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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Willy Thompson Right Field
Retired (1990, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .255 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .682 Status Deceased (2024) Option Years 0  
H 1012 Age at Death 70 Date of Birth 11-04-1954
HR 49 Drafted Round 1, Pick 16
(1975)
Majors Svc Time 15 years
(12 games)
RBI 416
SB 102
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF A+ (99.0%)   Health C+ LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* 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
1976 CLE
141
586
72
126
18
4
2
42
53
112 0 0
15
3 5
.550
.280
.270
.055
.215
1977 CLE
140
602
94
141
18
4
4
49
59
94 2 1
17
2 7
.602
.304
.297
.063
.234
1978 CLE-BAL
126
460
63
119
12
5
8
50
48
69 1 3
8
8 1
.687
.328
.359
.100
.259
1979 BAL
133
410
42
106
15
3
1
50
53
63 2 2
7
3 4
.662
.345
.317
.059
.259
1980 BAL
118
263
46
79
12
0
5
37
33
31 0 0
4
1 2
.781
.378
.403
.103
.300
1981 BAL
104
187
28
60
9
1
4
17
24
35 2 0
19
5 2
.848
.404
.444
.123
.321
1982 BAL
66
181
28
43
4
3
2
18
21
28 0 1
6
5 1
.641
.315
.326
.088
.238
1983 BAL
77
164
31
47
9
4
3
15
32
27 1 0
2
4 0
.851
.406
.445
.159
.287
1984 BAL
61
135
23
36
6
4
0
12
19
20 0 0
7
6 1
.728
.357
.370
.104
.267
1985 BAL
34
39
5
8
2
0
0
5
2
4 0 1
5
0 0
.495
.238
.256
.051
.205
1986 BAL
46
92
14
25
4
0
3
15
10
15 0 0
4
2 0
.756
.343
.413
.141
.272
1987 BAL
49
156
21
44
11
2
3
20
20
31 0 0
4
1 1
.800
.364
.436
.154
.282
1988 DET
70
210
33
65
9
3
7
34
17
31 1 1
3
1 2
.843
.362
.481
.171
.310
1989 DET
83
263
49
65
14
3
4
33
39
40 0 2
0
1 1
.711
.342
.369
.122
.247
1990 DET
61
213
24
48
6
1
3
19
25
32 0 0
1
1 4
.612
.307
.305
.080
.225
Total
1309
3961
573
1012
149
37
49
416
455
632 9 11
102
43 31
.682
.333
.349
.093
.255
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1990-11-01Willy Thompson has retired from the Detroit Yellow Canaries
1988-04-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Yellow Canaries and the Baltimore Skipjacks. The Baltimore Skipjacks receive Hector Canavan from the Detroit Yellow Canaries in exchange for Willy Thompson.
1978-08-21A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Clovers and the Baltimore Skipjacks. The Baltimore Skipjacks receive Willy Thompson, Dave Rodriguez from the Cleveland Clovers in exchange for Jumbo Sullivan.
1976-04-01The Cleveland BRAVES have promoted Willy Thompson to the major league team. The Cleveland BRAVES have sent Bill Kennedy to the minors.
1975-06-04A trade has been completed between the Cleveland BRAVES and the New York Nightmares. The New York Nightmares receive M Gonzalez, Pete Evanston, M Teixeira from the Cleveland BRAVES in exchange for Jimmie Dorish, Willy Thompson, Regulus Black, Dave Goodman, Rip Aldridge, Draft Pick - 1976 Round 1 (NYN).