Dickie Thon Stats

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 Thon

Dickie Thon Autograph on a 1991 Score Baseball Card (#103 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1991sco01' title='1991 Score Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Dickie Thon Autograph on a 1991 Score Baseball Card (#103 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Richard William Thon
Nickname:   Dickie
Born On:   06-20-1958  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   South Bend, Indiana
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:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-22-1979 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1993
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent

Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon Pitching Stats

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Dickie Thon Hitting Stats

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
15 Years 1,387 4,449 496 1,176 193 42 71 1 435 348 51 658 30 35 9 77 .264 .317 .374

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Dickie Thon Fielding Stats

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
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

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Dickie Thon Miscellaneous Stats

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 - - -
15 Years 167 63 .726 132 34 30 62.7 6.8 10.2 - - -

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Dickie Thon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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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