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Harold Baines League
4-1-2053
John Thomason Shortstop
Retired (1997, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .277 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .800 Status Deceased (2041) Option Years 0  
H 2433 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 08-13-1959
HR 346 Drafted Round 2, Pick 31
(1977)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(148 games)
RBI 1228
SB 258
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm WS Appearances 1
2B A- (77.9%) CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (98.7%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1982 WAS
83
243
28
61
5
3
2
29
23
60 1 3
11
1 8
.636
.315
.321
.070
.251
1983 WAS
152
485
37
103
13
5
3
31
33
122 2 3
18
6 6
.542
.264
.278
.066
.212
1984 WAS
146
531
69
120
18
4
20
73
34
124 1 2
22
4 22
.661
.273
.388
.162
.226
1985 WAS-OAK
146
599
82
155
31
7
16
62
40
122 0 2
15
8 20
.718
.304
.414
.155
.259
1986 OAK
137
571
83
182
37
7
22
70
50
108 3 1
19
8 12
.900
.376
.524
.205
.319
1987 OAK
146
610
84
153
16
8
23
78
54
137 4 0
26
9 12
.732
.316
.416
.166
.251
1988 OAK-BAL
146
594
98
180
23
11
26
87
56
115 4 1
16
3 11
.877
.366
.510
.207
.303
1989 BAL
146
597
101
182
31
5
30
115
60
125 4 2
18
6 14
.895
.371
.524
.219
.305
1990 BAL
146
594
100
185
19
6
33
107
62
109 1 3
17
7 9
.906
.376
.530
.219
.311
1991 BAL
146
602
119
184
25
12
36
106
64
123 1 2
14
1 7
.939
.372
.566
.261
.306
1992 BAL-TB
146
611
92
176
33
8
20
86
49
118 1 4
20
5 22
.806
.340
.466
.178
.288
1993 TB
146
630
127
188
38
11
39
118
49
139 5 1
13
3 13
.933
.353
.579
.281
.298
1994 TB
146
600
96
161
19
10
24
90
65
127 4 3
12
2 11
.796
.342
.453
.185
.268
1995 TB
144
577
95
170
26
5
23
75
57
116 1 0
21
12 17
.836
.359
.477
.182
.295
1996 DET
144
529
57
135
19
3
19
65
43
96 3 3
10
9 9
.723
.313
.410
.155
.255
1997 DET
124
404
54
98
19
2
10
36
49
93 0 3
6
0 15
.696
.322
.374
.131
.243
Total
2244
8777
1322
2433
372
107
346
1228
788
1834 35 33
258
84 208
.800
.338
.462
.185
.277
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01John Thomason has retired from the Detroit Tigers
1992-08-29Trade #1143830 has been completed between the Baltimore IRISH and the Tampa Bay Dread Pirates. The Tampa Bay Dread Pirates receive Dave Linton, John Thomason from the Baltimore IRISH in exchange for Rick Shea, Art Pena, Orth Newman. Protest This Trade.
1988-06-28Trade #1108120 has been completed between the Baltimore IRISH and the Oakland River Cats. The Oakland River Cats receive Draft Pick 1991 Round 1 BAL (Lalo Jalisco), Draft Pick 1990 Round 1 BAL (Roy Baker) from the Baltimore IRISH in exchange for John Thomason. Protest This Trade.
1986-07-27John Thomason of the Oakland River Cats is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1985-04-08A trade has been completed between the Oakland River Cats and the Washington Wise Guys. The Washington Wise Guys receive Andy Schneider, Draft Pick 1986 Round 1 BAL (Red McNamara) from the Oakland River Cats in exchange for John Thomason. Protest This Trade.
1982-05-13The Washington Wise Guys have promoted John Thomason to the major league team. The Washington Wise Guys have sent Jack Swanson to the minors.