Was Bud Thomas a pitcher?

No. Bud Thomas was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Bud Thomas hit?

Bud Thomas hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.

Bud Thomas

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951)

AVG .350

HR 1

RBI 1

H 7

OPS .850

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 3/10/1929 in Sedalia, MO, USA
Died: 8/15/2015 in Sedalia, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1951-09-02
Last Game: 1951-09-29

Full name: John Tillman Thomas

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
14	20	3	7	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	.350	.350	.500	.850	0

Career AVG .350 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — +34.2% above league average.

Career OBP .350 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .500 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +29.7% above league average.

Career OPS .850 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — +17.7% above 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
1951	SLA	AL	14	20	3	7	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	.350	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			14	20	3	7	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	.350	—	—	—	—	0

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	7	13	1	5	0	0	.385
Away	7	7	2	2	1	1	.286

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO
1951-09-29	SLA	CHW	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
1951-09-28	SLA	CHW	L	4	0	1	0	0	0
1951-09-27	SLA	DET	W	3	1	2	0	0	0
1951-09-23	SLA	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-09-20	SLA	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	0	0
1951-09-18	SLA	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-09-16	SLA	PHA	L	5	2	2	1	1	1
1951-09-14	SLA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-09-09	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1951-09-08	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
SS	14	0	12	18	0	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1951	SLA	SS	14	0	12	18	0	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Shortstop	14

Frequently Asked Questions about Bud Thomas

Was Bud Thomas a pitcher?: No. Bud Thomas was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Bud Thomas hit?: Bud Thomas hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.