Joe Thurston
Joseph William Thurston
Born: September 29, 1979
Fairfield, CA US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, CF, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 45 (1997 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 4 (1999 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Vallejo HS (CA)
Sacramento City College
Career: 1999-2014
Major League Statistics
Joe Thurston compiled a career batting average of .292 with 117 home runs and 809 RBI in his 1927-game career with the Yakima Bears, San Bernardino Stampede, Jacksonville Suns, Las Vegas 51s, Columbus Clippers, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Reading Phillies, Ottawa Lynx, Pawtucket Red Sox, Gwinnett Braves, New Orleans Zephyrs, York Revolution, Rochester Red Wings, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Yucatan Leones, Lancaster Barnstormers, Campeche Piratas and Oaxaca Guerreros. He began playing during the 1999 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Level | 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 |
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1999 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | 71 | 334 | 277 | 48 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 18 | 27 | 34 | .285 | .387 | .343 | .730 | 95 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
2000 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | 138 | 641 | 551 | 97 | 167 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 43 | 25 | 56 | 61 | .303 | .380 | .410 | .790 | 226 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
2001 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 134 | 616 | 544 | 80 | 145 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 20 | 18 | 48 | 65 | .267 | .338 | .377 | .715 | 205 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
2002 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 136 | 631 | 587 | 106 | 196 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 60 | .334 | .372 | .506 | .878 | 297 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
2003 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 132 | 606 | 538 | 77 | 156 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 48 | .290 | .345 | .401 | .746 | 216 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
2004 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 101 | 360 | 317 | 38 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 46 | .284 | .356 | .394 | .750 | 125 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2005 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 29 | 118 | 107 | 13 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 19 | .234 | .287 | .374 | .661 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 84 | 286 | 257 | 32 | 74 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 36 | .288 | .326 | .412 | .739 | 106 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 127 | 544 | 479 | 74 | 135 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 20 | 10 | 43 | 65 | .282 | .349 | .436 | .785 | 209 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 4 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .308 | .400 | .462 | .862 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 129 | 572 | 496 | 70 | 149 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 55 | .300 | .367 | .425 | .792 | 211 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 126 | 575 | 507 | 84 | 160 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 75 | .316 | .367 | .456 | .823 | 231 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 131 | 512 | 465 | 53 | 127 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 67 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 64 | .273 | .323 | .413 | .736 | 192 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 126 | 526 | 453 | 68 | 136 | 34 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 12 | 4 | 48 | 78 | .300 | .388 | .475 | .863 | 215 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 15 | 49 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .093 | .184 | .163 | .346 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 58 | 261 | 229 | 46 | 72 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 31 | .314 | .391 | .528 | .920 | 121 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
2012 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 11 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .207 | .378 | .345 | .723 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 21 | 90 | 76 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | .329 | .404 | .447 | .852 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2013 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 105 | 471 | 398 | 73 | 116 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 58 | 69 | .291 | .387 | .417 | .804 | 166 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | 78 | 343 | 297 | 41 | 84 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 41 | .283 | .359 | .367 | .726 | 109 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | 17 | 74 | 64 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | .234 | .338 | .438 | .775 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1775 | 7667 | 6730 | 1031 | 1965 | 365 | 84 | 117 | 809 | 222 | 152 | 580 | 880 | .292 | .360 | .423 | .783 | 2849 | 97 | 168 | 130 | 59 | 20 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
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1999 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | SS | 68 | 108 | 246 | 29 | 43 | .924 | 5.206 |
1999 | Short Season A | NORW | Yakima Bears | 2B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
1999 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | SS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
2000 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | 2B | 28 | 64 | 72 | 3 | 19 | .978 | 4.857 |
2000 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Stampede | SS | 110 | 185 | 374 | 31 | 68 | .947 | 5.082 |
2001 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 2B | 121 | 287 | 275 | 14 | 64 | .976 | 4.645 |
2001 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | SS | 12 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 7 | .943 | 4.167 |
2002 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | SS | 17 | 35 | 46 | 2 | 11 | .976 | 4.765 |
2002 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 2B | 118 | 285 | 378 | 19 | 77 | .972 | 5.619 |
2003 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | SS | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4 | .929 | 4.333 |
2003 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 2B | 125 | 277 | 360 | 13 | 85 | .980 | 5.096 |
2004 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 2B | 85 | 171 | 249 | 10 | 47 | .977 | 4.941 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 2B | 75 | 151 | 202 | 7 | 46 | .981 | 4.707 |
2005 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 2B | 28 | 61 | 65 | 4 | 12 | .969 | 4.500 |
