Dickie Thon was born on Friday, June 20, 1958, in South Bend, Indiana. Thon was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 22, 1979, with the California Angels. 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 Dickie Thon baseball stats page.
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Dickie ThonDickie Thon Autograph on a 1991 Score Baseball Card (#103 | Checklist) |
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Dickie ThonDickie Thon Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Dickie ThonDickie Thon Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1979 | 21 | Angels | 35 | 56 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .339 | .393 | .393 |
1980 | 22 | Angels | 80 | 267 | 32 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .255 | .282 | .315 |
1981 | 23 | Astros | 49 | 95 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .274 | .337 | .337 |
1982 | 24 | Astros | 136 | 496 | 73 | 137 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .276 | .327 | .397 |
1983 | 25 | Astros | 154 | 619 | 81 | 177 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 79 | 54 | 10 | 73 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | .286 | .341 | .457 |
1984 | 26 | Astros | 5 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .353 | .389 | .471 |
1985 | 27 | Astros | 84 | 251 | 26 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .251 | .299 | .355 |
1986 | 28 | Astros | 106 | 278 | 24 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .248 | .318 | .335 |
1987 | 29 | Astros | 32 | 66 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | .366 | .273 |
1988 | 30 | Padres | 95 | 258 | 36 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .264 | .347 | .337 |
1989 | 31 | Phillies | 136 | 435 | 45 | 118 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 6 | 81 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .271 | .321 | .434 |
1990 | 32 | Phillies | 149 | 552 | 54 | 141 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 48 | 37 | 10 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | .255 | .305 | .350 |
1991 | 33 | Phillies | 146 | 539 | 44 | 136 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 25 | 6 | 84 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .252 | .283 | .351 |
1992 | 34 | Rangers | 95 | 275 | 30 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .293 | .367 |
1993 | 35 | Brewers | 85 | 245 | 23 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .269 | .324 | .331 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,387 | 4,449 | 496 | 1,176 | 193 | 42 | 71 | 1 | 435 | 348 | 51 | 658 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 77 | .264 | .317 | .374 |
Dickie ThonDickie Thon Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1979 Angels | 2B | 24 | 10 | 375 | 78 | 3.3 | 72 | 34 | 38 | 6 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 5.18 |
1979 Angels | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1979 Angels | SS | 8 | 2 | 72 | 13 | 1.6 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 4.13 |
1980 Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
1980 Angels | 2B | 21 | 18 | 492 | 86 | 4.1 | 85 | 39 | 46 | 1 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 4.66 |
1980 Angels | 3B | 10 | 7 | 216 | 22 | 2.2 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.50 |
1980 Angels | SS | 22 | 22 | 558 | 97 | 4.4 | 90 | 24 | 66 | 7 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 4.35 |
1981 Astros | 2B | 28 | 18 | 510 | 80 | 2.9 | 76 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 4.02 |
1981 Astros | 3B | 5 | 2 | 81 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.67 |
1981 Astros | SS | 13 | 5 | 162 | 31 | 2.4 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 4.83 |
1982 Astros | 2B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1982 Astros | 3B | 8 | 6 | 171 | 21 | 2.6 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 3.00 |
1982 Astros | SS | 119 | 114 | 3,054 | 591 | 5.0 | 576 | 177 | 399 | 15 | 80 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 5.09 |
1983 Astros | SS | 154 | 154 | 4,146 | 819 | 5.3 | 791 | 258 | 533 | 28 | 114 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 5.15 |
1984 Astros | SS | 5 | 5 | 117 | 21 | 4.2 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.85 |
1985 Astros | SS | 79 | 68 | 1,818 | 335 | 4.2 | 324 | 106 | 218 | 11 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 4.81 |
1986 Astros | SS | 104 | 76 | 2,106 | 362 | 3.5 | 352 | 142 | 210 | 10 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 4.51 |
1987 Astros | SS | 31 | 18 | 534 | 80 | 2.6 | 74 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .925 | 3.74 |
1988 Padres | 2B | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
1988 Padres | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
1988 Padres | SS | 70 | 62 | 1,647 | 262 | 3.7 | 250 | 82 | 168 | 12 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 4.10 |
1989 Phillies | SS | 129 | 118 | 3,072 | 570 | 4.4 | 554 | 174 | 380 | 16 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 4.87 |
1990 Phillies | SS | 148 | 141 | 3,786 | 686 | 4.6 | 661 | 222 | 439 | 25 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 4.71 |
1991 Phillies | SS | 146 | 143 | 3,831 | 667 | 4.6 | 646 | 234 | 412 | 21 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 4.55 |
1992 Rangers | SS | 87 | 75 | 2,034 | 357 | 4.1 | 342 | 117 | 225 | 15 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 4.54 |
1993 Brewers | 2B | 22 | 14 | 378 | 75 | 3.4 | 72 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 5.14 |
1993 Brewers | 3B | 25 | 16 | 459 | 43 | 1.7 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.47 |
1993 Brewers | SS | 28 | 19 | 528 | 88 | 3.1 | 85 | 28 | 57 | 3 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 4.35 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 1,143 | 1,022 | 27,465 | 4,979 | 4.4 | 4,806 | 1,608 | 3,198 | 173 | 594 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 4.72 | |
2B Totals | 98 | 61 | 1,791 | 323 | 3.3 | 309 | 152 | 157 | 14 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 4.66 | |
3B Totals | 50 | 31 | 936 | 99 | 2.0 | 94 | 27 | 67 | 5 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.71 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 | |
15 Years | 1,292 | 1,114 | 30,198 | 5,404 | 4.2 | 5,212 | 1,790 | 3,422 | 192 | 647 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 4.66 |
Dickie ThonDickie Thon Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1979 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
1980 Angels | 7 | 5 | .583 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 17.8 | - | - | - |
1981 Astros | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2 | 10 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.3 | 31.7 | - | - | - |
1982 Astros | 37 | 8 | .822 | 9 | 3 | n/a | 165.3 | 10.3 | 13.8 | - | - | - |
1983 Astros | 34 | 16 | .680 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 31.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1984 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17.0 | - | - | - |
1985 Astros | 8 | 3 | .727 | 6 | 4 | n/a | 41.8 | 5.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1986 Astros | 6 | 5 | .545 | 24 | 1 | n/a | 92.7 | 5.7 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
1987 Astros | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 66.0 | 5.1 | 22.0 | - | - | - |
1988 Padres | 19 | 4 | .826 | 20 | 5 | n/a | 258.0 | 5.3 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
1989 Phillies | 6 | 3 | .667 | 10 | 1 | n/a | 29.0 | 5.4 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1990 Phillies | 12 | 5 | .706 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 69.0 | 7.2 | 11.5 | - | - | - |
1991 Phillies | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 59.9 | 6.4 | 12.3 | - | - | - |
1992 Rangers | 12 | 2 | .857 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 68.8 | 6.9 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1993 Brewers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 245.0 | 6.3 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 167 | 63 | .726 | 132 | 34 | 30 | 62.7 | 6.8 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
Dickie ThonDickie Thon Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1979 California Angels | 31 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 California Angels | 31 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Houston Astros | 10 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
1982 Houston Astros | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1983 Houston Astros | 10 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
1984 Houston Astros | 10 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Houston Astros | 10 | $675,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Houston Astros | 10 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Houston Astros | 10 | $675,000.00 | - | - |
1988 San Diego Padres | 21 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | $1,100,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Texas Rangers | 10 | $600,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
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