Sam Thompson Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Sam Thompson made their MLB debut in 1885 and appeared in 1,410 games over 15 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.331, OPS of 0.889, hit 126 HRs, and recorded 44.6 WAR. They rank 752th all-time in HRs and 281th in WAR.

📊 Career Summary

Sam Thompson made their MLB debut in 1885 and played in 1,410 games over 15 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

G1,410 (MLB Rank: 882)
AB5,998 (MLB Rank: 505)
H1,988 (MLB Rank: 305)
BA0.331 (MLB Rank: 940)
2B343 (MLB Rank: 336)
3B161 (MLB Rank: 38)
HR126 (MLB Rank: 752)
RBI1308 (MLB Rank: 110)
R1261 (MLB Rank: 145)
BB452 (MLB Rank: 922)
OBP0.384 (MLB Rank: 1,168)
SLG0.505 (MLB Rank: 540)
OPS0.889 (MLB Rank: 702)
SB232 (MLB Rank: 281)
SO234 (MLB Rank: 3,013)
GIDP0 (MLB Rank: 8,263)
Rbat+139 (MLB Rank: 908)
WAR44.6 (MLB Rank: 281)

Sam Thompson Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Sam Thompson's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

Change Chart

    📊 Last Season Summary (1906)

    In 1906, Sam Thompson played in 8 games and posted the following stats:

    G8
    AB31
    H7
    BA0.226
    2B0
    3B1
    HR0
    RBI4
    R3
    BB1
    OBP0.250
    SLG0.290
    OPS0.540
    SB0
    SO5
    Rbat+62
    WAR−0.1

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Sam Thompson's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1889, 20 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1893, 222 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1887, 166 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1891, 29 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1894, 0.415 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1894, 0.466 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1894, 0.696 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1894, 1.162 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1895, 6.0 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Sam Thompson has no postseason appearances.

    Sam Thompson Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1885
    77
    7
    44
    0.303
    58
    0.844
    2.4
    0.344
    0.5
    270
    16
    22
    11
    9
    127
    0.385
    154
    171
    63
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    254
    1886
    156
    8
    89
    0.31
    101
    0.8
    4.1
    0.355
    0.445
    538
    35
    31
    18
    13
    224
    0.37
    136
    141
    122
    0
    0
    0
    13
    0
    0
    0
    503
    1887
    203
    10
    166
    0.372
    118
    0.982
    5.3
    0.416
    0.565
    586
    32
    19
    29
    23
    308
    0.433
    158
    166
    127
    0
    9
    0
    22
    0
    0
    0
    545
    1888
    67
    6
    40
    0.282
    51
    0.819
    1.8
    0.352
    0.466
    264
    23
    10
    10
    8
    111
    0.372
    152
    159
    56
    0
    3
    0
    5
    0
    0
    0
    238
    1889
    158
    20
    111
    0.296
    103
    0.839
    1.6
    0.348
    0.492
    575
    36
    22
    36
    4
    262
    0.39
    119
    126
    128
    0
    6
    0
    24
    0
    0
    0
    533
    1890
    172
    4
    102
    0.313
    116
    0.813
    2.8
    0.371
    0.443
    599
    42
    29
    41
    9
    243
    0.387
    128
    133
    132
    0
    8
    0
    25
    0
    0
    0
    549
    1891
    163
    7
    90
    0.294
    108
    0.773
    3.7
    0.363
    0.41
    614
    52
    20
    23
    10
    227
    0.373
    124
    125
    133
    0
    8
    0
    29
    0
    0
    0
    554
    1892
    186
    9
    104
    0.305
    109
    0.809
    4.7
    0.377
    0.432
    679
    59
    19
    28
    11
    263
    0.391
    140
    144
    153
    0
    11
    0
    28
    0
    0
    0
    609
    1893
    222
    11
    126
    0.37
    130
    0.954
    4.2
    0.424
    0.53
    656
    50
    17
    37
    13
    318
    0.444
    143
    151
    131
    0
    6
    0
    18
    0
    0
    0
    600
    1894
    187
    13
    149
    0.415
    114
    1.162
    5.3
    0.466
    0.696
    502
    42
    13
    32
    28
    314
    0.507
    172
    182
    102
    0
    1
    0
    27
    0
    0
    8
    451
    1895
    211
    18
    165
    0.392
    131
    1.085
    6
    0.43
    0.654
    576
    31
    11
    45
    21
    352
    0.484
    163
    176
    119
    0
    5
    0
    27
    0
    0
    2
    538
    1896
    154
    12
    100
    0.298
    103
    0.79
    2.1
    0.341
    0.449
    554
    28
    13
    28
    7
    232
    0.365
    105
    108
    119
    0
    6
    0
    12
    0
    0
    3
    517
    1897
    3
    0
    3
    0.231
    2
    0.67
    0
    0.286
    0.385
    14
    1
    2
    0
    1
    5
    0.304
    69
    78
    3
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    13
    1898
    22
    1
    15
    0.349
    14
    0.959
    0.7
    0.388
    0.571
    67
    4
    1
    5
    3
    36
    0.451
    166
    178
    14
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    63
    1906
    7
    0
    4
    0.226
    3
    0.54
    -0.1
    0.25
    0.29
    32
    1
    5
    0
    1
    9
    0.259
    62
    67
    8
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    31