2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | LF | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.167 |
2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | OF | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.167 |
2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | SS | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 5.000 |
2006 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 2B | 121 | 292 | 325 | 13 | 75 | .979 | 5.099 |
2007 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 2B | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.750 |
2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | CF | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | OF | 24 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.542 |
2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | LF | 22 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.364 |
2007 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 2B | 104 | 229 | 296 | 8 | 66 | .985 | 5.048 |
2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 2B | 99 | 194 | 279 | 9 | 76 | .981 | 4.778 |
2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | OF | 30 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.833 |
2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | CF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | LF | 17 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.588 |
2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | RF | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.182 |
2008 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 2B | 97 | 144 | 254 | 9 | 62 | .978 | 4.103 |
2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | 3B | 22 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 4 | .886 | 1.409 |
2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | LF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | OF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
2010 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Braves | SS | 19 | 17 | 41 | 5 | 8 | .921 | 3.053 |
2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | SS | 5 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.800 |
2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | OF | 16 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .968 | 1.875 |
2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | LF | 15 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .968 | 2.000 |
2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 2B | 103 | 222 | 287 | 15 | 71 | .971 | 4.942 |
2011 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
2012 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 2B | 7 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .967 | 4.143 |
2012 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | SS | 52 | 87 | 145 | 7 | 27 | .971 | 4.462 |
2012 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 3B | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.600 |
2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2B | 13 | 26 | 42 | 2 | 10 | .971 | 5.231 |
2012 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
2012 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
2012 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
2013 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | OF | 80 | 150 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .981 | 1.975 |
2013 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | CF | 56 | 113 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .984 | 2.143 |
2013 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | 2B | 26 | 70 | 77 | 1 | 19 | .993 | 5.654 |
2013 | AAA | MEX | Yucatan Leones | LF | 24 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .974 | 1.583 |
2013 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | SS | 21 | 31 | 60 | 4 | 13 | .958 | 4.333 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | 3B | 67 | 33 | 138 | 12 | 21 | .934 | 2.552 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | SS | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 5 | .938 | 5.000 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | OF | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.200 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | 2B | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.250 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | SS | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | LF | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | CF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Oaxaca Guerreros | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | 2B | 16 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 4.438 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
2014 | AAA | MEX | Campeche Piratas | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Totals | 1927 | 3743 | 4452 | 238 | 978 | .972 | 4.253 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1999 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Yakima Bears | LAN | ||
1999 | Advanced A | California League | San Bernardino Stampede | LAN | ||
2000 | Advanced A | California League | San Bernardino Stampede | LAN | ||
2001 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | LAN | ||
2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | LAN | April 4, 2002 | August 31, 2002 |
2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | LAN | ||
2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | LAN | April 8, 2004 | September 5, 2004 |
2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | LAN | April 8, 2005 | July 28, 2005 |
2005 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | August 1, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
2006 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | April 6, 2006 | August 21, 2006 |
2007 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | April 5, 2007 | April 9, 2007 |
2007 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | PHI | April 10, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
2008 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | April 3, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
2010 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Braves | ATL | April 8, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | New Orleans Zephyrs | FLO | April 7, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
2012 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | April 5, 2012 | April 20, 2012 |
2012 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | April 26, 2012 | May 12, 2012 |
2012 | Ind | Atlantic League | York Revolution | July 23, 2012 | September 23, 2012 | |
2013 | AAA | Mexican League | Yucatan Leones | March 26, 2013 | August 3, 2013 | |
2013 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | August 23, 2013 | September 15, 2013 | |
2014 | AAA | Mexican League | Oaxaca Guerreros | April 19, 2014 | May 8, 2014 | |
2014 | AAA | Mexican League | Campeche Piratas | May 9, 2014 | August 13, 2014 |
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