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Biography
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 | |
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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 |
Total | 1B | 1101 | 1085 | 9513.1 | 9119 | 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 | 263 | 262 | 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).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2002).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 6, 2002).
- 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.
- He is one of only six players to be named Player of the Month in each league (Vladimir Guerrero, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, Gaylord Perry, and Dave Winfield are the others).
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