Jim Thome
James Howard Thome
Born: August 27, 1970
Peoria, IL USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 250
College: Illinois Central College
Career: 1991-2012
Draft: Round 13 (1989 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Illinois Central College
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Minor League Statistics
Jim Thome compiled a career batting average of .276 with 612 home runs and 1699 RBI in his 2543-game career with the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1991 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign. Thome was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 27 | 104 | 98 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .255 | .298 | .367 | .665 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 40 | 131 | 117 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 34 | .205 | .275 | .299 | .574 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 47 | 192 | 154 | 28 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 36 | .266 | .385 | .474 | .859 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 98 | 369 | 321 | 58 | 86 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 84 | .268 | .359 | .523 | .882 | 168 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 137 | 557 | 452 | 92 | 142 | 29 | 3 | 25 | 73 | 4 | 3 | 97 | 113 | .314 | .438 | .558 | .996 | 252 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 151 | 636 | 505 | 122 | 157 | 28 | 5 | 38 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 123 | 141 | .311 | .450 | .612 | 1.062 | 309 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 627 | 496 | 104 | 142 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 146 | .286 | .423 | .579 | 1.001 | 287 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 123 | 537 | 440 | 89 | 129 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 141 | .293 | .413 | .584 | .997 | 257 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 1999 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 146 | 629 | 494 | 101 | 137 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 171 | .277 | .426 | .540 | .967 | 267 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 2000 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 158 | 684 | 557 | 106 | 150 | 33 | 1 | 37 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 171 | .269 | .398 | .531 | .929 | 296 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2001 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 156 | 644 | 526 | 101 | 153 | 26 | 1 | 49 | 124 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 185 | .291 | .416 | .624 | 1.040 | 328 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 147 | 613 | 480 | 101 | 146 | 19 | 2 | 52 | 118 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 139 | .304 | .445 | .677 | 1.122 | 325 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 2003 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 159 | 698 | 578 | 111 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 47 | 131 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 182 | .266 | .385 | .573 | .958 | 331 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2004 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 143 | 618 | 508 | 97 | 139 | 28 | 1 | 42 | 105 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 144 | .274 | .396 | .581 | .977 | 295 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2005 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 59 | 242 | 193 | 26 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 59 | .207 | .360 | .352 | .712 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 143 | 610 | 490 | 108 | 141 | 26 | 0 | 42 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 147 | .288 | .416 | .598 | 1.014 | 293 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 2007 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 130 | 536 | 432 | 79 | 119 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 134 | .275 | .410 | .563 | .973 | 243 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 149 | 602 | 503 | 93 | 123 | 28 | 0 | 34 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 147 | .245 | .362 | .503 | .865 | 253 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 107 | 417 | 345 | 55 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 116 | .249 | .372 | .493 | .864 | 170 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .235 | .235 | .235 | .471 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 108 | 340 | 276 | 48 | 78 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 82 | .283 | .412 | .627 | 1.039 | 173 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 71 | 242 | 206 | 21 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 69 | .243 | .351 | .476 | .827 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 82 | 71 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .296 | .390 | .479 | .869 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 30 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .242 | .338 | .516 | .854 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 115 | 101 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 40 | .257 | .348 | .396 | .744 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 2543 | 10313 | 8422 | 1583 | 2328 | 451 | 26 | 612 | 1699 | 19 | 20 | 1747 | 2548 | .276 | .402 | .554 | .956 | 4667 | 165 | 69 | 1 | 74 | 173 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 27 | 27 | 242.3 | 12 | 60 | 8 | 6 | .900 | 2.674 | 2.667 |
| 1992 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 40 | 37 | 308.0 | 21 | 61 | 11 | 3 | .882 | 2.396 | 2.050 |
| 1993 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 47 | 45 | 381.0 | 29 | 86 | 6 | 10 | .950 | 2.717 | 2.447 |
| 1994 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 94 | 90 | 754.7 | 62 | 173 | 15 | 12 | .940 | 2.803 | 2.500 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 134 | 128 | 1144.7 | 75 | 214 | 16 | 22 | .948 | 2.272 | 2.157 |
| 1996 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 150 | 144 | 1278.3 | 86 | 262 | 17 | 24 | .953 | 2.450 | 2.320 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 145 | 140 | 1224.7 | 1233 | 95 | 10 | 123 | .993 | 9.759 | 9.159 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 117 | 114 | 1015.7 | 998 | 85 | 10 | 97 | .991 | 9.597 | 9.256 |
| 1999 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 111 | 109 | 953.7 | 930 | 83 | 6 | 93 | .994 | 9.560 | 9.126 |
| 2000 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 107 | 106 | 932.0 | 834 | 91 | 5 | 101 | .995 | 8.932 | 8.645 |
| 2001 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 148 | 144 | 1280.7 | 1177 | 78 | 10 | 105 | .992 | 8.820 | 8.480 |
| 2002 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 128 | 128 | 1109.3 | 1063 | 75 | 10 | 118 | .991 | 9.233 | 8.891 |
| 2003 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 156 | 155 | 1361.7 | 1372 | 86 | 5 | 132 | .997 | 9.637 | 9.346 |
| 2004 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 134 | 134 | 1179.7 | 1091 | 84 | 7 | 103 | .994 | 8.964 | 8.769 |
| 2005 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 52 | 52 | 436.0 | 405 | 30 | 0 | 36 | 1.000 | 8.979 | 8.365 |
| 2006 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.450 | 7.000 |
| 2007 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 6.000 |
| 2011 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 2012 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 4 | 4 | 27.0 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .974 | 12.333 | 9.250 |
| Totals | 1599 | 1561 | 13657.3 | 9450 | 1565 | 137 | 990 | .988 | 7.259 | 6.889 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .154 | .214 | .385 | .599 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .267 | .353 | .667 | 1.020 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 6 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .211 | .286 | .421 | .707 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .300 | .417 | .300 | .717 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 6 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .071 | .316 | .071 | .387 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 7 | 33 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .286 | .394 | .571 | .965 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .133 | .235 | .533 | .769 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 6 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .304 | .360 | .826 | 1.186 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .353 | .476 | 1.059 | 1.535 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .158 | .238 | .316 | .554 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALDS2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 | .176 | .188 | .364 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLDS1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALDS2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .308 | .100 | .408 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALWC | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALDS1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 71 | 267 | 232 | 35 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 73 | .211 | .312 | .448 | .760 | 104 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.724 | 4.000 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 3B | 5 | 4 | 35.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.543 | 1.200 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 3B | 6 | 5 | 46.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.565 | 1.333 |
| 1996 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 3B | 4 | 3 | 24.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 | .500 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 12.086 | 11.750 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 1B | 6 | 5 | 49.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 6.796 | 6.167 |
| 1997 | AL | Cleveland Indians | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 63.7 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .984 | 8.764 | 8.857 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 25.3 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.592 | 9.000 |
| 1998 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 12.405 | 12.750 |
| 1999 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.683 | 7.000 |
| 2001 | AL | Cleveland Indians | ALDS1 | 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.419 | 9.000 |
| Totals | 52 | 48 | 428.0 | 291 | 41 | 3 | 37 | .991 | 6.981 | 6.385 |
Awards
1995 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
1996 - AL Silver Slugger 3B
1996 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
2001 - AL TSN All-Star 1B
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