John
Thach
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 155
 
Born: September 1, 1925 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 MIN PL $ 3,371,429  
1953 27 MIN PL $ 3,371,429  
1954 28 MIN PL $ 7,000,000  
1955 29 MIN PL $ 7,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 3,371,429  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 26 MIN PL 134 516 92 164 28 6 6 62 62 14 55 77 .318 .386 .430 .816 89.7 13.3
1953 27 MIN PL 126 486 97 139 23 2 10 56 75 16 57 53 .286 .361 .403 .764 77.4 11.0
1954 28 MIN PL 115 428 71 128 20 7 14 57 61 22 54 52 .299 .377 .477 .853 79.0 10.9
1955 29 MIN PL 125 456 60 126 27 3 6 52 57 13 48 56 .276 .347 .388 .735 63.4 7.1
4 Years Sim 500 1886 320 557 98 18 36 227 255 65 214 238 .295 .368 .424 .792 309.4 42.4
162 Game Average 611 103 180 31 5 11 73 82 21 69 77 .295 .368 .424 .792 100.3  
Career Highs 134 516 97 164 28 7 14 62 75 22 57 77 .318 .386 .477 .853 89.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1556 262 443 82 15 28 189 202 54 170 206 .285 .356 .411 .767 244.0
vs LH   330 58 114 16 3 8 38 53 11 44 32 .345 .422 .485 .907 69.9
Home 247 930 152 285 50 9 19 121 123 37 95 118 .306 .372 .441 .813 156.9
Away 253 956 168 272 48 9 17 106 132 28 119 120 .285 .364 .407 .771 157.0
RISP   464 0 131 25 4 8 182 0 0 56 65 .282 .355 .405 .760 67.8
Pinch Hitting   29 4 5 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 4 .172 .250 .276 .526 1.8
Close/Late   217 28 60 9 3 4 27 0 0 29 29 .276 .360 .401 .761 32.1
Mar/Apr 54 192 36 55 8 0 7 28 17 10 30 27 .286 .382 .438 .820 32.7
May 99 369 57 108 21 4 7 36 45 13 34 44 .293 .354 .428 .782 57.8
June 90 351 57 110 14 5 6 44 51 9 37 43 .313 .380 .433 .814 62.2
July 94 346 61 98 19 1 10 48 48 11 37 43 .283 .352 .431 .783 57.0
August 98 382 60 109 21 4 3 39 56 11 39 52 .285 .354 .385 .739 57.7
Sep/Oct 65 246 49 77 15 4 3 32 38 11 37 29 .313 .401 .443 .844 46.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 26 MIN PL C 129 115 1058.0 634 71 14 2 .981 6.00 181 46 .254 2 4.7
1953 27 MIN PL C 119 114 1024.7 608 80 10 2 .986 6.04 232 61 .263 5 5.8
    3B 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 1 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1954 28 MIN PL C 114 107 955.7 576 85 15 1 .978 6.23 225 60 .267 1 5.1
1955 29 MIN PL C 122 112 1030.7 687 68 14 2 .982 6.59 232 42 .181 2 4.0
  C 484 448 4069.0 2505 304 53 7 .981 6.21 870 209 .240 10 19.6
  3B 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  2B 1 0 5.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   486 449 4082.6 2506 305 53 7 .981 6.20 870 209 .240 10 19.6
Career Highs   129 115 1058.0 687 85 15 2 .986 6.59 232 61 .267 5  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
At-Bats
1952-9-516
CAR-46-1886
Runs
CAR-47-320
Singles
1952-6-124
CAR-32-405
Triples
CAR-47-18
Stolen Bases
1952-2-62
1953-2-75
1954-5-61
1955-10-57
CAR-5-255
Caught Stealing
1954-5-22
CAR-13-65
Walks
CAR-43-214
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 9
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 56th overall pick, by Minneapolis in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/14/1952, off Osvaldo Valtierra (KC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/19/1952, off Gary Lynch (KC)
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/4/1953 with a Scratched Cornea Eye, out for 1-2 weeks
9/27/1953: Signed a contract extension with Minneapolis, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 8/9/1954 with a Tight Knee, out for one week