#29 Frank "Big hurt" Thomas, First Base, 30 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
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| Frank Thomas
Big hurt
5/27/1968
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USA,GA,COLUMBUS
6"5
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First Base
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| Big League Contract
$ 13,000,000
2000
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 4 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/30 | TOR | W 4-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/1 | @CLE | L 2-11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/3 | @CLE | W 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/5 | TEX | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | PoG | |
| 10/8 | @OAK | L 5-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 10/9 | @OAK | W 3-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 10/11 | OAK | L 3-10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 10/12 | OAK | W 8-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/13 | OAK | L 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/15 | @OAK | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | #4 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 150 | 510 | 181 | 46 | 5 | 66 | 183 | 142 | 166 | 86 | .355 | .514 | .853 | 1.367 | 1.745 | .498 |
| Projected | 150 | 510 | 181 | 46 | 5 | 66 | 183 | 142 | 166 | 86 | .355 | .514 | .853 | 1.367 | 1.745 | .498 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 146 | 690 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 435 | 117 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 235.3 | 17.9 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 96 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .396 | .554 | .969 | 1.523 |
| vs. RHP | 414 | 143 | 33 | 5 | 52 | 144 | 117 | 134 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .345 | .505 | .826 | 1.331 |
| Close/Late | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .529 | .645 | 1.175 |
| Scoring Position | 152 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 103 | 0 | 60 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .349 | .525 | .757 | 1.281 |
| Pinch Hitting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 75 | 245 | 91 | 19 | 4 | 36 | 102 | 78 | 87 | 43 | .371 | .537 | .922 | 1.459 |
| Road | 75 | 265 | 90 | 27 | 1 | 30 | 81 | 64 | 79 | 43 | .340 | .493 | .789 | 1.282 |
| March/April | 24 | 88 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 17 | .341 | .478 | .807 | 1.285 |
| May | 28 | 91 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 12 | .319 | .515 | .571 | 1.087 |
| June | 23 | 73 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 16 | .288 | .459 | .740 | 1.199 |
| July | 21 | 61 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 9 | .459 | .645 | 1.131 | 1.776 |
| August | 26 | 93 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 18 | .387 | .536 | 1.075 | 1.611 |
| Sept/Oct | 28 | 104 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 14 | .356 | .473 | .856 | 1.329 |
| Postseason | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | .188 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1990 | 160 | 591 | 198 | 43 | 5 | 47 | 160 | 145 | 142 | 3 | 5 | 107 | 0 | 0 | .335 | .463 | .663 | 1.126 | KC,AL |
| 1991 | 157 | 554 | 174 | 49 | 4 | 45 | 137 | 134 | 149 | 13 | 10 | 116 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .463 | .661 | 1.123 | KC,AL,AL |
| 1992 | 157 | 571 | 166 | 36 | 3 | 53 | 156 | 132 | 139 | 5 | 7 | 89 | 1 | 0 | .291 | .429 | .643 | 1.072 | KC |
| 1993 | 154 | 523 | 142 | 40 | 3 | 35 | 113 | 121 | 170 | 6 | 4 | 99 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .452 | .560 | 1.013 | KC |
| 1994 | 153 | 552 | 159 | 29 | 2 | 55 | 166 | 136 | 143 | 6 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .435 | .647 | 1.082 | KC |
| 1995 | 156 | 530 | 154 | 30 | 4 | 55 | 152 | 130 | 146 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .448 | .674 | 1.121 | KC,AL |
| 1996 | 161 | 567 | 157 | 41 | 0 | 48 | 144 | 150 | 175 | 3 | 5 | 101 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .447 | .603 | 1.050 | KC |
| 1997 | 157 | 565 | 166 | 33 | 2 | 73 | 178 | 151 | 160 | 3 | 4 | 108 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .449 | .747 | 1.196 | KC,AL |
| 1998 | 150 | 510 | 181 | 46 | 5 | 66 | 183 | 142 | 166 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 0 | 0 | .355 | .514 | .853 | 1.367 | KC |
| Total | 1405 | 4963 | 1497 | 347 | 28 | 477 | 1389 | 1241 | 1390 | 56 | 53 | 918 | 2 | 0 | .302 | .455 | .671 | 1.127 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1990 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .290 | .750 | 1.040 |
| 1991 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .422 | .382 | .805 |
| 1993 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .406 | .760 | 1.166 |
| 1994 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .435 | .952 | 1.387 |
| 1995 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .485 | .652 | 1.137 |
| 1996 | 13 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .357 | .356 | .713 |
| 1997 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .419 | .429 | .848 |
| 1998 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 |
| Total | 61 | 213 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 54 | 52 | 63 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .406 | .587 | .993 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 46 | 44 | 471 | 25 | 56 | 497 | 1 | .998 | 395.2 | 11.30 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Kansas City in 1990...
