Clint Thomas

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1938)

AVG .303
HR 65
RBI 583
H 948
OPS .827
PIV 6,347
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 186 lb
Born
11/25/1896 in Greenup, KY, USA
Died
12/3/1990 in Charleston, WV, USA
Last Game
1938-07-04

Full name: Clinton Cyrus Thomas

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
545.0 485.0 85.0 127.0 19.0 6.0 14.0 47.0 40.0 8.0 19.0 .262 .320 .412 .732

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
845 3,133 590 948 174 66 65 583 164 272 15 .303 .364 .462 .827 6,347

Career AVG .303 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.

Career OBP .364 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career SLG .462 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — +16.9% above league average.

Career OPS .827 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +11.9% 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
1920 BRG EAS 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1921 COB NNL 86 338 52 94 10 15 5 51 16 15 0 .278 .286 (-3%) .344 (-9%) .395 (+12%) .739 (+2%) -23.7
1922 DS NNL 66 261 45 81 18 7 7 53 11 12 1 .310 .285 (+9%) .345 (+1%) .397 (+29%) .743 (+16%) 661.0
1923 HIL ECL 60 221 39 62 16 2 2 43 13 20 2 .281 .282 (-1%) .344 (avg) .390 (+2%) .734 (+1%) 22.4
1924 HIL ECL 69 266 46 77 13 8 8 52 15 20 1 .289 .283 (+2%) .345 (+1%) .389 (+25%) .734 (+14%) 613.6
1925 HIL ECL 71 255 56 87 24 3 7 61 18 30 0 .341 .288 (+18%) .349 (+17%) .407 (+33%) .756 (+26%) 1243.1
1926 HIL ECL 88 318 55 102 18 8 9 78 24 23 8 .321 .279 (+15%) .345 (+10%) .390 (+31%) .735 (+21%) 1211.5
1927 HIL ECL 79 271 48 82 17 6 3 47 7 32 0 .303 .282 (+7%) .344 (+11%) .392 (+13%) .736 (+12%) 639.9
1927 NLG ECL 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 639.9
1928 HIL EAS 27 103 17 29 7 3 1 20 5 7 0 .282 .280 (avg) .342 (-4%) .395 (+11%) .737 (+4%) 25.4
1928 ACB ECL 29 112 24 41 5 3 0 20 5 11 0 .366 .280 (+30%) .342 (+25%) .395 (+17%) .737 (+21%) 25.4
1929 ACB ANL 55 212 46 64 10 2 6 42 12 23 0 .302 .289 (+4%) .353 (+5%) .415 (+9%) .769 (+7%) 311.1
1929 HG ANL 4 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .182 — — — — 311.1
1930 NLG IND 51 197 54 68 15 4 4 41 17 24 0 .345 .293 (+17%) .354 (+19%) .429 (+22%) .784 (+20%) 799.5
1931 HAR IND 18 71 7 17 2 0 0 7 5 1 0 .239 .276 (-13%) .338 (-23%) .388 (-31%) .726 (-27%) -310.8
1932 NBY IND 28 114 23 38 9 1 2 22 4 6 0 .333 .275 (+21%) .335 (+12%) .391 (+23%) .726 (+18%) 339.3
1933 NBY IND 16 64 14 17 2 0 2 5 2 6 0 .266 .270 (-2%) .329 (avg) .377 (+4%) .707 (+2%) 22.4
1934 NBY IND 22 81 12 21 1 1 1 6 3 7 0 .259 .278 (-7%) .340 (-4%) .392 (-15%) .733 (-10%) -120.5
1934 CAG NN2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 — — — — -120.5
1935 NBY IND 3 11 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 — — — — 0.0
1936 NE NN2 9 25 2 6 1 0 1 7 0 3 1 .240 — — — — 0.0
1936 NYC NN2 22 47 15 14 3 0 2 7 4 10 1 .298 — — — — 0.0
1937 NBY NN2 36 133 28 40 2 3 4 18 2 15 0 .301 .276 (+9%) .342 (+9%) .398 (+13%) .740 (+11%) 266.0
1938 NBY NN2 3 11 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .182 — — — — 0.0
Career · 24 seasons 845 3,133 590 948 174 66 65 583 164 272 15 .303 — — — — 6,556

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 60 9 14 3 0 0 5 5 5 .233

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1925 NWS HIL 6 22 3 6 2 0 0 2 2 2 .273
1924 NWS HIL 10 38 6 8 1 0 0 3 3 3 .211

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home5315939521022.327
Away30102152328.225

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-07-04 NY5NW2L 400000010
1938-07-04 NY5NW2L 411000000
1938-06-26 NY5PTCL 311100001
1937-09-07 NY5WEGW 022002500
1937-09-06 NY5WEGW 300000000
1937-09-06 NY5WEGW 302000010
1937-09-01 NY5WEGL 410000000
1937-08-21 NY5NW2L 411001100
1937-08-18 NY5PTCW 412001100
1937-07-31 NY5NW2L 411100010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 118 110 246 286 29 32
3B 2 2 2 4 0 0
C 3 3 15 2 1 0
OF 742 646 1332 69 45 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 BRG 2B 1 1 5 3 0 0
1921 COB 2B 85 85 183 220 21 27
1921 COB OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1922 DS 2B 20 19 42 44 4 2
1922 DS OF 48 47 106 6 4 0
1923 HIL OF 61 60 114 6 3 1
1924 HIL 2B 4 1 7 5 2 0
1924 HIL OF 72 68 109 10 8 2
1925 HIL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HIL OF 75 1 0 0 0 0
1926 HIL OF 88 88 208 10 2 2
1927 HIL OF 82 79 172 5 15 1
1927 NLG OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1928 HIL 2B 1 0 2 0 1 0
1928 HIL OF 27 27 63 4 1 0
1928 ACB C 1 1 2 0 0 0
1928 ACB OF 28 28 45 4 0 0
1929 ACB C 1 1 5 1 1 0
1929 ACB OF 55 53 110 5 2 2
1929 HG OF 4 4 12 1 0 0
1930 NLG OF 53 51 96 3 2 1
1931 HAR 2B 1 1 1 5 1 1
1931 HAR OF 17 17 48 3 0 1
1932 NBY OF 28 28 62 7 2 1
1933 NBY OF 16 16 36 0 2 0
1934 NBY OF 22 22 40 1 1 0
1934 CAG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1935 NBY OF 3 3 4 0 0 0
1936 NE 2B 1 0 0 1 0 0
1936 NE OF 10 7 17 0 0 0
1936 NYC C 1 1 8 1 0 0
1936 NYC OF 15 10 13 0 1 0
1937 NBY 2B 4 3 6 8 0 2
1937 NBY 3B 2 2 2 4 0 0
1937 NBY OF 32 31 64 4 0 0
1938 NBY OF 3 3 10 0 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 3
Second Base 118
Third Base 2
Left Field 255
Center Field 406
Right Field 81

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Frequently Asked Questions about Clint Thomas

Was Clint Thomas a pitcher?
No. Clint Thomas was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Clint Thomas hit?
Clint Thomas hit 65 career home runs with 948 hits.