Derrel Thomas was born on Sunday, January 14, 1951, in Los Angeles, California. Thomas was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1971, with the Houston Astros. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Derrel Thomas baseball stats page.
"(Derrel) Thomas, you see, has a reputation. And (Lasorda) Lasorda, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, was the one who gave it national prominence. He did it with one statement: 'Every manager should have to manage Darrel Thomas at least once in his career,' Lasorda said after Thomas opted for free-agency after 1983. And that was that. The problems in LA, Thomas said, were with his use of the basket catch while playing the outfield. Even if Willie Mays used to do it, Lasorda didn't want Thomas doing it. And when he kept doing it anyway, a reputation was born. 'The basket catches,' Thomas says now, shaking his head. 'The fact that Lasorda asked me not to use the basket catch, and I continued to use it some, made people think that I was player you can't control.'" - Sports Writer Rich Hofmann in The Philadelphia Daily News, (June 24, 1985, Thomas Promises He's No Problem, Page 93)
Derrel ThomasDerrel Thomas Autograph on a 1983 Topps Baseball Card (#748 | Checklist) |
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Derrel ThomasDerrel Thomas Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Derrel ThomasDerrel Thomas Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1971 | 20 | Astros | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1972 | 21 | Padres | 130 | 500 | 48 | 115 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 41 | 1 | 73 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .230 | .290 | .310 |
1973 | 22 | Padres | 113 | 404 | 41 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .238 | .299 | .260 |
1974 | 23 | Padres | 141 | 523 | 48 | 129 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 51 | 7 | 58 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .247 | .313 | .333 |
1975 | 24 | Giants | 144 | 540 | 99 | 149 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 57 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .276 | .347 | .381 |
1976 | 25 | Giants | 81 | 272 | 38 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .232 | .313 | .301 |
1977 | 26 | Giants | 148 | 506 | 75 | 135 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 46 | 1 | 70 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .267 | .328 | .379 |
1978 | 27 | Padres | 128 | 352 | 36 | 80 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .227 | .301 | .293 |
1979 | 28 | Dodgers | 141 | 406 | 47 | 104 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 41 | 7 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .256 | .330 | .350 |
1980 | 29 | Dodgers | 117 | 297 | 32 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .266 | .326 | .357 |
1981 | 30 | Dodgers | 80 | 218 | 25 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .248 | .322 | .321 |
1982 | 31 | Dodgers | 66 | 98 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .333 | .306 |
1983 | 32 | Dodgers | 118 | 192 | 38 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .250 | .345 | .375 |
1984 | 33 | Expos | 108 | 243 | 26 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .255 | .308 | .321 |
1984 | 33 | Angels | 14 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .138 | .219 | .207 |
1985 | 34 | Phillies | 63 | 92 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .207 | .291 | .359 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,597 | 4,677 | 585 | 1,163 | 154 | 54 | 43 | 1 | 370 | 456 | 32 | 593 | 81 | 29 | 25 | 73 | .249 | .317 | .332 |
Derrel ThomasDerrel Thomas Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1971 Astros | 2B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.63 |
1972 Padres | 2B | 83 | 80 | 2,202 | 451 | 5.4 | 436 | 197 | 239 | 15 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 5.35 |
1972 Padres | CF | 2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.40 |
1972 Padres | RF | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1972 Padres | SS | 49 | 40 | 1,098 | 215 | 4.4 | 205 | 87 | 118 | 10 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .953 | 5.04 |
1973 Padres | 2B | 47 | 32 | 924 | 198 | 4.2 | 193 | 96 | 97 | 5 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.64 |
1973 Padres | SS | 74 | 69 | 1,776 | 374 | 5.1 | 342 | 115 | 227 | 32 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 5.20 |
1974 Padres | 2B | 104 | 97 | 2,550 | 539 | 5.2 | 526 | 232 | 294 | 13 | 45 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 5.57 |
1974 Padres | 3B | 22 | 20 | 501 | 63 | 2.9 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 3.23 |
1974 Padres | CF | 19 | 18 | 498 | 60 | 3.2 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.20 |
1974 Padres | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1974 Padres | SS | 5 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 1.80 |
1975 Giants | 2B | 141 | 135 | 3,528 | 739 | 5.2 | 720 | 348 | 372 | 19 | 100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.51 |
1975 Giants | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1976 Giants | 2B | 69 | 63 | 1,689 | 386 | 5.6 | 372 | 160 | 212 | 14 | 52 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 5.95 |
1976 Giants | 3B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1976 Giants | CF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1976 Giants | RF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1976 Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 6.00 |
