Shag Thompson Stats

Shag Thompson was born on Saturday, April 29, 1893, in Haw River, North Carolina. Thompson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 8, 1914, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Shag Thompson baseball stats page.

"Do you have a favorite quote from or about this particular player that you would like to see here? If so, please visit the Contact option on the menu above this line, send it to us, and we'll update this page" - Baseball Almanac

Baseball Almanac Exclusive: Free Ground Shipping! Just enter coupon code B-A.com at checkout.

Shag Thompson
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   James Alfred Thompson
Nickname:   Shag
Born On:   04-29-1893
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Haw River, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-07-1990
Place of Death Data Died In:   Black Mountain, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Linwood Cemetery, Graham, North Carolina
College:   University of North Carolina
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   06-08-1914 (Age 21)
Last Game:   05-17-1916
Draft:   Not Applicable
Shag Thompson

Shag 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
Shag Thompson

Shag Thompson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1914 Athletics 16 29 3 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 - 8 1 - 1 - .172 .351 .241
1915 Athletics 17 33 5 11 2 0 0 0 2 4 - 6 0 - 0 - .333 .405 .394
1916 Athletics 15 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 - 6 0 - 0 - .000 .292 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 48 79 12 16 2 1 0 0 4 18 - 20 1 - 1 - .203 .357 .253
Shag Thompson

Shag Thompson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1914 Athletics OF 8 - - 17 2.1 16 13 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .941 0.00 -
1915 Athletics CF 7 - - 13 1.9 13 11 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1916 Athletics OF 8 - - 16 2.0 16 16 0 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 16 0 0 33 2.1 32 29 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
CF Totals 7 0 0 13 1.9 13 11 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
3 Years 23 - - 46 2.0 45 40 5 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 --
Shag Thompson

Shag Thompson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1914 Athletics 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 14.5 - - -
1915 Athletics 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.5 16.5 - - -
1916 Athletics 1 - - - - n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 2 1 .667 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 19.8 - - -
Shag Thompson

Shag Thompson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1914 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1915 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Philadelphia Athletics n/a Undetermined n/a -


Did you know that you can compare Shag Thompson to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1914 American League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.