Thad Christopher

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .250
HR 14
RBI 82
H 158
OPS .720
PIV -264
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 176 lb
Born
12/24/1912 in Tampa, FL, USA
Died
1/28/1973 in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Full name: Thadist B. Christopher

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
866.0 756.0 122.0 224.0 31.0 8.0 24.0 88.0 104.0 3.0 11.0 .296 .381 .454 .835

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1939 34.0 28.0 4.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 6.0 0 1.0 .179 .324 .179 .503
Listed seasons · 1 34 28 4 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 .179 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
193 632 94 158 30 5 14 82 11 84 2 .250 .340 .380 .720 -264

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .380 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .720 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1935 NBY IND 10 31 3 8 1 1 2 7 0 1 0 .258 — — — — 0.0
1936 NE NN2 31 111 22 29 6 1 3 13 4 18 0 .261 .283 (-8%) .349 (+4%) .404 (+3%) .753 (+3%) 89.1
1936 WEG NN2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 89.1
1938 NBY NN2 15 53 6 13 5 0 2 9 0 5 1 .245 .272 (-10%) .341 (-9%) .392 (+15%) .734 (+4%) 17.5
1941 NE NN2 37 127 15 27 3 0 1 15 1 16 0 .213 .262 (-19%) .332 (-10%) .373 (-30%) .705 (-21%) -376.7
1942 CCB NAL 31 93 16 19 5 0 1 11 2 9 0 .204 .253 (-19%) .323 (-11%) .349 (-17%) .672 (-14%) -187.4
1943 CC NAL 9 29 3 11 2 0 0 6 1 4 0 .379 — — — — 0.0
1943 CBE NAL 17 56 9 14 3 1 1 6 2 4 0 .250 .255 (-2%) .324 (-8%) .346 (+13%) .671 (+3%) 0.0
1943 HG NN2 4 10 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .300 — — — — 0.0
1943 BEG NN2 4 15 2 7 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .467 — — — — 0.0
1944 NBY NN2 10 32 6 10 1 0 2 5 1 5 0 .312 — — — — 0.0
1945 NBY NN2 23 70 9 16 2 1 2 7 0 18 1 .229 .260 (-12%) .328 (+18%) .354 (+5%) .683 (+11%) 187.3
1945 NE NN2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 187.3
Career · 13 seasons 193 632 94 158 30 5 14 82 11 84 2 .250 — — — — 6

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home8927340741034.271
Away902894785829.294

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-01 NY5PH5L 300000000
1945-08-31 NY5BLGW 100000010
1945-08-30 NY5BLGL 312001010
1945-08-26 NY5NY6W 412101200
1945-08-22 NY5NW2L 411000000
1945-08-20 NY5BLGL 400000000
1945-08-07 NY5BLGL 401000000
1945-08-05 NY5PH5W 211001120
1945-08-04 NY5PH5W 511000010
1945-07-26 NY5NW2W 000000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 3 3 29 2 0 1
2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
C 23 21 96 18 1 6
OF 166 157 201 10 23 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1935 NBY 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1935 NBY C 2 2 11 3 0 1
1935 NBY OF 7 5 4 0 1 0
1936 NE OF 33 31 53 8 4 2
1936 WEG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1938 NBY C 7 5 38 6 0 2
1938 NBY OF 10 9 13 0 4 0
1941 NE OF 37 37 59 1 4 0
1942 CCB C 3 3 10 1 0 0
1942 CCB OF 26 24 30 0 2 1
1943 CC C 2 2 8 1 0 1
1943 CC OF 7 7 7 0 1 0
1943 CBE C 2 2 8 1 0 0
1943 CBE OF 15 14 10 0 1 0
1943 HG C 1 1 3 1 0 0
1943 HG OF 2 2 2 0 1 0
1943 BEG OF 4 4 4 0 3 0
1944 NBY 1B 1 1 9 1 0 0
1944 NBY OF 8 8 8 0 0 0
1945 NBY 1B 2 2 20 1 0 1
1945 NBY C 6 6 18 5 1 2
1945 NBY OF 15 14 10 1 2 0
1945 NE OF 1 1 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 23
First Base 3
Second Base 1
Left Field 81
Center Field 11
Right Field 74

Frequently Asked Questions about Thad Christopher

Was Thad Christopher a pitcher?
No. Thad Christopher was a position player (Left Fielder).
How many home runs did Thad Christopher hit?
Thad Christopher hit 14 career home runs with 158 hits.