Derrel Thomas
[edit] Biography
Derrel Thomas (Derrel Osborn Thomas) was born on January 14, 1951 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1971 for the Houston Astros. In 1972, his rookie year, he hit .230 with 5 home runs and 36 RBI. Thomas played for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, California Angels and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Derrel Thomas's best season was 1975, when he stole 28 bases and hit for a .276 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 130
| 500
| 48
| 115
| 5
| 36
| .230
| .290
| .310
| 15
| 5
| 41
| 73
| 2
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 6
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 113
| 404
| 41
| 96
| 0
| 22
| .238
| .299
| .260
| 7
| 1
| 34
| 52
| 2
| 7
| 15
| 3
| 2
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 141
| 523
| 48
| 129
| 3
| 41
| .247
| .313
| .333
| 24
| 6
| 51
| 58
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 7
| 10
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 144
| 540
| 99
| 149
| 6
| 48
| .276
| .347
| .381
| 21
| 9
| 57
| 56
| 3
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 7
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 81
| 272
| 38
| 63
| 2
| 19
| .232
| .313
| .301
| 5
| 4
| 29
| 26
| 4
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 5
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 148
| 506
| 75
| 135
| 8
| 44
| .267
| .328
| .379
| 13
| 10
| 46
| 70
| 2
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 8
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 128
| 352
| 36
| 80
| 3
| 26
| .227
| .301
| .293
| 10
| 2
| 35
| 37
| 3
| 9
| 11
| 3
| 2
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 141
| 406
| 47
| 104
| 5
| 44
| .256
| .330
| .350
| 15
| 4
| 41
| 49
| 5
| 5
| 18
| 7
| 9
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 117
| 297
| 32
| 79
| 1
| 22
| .266
| .326
| .357
| 18
| 3
| 26
| 48
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 3
| 5
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 80
| 218
| 25
| 54
| 4
| 24
| .248
| .322
| .321
| 4
| 0
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 2
| 2
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 66
| 98
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 2
| .265
| .333
| .306
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 118
| 192
| 38
| 48
| 2
| 8
| .250
| .345
| .375
| 6
| 6
| 27
| 36
| 2
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 4
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| 108
| 243
| 26
| 62
| 0
| 20
| .255
| .308
| .321
| 12
| 2
| 20
| 33
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 14
| 29
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .219
| .207
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 122
| 272
| 29
| 66
| 0
| 22
| .243
| .299
| .309
| 12
| 3
| 23
| 37
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 8
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 63
| 92
| 16
| 19
| 4
| 12
| .207
| .291
| .359
| 2
| 0
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1583
| 4648
| 582
| 1159
| 43
| 368
| .249
| .318
| .333
| 154
| 53
| 453
| 589
| 25
| 80
| 140
| 32
| 72
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 14
| 29
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .138
| .219
| .207
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1597
| 4677
| 585
| 1163
| 43
| 370
| .249
| .317
| .332
| 154
| 54
| 456
| 593
| 25
| 81
| 140
| 32
| 73
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| SS
| 49
| 40
| 366.1
| 87
| 118
| 10
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| OF
| 3
| 2
| 23
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 83
| 80
| 734.1
| 197
| 239
| 15
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1972
| SD
| N
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| SS
| 74
| 69
| 592.1
| 115
| 227
| 32
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1973
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 48
| 32
| 308
| 96
| 97
| 5
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 103
| 97
| 850
| 232
| 294
| 13
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| CF
| 19
| 18
| 166.1
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 23
| 20
| 167
| 19
| 41
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| SS
| 5
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| OF
| 20
| 18
| 167.1
| 58
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| SD
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 141
| 135
| 1176.1
| 348
| 372
| 19
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| SF
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 69
| 63
| 563.2
| 160
| 212
| 14
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| OF
| 78
| 72
| 636
| 202
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| SS
| 26
| 18
| 172.2
| 42
| 59
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| CF
| 76
| 70
| 621
| 193
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 3
| 35
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 28
| 23
| 211.2
| 49
| 78
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1977
| SF
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 15
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 14
| 12
| 88
| 113
| 6
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 2B
| 39
| 36
| 278.1
| 90
| 98
| 6
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| LF
| 10
| 1
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| OF
| 78
| 19
| 293.1
| 103
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| 3B
| 26
| 25
| 186.1
| 22
| 59
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| SD
| N
| CF
| 69
| 18
| 263.1
| 103
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| OF
| 119
| 93
| 855.2
| 269
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 5
| 2
| 24
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| CF
| 119
| 93
| 855.2
| 272
| 10
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| SS
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 18
| 9
| 104
| 20
| 15
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| OF
| 54
| 14
| 215.2
| 75
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 19
| 12
| 133
| 28
| 48
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| SS
| 49
| 42
| 361.2
| 74
| 119
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| RF
| 9
| 0
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| CF
| 41
| 13
| 184.2
| 65
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| C
| 5
| 3
| 31
| 25
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| SS
| 26
| 21
| 190.1
| 42
| 63
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| CF
| 10
| 5
| 49
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| OF
| 18
| 6
| 72
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| RF
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 30
| 26
| 240.1
| 73
| 71
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 5
| 55.1
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| OF
| 28
| 0
| 62
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 14
| 0
| 20.2
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| SS
| 6
| 4
| 31
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .842
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 18
| 17
| 147.1
| 28
| 44
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| RF
| 8
| 0
| 17.1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| CF
| 16
| 0
| 31.2
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| LF
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| CF
| 43
| 22
| 238.1
| 75
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| SS
| 13
| 11
| 88
| 19
| 28
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| RF
| 31
| 3
| 76.1
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 7
| 56
| 13
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| OF
| 84
| 25
| 339.2
| 97
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| LF
| 15
| 0
| 25
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 4
| 38.1
| 5
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| SS
| 62
| 45
| 384.2
| 73
| 111
| 7
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 8
| 73.2
| 16
| 21
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .925
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| OF
| 48
| 1
| 109
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| RF
| 7
| 0
| 12.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| LF
| 41
| 1
| 96.2
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| MON
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 6.2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 7
| 4
| 39
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 3B
| 8
| 3
| 29
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| RF
| 11
| 2
| 29.1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| LF
| 43
| 2
| 106.2
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| SS
| 66
| 45
| 391.1
| 76
| 112
| 7
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| OF
| 55
| 5
| 148
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 19.1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| C
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| SS
| 21
| 13
| 111
| 21
| 37
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .906
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 2
| 23.1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 547
| 257
| 2850
| 893
| 32
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 609
| 539
| 4805.2
| 1338
| 1597
| 90
| 361
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 400
| 242
| 2444
| 794
| 28
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 69
| 7
| 183
| 49
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 118
| 70
| 657.2
| 78
| 150
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 91
| 8
| 223
| 59
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 339
| 265
| 2338.2
| 486
| 781
| 85
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .937
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 19
| 14
| 103
| 125
| 9
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 6
| 3
| 33
| 28
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (February 1, 1969 - signed February 2, 1969).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Bill Greif and Mark Schaeffer to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dave Roberts (December 3, 1971).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Tito Fuentes and Butch Metzger (December 6, 1974).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to San Diego Padres in exchange for Mike Ivie (February 28, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 1978).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (November 14, 1978).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1983).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (February 2, 1984).
- Sold by Montreal Expos to California Angels (September 6, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
- Sold by Miami (Florida State) to Philadelphia Phillies (May 15, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
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