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Name Team Age
John Thomason Retired (1997, Age 38) Died (2041, Age 82)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31
(1977)		 SS R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Harold Baines League 0 15 years (148 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B+ B  A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A- B+ C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B- 0 8/13/1959
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 1 5
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.7 %) A- (77.9 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1982 WAS 83 243 28 61 5 3 2 29 23 60 11 1 8 .636 .315 .321 .251
1983 WAS 152 485 37 103 13 5 3 31 33 122 18 6 6 .542 .264 .278 .212
1984 WAS 146 531 69 120 18 4 20 73 34 124 22 4 22 .661 .273 .388 .226
1985 WAS-OAK 146 599 82 155 31 7 16 62 40 122 15 8 20 .718 .304 .414 .259
1986 OAK 137 571 83 182 37 7 22 70 50 108 19 8 12 .900 .376 .524 .319
1987 OAK 146 610 84 153 16 8 23 78 54 137 26 9 12 .732 .316 .416 .251
1988 OAK-BAL 146 594 98 180 23 11 26 87 56 115 16 3 11 .877 .366 .510 .303
1989 BAL 146 597 101 182 31 5 30 115 60 125 18 6 14 .895 .371 .524 .305
1990 BAL 146 594 100 185 19 6 33 107 62 109 17 7 9 .906 .376 .530 .311
1991 BAL 146 602 119 184 25 12 36 106 64 123 14 1 7 .939 .372 .566 .306
1992 BAL-TB 146 611 92 176 33 8 20 86 49 118 20 5 22 .806 .340 .466 .288
1993 TB 146 630 127 188 38 11 39 118 49 139 13 3 13 .933 .353 .579 .298
1994 TB 146 600 96 161 19 10 24 90 65 127 12 2 11 .796 .342 .453 .268
1995 TB 144 577 95 170 26 5 23 75 57 116 21 12 17 .836 .359 .477 .295
1996 DET 144 529 57 135 19 3 19 65 43 96 10 9 9 .723 .313 .410 .255
1997 DET 124 404 54 98 19 2 10 36 49 93 6 0 15 .696 .322 .374 .243
Total 2244 8777 1322 2433 372 107 346 1228 788 1834 258 84 208 .800 .338 .462 .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.