Scot Thompson Stats

Scot Thompson was born on Wednesday, December 7, 1955, in Grove City, Pennsylvania. Thompson was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1978, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Scot Thompson baseball stats page.

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Scot Thompson

Scot Thompson Autograph on a 1979 Topps Baseball Card (#716)

Scot Thompson Autograph on a 1979 Topps Baseball Card (#716)

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Birth Name:   Vernon Scot Thompson
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-07-1955  (Sagittarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Grove City, 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:   Knox High School (Renfrew, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   09-03-1978 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-04-1985
Draft:   1974 : 1st Round (7th) / Signing Bonus = $40,000

Scot Thompson

Scot Thompson Pitching Stats

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Scot Thompson Hitting Stats

1978 23 Cubs 19 36 7 15 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 .417 .447 .500
1979 24 Cubs 128 346 36 100 13 5 2 0 29 17 1 37 1 3 1 8 .289 .322 .373
1980 25 Cubs 102 226 26 48 10 1 2 0 13 28 3 31 1 1 1 6 .212 .301 .292
1981 26 Cubs 57 115 8 19 5 0 0 0 8 7 1 8 2 3 0 2 .165 .208 .209
1982 27 Cubs 49 74 11 27 5 1 0 0 7 5 0 4 0 0 0 2 .365 .405 .459
1983 28 Cubs 53 88 4 17 3 1 0 0 10 3 0 14 0 0 0 4 .193 .220 .250
1984 29 Giants 120 245 30 75 7 1 1 0 31 30 5 26 1 4 0 11 .306 .376 .355
1985 30 Giants 64 111 8 23 5 0 0 0 6 2 0 10 1 0 0 5 .207 .221 .252
1985 30 Expos 34 32 2 9 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 7 0 1 0 1 .281 .333 .313
8 Years 626 1,273 132 333 52 9 5 0 110 97 10 141 7 12 2 39 .262 .312 .328

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Scot Thompson Fielding Stats

1978 Cubs 1B 2 1 30 9 4.5 9 8 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 8.10
1978 Cubs CF 5 4 114 5 1.0 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.18
1978 Cubs RF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1979 Cubs CF 26 22 549 43 1.7 40 38 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.97
1979 Cubs LF 12 1 93 7 0.6 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.03
1979 Cubs RF 71 50 1,458 115 1.6 113 109 4 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.09
1980 Cubs 1B 12 2 132 51 4.3 51 49 2 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 10.43
1980 Cubs CF 14 14 369 37 2.6 37 35 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.71
1980 Cubs LF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1980 Cubs RF 53 37 1,059 66 1.2 62 60 2 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .939 1.58
1981 Cubs 1B 3 0 15 8 2.7 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 12.60
1981 Cubs CF 20 20 510 43 2.2 41 41 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .953 2.17
1981 Cubs LF 3 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1981 Cubs RF 8 4 144 8 1.0 8 7 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.50
1982 Cubs 1B 4 0 12 4 1.0 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1982 Cubs CF 1 1 21 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.14
1982 Cubs LF 20 9 285 31 1.6 31 29 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.94
1982 Cubs RF 4 0 36 3 0.8 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1983 Cubs 1B 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1983 Cubs LF 22 14 375 26 1.2 26 26 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.87
1983 Cubs RF 6 2 57 3 0.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.42
1984 Giants 1B 87 48 1,554 592 6.8 591 555 36 1 48 n/a n/a n/a .998 10.27
1984 Giants LF 2 2 51 3 1.5 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59
1984 Giants RF 4 3 69 5 1.3 4 4 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.57
1985 Giants 1B 24 14 444 185 7.7 184 168 16 1 13 n/a n/a n/a .995 11.19
1985 Expos 1B 3 1 33 12 4.0 12 11 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.82
1985 Expos RF 3 1 30 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80
RF Totals 150 97 2,856 202 1.3 195 187 8 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .965 1.84
1B Totals 136 66 2,226 861 6.3 858 801 57 3 69 n/a n/a n/a .997 10.41
CF Totals 66 61 1,563 132 2.0 127 123 4 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.19
LF Totals 60 26 819 67 1.1 67 65 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.21
8 Years 412 250 7,464 1,262 3.1 1,247 1,176 71 15 74 n/a n/a n/a .988 4.51

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Scot Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

1978 Cubs 0 0 .000 13 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 18.0 - - -
1979 Cubs 4 3 .571 33 2 n/a 173.0 9.4 11.9 - - -
1980 Cubs 6 6 .500 28 8 n/a 113.0 7.3 17.4 - - -
1981 Cubs 2 0 1.000 23 5 n/a 0.0 14.4 14.4 - - -
1982 Cubs 0 1 .000 30 1 n/a 0.0 18.5 10.6 - - -
1983 Cubs 0 0 .000 28 0 n/a 0.0 6.3 8.8 - - -
1984 Giants 5 3 .625 33 5 n/a 245.0 9.4 7.9 - - -
1985 Giants 0 0 .000 41 0 n/a 0.0 11.1 18.5 - - -
1985 Expos 0 0 .000 28 0 n/a 0.0 4.6 8.0 - - -
8 Years 17 13 .567 257 21 n/a 254.6 9.0 11.6 - - -

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Scot Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Chicago Cubs 25 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Chicago Cubs 25 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Chicago Cubs 25 $30,000.00 - -
1981 Chicago Cubs 25, 29 Undetermined - -
1982 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined - -
1983 Chicago Cubs 18 Undetermined - -
1984 San Francisco Giants 41 Undetermined - -
1985 San Francisco Giants 41 $197,000.00 - -
1985 Montreal Expos 24 Undetermined - -

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