74   Rick Field
 2004  CHA   75-87   Rick Field
 2005  CHA   86-76   Rick Field
 2006  CHA   84-78   Rick Field
 2007  CHA   69-93   Rick Field
 2008  CHA   66-96   Rick Field
 2009  MNA  108-54   Darren Dawson
 2010  MNA   87-75   Darren Dawson
 2011  SDN   82-80   Mike Tomeo
 2012  NYA   83-58   Robert Rescigno

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