Tommy Thevenow

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1924-1938)

Tommy Thevenow was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1938 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,229 career games, he hit .247 with 1,030 hits, 2 home runs, and 456 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .247
HR 2
RBI 456
H 1,030
OPS .579
PIV -14,881
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 155 lb
Born
9/6/1903 in Madison, IN, USA
Died
7/29/1957 in Madison, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1924-09-04
Last Game
1938-10-02

Full name: Thomas Joseph Thevenow

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Career Batting Statistics

Tommy Thevenow — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,229 4,164 380 1,030 124 32 2 456 23 210 222 .247 .285 .294 .579 -14,881

Career AVG .247 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 12.0% below league average.

Career OBP .285 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 17.1% below league average.

Career SLG .294 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OPS .579 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 21.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tommy Thevenow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1924 SLN NL 23 89 4 18 4 1 0 7 1 1 6 .202 .283 (-29%) .345 (-39%) .389 (-31%) .734 (-35%) -522.1
1925 SLN NL 50 175 17 47 7 2 0 17 3 7 12 .269 .288 (-7%) .349 (-14%) .407 (-19%) .756 (-16%) -494.4
1926 SLN NL 156 563 64 144 15 5 2 63 8 27 26 .256 .279 (-9%) .345 (-16%) .390 (-20%) .735 (-18%) -1706.8
1927 SLN NL 59 191 23 37 6 1 0 4 2 14 8 .194 .282 (-31%) .344 (-28%) .392 (-40%) .736 (-34%) -1066.8
1928 SLN NL 69 171 11 35 8 3 0 13 0 20 12 .205 .280 (-27%) .342 (-16%) .395 (-28%) .737 (-22%) -617.1
1929 PHI NL 90 317 30 72 11 0 0 35 3 25 25 .227 .289 (-22%) .353 (-19%) .415 (-37%) .769 (-29%) -1489.9
1930 PHI NL 156 573 57 164 21 1 0 78 1 23 26 .286 .293 (-3%) .354 (-11%) .429 (-24%) .784 (-18%) -1725.3
1931 PIT NL 120 404 35 86 12 1 0 38 0 28 22 .213 .276 (-23%) .338 (-21%) .388 (-36%) .726 (-29%) -1875.8
1932 PIT NL 59 194 12 46 3 3 0 26 0 7 12 .237 .275 (-14%) .335 (-21%) .391 (-28%) .726 (-25%) -783.4
1933 PIT NL 73 253 20 79 5 1 0 34 2 3 5 .312 .270 (+16%) .329 (-3%) .377 (-10%) .707 (-7%) -280.1
1934 PIT NL 122 446 37 121 16 2 0 54 0 20 20 .271 .278 (-2%) .340 (-10%) .392 (-20%) .733 (-15%) -1098.9
1935 PIT NL 110 408 38 97 9 9 0 47 1 12 23 .238 .279 (-15%) .342 (-24%) .399 (-24%) .742 (-24%) -1670.7
1936 CIN NL 106 321 25 75 7 2 0 36 2 15 23 .234 .283 (-18%) .349 (-23%) .404 (-34%) .753 (-29%) -1549.5
1937 BSN NL 21 34 5 4 0 1 0 2 0 4 2 .118 — — — — 0.0
1938 PIT NL 15 25 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,229 4,164 380 1,030 124 32 2 456 23 210 222 .247 — — — — -14,881

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Tommy Thevenow — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 24 5 10 1 0 1 4 0 1 .417

Playoff Batting by Year

Tommy Thevenow — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1928 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1926 WS SLN 7 24 5 10 1 0 1 4 0 1 .417

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tommy Thevenow — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home62220682135530266.267
Away60720951684772188.228

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tommy Thevenow — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-10-02 PITCINL 402000100
1938-10-01 PITCINL 200000000
1938-09-30 PITCINW 100000000
1938-09-28 PITCHCL 000000000
1938-09-23 PITCINL 100000000
1938-09-11 PITSTLL 000000000
1938-09-08 PITCINL 200000020
1938-09-07 PITCINW 512000000
1938-09-05 PITCHCL 200000010
1938-09-05 PITCHCL 300000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tommy Thevenow — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 0 1 0 0
2B 188 0 395 479 31 82
3B 171 0 162 323 22 25
SS 848 0 1751 2818 243 523

