Danny Thompson Stats

Danny Thompson was born on Saturday, February 1, 1947, in Wichita, Kansas. Thompson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 25, 1970, with the Minnesota Twins. 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 Danny Thompson baseball stats page.

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Danny Thompson

Danny Thompson Autograph on a 1971 Topps Baseball Card (#127)

Danny Thompson Autograph on a 1971 Topps Baseball Card (#127)

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Birth Name:   Danny Leon Thompson
Nickname:   None
Born On:   02-01-1947  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Wichita, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-10-1976 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Rochester, Minnesota
Cemetery:   Capron Cemetery, Capron, Oklahoma
High School:   Capron High School (Capron, OK)
College:   Oklahoma State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   183
First Game:   06-25-1970 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-02-1976
Draft:   1965 : 2nd Round (39th)

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Danny Thompson Pitching Stats

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Danny Thompson Hitting Stats

1970 23 Twins 96 302 25 66 9 0 0 0 22 7 0 39 6 3 0 6 .219 .234 .248
1971 24 Twins 48 57 10 15 2 0 0 0 7 7 0 12 3 1 0 5 .263 .338 .298
1972 25 Twins 144 573 54 158 22 6 4 0 48 34 1 57 13 2 2 14 .276 .318 .356
1973 26 Twins 99 347 29 78 13 2 1 0 36 16 3 41 4 5 2 11 .225 .259 .282
1974 27 Twins 97 264 25 66 6 1 4 0 25 22 0 29 7 1 2 15 .250 .311 .326
1975 28 Twins 112 355 25 96 11 2 5 0 37 18 2 30 7 4 0 7 .270 .302 .355
1976 29 Twins 34 124 9 29 4 0 0 0 6 3 0 8 2 1 1 1 .234 .256 .266
1976 29 Rangers 64 196 12 42 3 0 1 0 13 13 0 19 4 2 1 5 .214 .264 .245
7 Years 694 2,218 189 550 70 11 15 0 194 120 6 235 46 19 8 64 .248 .287 .310

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Danny Thompson Fielding Stats

1970 Twins 2B 81 70 1,797 353 4.4 348 144 204 5 35 n/a n/a n/a .986 5.23
1970 Twins 3B 37 0 162 14 0.4 14 3 11 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1970 Twins SS 6 4 126 24 4.0 23 9 14 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .958 4.93
1971 Twins 2B 3 3 72 11 3.7 10 4 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.75
1971 Twins 3B 17 8 219 29 1.7 26 9 17 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .897 3.21
1971 Twins SS 1 0 9 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1972 Twins SS 144 144 3,885 747 5.2 715 247 468 32 76 n/a n/a n/a .957 4.97
1973 Twins 3B 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1973 Twins SS 95 92 2,385 481 5.1 457 131 326 24 50 n/a n/a n/a .950 5.17
1974 Twins 3B 5 5 123 14 2.8 13 4 9 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 2.85
1974 Twins SS 88 69 1,842 322 3.7 310 127 183 12 39 n/a n/a n/a .963 4.54
1975 Twins 2B 1 1 15 5 5.0 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1975 Twins 3B 7 6 162 22 3.1 20 4 16 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.33
1975 Twins SS 100 89 2,253 407 4.1 383 138 245 24 40 n/a n/a n/a .941 4.59
1976 Twins SS 34 34 897 163 4.8 161 58 103 2 23 n/a n/a n/a .988 4.85
1976 Rangers 2B 14 11 312 54 3.9 54 18 36 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.67
1976 Rangers 3B 39 30 849 84 2.2 82 28 54 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .976 2.61
1976 Rangers SS 10 9 252 43 4.3 41 14 27 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .953 4.39
SS Totals 478 441 11,649 2,188 4.6 2,091 724 1,367 97 234 n/a n/a n/a .956 4.85
3B Totals 106 49 1,521 163 1.5 155 48 107 8 11 n/a n/a n/a .951 2.75
2B Totals 99 85 2,196 423 4.3 417 171 246 6 39 n/a n/a n/a .986 5.13
7 Years 683 575 15,366 2,774 4.1 2,663 943 1,720 111 284 n/a n/a n/a .960 4.68

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Danny Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

1970 Twins 0 0 .000 3 2 n/a 0.0 7.7 13.7 - - -
1971 Twins 0 0 .000 26 3 n/a 0.0 4.8 8.1 - - -
1972 Twins 3 4 .429 0 0 n/a 143.3 10.1 11.9 - - -
1973 Twins 1 0 1.000 3 0 1 347.0 8.5 9.6 - - -
1974 Twins 1 1 .500 6 4 1 66.0 9.1 10.6 - - -
1975 Twins 0 3 .000 7 4 3 71.0 11.8 9.6 - - -
1976 Twins 1 1 .500 0 0 0 0.0 15.5 20.7 - - -
1976 Rangers 2 2 .500 8 0 1 196.0 10.3 15.1 - - -
7 Years 8 11 .421 53 13 6 147.9 9.4 11.4 - - -

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Danny Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1970 Minnesota Twins 55, 5 $12,000.00 - -
1971 Minnesota Twins 5 $12,750.00 - -
1972 Minnesota Twins 5 $13,500.00 - -
1973 Minnesota Twins 5 Undetermined - -
1974 Minnesota Twins 5 Undetermined - -
1975 Minnesota Twins 5 Undetermined - -
1976 Minnesota Twins 5 Undetermined - -
1976 Texas Rangers 4 Undetermined - -

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