What years did Tom Thomas play?

Tom Thomas played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1900.

Was Tom Thomas a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Thomas pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 15 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Thomas hit?

Tom Thomas hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Tom Thomas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1894-1900)

W–L 2–3

ERA 3.31

WHIP 1.35

SO 15

Pitcher PIV 240.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 12/27/1873 in Shawnee, OH, USA
Died: 9/23/1942 in Shawnee, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1894-09-20
Last Game: 1900-06-18

Full name: Thomas Robert Thomas

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	3	10	3	3	0	2	51.7	60	19	3	10	15	3.31	240.3

Career ERA 3.31 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 23.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1894	CL4	NL	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.3	0	1	2	0	27.00	—	0.0
1899	SLN	NL	1	1	4	2	2	0	25.0	22	7	4	8	2.52	3.85 (+34%)	346.3
1900	SLN	NL	1	2	5	1	1	1	26.3	38	11	4	7	3.76	3.68 (-2%)	-106.0
Career · 3 seasons			2	3	10	3	3	2	51.2	60	19	10	15	3.31	—	240

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
10	23	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	.174	.240	.217	.457	0

Career AVG .174 vs. league average .291 across their career seasons — 40.3% below league average.

Career OBP .240 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — 32.4% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 44.4% below league average.

Career OPS .457 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1894	CL4	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	SLN	NL	4	12	0	3	1	2	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1900	SLN	NL	5	11	1	1	0	0	2	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			10	23	1	4	1	2	2	1	.174	—	—	—	—	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	6	16	1	3	0	2	.188
Away	3	7	0	1	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	35.0	36	10	5	12	2.57
Away	3	16.1	24	13	3	3	7.16

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1900-06-18	STL	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1900-06-13	STL	PHI	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1900-06-05	STL	BSN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1900-05-20	STL	NY1	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
1900-05-16	STL	NY1	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-10-15	STL	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-10-09	STL	CIN	L	2	0	2	1	2	0	0
1899-10-04	STL	PIT	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1899-09-30	STL	CL4	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1900-06-18	STL	CIN	L	7.2	11	5	3	2	0	0
1900-06-13	STL	PHI	—	3.0	5	3	2	0	1	0
1900-06-05	STL	BSN	L	5.1	12	9	8	0	1	1
1900-05-20	STL	NY1	W	9.0	10	5	2	1	3	1
1900-05-16	STL	NY1	W	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0
1899-10-15	STL	CHC	L	8.0	7	7	3	3	1	0
1899-10-09	STL	CIN	—	3.0	3	2	2	0	4	0
1899-10-04	STL	PIT	—	6.0	3	2	1	0	1	0
1899-09-30	STL	CL4	W	8.0	9	3	2	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	10	0	1	10	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1894	CL4	P	1	1	0	0
1899	SLN	P	4	0	7	2
1900	SLN	P	5	0	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	10

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Thomas

What years did Tom Thomas play?: Tom Thomas played in Major League Baseball from 1894 to 1900.
Was Tom Thomas a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Thomas pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 15 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Thomas hit?: Tom Thomas hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.