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tommy Thevenow — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1924 SLN SS 23 0 61 95 8 15
1925 SLN SS 50 0 98 169 14 18
1926 SLN SS 156 0 371 597 45 98
1927 SLN SS 59 0 111 199 18 38
1928 SLN 1B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1928 SLN 3B 3 0 4 7 0 0
1928 SLN SS 64 0 100 158 19 29
1929 PHI SS 90 0 188 296 24 56
1930 PHI SS 156 0 344 554 56 113
1931 PIT SS 120 0 245 432 25 92
1932 PIT 3B 22 0 20 42 1 6
1932 PIT SS 29 0 62 84 13 18
1933 PIT 2B 61 0 137 172 8 31
1933 PIT 3B 1 0 1 3 0 0
1933 PIT SS 3 0 5 5 1 2
1934 PIT 2B 75 0 178 199 12 33
1934 PIT 3B 44 0 36 81 7 4
1934 PIT SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1935 PIT 2B 8 0 15 19 3 1
1935 PIT 3B 82 0 94 161 13 11
1935 PIT SS 13 0 33 36 1 6
1936 CIN 2B 33 0 56 68 7 16
1936 CIN 3B 12 0 6 20 0 3
1936 CIN SS 68 0 116 160 16 30
1937 BSN 2B 2 0 2 5 1 0
1937 BSN 3B 6 0 1 7 1 1
1937 BSN SS 12 0 11 20 1 2
1938 PIT 2B 9 0 7 16 0 1
1938 PIT 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1938 PIT SS 4 0 6 13 2 6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Tommy Thevenow Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 1
Second Base 186
Third Base 173
Shortstop 850

Award Voting History

Tommy Thevenow — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1926 Most Valuable Player NL 4th 30.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Tommy Thevenow (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Davy Force
    .249 avg, 1 HR
  2. 89
    Doc Lavan
    .245 avg, 7 HR
  3. 78
    Skeeter Newsome
    .245 avg, 9 HR
  4. 72
    Rey Ordonez
    .246 avg, 12 HR
  5. 71
    Jack Burdock
    .250 avg, 18 HR
  6. 70
    Jose Lind
    .254 avg, 9 HR

Tommy Thevenow: the record in brief

Tommy Thevenow played a first major league game on September 4, 1924 and a last one on October 2, 1938. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (1924 through 1928), the Philadelphia Phillies (1929 through 1930), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1931 to 1938), the Cincinnati Reds (1936), and the Boston Bees (1937). Listed as a shortstop, Thevenow batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5'10" and 155 pounds. Thevenow was born on September 6, 1903, in Madison, IN, USA. Thevenow's death is recorded on July 29, 1957, in Madison, IN, USA. The given name on file is Thomas Joseph Thevenow.

Thevenow collected 1,030 hits in 4,164 at bats across 1,229 games, good for a .247 batting average, along with 2 homers, 456 RBI, and 23 stolen bases. Thevenow's career OPS of .579 combines a .285 on-base mark with .294 slugging. Measured against the leagues Thevenow played in, the .247 career average compares with a .281 league average over the same seasons, 12.0% below the league. In OPS terms, Thevenow's .579 stands 21.9% below the league's .742. The hits column peaks at 164, in 1930.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Thevenow

What years did Tommy Thevenow play?
Tommy Thevenow played in Major League Baseball from 1924 to 1938.
Was Tommy Thevenow a pitcher?
No. Tommy Thevenow was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Tommy Thevenow hit?
Tommy Thevenow hit 2 career home runs with 1,030 hits.
What teams did Tommy Thevenow play for?
Tommy Thevenow played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1924–1928), the Philadelphia Phillies (1929–1930), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1931–1935, 1938), the Cincinnati Reds (1936), and the Boston Bees (1937).
What were Tommy Thevenow's career stats?
In 1,229 games, Tommy Thevenow had 1,030 hits, 2 home runs, 456 RBI, 380 runs, and 23 stolen bases, with a .247 batting average.
What position did Tommy Thevenow play?
Tommy Thevenow played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Tommy Thevenow and how much did he weigh?
Tommy Thevenow was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 155 pounds.
How many home runs did Tommy Thevenow hit each season?
Tommy Thevenow's home runs by season: 0 in 1924, 0 in 1925, 2 in 1926, 0 in 1927, 0 in 1928, 0 in 1929, 0 in 1930, 0 in 1931, 0 in 1932, 0 in 1933, 0 in 1934, 0 in 1935, 0 in 1936, 0 in 1937, and 0 in 1938. His most in one season was 2, in 1926.
What was Tommy Thevenow's career batting average?
Tommy Thevenow batted .247 over his career, with 1,030 hits in 4,164 at bats.
How many RBI did Tommy Thevenow have?
Tommy Thevenow drove in 456 runs in his career.
Is Tommy Thevenow in the Hall of Fame?
No. Tommy Thevenow has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.