Dickie Thon Stats

Dickie Thon was born on Friday, June 20, 1958, in South Bend, Indiana. Thon was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 22, 1979, with the California Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dickie Thon baseball stats page.

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Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon Autograph on a 1991 Score (#103)

Dickie Thon Autograph on a 1991 Score (#103)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Richard William Thon
Nickname:   Dickie
Born On:   06-20-1958
Place of Birth Data Born In:   South Bend, Indiana
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   05-22-1979 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-03-1993
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1979 Angels 35 56 6 19 3 0 0 0 8 5 0 10 1 0 0 2 .339 .393 .393
1980 Angels 80 267 32 68 12 2 0 0 15 10 0 28 5 2 1 5 .255 .282 .315
1981 Astros 49 95 13 26 6 0 0 0 3 9 1 13 1 0 0 3 .274 .337 .337
1982 Astros 136 496 73 137 31 10 3 0 36 37 2 48 5 1 1 4 .276 .327 .397
1983 Astros 154 619 81 177 28 9 20 0 79 54 10 73 3 8 2 12 .286 .341 .457
1984 Astros 5 17 3 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 .353 .389 .471
1985 Astros 84 251 26 63 6 1 6 0 29 18 4 50 1 2 0 2 .251 .299 .355
1986 Astros 106 278 24 69 13 1 3 0 21 29 5 49 1 1 0 8 .248 .318 .335
1987 Astros 32 66 6 14 1 0 1 0 3 16 3 13 1 0 0 1 .212 .366 .273
1988 Padres 95 258 36 68 12 2 1 0 18 33 0 49 2 2 1 4 .264 .347 .337
1989 Phillies 136 435 45 118 18 4 15 0 60 33 6 81 1 3 0 6 .271 .321 .434
1990 Phillies 149 552 54 141 20 4 8 1 48 37 10 77 1 2 3 14 .255 .305 .350
1991 Phillies 146 539 44 136 18 4 9 0 44 25 6 84 2 4 0 9 .252 .283 .351
1992 Rangers 95 275 30 68 15 3 4 0 37 20 1 40 3 5 0 2 .247 .293 .367
1993 Brewers 85 245 23 66 10 1 1 0 33 22 3 39 3 5 0 4 .269 .324 .331
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 1,387 4,449 496 1,176 193 42 71 1 435 348 51 658 30 35 9 77 .264 .317 .374
Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1979 Angels 2B 24 - - 78 3.3 72 34 38 6 12 n/a n/a n/a .923 0.00 -
1979 Angels 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1979 Angels SS 8 - - 13 1.6 11 3 8 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 -
1980 Angels 1B 1 - - 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1980 Angels 2B 21 - - 86 4.1 85 39 46 1 15 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1980 Angels 3B 10 - - 22 2.2 20 4 16 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 -
1980 Angels SS 22 - - 97 4.4 90 24 66 7 12 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 -
1981 Astros 2B 28 - - 80 2.9 76 37 39 4 10 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1981 Astros 3B 5 - - 11 2.2 11 4 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1981 Astros SS 13 - - 31 2.4 29 12 17 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .935 0.00 -
1982 Astros 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1982 Astros 3B 8 - - 21 2.6 19 6 13 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00 -
1982 Astros SS 119 - - 591 5.0 576 177 399 15 80 n/a n/a n/a .975 0.00 -
1983 Astros SS 154 - - 819 5.3 791 258 533 28 114 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1984 Astros SS 5 - - 21 4.2 21 8 13 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1985 Astros SS 79 - - 335 4.2 324 106 218 11 48 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1986 Astros SS 104 - - 362 3.5 352 142 210 10 39 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1987 Astros SS 31 - - 80 2.6 74 21 53 6 7 n/a n/a n/a .925 0.00 -
1988 Padres 2B 2 - - 4 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Padres 3B 1 - - 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Padres SS 70 - - 262 3.7 250 82 168 12 28 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1989 Phillies SS 129 - - 570 4.4 554 174 380 16 65 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1990 Phillies SS 148 - - 686 4.6 661 222 439 25 86 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1991 Phillies SS 146 - - 667 4.6 646 234 412 21 65 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1992 Rangers SS 87 - - 357 4.1 342 117 225 15 38 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1993 Brewers 2B 22 - - 75 3.4 72 40 32 3 9 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1993 Brewers 3B 25 - - 43 1.7 42 12 30 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1993 Brewers SS 28 - - 88 3.1 85 28 57 3 8 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 1,143 0 0 4,979 4.4 4,806 1,608 3,198 173 594 n/a n/a n/a .965 0.00 --
2B Totals 98 0 0 323 3.3 309 152 157 14 47 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 --
3B Totals 50 0 0 99 2.0 94 27 67 5 6 n/a n/a n/a .949 0.00 --
1B Totals 1 0 0 3 3.0 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
15 Years 1,322 - 0 5,404 4.1 5,212 1,790 3,422 192 647 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 --
Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1979 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 1 0.0 5.6 7.0 - - -
1980 Angels 7 5 .583 - - 15 0.0 9.5 17.8 - - -
1981 Astros 6 1 .857 - - n/a 0.0 7.3 31.7 - - -
1982 Astros 37 8 .822 - - n/a 165.3 10.3 13.8 - - -
1983 Astros 34 16 .680 - - n/a 31.0 8.5 7.8 - - -
1984 Astros 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.3 17.0 - - -
1985 Astros 8 3 .727 - - n/a 41.8 5.0 8.7 - - -
1986 Astros 6 5 .545 - - n/a 92.7 5.7 13.2 - - -
1987 Astros 3 0 1.000 - - n/a 66.0 5.1 22.0 - - -
1988 Padres 19 4 .826 - - n/a 258.0 5.3 14.3 - - -
1989 Phillies 6 3 .667 - - n/a 29.0 5.4 7.3 - - -
1990 Phillies 12 5 .706 - - n/a 69.0 7.2 11.5 - - -
1991 Phillies 11 5 .688 - - n/a 59.9 6.4 12.3 - - -
1992 Rangers 12 2 .857 - - 0 68.8 6.9 7.4 - - -
1993 Brewers 6 5 .545 - - 14 245.0 6.3 7.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 167 63 .726 - - 30 62.7 6.8 10.2 - - -
Dickie Thon

Dickie Thon Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1979 California Angels 31 Undetermined - -
1980 California Angels 31 Undetermined - -
1981 Houston Astros 10 Undetermined - -
1982 Houston Astros 10 Undetermined - -
1983 Houston Astros 10 Undetermined Stats -
1984 Houston Astros 10 Undetermined - -
1985 Houston Astros 10 $675,000.00 - -
1986 Houston Astros 10 $600,000.00 - -
1987 Houston Astros 10 $675,000.00 - -
1988 San Diego Padres 21 $200,000.00 - -
1989 Philadelphia Phillies 21 $600,000.00 - -
1990 Philadelphia Phillies 21 $1,100,000.00 - -
1991 Philadelphia Phillies 21 $1,250,000.00 - -
1992 Texas Rangers 10 $600,000.00 - -
1993 Milwaukee Brewers 8 $250,000.00 - -


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