Jason Thompson Stats

Jason Thompson was born on Tuesday, July 6, 1954, in Hollywood, California. Thompson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 23, 1976, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Jason Thompson baseball stats page.

"They play this game at Tiger Stadium every night during batting practice. It's called Watching Jason (Thompson) Hit and if more Detroit fans knew about it, they would come to the ballpark earlier." - Sportswriter Moss Klein of the Newark Star-Ledger (Baseball Digest, October 1978)

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Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson Autograph on a 1981 Donruss (#293)

Jason Thompson Autograph on a 1981 Donruss (#293)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Jason Dolph Thompson
Nickname:   None
Born On:   07-06-1954
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Hollywood, California
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   California State University, Northridge
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-23-1976 (Age 21)
Last Game:   06-23-1986
Draft:   1975 : 4th Round (75th)
Jason Thompson

Jason 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
Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1976 Tigers 123 412 45 90 12 1 17 0 54 68 6 72 1 4 1 8 .218 .328 .376
1977 Tigers 158 585 87 158 24 5 31 1 105 73 2 91 0 9 1 15 .270 .347 .487
1978 Tigers 153 589 79 169 25 3 26 1 96 74 3 96 1 5 0 11 .287 .364 .472
1979 Tigers 145 492 58 121 16 1 20 1 79 70 8 90 1 5 1 15 .246 .338 .404
1980 Tigers 36 126 10 27 5 0 4 0 20 13 1 26 0 2 1 4 .214 .289 .349
1980 Angels 102 312 59 99 14 0 17 0 70 70 9 60 2 3 0 8 .317 .439 .526
1981 Pirates 86 223 36 54 13 0 15 0 42 59 1 49 0 3 0 6 .242 .396 .502
1982 Pirates 156 550 87 156 32 0 31 0 101 101 7 107 0 9 2 11 .284 .391 .511
1983 Pirates 152 517 70 134 20 1 18 1 76 99 7 128 0 6 1 14 .259 .376 .406
1984 Pirates 154 543 61 138 22 0 17 0 74 87 14 73 0 4 2 13 .254 .357 .389
1985 Pirates 123 402 42 97 17 1 12 0 61 84 10 58 0 4 0 8 .241 .369 .378
1986 Expos 30 51 6 10 4 0 0 0 4 18 2 12 0 0 0 0 .196 .406 .275
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 1,418 4,802 640 1,253 204 12 208 4 782 816 70 862 5 54 9 113 .261 .366 .438
Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1976 Tigers 1B 117 - - 1,253 10.7 1,245 1,157 88 8 104 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1977 Tigers 1B 158 - - 1,712 10.8 1,696 1,599 97 16 135 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1978 Tigers 1B 151 - - 1,606 10.6 1,595 1,503 92 11 153 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1979 Tigers 1B 140 - - 1,275 9.1 1,267 1,176 91 8 135 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1980 Tigers 1B 36 - - 358 9.9 358 328 30 0 33 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Angels 1B 47 - - 372 7.9 372 351 21 0 33 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Pirates 1B 78 - - 643 8.2 636 590 46 7 65 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1982 Pirates 1B 155 - - 1,510 9.7 1,500 1,395 105 10 114 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1983 Pirates 1B 151 - - 1,364 9.0 1,355 1,266 89 9 131 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1984 Pirates 1B 152 - - 1,425 9.4 1,411 1,337 74 14 111 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1985 Pirates 1B 114 - - 1,086 9.5 1,077 995 82 9 69 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1986 Expos 1B 15 - - 130 8.7 125 121 4 5 7 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,314 0 0 12,734 9.7 12,637 11,818 819 97 1,090 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
11 Years 1,361 - 0 12,734 9.4 12,637 11,818 819 97 1,090 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1976 Tigers 2 4 .333 - - 0 24.2 5.7 7.6 - - -
1977 Tigers 0 1 .000 - - 0 18.9 6.4 5.6 - - -
1978 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - 0 22.7 6.1 6.1 - - -
1979 Tigers 2 0 1.000 - - 2 24.6 5.5 6.2 - - -
1980 Tigers 0 1 .000 - - 0 31.5 4.8 6.3 - - -
1980 Angels 2 0 1.000 - - 45 18.4 5.2 4.5 - - -
1981 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 14.9 4.6 5.3 - - -
1982 Pirates 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 17.7 5.1 5.4 - - -
1983 Pirates 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 28.7 4.0 6.8 - - -
1984 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 31.9 7.4 7.3 - - -
1985 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 33.5 6.9 6.6 - - -
1986 Expos 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 12.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 8 7 .533 - - 47 23.1 5.6 6.1 - - -
Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1976 Detroit Tigers 30 $19,000.00 - -
1977 Detroit Tigers 30 $41,000.00 Stats -
1978 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined Stats -
1979 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined - -
1980 Detroit Tigers 30 Undetermined - -
1980 California Angels 22 Undetermined - -
1981 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1982 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined Stats -
1983 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1984 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 $1,066,667.00 - -
1986 Montreal Expos 24 $1,000,000.00 - -


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