Dickie Thon
Richard William Thon
Born: June 20, 1958
South Bend, IN USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 160
Career: 1979-1993
Minor League Statistics
Dickie Thon compiled a career batting average of .264 with 71 home runs and 435 RBI in his 1387-game career with the California Angels, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1993 campaign.
 California Angels |
 Houston Astros |
 San Diego Padres |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Texas Rangers |
 Milwaukee Brewers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | 35 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .339 | .393 | .393 | .786 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 80 | 285 | 267 | 32 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | .255 | .282 | .315 | .597 | 84 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 49 | 105 | 95 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 13 | .274 | .337 | .337 | .673 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 136 | 540 | 496 | 73 | 137 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 37 | 8 | 37 | 48 | .276 | .327 | .397 | .724 | 197 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | 154 | 686 | 619 | 81 | 177 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 79 | 34 | 16 | 54 | 73 | .286 | .341 | .457 | .798 | 283 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | 5 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .353 | .389 | .471 | .859 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | 84 | 272 | 251 | 26 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 50 | .251 | .299 | .355 | .653 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | 106 | 309 | 278 | 24 | 69 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 49 | .248 | .318 | .335 | .653 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | 32 | 83 | 66 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 13 | .212 | .366 | .273 | .639 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1988 | NL | San Diego Padres | 95 | 296 | 258 | 36 | 68 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 33 | 49 | .264 | .347 | .337 | .684 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 136 | 472 | 435 | 45 | 118 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 81 | .271 | .321 | .434 | .755 | 189 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1990 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 149 | 595 | 552 | 54 | 141 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 37 | 77 | .255 | .305 | .350 | .654 | 193 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1991 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 146 | 570 | 539 | 44 | 136 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 84 | .252 | .283 | .351 | .634 | 189 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 1992 | AL | Texas Rangers | 95 | 303 | 275 | 30 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 40 | .247 | .293 | .367 | .661 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1993 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 85 | 275 | 245 | 23 | 66 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 39 | .269 | .324 | .331 | .654 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Totals | 1387 | 4871 | 4449 | 496 | 1176 | 193 | 42 | 71 | 435 | 167 | 63 | 348 | 658 | .264 | .317 | .374 | .691 | 1666 | 77 | 9 | 30 | 35 | 51 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | 2B | 24 | 10 | 125.0 | 34 | 38 | 6 | 12 | .923 | 5.184 | 3.000 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | SS | 8 | 2 | 24.3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 4.068 | 1.375 |
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | SS | 22 | 22 | 186.0 | 24 | 66 | 7 | 12 | .928 | 4.355 | 4.091 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 2B | 21 | 18 | 164.7 | 39 | 46 | 1 | 15 | .988 | 4.646 | 4.048 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 3B | 10 | 7 | 72.0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .909 | 2.500 | 2.000 |
| 1980 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 3.000 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 28 | 18 | 170.7 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 10 | .950 | 4.008 | 2.714 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 13 | 5 | 54.7 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 2 | .935 | 4.774 | 2.231 |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 5 | 2 | 27.3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.622 | 2.200 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 119 | 114 | 1018.3 | 177 | 399 | 15 | 80 | .975 | 5.091 | 4.840 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 8 | 6 | 57.3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | .905 | 2.983 | 2.375 |
| 1982 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1983 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 154 | 154 | 1382.3 | 258 | 533 | 28 | 114 | .966 | 5.150 | 5.136 |
| 1984 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 5 | 5 | 39.0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.846 | 4.200 |
| 1985 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 79 | 68 | 606.0 | 106 | 218 | 11 | 48 | .967 | 4.812 | 4.101 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 104 | 76 | 702.0 | 142 | 210 | 10 | 39 | .972 | 4.513 | 3.385 |
| 1987 | NL | Houston Astros | SS | 31 | 18 | 178.7 | 21 | 53 | 6 | 7 | .925 | 3.728 | 2.387 |
| 1988 | NL | San Diego Padres | SS | 70 | 62 | 549.3 | 82 | 168 | 12 | 28 | .954 | 4.096 | 3.571 |
| 1988 | NL | San Diego Padres | 2B | 2 | 1 | 10.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 |
| 1988 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 129 | 118 | 1024.0 | 174 | 380 | 16 | 65 | .972 | 4.869 | 4.295 |
| 1990 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 148 | 141 | 1262.0 | 222 | 439 | 25 | 86 | .964 | 4.714 | 4.466 |
| 1991 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 146 | 143 | 1277.0 | 234 | 412 | 21 | 65 | .969 | 4.553 | 4.425 |
| 1992 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 87 | 75 | 678.7 | 117 | 225 | 15 | 38 | .958 | 4.535 | 3.931 |
| 1993 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 28 | 19 | 176.3 | 28 | 57 | 3 | 8 | .966 | 4.338 | 3.036 |
| 1993 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 25 | 16 | 153.3 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .977 | 2.465 | 1.680 |
| 1993 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | 22 | 14 | 126.0 | 40 | 32 | 3 | 9 | .960 | 5.143 | 3.273 |
| Totals | 1292 | 1114 | 10072.7 | 1790 | 3422 | 192 | 647 | .964 | 4.657 | 4.034 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .217 | .250 | .348 | .598 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | AL | California Angels | ALCS | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1981 | NL | Houston Astros | NWDIV | SS | 4 | 3 | 28.0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 4.821 | 3.750 |
| 1986 | NL | Houston Astros | NLCS | SS | 6 | 3 | 30.7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.402 | 2.500 |
| Totals | 11 | 6 | 59.7 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 2 | .968 | 4.525 | 2.727 |
Awards
1983 - NL Silver Slugger SS
1983 - NL TSN All-Star SS
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