What years did Tommy Thomas play?

Tommy Thomas played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1937.

Was Tommy Thomas a pitcher?

Yes. Tommy Thomas pitched in the major leagues, recording 117 wins and 736 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tommy Thomas hit?

Tommy Thomas hit 3 career home runs with 141 hits.

What was Tommy Thomas's career batting average?

Tommy Thomas batted .195 over his career, with 141 hits in 722 at bats.

How many RBI did Tommy Thomas have?

Tommy Thomas drove in 71 runs in his career.

What was Tommy Thomas's career ERA?

Tommy Thomas finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 117-128 with 736 strikeouts.

Tommy Thomas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1926-1937)

Tommy Thomas was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1937 for 5 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 12 seasons. Across 398 career appearances, he went 117-128 with a 4.11 ERA and 736 strikeouts. He also batted .195 with 3 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 117–128

ERA 4.11

WHIP 1.40

SO 736

Pitcher PIV -6396.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 12/23/1899 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Died: 4/27/1988 in Dallastown, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1926-04-17
Last Game: 1937-09-27

Full name: Alphonse Thomas

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tommy Thomas — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
117	128	398	267	128	15	12	2176.1	2,341	995	144	712	736	4.11	-6396.3

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tommy Thomas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1926	CHA	AL	15	12	44	32	13	2	2	249.0	225	105	110	127	3.80	4.11 (+8%)	2328.5
1927	CHA	AL	19	16	40	36	24	3	1	307.2	271	102	94	107	2.98	4.08 (+27%)	701.7
1928	CHA	AL	17	16	36	32	24	3	2	283.0	277	97	76	129	3.08	4.13 (+25%)	3455.7
1929	CHA	AL	14	18	36	31	24	2	1	259.2	270	92	60	62	3.19	4.60 (+31%)	1298.3
1930	CHA	AL	5	13	34	27	7	0	0	169.0	229	98	44	58	5.22	4.80 (-9%)	351.4
1931	CHA	AL	10	14	43	36	11	2	2	245.1	298	129	69	72	4.73	4.10 (-15%)	-1581.8
1932	CHA	AL	3	3	12	3	1	0	0	43.2	55	30	15	11	6.18	4.13 (-50%)	-1508.8
1932	WS1	AL	8	7	18	14	7	1	0	117.0	114	46	46	36	3.54	4.13 (+14%)	-351.1
1933	WS1	AL	7	7	35	14	2	0	3	135.0	149	72	49	35	4.80	3.86 (-24%)	-1810.8
1934	WS1	AL	8	9	33	18	7	1	1	133.1	154	81	58	42	5.47	4.29 (-27%)	-1830.5
1935	WS1	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.1	3	2	0	0	54.00	—	0.0
1935	PHI	NL	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	12.0	15	7	5	3	5.25	4.35 (-21%)	-528.0
1936	SLA	AL	11	9	36	21	8	1	0	179.2	219	105	72	40	5.26	4.59 (-15%)	-6304.2
1937	SLA	AL	0	1	17	2	0	0	0	30.2	46	24	10	10	7.04	4.34 (-62%)	-104.2
1937	BOS	AL	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	11.0	16	5	4	4	4.09	4.34 (+6%)	-512.6
Career · 15 seasons			117	128	398	267	128	15	12	2,176.1	2,341	995	712	736	4.11	—	-6,396

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

Tommy Thomas — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
399	722	57	141	18	1	3	71	0	40	152	.195	.238	.235	.473	-3,451

Career AVG .195 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career OBP .238 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 30.9% below league average.

Career SLG .235 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 40.9% below league average.

Career OPS .473 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 36.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Tommy Thomas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1926	CHA	AL	44	86	5	16	0	0	0	7	5	21	.186	.279 (-33%)	.345 (-33%)	.390 (-52%)	.735 (-43%)	-597.1
1927	CHA	AL	40	95	5	14	3	1	1	8	4	23	.147	.282 (-48%)	.344 (-47%)	.392 (-41%)	.736 (-44%)	-701.2
1928	CHA	AL	36	96	9	21	3	0	2	12	8	28	.219	.280 (-22%)	.342 (-19%)	.395 (-21%)	.737 (-20%)	-310.2
1929	CHA	AL	37	98	9	25	4	0	0	10	5	14	.255	.289 (-12%)	.353 (-18%)	.415 (-29%)	.769 (-24%)	-389.3
1930	CHA	AL	34	56	3	7	1	0	0	3	5	6	.125	.293 (-57%)	.354 (-44%)	.429 (-67%)	.784 (-57%)	-543.9
1931	CHA	AL	43	87	9	21	2	0	0	10	3	15	.241	.276 (-13%)	.338 (-21%)	.388 (-32%)	.726 (-27%)	-373.1
1932	CHA	AL	12	13	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	WS1	AL	18	42	4	10	2	0	0	10	2	9	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	WS1	AL	35	42	5	10	0	0	0	2	4	4	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	WS1	AL	33	38	2	7	0	0	0	2	2	8	.184	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	WS1	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	PHI	NL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	SLA	AL	36	58	4	8	2	0	0	7	2	16	.138	.283 (-51%)	.349 (-52%)	.404 (-57%)	.753 (-55%)	-536.0
1937	SLA	AL	17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BOS	AL	9	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			399	722	57	141	18	1	3	71	40	152	.195	—	—	—	—	-3,451

