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Dickie
Thon		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: June 20, 1958 in South Bend, IN, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1987   
Gold Glove Award 1986    1987    1988    1989   
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1979 21 CHC NL 37 98 7 17 2 0 0 3 0 1 3 15 .173 .198 .194 .392 0.8 0.0
1980 22 CHC NL 111 238 24 50 4 2 1 21 1 0 4 45 .210 .220 .256 .477 11.5 0.0
1981 23 CHC NL 17 65 8 20 2 1 0 5 0 2 6 14 .308 .361 .369 .730 7.8 1.2
1982 24 CHC NL 149 481 32 108 23 5 2 31 1 1 33 91 .225 .273 .306 .579 37.5 2.5
1983 25 CHC NL 157 553 63 140 26 15 8 66 1 2 40 106 .253 .303 .398 .701 63.7 14.1
1984 26 CHC NL 158 527 45 127 26 11 6 48 0 3 36 115 .241 .290 .366 .656 50.0 10.0
1985 27 CHC NL 157 460 39 105 25 3 5 42 1 3 40 100 .228 .289 .328 .618 38.7 4.6
1986 28 CHC NL 155 564 67 144 27 6 4 53 1 5 53 105 .255 .317 .346 .663 62.3 9.9
1987 29 CHC NL 155 485 55 127 29 8 11 68 0 6 40 92 .262 .317 .423 .740 58.2 12.0
1988 30 CHC NL 158 490 57 117 11 10 6 44 3 7 53 99 .239 .311 .339 .650 52.1 9.1
1989 31 CHC NL 155 502 63 122 26 9 5 40 1 5 52 100 .243 .314 .361 .674 55.4 10.1
1990 32 CHC NL 156 503 51 115 19 4 7 57 3 3 50 112 .229 .295 .324 .619 47.1 3.7
1991 33 CHC NL 152 499 52 109 30 6 4 51 5 1 49 117 .218 .286 .327 .612 48.6 6.3
1992 34 CHC NL 151 457 52 105 19 3 7 33 2 1 44 92 .230 .295 .330 .625 45.1 4.7
1993 35 CHC NL 161 526 47 102 21 6 4 52 0 3 59 121 .194 .274 .279 .553 40.3 0.0
1994 36 CHC NL 154 585 50 126 20 5 4 56 1 4 45 146 .215 .270 .287 .557 43.7 0.8
16 Years Sim 2183 7033 712 1634 310 94 74 670 20 47 607 1470 .232 .292 .335 .627 662.9 89.0
162 Game Average 521 52 121 23 6 5 49 1 3 45 109 .232 .292 .335 .627 49.2  
Career Highs 161 585 67 144 30 15 11 68 5 7 59 146 .308 .361 .423 .740 63.7  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1979 21 CHC NL 2B 30 27 231.0 58 100 6 27 .963 6.16   1.5
    3B 3 1 15.0 1 7 0 0 1.000 4.80   0.1
    SS 2 0 6.7 0 2 1 0 .667 2.70   0.0
1980 22 CHC NL 2B 51 47 394.0 89 169 13 46 .952 5.89   2.7
    3B 32 3 90.0 8 24 1 2 .970 3.20   0.3
    SS 22 2 55.7 10 19 1 5 .967 4.69   0.5
1981 23 CHC NL 2B 17 17 141.0 30 56 3 10 .966 5.49   1.0
1982 24 CHC NL 2B 143 140 1179.3 249 503 23 119 .970 5.74   9.1
    3B 2 0 8.0 0 4 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.1
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 2 1 0 .667 18.00   0.0
1983 25 CHC NL 2B 154 150 1342.7 257 559 28 95 .967 5.47   11.1
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1984 26 CHC NL 2B 153 153 1293.3 261 552 21 117 .975 5.66   9.8
    SS 5 0 11.7 1 7 0 1 1.000 6.17   0.1
    RF 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1985 27 CHC NL 2B 151 149 1213.0 291 531 29 113 .966 6.10   9.7
    3B 4 0 11.3 0 4 1 1 .800 3.18   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1986 28 CHC NL 3B 136 133 1175.0 82 348 21 41 .953 3.29   5.3
    2B 15 14 124.7 30 46 2 10 .974 5.49   1.0
    SS 3 1 12.0 3 5 0 2 1.000 6.00   0.1
1987 29 CHC NL 3B 152 146 1237.0 88 393 15 32 .970 3.50   5.1
    2B 2 0 4.0 0 1 0 1 1.000 2.25   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1988 30 CHC NL 3B 151 149 1265.7 73 371 11 39 .976 3.16   4.8
    SS 2 2 17.0 1 7 2 1 .800 4.24   0.0
    2B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1989 31 CHC NL 3B 151 149 1294.3 80 334 7 22 .983 2.88   4.7
    2B 1 0 6.0 2 1 0 1 1.000 4.50   0.0
    SS 2 0 2.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
1990 32 CHC NL SS 156 155 1333.0 208 535 27 93 .965 5.02   6.4
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1991 33 CHC NL SS 151 149 1289.7 181 447 33 86 .950 4.38   3.2
    3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 3.60   0.0
1992 34 CHC NL SS 111 107 930.7 110 370 23 50 .954 4.64   3.6
    3B 21 19 170.7 14 35 1 2 .980 2.58   0.3
    2B 2 2 18.0 2 7 1 0 .900 4.50   0.1
    LF 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1993 35 CHC NL SS 161 159 1407.7 185 537 36 89 .953 4.62   5.8
1994 36 CHC NL SS 154 154 1361.7 179 524 50 107 .934 4.65   4.6
  SS 772 729 6432.0 878 2458 174 434 .950 4.67   24.4
  2B 720 699 5950.0 1269 2525 126 539 .968 5.74   46.1
  3B 656 600 5276.0 347 1521 57 140 .970 3.19   20.7
  RF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
  LF 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   2153 2028 17666.2 2496 6504 357 1113 .962 4.59   91.2
Career Highs   161 159 1407.7 291 559 50 120 .984 6.07    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1987 29 CHC NL 16 52 5 15 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 13 .288 .362 .346 .708
Career Post-Season Batting 16 52 5 15 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 13 .288 .362 .346 .708
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.
Games
1988-9-158
1993-4-161
CAR-48-2183
 Triples
1983-2-15
1988-3-10
1989-7-9
CAR-43-94
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  8. Brent Gates (842)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1979
Had first career hit on 8/1/1979, off Jackson Todd (NYM)
Hit first career homerun on 7/27/1980, off John henry Johnson (LAD)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Atlanta on 4/2/1981
Injured on 4/20/1981 with a Broken Foot, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 7/16/1982 with a Sprained Ankle, out for one week
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1986
Won World Championship with Chicago (N) in 1987
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1987
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1988
Won Gold Glove Award at Third Base in 1989
9/16/1991: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $920,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 8/28/1994 with a Sore Back, out for one week
 
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