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/4/1990, off Danny Darwin (CHA)...
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 5/11/1990...
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1990, hitting .526 with 3 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1990, hitting .335 with 47 HR, 160 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Texas on 4/4/1991...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1991, hitting .384 with 10 HR, 29 RBI...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1991 Allstar game...
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1991...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1992, hitting .435 with 6 HR, 17 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1992, hitting .315 with 14 HR, 36 RBI...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,550,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,550,000 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against Milwaukee on 7/13/1994...
Hit 3 homeruns against Milwaukee, driving in 8 runs on 7/13/1994...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1994, hitting .458 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1994, hitting .322 with 10 HR, 35 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1994, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 12 RBI...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $8,550,000 through salary arbitration...
5/13/1995: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $13,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 5/14/1995...
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 6/3/1995...
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
Hit 3 homeruns against California, driving in 7 runs on 7/29/1995...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1995, hitting .522 with 5 HR, 13 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1995, hitting .392 with 13 HR, 30 RBI...
Drove in 8 runs against Oakland on 8/28/1995...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1996, hitting .370 with 11 HR, 33 RBI...
Was selected to the 1997 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/7/1997, hitting .545 with 4 HR, 13 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 9/10/1997...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1997, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 7 RBI...
Injured on 6/25/1998 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1998, hitting .429 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 5 runs on 7/29/1998...
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1998, hitting .459 with 12 HR, 27 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Cleveland, driving in 7 runs on 8/9/1998...
Hit 3 homeruns against Toronto, driving in 10 runs on 8/13/1998...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/1998, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 22 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1998, hitting .387 with 17 HR, 46 RBI...
Won Most Valuable Player Award in 1998, hitting .355 with 66 HR, 183 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1990 - .335 - 3rd
1991 - .314 - 10th
| OBP
1990 - .463 - 2nd
1991 - .463 - 2nd
1992 - .429 - 5th
1993 - .452 - 2nd
1994 - .435 - 4th
1995 - .448 - 4th
1996 - .447 - 3rd
1997 - .449 - 7th
| SLG
1990 - .663 - 2nd
1991 - .661 - 2nd
1992 - .643 - 5th
1994 - .647 - 4th
1995 - .674 - 4th
1996 - .603 - 7th
1997 - .747 - 3rd
| OPS
1990 - 1.126 - 2nd
1991 - 1.123 - 2nd
1992 - 1.072 - 4th
1993 - 1.013 - 9th
1994 - 1.082 - 3rd
1995 - 1.121 - 3rd
1996 - 1.050 - 6th
1997 - 1.196 - 4th
| Hits
1990 - 198 - 10th
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Doubles
1991 - 49 - 9th
| Homeruns
1990 - 47 - 5th
1991 - 45 - 5th
1992 - 53 - 3rd
1994 - 55 - 1st
1995 - 55 - 1st
1996 - 48 - 4th
1997 - 73 - 1st
| RBI
1990 - 160 - 2nd
1991 - 137 - 6th
1992 - 156 - 1st
1994 - 166 - 1st
1995 - 152 - 2nd
1996 - 144 - 2nd
1997 - 178 - 2nd
| Runs
1990 - 145 - 3rd
1991 - 134 - 6th
1992 - 132 - 3rd
1994 - 136 - 3rd
1995 - 130 - 4th
1996 - 150 - 1st
1997 - 151 - 3rd
| BB
1990 - 142 - 2nd
1991 - 149 - 2nd
1992 - 139 - 2nd
1993 - 170 - 1st
1994 - 143 - 4th
1995 - 146 - 4th
1996 - 175 - 1st
1997 - 160 - 2nd
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