Frank Thomas
Frank Edward Thomas
Born: May 27, 1968
Columbus, GA USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 240
College: Auburn University
Career: 1990-2008
Draft: Round 1 (1989 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Auburn
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
Minor League Statistics
Frank Thomas compiled a career batting average of .301 with 521 home runs and 1704 RBI in his 2322-game career with the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays. He began playing during the 1990 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign. Thomas was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 60 | 240 | 191 | 39 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 54 | .330 | .454 | .529 | .983 | 101 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 158 | 700 | 559 | 104 | 178 | 31 | 2 | 32 | 109 | 1 | 2 | 138 | 112 | .318 | .453 | .553 | 1.006 | 309 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 1992 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 160 | 711 | 573 | 108 | 185 | 46 | 2 | 24 | 115 | 6 | 3 | 122 | 88 | .323 | .439 | .536 | .975 | 307 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 676 | 549 | 106 | 174 | 36 | 0 | 41 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 54 | .317 | .426 | .607 | 1.033 | 333 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 1994 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 113 | 517 | 399 | 106 | 141 | 34 | 1 | 38 | 101 | 2 | 3 | 109 | 61 | .353 | .487 | .729 | 1.217 | 291 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 1995 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 647 | 493 | 102 | 152 | 27 | 0 | 40 | 111 | 3 | 2 | 136 | 74 | .308 | .454 | .606 | 1.061 | 299 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 29 |
| 1996 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 649 | 527 | 110 | 184 | 26 | 0 | 40 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 70 | .349 | .459 | .626 | 1.085 | 330 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| 1997 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 146 | 649 | 530 | 110 | 184 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 69 | .347 | .456 | .611 | 1.067 | 324 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 1998 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 160 | 712 | 585 | 109 | 155 | 35 | 2 | 29 | 109 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 93 | .265 | .381 | .480 | .861 | 281 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 1999 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 135 | 590 | 486 | 74 | 148 | 36 | 0 | 15 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 66 | .305 | .414 | .471 | .885 | 229 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 2000 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 159 | 707 | 582 | 115 | 191 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 143 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 94 | .328 | .436 | .625 | 1.061 | 364 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 2001 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 20 | 79 | 68 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .221 | .316 | .441 | .758 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 148 | 628 | 523 | 77 | 132 | 29 | 1 | 28 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 115 | .252 | .361 | .472 | .834 | 247 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2003 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 662 | 546 | 87 | 146 | 35 | 0 | 42 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 115 | .267 | .390 | .562 | .952 | 307 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 74 | 311 | 240 | 53 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 57 | .271 | .434 | .563 | .997 | 135 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 124 | 105 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | .219 | .315 | .590 | .905 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 137 | 559 | 466 | 77 | 126 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | .270 | .381 | .545 | .926 | 254 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2007 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 155 | 624 | 531 | 63 | 147 | 30 | 0 | 26 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 94 | .277 | .377 | .480 | .857 | 255 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 16 | 72 | 60 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | .167 | .306 | .333 | .639 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 55 | 217 | 186 | 20 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 44 | .263 | .364 | .387 | .751 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 2322 | 10074 | 8199 | 1494 | 2468 | 495 | 12 | 521 | 1704 | 32 | 23 | 1667 | 1397 | .301 | .419 | .555 | .974 | 4550 | 226 | 87 | 0 | 121 | 168 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 51 | 51 | 420.3 | 428 | 26 | 5 | 53 | .989 | 9.721 | 8.902 |
| 1991 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 56 | 56 | 476.7 | 459 | 27 | 2 | 43 | .996 | 9.176 | 8.679 |
| 1992 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 158 | 157 | 1406.0 | 1428 | 92 | 13 | 112 | .992 | 9.730 | 9.620 |
| 1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 150 | 149 | 1300.7 | 1222 | 83 | 15 | 128 | .989 | 9.030 | 8.700 |
| 1994 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 99 | 99 | 867.0 | 735 | 45 | 7 | 74 | .991 | 8.097 | 7.879 |
| 1995 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 90 | 89 | 772.3 | 738 | 34 | 7 | 67 | .991 | 8.996 | 8.578 |
| 1996 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 139 | 139 | 1232.0 | 1098 | 85 | 9 | 111 | .992 | 8.642 | 8.511 |
| 1997 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 97 | 97 | 822.7 | 739 | 49 | 11 | 70 | .986 | 8.621 | 8.124 |
| 1998 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 14 | 14 | 114.0 | 116 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .984 | 9.632 | 8.714 |
| 1999 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 49 | 50 | 421.3 | 385 | 18 | 4 | 40 | .990 | 8.608 | 8.224 |
| 2000 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 30 | 30 | 258.3 | 267 | 15 | 1 | 38 | .996 | 9.825 | 9.400 |
| 2001 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 3 | 3 | 19.7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 9.610 | 7.000 |
| 2002 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 4 | 4 | 31.0 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .955 | 12.194 | 1.500 |
| 2003 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 27 | 27 | 209.0 | 206 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .995 | 9.258 | 7.963 |
| 2004 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 4 | 4 | 32.3 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.464 | 8.500 |
| Totals | 971 | 969 | 8383.3 | 7910 | 497 | 80 | 776 | .991 | 9.025 | 8.658 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | 6 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .353 | .593 | .529 | 1.122 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .308 | .000 | .308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .583 | 1.200 | 1.783 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALCS | 4 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .188 | .000 | .188 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 68 | 49 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | .224 | .441 | .429 | .870 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.943 | 6.750 |
| 2000 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.640 | 8.000 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 43.3 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.269 | 7.000 |
Awards
1991 - AL Silver Slugger DH
1993 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1993 - AL Most Valuable Player
1993 - AL Silver Slugger 1B
1994 - AL Silver Slugger 1B
1994 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
1994 - AL Most Valuable Player
2000 - AL Silver Slugger DH
2003 - AL TSN All-Star DH
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