Marcus Thames
Marcus Markley Thames
Born: March 6, 1977
Louisville, MS US
Primary Position: Outfield
All Position(s) Played: 1B, CF, LF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 30 (1996 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: East Central College (MO)
Career: 1997-2011
Major League Statistics
Marcus Thames compiled a career batting average of .278 with 147 home runs and 545 RBI in his 1613-game career with the Yankees, Greensboro Bats, Tampa Yankees, Norwich Navigators, Columbus Clippers, Oklahoma RedHawks, Toledo Mud Hens, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees and Albuquerque Isotopes. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2011 campaign.
 Yankees |
 Greensboro Bats |
 Tampa Yankees |
 Norwich Navigators |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Oklahoma RedHawks |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees |
 Albuquerque Isotopes |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | R | GULF | Yankees | 57 | 219 | 195 | 51 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 26 | .344 | .394 | .579 | .974 | 113 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | 4 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .312 | .312 | .375 | .688 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 122 | 495 | 457 | 62 | 130 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 59 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 78 | .284 | .328 | .409 | .737 | 187 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 51 | 210 | 182 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 40 | .225 | .316 | .346 | .662 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 69 | 305 | 266 | 47 | 65 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 58 | .244 | .332 | .444 | .776 | 118 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 131 | 536 | 474 | 72 | 114 | 30 | 2 | 15 | 79 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 89 | .241 | .313 | .407 | .721 | 193 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 139 | 603 | 520 | 114 | 167 | 43 | 4 | 31 | 97 | 10 | 4 | 73 | 101 | .321 | .410 | .598 | 1.008 | 311 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 107 | 438 | 386 | 51 | 80 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 71 | .207 | .297 | .378 | .675 | 146 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 52 | 217 | 194 | 26 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 48 | .278 | .332 | .407 | .739 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 18 | 74 | 66 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .258 | .338 | .409 | .747 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 64 | 274 | 234 | 57 | 77 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 40 | .329 | .410 | .735 | 1.145 | 172 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 73 | 314 | 265 | 53 | 90 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 59 | .340 | .427 | .679 | 1.106 | 180 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 | .375 | .750 | 1.125 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 12 | 54 | 49 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | .245 | .315 | .367 | .682 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 6 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .176 | .263 | .588 | .851 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 911 | 3797 | 3344 | 580 | 928 | 207 | 28 | 147 | 545 | 51 | 30 | 367 | 645 | .278 | .352 | .488 | .840 | 1632 | 58 | 41 | 5 | 40 | 17 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | R | GULF | Yankees | CF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | R | GULF | Yankees | OF | 55 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .978 | 1.636 |
| 1997 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 1997 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | R | GULF | Yankees | RF | 26 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | R | GULF | Yankees | LF | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | OF | 120 | 282 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .970 | 2.408 |
| 1998 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | CF | 117 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | CF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | OF | 49 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .929 | 1.878 |
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | OF | 48 | 104 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .974 | 2.333 |
| 1999 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | RF | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | CF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | LF | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | RF | 38 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | RF | 96 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | LF | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | OF | 111 | 197 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .959 | 1.874 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | CF | 91 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | LF | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | RF | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | OF | 137 | 277 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .973 | 2.073 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | CF | 104 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 104 | 290 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .983 | 2.856 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | LF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | CF | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 52 | 123 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .977 | 2.462 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | CF | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | RF | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | OF | 17 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 1.765 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | RF | 11 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 63 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .979 | 1.508 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 56 | 75 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .975 | 1.411 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 33 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .979 | 1.424 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 25 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .970 | 1.280 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 15.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | OF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | LF | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | RF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | LF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | OF | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| Totals | 1613 | 1765 | 67 | 53 | 9 | .972 | 1.136 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1997 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Bats | NYA | ||
| 1998 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1999 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | NYA | ||
| 2000 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | NYA | ||
| 2001 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | NYA | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2003 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2004 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | April 8, 2004 | June 20, 2004 |
| 2005 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | April 7, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | August 7, 2007 | August 8, 2007 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | May 25, 2009 | June 5, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | NYA | June 30, 2010 | July 3, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | LAN | May 29, 2011 | June 3, 2011 |
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