Tommy Thompson
Tommy Brian Thompson
Born: October 18, 1957
Oklahoma City, OK US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, OF, P, SS
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 1979-1988
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Tommy Thompson compiled a career batting average of .277 with 69 home runs and 345 RBI in his 774-game career with the Kingsport Braves, Durham Bulls, Savannah Braves, Richmond Braves, Greenville Braves, Buffalo Bisons, Hawaii Islanders and Vancouver Canadians. He began playing during the 1979 season and last took the field during the 1988 campaign.
 Durham Bulls |
 Richmond Braves |
 Savannah Braves |
 Greenville Braves |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Hawaii Islanders |
 Vancouver Canadians |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 20.25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11.05 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | 51 | 179 | 150 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | .307 | .398 | .527 | .924 | 79 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 111 | 422 | 361 | 46 | 87 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 42 | .241 | .340 | .371 | .711 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 18 | 60 | 52 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | .250 | .350 | .423 | .773 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 50 | 183 | 151 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13 | .318 | .423 | .477 | .900 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1982 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 114 | 440 | 360 | 41 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 41 | .247 | .367 | .411 | .778 | 148 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 25 | 89 | 67 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | .328 | .489 | .493 | .981 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 126 | 455 | 370 | 46 | 110 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 33 | .297 | .401 | .389 | .790 | 144 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .333 | .619 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 95 | 382 | 324 | 61 | 104 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 26 | .321 | .407 | .500 | .907 | 162 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 108 | 388 | 342 | 40 | 90 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 43 | .263 | .329 | .392 | .721 | 134 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 58 | 186 | 165 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | .218 | .268 | .248 | .517 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 9 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .433 | .469 | .433 | .902 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 774 | 2828 | 2382 | 323 | 659 | 106 | 6 | 69 | 345 | 11 | 14 | 356 | 237 | .277 | .372 | .413 | .785 | 984 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 27 | 20 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | 3B | 8 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 3 | .857 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | C | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.250 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1979 | R | APPY | Kingsport Braves | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 3B | 72 | 55 | 153 | 17 | 19 | .924 | 2.889 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | C | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.667 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 2B | 10 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 4.700 | ||||
| 1980 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1981 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | C | 25 | 204 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.320 | 2 | |||
| 1981 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | C | 17 | 77 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .944 | 4.941 | 1 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 3B | 9 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .955 | 2.333 | ||||
| 1982 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | C | 31 | 256 | 27 | 2 | 2 | .993 | 9.129 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 1B | 10 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .988 | 7.900 | ||||
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | OF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.333 | ||||
| 1983 | AA | SOUL | Savannah Braves | 1B | 20 | 163 | 11 | 2 | 18 | .989 | 8.700 | ||||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1B | 60 | 340 | 27 | 2 | 35 | .995 | 6.117 | ||||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 3B | 53 | 32 | 73 | 4 | 5 | .963 | 1.981 | ||||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | C | 22 | 131 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .974 | 6.727 | 3 | |||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | C | 48 | 270 | 31 | 4 | 2 | .987 | 6.271 | 4 | |||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 3B | 16 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 4 | .911 | 2.562 | ||||
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | OF | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.800 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | C | 87 | 427 | 51 | 9 | 4 | .982 | 5.494 | 9 | |||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.600 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 12 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 5 | .927 | 3.167 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | C | 54 | 227 | 28 | 1 | 7 | .996 | 4.722 | 4 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | C | 5 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.800 | 1 | |||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 600 | 2444 | 571 | 65 | 128 | .979 | 5.025 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Braves | ATL | ||
| 1980 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1981 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1981 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1981 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1982 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1983 | AA | Southern League | Savannah Braves | ATL | ||
| 1984 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1985 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1985 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Buffalo Bisons | CHA | ||
| 1987 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | CHA | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CHA |
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