Gary Thurman
[edit] Biography
Gary Thurman (Gary Montez Thurman) was born on November 12, 1964 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He made his Major League debut on August 30, 1987 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1991, his rookie year, he hit .277 with 2 home runs and 13 RBI. Thurman played for the Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners and New York Mets over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Gary Thurman's best season was 1991, when he hit for a .277 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 27
| 81
| 12
| 24
| 0
| 5
| .296
| .360
| .321
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| 35
| 66
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .214
| .182
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 72
| 87
| 24
| 17
| 0
| 5
| .195
| .311
| .241
| 2
| 1
| 15
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| 23
| 60
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 3
| .233
| .258
| .283
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| 80
| 184
| 24
| 51
| 2
| 13
| .277
| .320
| .359
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 42
| 1
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 4
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 88
| 200
| 25
| 49
| 0
| 20
| .245
| .281
| .305
| 6
| 3
| 9
| 34
| 1
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 3
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| 75
| 89
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 13
| .213
| .297
| .281
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 30
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| 13
| 25
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .320
| .333
| .400
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 413
| 792
| 121
| 193
| 2
| 64
| .244
| .298
| .301
| 27
| 6
| 61
| 187
| 2
| 14
| 65
| 0
| 12
|
| Total
|
|
| 424
| 798
| 121
| 194
| 2
| 64
| .243
| .297
| .299
| 27
| 6
| 61
| 187
| 2
| 14
| 65
| 0
| 13
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1987
| KC
| A
| CF
| 6
| 4
| 40
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| OF
| 27
| 25
| 217
| 61
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| LF
| 22
| 21
| 177
| 51
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| CF
| 11
| 6
| 71.1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| OF
| 32
| 17
| 175.1
| 36
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| KC
| A
| LF
| 22
| 11
| 104
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| CF
| 29
| 10
| 136
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| RF
| 24
| 4
| 72.2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| OF
| 60
| 21
| 277.2
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| LF
| 12
| 7
| 69
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| OF
| 21
| 16
| 142.2
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| CF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| RF
| 15
| 13
| 113.2
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| LF
| 39
| 24
| 226.2
| 68
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| RF
| 29
| 11
| 144.1
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| OF
| 72
| 44
| 434.2
| 129
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1991
| KC
| A
| CF
| 9
| 9
| 63.2
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| OF
| 67
| 54
| 481.1
| 138
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| LF
| 7
| 2
| 29
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| RF
| 58
| 50
| 436.1
| 122
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| CF
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| DH
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| CF
| 21
| 14
| 119
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| DH
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| LF
| 17
| 4
| 66.1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| OF
| 53
| 25
| 256.2
| 54
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1993
| DET
| A
| RF
| 15
| 7
| 71.1
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 22.1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 9
| 6
| 61.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 5
| 4
| 38
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 10.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| CF
| 4
| 0
| 5.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| LF
| 3
| 0
| 4.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 132
| 75
| 735.1
| 191
| 9
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 85
| 46
| 460.2
| 118
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 348
| 208
| 2057
| 523
| 18
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 146
| 87
| 861
| 216
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (21st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1983).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Kansas City Royals (March 26, 1993).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 1993).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (February 10, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1994).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (December 12, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1995).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 20, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1996).
- Signed by New York Mets (November 25, 1996).
- Released by New York Mets (June 2, 1997).
- Signed by Montreal Expos (June 23, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1997).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (January 22, 1998).
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