John
Thomas
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 9, 1927 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 25 OKC PL $ 300,000  
1953 26 OKC PL $ 350,000  
1954 27 OKC PL $ 350,000  
1955 28 OKC PL    
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OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
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 25 OKC PL 50 81 6 14 3 1 0 6 2 0 3 20 .173 .212 .235 .446 3.7 0.0
    AAA   21 32 4 5 1 0 1 5 2 1 3 10 .156 .229 .281 .510 2.1  
1953 26 OKC PL 32 38 12 8 3 0 0 3 4 0 3 7 .211 .268 .289 .558 3.6 0.2
    AAA   35 132 29 48 11 4 0 15 8 1 14 20 .364 .425 .508 .932 26.4  
1954 27 AAA   114 460 74 125 25 4 10 63 15 10 37 90 .272 .326 .409 .735 59.5  
1955 28 AAA   94 341 61 101 16 7 5 46 19 8 36 67 .296 .363 .428 .792 52.6  
2 Years Sim 82 119 18 22 6 1 0 9 6 0 6 27 .185 .230 .252 .482 7.4 0.2
4 Years AAA 264 965 168 279 53 15 16 129 44 20 90 187 .289 .352 .425 .777 140.6  
162 Game Average 235 35 43 11 1 0 17 11 0 11 53 .185 .230 .252 .482 14.6  
Career Highs 50 81 12 14 3 1 0 6 4 0 3 20 .211 .268 .289 .558 3.7  
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   89 12 14 5 0 0 3 4 0 6 24 .157 .219 .213 .432 3.7
vs LH   30 6 8 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 3 .267 .267 .367 .633 3.0
Home 33 42 10 8 4 0 0 5 2 0 4 11 .190 .261 .286 .547 3.3
Away 49 77 8 14 2 1 0 4 4 0 2 16 .182 .213 .234 .446 3.3
RISP   30 0 6 2 0 0 8 0 0 4 9 .200 .294 .267 .561 2.5
Close/Late   18 7 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 .167 .167 .278 .444 0.6
Mar/Apr 10 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0
May 22 35 5 8 4 1 0 5 4 0 0 12 .229 .229 .400 .629 3.5
June 24 28 7 7 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 6 .250 .382 .321 .704 3.8
July 9 14 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .071 .133 .071 .205 -0.4
August 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
Sep/Oct 9 20 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .150 .150 .150 .300 -0.1
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   DWS
1952 25 OKC PL SS 32 13 148.3 11 43 5 3 .915 3.28   0.3
    2B 14 5 61.0 21 27 2 7 .960 7.08   0.5
1953 26 OKC PL SS 11 5 59.3 10 13 3 2 .885 3.49   0.2
    2B 7 3 37.7 9 12 0 1 1.000 5.02   0.2
  SS 43 18 207.7 21 56 8 5 .906 3.34   0.5
  2B 21 8 98.7 30 39 2 8 .972 6.29   0.7
Career Totals   64 26 306.3 51 95 10 13 .936 4.29   1.2
Career Highs   46 18 209.3 32 70 7 10 .936 4.39    
History
Drafted in 49th round, 963rd overall pick, by Oklahoma in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/28/1952, off Wilber Gullett (KC)
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/14/1954: Signed a minor league contract extension with Oklahoma
Injured on 8/20/1954 with a Broken Foot, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma on 3/14/1955 to a minor league contract