Rich Thompson Stats

Rich Thompson was born on Monday, April 23, 1979, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Thompson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 7, 2004, with the Kansas City Royals. 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 Rich Thompson baseball stats page.

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Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson Autograph on a 2002 Topps Baseball Card (#689)

Rich Thompson Autograph on a 2002 Topps Baseball Card (#689)

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Birth Name:   Richard Charles Thompson (Twitter: @RichCThompson)
Nickname:   Rich
Born On:   04-23-1979  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Reading, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Montrose High School (Montrose, PA)
College:   James Madison University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-07-2004 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-03-2012
Draft:   2000 : 6th Round (178th)

Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson Pitching Stats

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Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson Hitting Stats

2004 25 Royals 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
2012 33 Rays 23 22 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 .091 .167 .091
2 Years 29 23 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 1 .087 .160 .087

Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson Fielding Stats

2004 Royals LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
2004 Royals RF 2 0 12 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
2012 Rays CF 5 0 30 1 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.90
2012 Rays LF 7 4 141 7 1.0 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.34
LF Totals 8 4 144 7 0.9 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.31
CF Totals 5 0 30 1 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.90
RF Totals 2 0 12 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
2 Years 15 4 186 10 0.7 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.45

Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

2004 Royals 1 0 1.000 0 5 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
2012 Rays 6 2 .750 2 12 0 0.0 4.4 22.0 - - -
2 Years 7 2 .778 2 17 0 0.0 4.6 23.0 - - -

Rich Thompson

Rich Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

2004 Kansas City Royals 24 $300,000.00 - -
2012 Tampa Bay Rays 24 $480,000.00 - -

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