Don Thompson Stats

Don Thompson was born on Friday, December 28, 1923, in Swepsonville, North Carolina. Thompson was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 24, 1949, with the Boston Braves. 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 Don Thompson baseball stats page.

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Don Thompson
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Donald Newlin Thompson
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   12-28-1923
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Swepsonville, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-28-2009
Place of Death Data Died In:   Asheville, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-24-1949 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-22-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Thompson

Don Thompson 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
Don Thompson

Don Thompson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 Braves 7 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 - 0 0 .182 .182 .182
1951 Dodgers 80 118 25 27 3 0 0 0 6 12 - 12 1 - 1 1 .229 .305 .254
1953 Dodgers 96 153 25 37 5 0 1 0 12 14 - 13 1 - 1 6 .242 .310 .294
1954 Dodgers 34 25 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 - 5 0 0 1 0 .040 .226 .040
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 217 307 52 67 8 0 1 0 19 31 - 32 2 0 3 7 .218 .296 .254
Don Thompson

Don Thompson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1949 Braves RF 2 - - 5 2.5 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1951 Dodgers OF 61 - - 79 1.3 78 75 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1953 Dodgers OF 81 - - 90 1.1 89 84 5 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1954 Dodgers OF 29 - - 15 0.5 15 14 1 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 171 0 0 184 1.1 182 173 9 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 --
RF Totals 2 0 0 5 2.5 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 --
4 Years 173 - - 189 1.1 186 177 9 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Don Thompson

Don Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Braves 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 5.5 0.0 - - -
1951 Dodgers 2 8 .200 - - n/a 0.0 9.8 19.7 - - -
1953 Dodgers 2 3 .400 - - n/a 153.0 11.8 12.8 - - -
1954 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 25.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 4 11 .267 - - n/a 307.0 9.6 16.2 - - -
Don Thompson

Don Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 Boston Braves 23 Undetermined - -
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 29 Undetermined - -
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 29 Undetermined - Stats
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 29 Undetermined - -


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