1977 Giants | 1B | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.38 |
1977 Giants | 2B | 27 | 23 | 633 | 134 | 5.0 | 127 | 49 | 78 | 7 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .948 | 5.42 |
1977 Giants | 3B | 6 | 3 | 105 | 12 | 2.0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 2.57 |
1977 Giants | CF | 76 | 70 | 1,863 | 205 | 2.7 | 203 | 193 | 10 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 2.94 |
1977 Giants | LF | 4 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
1977 Giants | SS | 26 | 18 | 516 | 104 | 4.0 | 101 | 42 | 59 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 5.28 |
1978 Padres | 1B | 14 | 12 | 264 | 121 | 8.6 | 119 | 113 | 6 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 12.17 |
1978 Padres | 2B | 40 | 36 | 834 | 194 | 4.9 | 188 | 90 | 98 | 6 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 6.09 |
1978 Padres | 3B | 26 | 25 | 558 | 84 | 3.2 | 81 | 22 | 59 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 3.92 |
1978 Padres | CF | 69 | 18 | 789 | 109 | 1.6 | 108 | 103 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 3.70 |
1978 Padres | LF | 10 | 1 | 81 | 6 | 0.6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
1978 Padres | RF | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1979 Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1979 Dodgers | 2B | 5 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 2.8 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.25 |
1979 Dodgers | 3B | 18 | 9 | 312 | 38 | 2.1 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 3.03 |
1979 Dodgers | CF | 119 | 93 | 2,565 | 283 | 2.4 | 282 | 272 | 10 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 2.97 |
1979 Dodgers | SS | 3 | 2 | 63 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 3.43 |
1980 Dodgers | 2B | 18 | 12 | 399 | 78 | 4.3 | 76 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 5.14 |
1980 Dodgers | 3B | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.27 |
1980 Dodgers | C | 5 | 3 | 93 | 28 | 5.6 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.13 |
1980 Dodgers | CF | 41 | 13 | 552 | 68 | 1.7 | 67 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 3.28 |
1980 Dodgers | LF | 4 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
1980 Dodgers | RF | 9 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 0.7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1980 Dodgers | SS | 49 | 42 | 1,083 | 204 | 4.2 | 193 | 74 | 119 | 11 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 4.81 |
1981 Dodgers | 2B | 30 | 26 | 720 | 146 | 4.9 | 144 | 73 | 71 | 2 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.40 |
1981 Dodgers | 3B | 10 | 5 | 165 | 13 | 1.3 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.96 |
1981 Dodgers | CF | 10 | 5 | 147 | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.84 |
1981 Dodgers | LF | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 3.00 |
1981 Dodgers | RF | 6 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 0.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.80 |
1981 Dodgers | SS | 26 | 21 | 570 | 114 | 4.4 | 105 | 42 | 63 | 9 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 4.97 |
1982 Dodgers | 2B | 18 | 17 | 441 | 73 | 4.1 | 72 | 28 | 44 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.41 |
1982 Dodgers | 3B | 14 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.15 |
1982 Dodgers | CF | 16 | 0 | 93 | 11 | 0.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.19 |
1982 Dodgers | LF | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.69 |
1982 Dodgers | RF | 8 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 1.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.76 |
1982 Dodgers | SS | 6 | 4 | 93 | 19 | 3.2 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .842 | 4.65 |
1983 Dodgers | 2B | 9 | 7 | 168 | 27 | 3.0 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 4.02 |
1983 Dodgers | 3B | 7 | 4 | 114 | 14 | 2.0 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 3.08 |
1983 Dodgers | CF | 43 | 22 | 714 | 77 | 1.8 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.84 |
1983 Dodgers | LF | 15 | 0 | 75 | 8 | 0.5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.88 |
1983 Dodgers | RF | 31 | 3 | 228 | 17 | 0.5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.01 |
1983 Dodgers | SS | 13 | 11 | 264 | 48 | 3.7 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 4.81 |
1984 Expos | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1984 Expos | 2B | 15 | 8 | 219 | 40 | 2.7 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 4.56 |
1984 Expos | 3B | 4 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1984 Angels | CF | 2 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.75 |
1984 Expos | LF | 41 | 1 | 288 | 24 | 0.6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1984 Angels | LF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
1984 Expos | RF | 7 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.75 |
1984 Angels | RF | 4 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.59 |
1984 Expos | SS | 62 | 45 | 1,152 | 191 | 3.1 | 184 | 73 | 111 | 7 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 4.31 |
1984 Angels | 3B | 3 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.53 |
1984 Angels | SS | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
1985 Phillies | 2B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1985 Phillies | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1985 Phillies | C | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1985 Phillies | CF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1985 Phillies | LF | 5 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.79 |
