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 ThompsonDanny Thompson Autograph on a 1971 Topps Baseball Card (#127) |
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Danny ThompsonDanny Thompson 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 |
Danny ThompsonDanny Thompson 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 |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 694 | 2,218 | 189 | 550 | 70 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 194 | 120 | 6 | 235 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 64 | .248 | .287 | .310 |
Danny ThompsonDanny Thompson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Danny ThompsonDanny Thompson 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 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | 8 | 11 | .421 | 53 | 13 | 6 | 147.9 | 9.4 | 11.4 | - | - | - |
Danny ThompsonDanny Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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