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Hank Thompson
Henry Curtis Thompson

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 174 lb.

MLB Debut July 17, 1947
Final Game September 30, 1956
Born December 8, 1925 in Oklahoma City, OK
Died September 30, 1969 (age 43)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 21 NYA AL   58  181   20   45   4   1   0   19   4   3   18   24  .249  .315  .282  .597    84    51   2   1   0   0   6  
 1948           [Did not play]
 1949 23 NYN NL  100  247   38   65  11   4   6   28   2   2   30   36  .263  .339  .413  .752   104   102   4   3   0   0   8  
 1950 24 NYN NL  148  550   97  168  23  10  20   95   1   2   88   64  .305  .398  .493  .891   118   271   0  10   6   3   9  
 1951 25 NYN NL   42   38    5    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    5    4  .184  .279  .211  .490    64     8   0   0   0   0   1  
 1952 26 NYN NL  113  415   61  110  11   8  26   71   3   5   48   30  .265  .339  .518  .857   123   215   9   7   1   2  13  
 1953 27 NYN NL  125  401  110  142  26   7  27   89   5   1   64   43  .354  .443  .656 1.098   139   263   0   3   2   2  13  
 1954 28 NYN NL  125  399   70  104  23   0  19   72   2   1   88   56  .261  .394  .461  .856   115   184   1   9   3   6  11  
 1955 29 NYN NL  129  428   76  114  15   1  27   84   0   2   82   60  .266  .387  .495  .883   121   212   6   7   3   7   6  
 1956 30 NYN NL   84  189   19   36   3   0   8   30   2   0   37   23  .190  .320  .333  .654    89    63   0   2   1   0   5  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      924 2848  496  791 117  31 133  493  19  16  460  340  .278  .377  .481  .858        1369  22  42  16  20  72
 Per 600 PA           504   88  140  21   5  24   87   3   3   81   60                                 242   4   7   3   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NY2      866 2667  476  746 113  30 133  474  15  13  442  316  .280  .381  .494  .875        1318  20  41  16  20  66
   With NYA       58  181   20   45   4   1   0   19   4   3   18   24  .249  .315  .282  .597          51   2   1   0   0   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      933 3003  492  801 104  34 129  482  33  15  493  337  .267  .372  .453  .825        1360  35  15   6  22  46
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1947 21 NYA AL  18   15   2.9   8   2   0  .250  15   66   29  .439    0    0  .000  2B   4e39      -39   
 1948           [Did not play]
 1949 23 NYN NL   8   34   4.6  29   7   3  .241  11   64   39  .609    0    0  .000  2B   4e33      -69   
 1950 24 NYN NL  34  113   7.6   1   0   0  .000   9   48   18  .375    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7    36   
 1951 25 NYN NL   7    2   2.0  37   7   0  .189   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -239   
 1952 26 NYN NL  12   70   5.6   4   1   0  .250  26   57   28  .491    0    0  .000  3B   2e36       59   
 1953 27 NYN NL  11  117  11.5  25  10   3  .400   7   92   58  .630    0    0  .000  2B   4e23      131   
 1954 28 NYN NL  15   79   6.7   9   3   1  .333  18   74   36  .486    0    0  .000  UT             -15   
 1955 29 NYN NL  23   88   7.2   7   4   1  .571  30  115   64  .557    0    0  .000  UT             117   
 1956 30 NYN NL   6   22   3.7  25   6   0  .240   4   35   16  .457    0    0  .000  SS   4e48     -107   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          543   6.6 145  40   8  .276 120  551  288  .523    0    0  .000                  30   4
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 19.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 22.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 21 NYA AL  2B    51   119   148   15   34   .947    50   451.1   5.32
 1948           [Did not play]
 1949 23 NYN NL  2B    48   104   154   11   32   .959    46   415.2   5.59
                 3B    15    11    18    0    5  1.000     8    91.2   2.85
 1950 24 NYN NL  RF   145   279    11    9    1   .970   145  1292.2   2.02
 1951 25 NYN NL  3B     3     0     2    0    0  1.000     0     6.2   2.70
 1952 26 NYN NL  3B   105   119   250   26   33   .934   104   917.0   3.62
                 2B     4     1     4    0    1  1.000     0     7.0   6.43
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1953 27 NYN NL  2B    95   189   247    7   72   .984    94   814.2   4.82
                 3B     2     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1954 28 NYN NL  LF    74   126     3    3    0   .977    71   617.2   1.88
                 2B    41   100   101   15   32   .931    41   349.0   5.18
 1955 29 NYN NL  2B    65   133   140    6   37   .978    53   471.0   5.22
                 3B    46    45    97    7    9   .953    45   403.1   3.17
                 SS    22    43    68   17    7   .867    22   178.0   5.61
 1956 30 NYN NL  RF    39    69     3    3    0   .960    37   310.1   2.09
                 SS    14    17    39    1    7   .982    10    93.0   5.42
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     1     9.2   0.93
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   304   646   794   54  208   .964   284  2508.2   5.17
                 RF   184   348    14   12    1   .968   182  1603.0   2.03
                 3B   172   175   368   33   47   .943   157  1422.2   3.44
                 LF    76   127     3    3    0   .977    72   627.1   1.87
                 SS    36    60   107   18   14   .903    32   271.0   5.55
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1956 WS    NYN NYA   L    3  11  0  1  1  0  0   1  1  3  .091  .167  .182  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  NYA   93-61   Billy Vanson
 1949  NYN   78-76   Rick Field
 1950  NYN   72-82   Rick Field
 1951  NYN   88-66   Rick Field
 1952  NYN   69-85   Rick Field
 1953  NYN   82-72   Rick Field
 1954  NYN   93-61   Larry Reeves
 1955  NYN   68-86   Larry Reeves
 1956  NYN   96-58   Larry Reeves

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