1985 Phillies | SS | 21 | 13 | 333 | 64 | 3.0 | 58 | 21 | 37 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .906 | 4.70 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2B Totals | 608 | 539 | 14,406 | 3,025 | 5.0 | 2,935 | 1,338 | 1,597 | 90 | 361 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.50 | |
CF Totals | 400 | 242 | 7,323 | 831 | 2.1 | 822 | 794 | 28 | 9 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 3.03 | |
SS Totals | 339 | 265 | 7,005 | 1,352 | 4.0 | 1,267 | 486 | 781 | 85 | 157 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .937 | 4.88 | |
3B Totals | 116 | 70 | 1,968 | 241 | 2.1 | 228 | 78 | 150 | 13 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 3.13 | |
LF Totals | 91 | 8 | 666 | 63 | 0.7 | 62 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.51 | |
RF Totals | 69 | 7 | 546 | 53 | 0.8 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.52 | |
1B Totals | 19 | 14 | 309 | 136 | 7.2 | 134 | 125 | 9 | 2 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 11.71 | |
C Totals | 6 | 3 | 99 | 31 | 5.2 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.45 | |
15 Years | 1,648 | 1,148 | 32,322 | 5,732 | 3.5 | 5,530 | 2,957 | 2,573 | 202 | 549 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .965 | 4.62 |
Derrel ThomasDerrel Thomas Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1971 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1972 Padres | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4 | 3 | n/a | 100.0 | 6.8 | 13.9 | - | - | - |
1973 Padres | 15 | 5 | .750 | 6 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.8 | 18.4 | - | - | - |
1974 Padres | 7 | 8 | .467 | 5 | 1 | n/a | 174.3 | 9.0 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1975 Giants | 28 | 13 | .683 | 1 | 5 | n/a | 90.0 | 9.6 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1976 Giants | 10 | 11 | .476 | 12 | 3 | n/a | 136.0 | 10.5 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
1977 Giants | 15 | 13 | .536 | 24 | 4 | n/a | 63.3 | 7.2 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1978 Padres | 11 | 6 | .647 | 7 | 8 | n/a | 117.3 | 9.5 | 13.5 | - | - | - |
1979 Dodgers | 18 | 5 | .783 | 12 | 5 | n/a | 81.2 | 8.3 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1980 Dodgers | 7 | 9 | .438 | 9 | 14 | n/a | 297.0 | 6.2 | 13.5 | - | - | - |
1981 Dodgers | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3 | 6 | n/a | 54.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1982 Dodgers | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6 | 11 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.2 | 49.0 | - | - | - |
1983 Dodgers | 9 | 3 | .750 | 18 | 12 | n/a | 96.0 | 5.3 | 24.0 | - | - | - |
1984 Expos | 0 | 4 | .000 | 15 | 13 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.4 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
1984 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
1985 Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 3 | n/a | 23.0 | 6.6 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 140 | 92 | .603 | 168 | 95 | 0 | 108.8 | 7.9 | 12.6 | - | - | - |
Derrel ThomasDerrel Thomas Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1971 Houston Astros | 19 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
1972 San Diego Padres | 30 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 San Diego Padres | 30 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 San Diego Padres | 30 | $35,000.00 | - | - |
1975 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $45,000.00 | - | - |
1976 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $55,000.00 | - | - |
1977 San Francisco Giants | 30 | $75,000.00 | - | - |
1978 San Diego Padres | 30 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers | 1, 3 | $130,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | $130,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | $130,000.00 | - | Stats |
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | $160,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Montreal Expos | 13 | $140,000.00 | - | - |
1984 California Angels | 15, 30 | " " | - | - |
1985 Philadelphia Phillies | 18 | $130,000.00 | - | - |
Derrel Thomas Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Derrel Osborn Thomas was a Major League baseball player who played for the Houston Astros (1971), San Diego Padres (1972-1974, 1978), San Francisco Giants (1975-1977), Los Angeles Dodgers (1979-1983), Montreal Expos (1984), California Angels (1984), and Philadelphia Phillies (1985). A truly versatile player, Derrell played every position on the field, except pitcher, several times in his career.
Did you know that when Houston selected Derrel Thomas with the first pick overall, from the 1969 January Amateur Draft, he became the first player in Astros' history selected first overall in any amateur baseball draft?
Derrel Thomas | 1973 Topps Baseball Card (#57 | Checklist) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Did you know that Derrell Thomas was selected in that draft out of Susan Miller Dorsey High School, and eventually became their seventh player to make it to the majors? Thomas joined Billy Consolo (1953-1962), Ed Palmquist (1960-1961), Don Buford (1963-1972), Rene Lachemann (1965-1968), Marcel Lachemann (1969-1971), and a Hall of Fame manager who played Major League Baseball in 1959. Who was it? [Answer]
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