Kite Thomas Stats

Kite Thomas was born on Friday, April 27, 1923, in Kansas City, Kansas. Thomas was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1952, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Kite Thomas baseball stats page.

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Kite Thomas

Keith 'Kite' Thomas Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#129)

Keith 'Kite' Thomas Autograph on a 1953 Topps Archive (#129)
 

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Birth Name:   Keith Marshall Thomas
Nickname:   Kite
Born On:   04-27-1923
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kansas City, Kansas
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-07-1995
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Abilene Cemetery, Abilene, Kansas
College:   Kansas State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-19-1952 (Age 28)
Last Game:   09-27-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Kite Thomas

Kite Thomas Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Kite Thomas Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1952 Athletics 75 116 24 29 6 1 6 0 18 20 - 27 0 - 1 4 .250 .365 .474
1953 Athletics 24 49 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 - 6 0 - 0 2 .122 .173 .122
1953 Senators 38 58 10 17 3 2 1 0 12 11 - 7 0 - 1 5 .293 .414 .466
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
2 Years 137 223 35 52 9 3 7 0 32 34 - 40 0 - 2 11 .233 .340 .395
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Kite Thomas Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1952 Athletics OF 29 - - 47 1.6 45 44 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1953 Athletics OF 15 - - 31 2.1 31 31 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Senators C 1 - - 6 6.0 4 3 1 2 0 0 - - .667 0.00 -
1953 Senators OF 8 - - 11 1.4 11 11 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 52 0 0 89 1.7 87 86 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
C Totals 1 0 0 6 6.0 4 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a .667 0.00 --
2 Years 53 - - 95 1.8 91 89 2 4 0 0 n/a n/a .958 0.00 --
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Kite Thomas Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1952 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 19.3 4.3 6.4 - - -
1953 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.2 24.5 - - -
1953 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 58.0 8.3 4.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
2 Years 0 1 .000 - - n/a 31.9 5.6 7.0 - - -
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Kite Thomas Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1952 Philadelphia Athletics 6 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 6 Undetermined - -
1953 Washington Senators 26 Undetermined - -


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