Charley Thomas
Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Charley Thomas was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Black Sox. In 20 career games, he hit .290 with 18 hits and 8 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
- Position
- Catcher
- Bats / Throws
- — / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'7" / 180 lb
- Died
- 5/29/1983 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Full name: Charles Frederick Thomas
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 62 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .290 | .323 | .355 | .678 | -95 |
Career AVG .290 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .323 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.
Career SLG .355 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 10.7% below league average.
Career OPS .678 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | BBS | IND | 20 | 62 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .290 | .285 (+2%) | .345 (-7%) | .397 (-11%) | .743 (-9%) | -94.7 |
| Career · 1 season | 20 | 62 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .290 | — | — | — | — | -95 | ||
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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Catcher | 19 |
| Right Field | 1 |
Charley Thomas: the record in brief
Charley Thomas's record on this page is drawn from the season tables. Thomas spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Baltimore Black Sox. The bio lists Thomas's primary position as catcher. Height and weight on file: 5 feet, 7 inches and 180 pounds. The birth record reads October 12, 1891, in Elkridge, MD, USA. The bio records the death on May 29, 1983, in Baltimore, MD, USA. The given name on file is Charles Frederick Thomas.
Across 20 games at the plate, Thomas's career line reads 18 hits in 62 at bats for a .290 average, adding 8 runs batted in. Thomas's career OPS of .678 combines a .323 on-base mark with .355 slugging. Thomas hit .290 while the league hit .285 over the same span, a figure close to average. Thomas's lone season row is 1922 with the Baltimore Black Sox: 20 games, 18 hits in 62 at bats. That year the league hit .285, the figure in the row's Lg AVG column.
The position table credits Thomas with 19 games at catcher and also lists 1 at right field. The fielding table credits Thomas with 103 putouts, 23 assists and 6 errors behind the plate.
Frequently Asked Questions about Charley Thomas
- Was Charley Thomas a pitcher?
- No. Charley Thomas was a position player (Catcher).
- How many home runs did Charley Thomas hit?
- Charley Thomas hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.
- What was Charley Thomas's career batting average?
- Charley Thomas batted .290 over his career, with 18 hits in 62 at bats.
- How many RBI did Charley Thomas have?
- Charley Thomas drove in 8 runs in his career.
- Is Charley Thomas in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Charley Thomas has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- What teams did Charley Thomas play for?
- Charley Thomas played for the Baltimore Black Sox.