Andre Thornton Stats

Andre Thornton was born on Saturday, August 13, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Thornton was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 28, 1973, 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 Andre Thornton baseball stats page.

"(Andre) Thornton's proved he can play first base exceptionally well defensively and the consistency of his hitting has been impressive." - Chicago Cubs Manager Jim Marshall in Baseball Digest (November 1974)

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Andre Thornton

Andre Thornton Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#94)

Andre Thornton Autograph on a 1984 Donruss (#94)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Andre Thornton
Nickname:   Andy or Thunder
Born On:   08-13-1949
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Tuskegee, Alabama
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Cheyney State
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   07-28-1973 (Age 23)
Last Game:   08-31-1987
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Andre Thornton

Andre Thornton 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
Andre Thornton

Andre Thornton Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1973 Cubs 17 35 3 7 3 0 0 0 2 7 0 9 0 0 0 1 .200 .333 .286
1974 Cubs 107 303 41 79 16 4 10 0 46 48 4 50 1 1 4 6 .261 .368 .439
1975 Cubs 120 372 70 109 21 4 18 0 60 88 12 63 3 6 4 6 .293 .428 .516
1976 Cubs 27 85 8 17 6 0 2 0 14 20 1 14 0 1 2 0 .200 .361 .341
1976 Expos 69 183 20 35 5 2 9 0 24 28 0 32 1 3 3 1 .191 .304 .388
1977 Indians 131 433 77 114 20 5 28 0 70 70 1 82 1 2 11 9 .263 .378 .527
1978 Indians 145 508 97 133 22 4 33 0 105 93 4 72 2 8 6 17 .262 .377 .516
1979 Indians 143 515 89 120 31 1 26 3 93 90 2 93 1 7 4 8 .233 .347 .449
1981 Indians 69 226 22 54 12 0 6 0 30 23 1 37 2 5 0 15 .239 .303 .372
1982 Indians 161 589 90 161 26 1 32 1 116 109 18 81 3 5 2 21 .273 .386 .484
1983 Indians 141 508 78 143 27 1 17 0 77 87 14 72 0 8 2 10 .281 .383 .439
1984 Indians 155 587 91 159 26 0 33 1 99 91 11 79 0 9 2 9 .271 .366 .484
1985 Indians 124 461 49 109 13 0 22 0 88 47 1 75 0 6 0 14 .236 .304 .408
1986 Indians 120 401 49 92 14 0 17 1 66 65 0 67 0 8 1 11 .229 .333 .392
1987 Indians 36 85 8 10 2 0 0 0 5 10 0 25 0 2 0 1 .118 .206 .141
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 1,565 5,291 792 1,342 244 22 253 6 895 876 69 851 14 71 41 129 .254 .360 .452
Andre Thornton

Andre Thornton Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1973 Cubs 1B 9 - - 92 10.2 91 81 10 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1974 Cubs 1B 90 - - 837 9.3 830 760 70 7 61 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1974 Cubs 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1975 Cubs 1B 113 - - 1,072 9.5 1,059 982 77 13 88 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1975 Cubs 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 Cubs 1B 25 - - 224 9.0 221 202 19 3 17 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1976 Expos 1B 43 - - 354 8.2 352 326 26 2 43 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1976 Expos RF 11 - - 16 1.5 15 14 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 -
1977 Indians 1B 117 - - 1,103 9.4 1,097 1,026 71 6 97 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1978 Indians 1B 145 - - 1,440 9.9 1,433 1,327 106 7 106 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1979 Indians 1B 130 - - 1,178 9.1 1,171 1,089 82 7 100 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1981 Indians 1B 11 - - 73 6.6 72 67 5 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1982 Indians 1B 8 - - 81 10.1 81 76 5 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1983 Indians 1B 27 - - 224 8.3 222 201 21 2 20 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 -
1984 Indians 1B 11 - - 97 8.8 95 86 9 2 11 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 729 0 0 6,775 9.3 6,724 6,223 501 51 558 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
RF Totals 11 0 0 16 1.5 15 14 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 --
3B Totals 3 0 0 2 0.7 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
14 Years 1,481 - 0 6,793 4.6 6,741 6,239 502 52 558 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
Andre Thornton

Andre Thornton Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1973 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.9 17.5 - - -
1974 Cubs 2 1 .667 - - n/a 30.3 6.1 6.6 - - -
1975 Cubs 3 2 .600 - - n/a 20.7 5.9 6.2 - - -
1976 Cubs 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 42.5 6.1 6.1 - - -
1976 Expos 2 1 .667 - - n/a 20.3 5.7 7.6 - - -
1977 Indians 3 4 .429 - - 9 15.5 5.3 6.2 - - -
1978 Indians 4 7 .364 - - 0 15.4 7.1 4.8 - - -
1979 Indians 5 4 .556 - - 13 19.8 5.5 5.5 - - -
1981 Indians 3 1 .750 - - 53 37.7 6.1 7.5 - - -
1982 Indians 6 7 .462 - - 152 18.4 7.3 5.1 - - -
1983 Indians 4 2 .667 - - 114 29.9 7.1 6.6 - - -
1984 Indians 6 5 .545 - - 144 17.8 7.4 5.9 - - -
1985 Indians 3 2 .600 - - 122 21.0 6.1 5.2 - - -
1986 Indians 4 1 .800 - - 110 23.6 6.0 6.1 - - -
1987 Indians 1 0 1.000 - - 21 0.0 3.4 17.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 48 37 .565 - - 738 20.9 6.2 5.9 - - -
Andre Thornton

Andre Thornton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1973 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - -
1974 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - -
1975 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago Cubs 12 Undetermined - -
1976 Montreal Expos 17 Undetermined - -
1977 Cleveland Indians 29 $60,000.00 - -
1978 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined - -
1979 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined - -
1981 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined - -
1982 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined Stats -
1983 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined - -
1984 Cleveland Indians 29 Undetermined Stats -
1985 Cleveland Indians 29 $1,100,000.00 - -
1986 Cleveland Indians 29 $1,100,000.00 - -
1987 Cleveland Indians 29 $1,100,000.00 - -


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