Jim Thome (James Howard Thome) was born on August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1991 for the Cleveland Indians. In 1993, his rookie year, he hit .266 with 7 home runs and 22 RBI. Thome played for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Thome's best season was 2003, when he slugged 47 home runs and knocked in 131 runs.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1991
CLE
A
27
98
7
25
1
9
.255
.298
.367
4
2
5
16
1
0
1
1
4
1992
CLE
A
40
117
8
24
2
12
.205
.275
.299
3
1
10
34
2
0
2
2
3
1993
CLE
A
47
154
28
41
7
22
.266
.385
.474
11
0
29
36
4
0
2
1
3
1994
CLE
A
98
321
58
86
20
52
.268
.359
.523
20
1
46
84
0
1
3
5
11
1995
CLE
A
137
452
92
142
25
73
.314
.438
.558
29
3
97
113
5
0
4
3
8
1996
CLE
A
151
505
122
157
38
116
.311
.450
.612
28
5
123
141
6
0
2
8
13
1997
CLE
A
147
496
104
142
40
102
.286
.423
.579
25
0
120
146
3
0
1
9
9
1998
CLE
A
123
440
89
129
30
85
.293
.413
.584
34
2
89
141
4
0
1
8
7
1999
CLE
A
146
494
101
137
33
108
.277
.426
.540
27
2
127
171
4
0
0
13
6
2000
CLE
A
158
557
106
150
37
106
.269
.398
.531
33
1
118
171
4
0
1
4
8
2001
CLE
A
156
526
101
153
49
124
.291
.416
.624
26
1
111
185
4
0
0
14
9
2002
CLE
A
147
480
101
146
52
118
.304
.445
.677
19
2
122
139
5
0
1
18
5
2003
PHI
N
159
578
111
154
47
131
.266
.385
.573
30
3
111
182
4
0
0
11
5
2004
PHI
N
143
508
97
139
42
105
.274
.396
.581
28
1
104
144
2
0
0
26
10
2005
PHI
N
59
193
26
40
7
30
.207
.360
.352
7
0
45
59
2
0
0
4
5
2006
CHW
A
143
490
108
141
42
109
.288
.416
.598
26
0
107
147
6
0
0
12
4
2007
CHW
A
130
432
79
119
35
96
.275
.410
.563
19
0
95
134
6
0
0
11
10
Total
NL
361
1279
234
333
96
266
.260
.386
.543
65
4
260
385
8
0
0
41
20
Total
AL
1650
5562
1104
1592
411
1132
.286
?
?
304
20
1299
1658
54
1
18
109
100
Total
2011
6841
1338
1925
507
1398
.281
.409
.565
369
24
1459
2043
62
1
18
150
120
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1991
CLE
A
3B
27
27
242.1
12
60
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
.900
1992
CLE
A
3B
40
37
308
21
61
11
3
1
0
0
0
0
.882
1993
CLE
A
3B
47
45
381
29
86
6
10
0
0
0
0
0
.950
1994
CLE
A
3B
94
90
754.2
62
173
15
12
0
0
0
0
0
.940
1995
CLE
A
3B
134
128
1144.2
75
214
16
22
0
0
0
0
0
.948
1995
CLE
A
DH
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1996
CLE
A
DH
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1996
CLE
A
3B
150
144
1278.1
86
262
17
24
0
0
0
0
0
.953
1997
CLE
A
1B
145
140
1224.2
1233
95
10
123
0
0
0
0
0
.993
1998
CLE
A
DH
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
1998
CLE
A
1B
117
114
1015.2
998
85
10
97
0
0
0
0
0
.991
1999
CLE
A
1B
111
109
953.2
930
83
6
93
0
0
0
0
0
.994
1999
CLE
A
DH
34
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2000
CLE
A
1B
107
106
932
830
91
5
101
0
0
0
0
0
.995
2000
CLE
A
DH
48
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2001
CLE
A
DH
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2001
CLE
A
1B
148
144
1280.2
1176
78
10
105
0
0
0
0
0
.992
2002
CLE
A
DH
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2002
CLE
A
1B
128
128
1109.1
1064
75
10
118
0
0
0
0
0
.991
2003
PHI
N
1B
156
155
1361.2
1373
86
5
132
0
0
0
0
0
.997
2003
PHI
N
DH
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2004
PHI
N
1B
134
134
1179.2
1090
84
7
103
0
0
0
0
0
.994
2004
PHI
N
DH
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2005
PHI
N
DH
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2005
PHI
N
1B
52
52
436
404
30
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2006
CHI
A
DH
136
136
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2006
CHI
A
1B
3
3
20
21
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
CHI
A
1B
1
1
8
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
CHI
A
DH
123
123
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Total
1B
1102
1086
9521.1
9125
707
63
909
0
0
0
0
0
.994
Total
3B
492
471
4109
285
856
73
77
1
0
0
0
0
.940
Total
DH
386
385
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Transactions[]
Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1989 - signed June 18, 1989).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with cash to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Aaron Rowand, Daniel Haigwood and a player to be named later (November 25, 2005); Philadelphia Phillies received Gio Gonzalez (December 8, 2005).
Trivia[]
In a 2007 poll of 464 Major League Baseball players, he was voted the 2nd most friendly player in a tie with Mike Sweeney.
After hitting a home run, the scoreboard will often display "THOME RUN" to distinguish his home runs from other players' home runs.
On September 16, 2007, on "Jim Thome Bobblehead Day" at U.S. Cellular Field, Thome hit his 500th career home run, becoming the 23rd player in baseball history to accomplish the feat
His 500th career home run was a walk off winner; he is the only player to accomplish that feat.
Thome rounded the bases pointing upward in homage to his late mother, who passed away from breast cancer in January 2005.