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 Thomas — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tommy Thomas — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1933	WS	WS1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tommy Thomas — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tommy Thomas — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1933	WS	WS1	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	1	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tommy Thomas — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	199	352	28	68	2	42	.193
Away	200	365	29	73	1	33	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Tommy Thomas — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	198	1151.2	1168	473	354	412	3.70
Away	200	1022.0	1174	525	361	330	4.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tommy Thomas — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1937-09-27	BOS	PHA	L	0	0	0
1937-09-08	BOS	NYY	L	0	0	0
1937-09-04	BOS	PHA	L	0	0	0
1937-09-02	BOS	CHW	L	2	0	0
1937-08-15	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0
1937-08-11	BOS	NYY	L	0	0	0
1937-07-22	BOS	DET	L	1	1	0
1937-07-20	BOS	DET	L	1	0	1
1937-07-19	BOS	CHW	L	0	0	0
1937-07-14	SLA	BOS	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tommy Thomas — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-09-27	BOS	PHA	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1937-09-08	BOS	NYY	—	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	1
1937-09-04	BOS	PHA	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1937-09-02	BOS	CHW	—	4.2	4	1	1	0	1	0
1937-08-15	BOS	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1937-08-11	BOS	NYY	—	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	0
1937-07-22	BOS	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1
1937-07-20	BOS	DET	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1937-07-19	BOS	CHW	L	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1937-07-14	SLA	BOS	—	1.0	5	5	5	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tommy Thomas — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	398	0	56	372	11	21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tommy Thomas — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1926	CHA	P	44	8	44	0	3
1927	CHA	P	40	6	55	2	4
1928	CHA	P	36	9	48	1	2
1929	CHA	P	36	8	44	2	2
1930	CHA	P	34	8	34	2	2
1931	CHA	P	43	8	47	1	3
1932	CHA	P	12	0	9	1	1
1932	WS1	P	18	2	15	0	1
1933	WS1	P	35	3	22	1	1
1934	WS1	P	33	1	20	1	1
1935	WS1	P	1	0	0	0	0
1935	PHI	P	4	0	2	0	0
1936	SLA	P	36	2	24	0	1
1937	SLA	P	17	1	6	0	0
1937	BOS	P	9	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Tommy Thomas Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	398

Awards & Honors

Tommy Thomas — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1927	Baseball Magazine All-Star	P3

Award Voting History

Tommy Thomas — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1928	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	4.0	64	0

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Career Spans

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Tommy Thomas: the record in brief

The profile opens with Tommy Thomas's first major league game on April 17, 1926; the last one listed came on September 27, 1937. Thomas played for the Chicago White Sox (1926 to 1932), the Washington Senators (1932 to 1935), the Philadelphia Phillies (1935), the St. Louis Browns (1936 through 1937), and the Boston Red Sox (1937). Thomas, born on December 23, 1899, in Baltimore, MD, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Thomas's listed size is 5 feet, 10 inches and 175 pounds. Thomas's death is recorded on April 27, 1988, in Dallastown, PA, USA. The given name on file is Alphonse Thomas.

Across 398 games (267 starts), Thomas recorded 117 wins against 128 losses with a 4.11 ERA. The totals include 736 strikeouts, 128 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 12 saves. Thomas's 4.11 ERA was close to the 4.28 league figure for those seasons. 1927 brought Thomas a season-high 19 wins. The strikeout high was 129 in 1928.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tommy Thomas

What years did Tommy Thomas play?: Tommy Thomas played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1937.
Was Tommy Thomas a pitcher?: Yes. Tommy Thomas pitched in the major leagues, recording 117 wins and 736 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tommy Thomas hit?: Tommy Thomas hit 3 career home runs with 141 hits.
What was Tommy Thomas's career batting average?: Tommy Thomas batted .195 over his career, with 141 hits in 722 at bats.
How many RBI did Tommy Thomas have?: Tommy Thomas drove in 71 runs in his career.
What was Tommy Thomas's career ERA?: Tommy Thomas finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 117-128 with 736 strikeouts.