What years did Valmy Thomas play?

Valmy Thomas played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1961.

Was Valmy Thomas a pitcher?

No. Valmy Thomas was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Valmy Thomas hit?

Valmy Thomas hit 12 career home runs with 144 hits.

Valmy Thomas

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1957-1961)

AVG .230

HR 12

RBI 60

H 144

OPS .612

PIV -1,306

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 10/21/1925 in Santurce, P.R.
Died: 10/16/2010 in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
MLB Debut: 1957-04-16
Last Game: 1961-10-01

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
252	626	56	144	20	3	12	60	2	45	79	.230	.283	.329	.612	-1,306

Career AVG .230 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 12.9% below league average.

Career SLG .329 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OPS .612 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 14.7% below 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
1957	NY1	NL	88	241	30	60	10	3	6	31	0	16	29	.249	.257 (-3%)	.323 (-9%)	.391 (avg)	.715 (-4%)	-207.2
1958	SFN	NL	63	143	14	37	5	0	3	16	1	13	24	.259	.257 (avg)	.324 (-1%)	.394 (-10%)	.719 (-6%)	-123.7
1959	PHI	NL	66	140	5	28	2	0	1	7	1	9	19	.200	.256 (-22%)	.323 (-22%)	.392 (-40%)	.715 (-32%)	-681.3
1960	BAL	AL	8	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	CLE	AL	27	86	7	18	3	0	2	6	0	6	7	.209	.258 (-19%)	.328 (-21%)	.399 (-21%)	.727 (-21%)	-293.7
Career · 5 seasons			252	626	56	144	20	3	12	60	2	45	79	.230	—	—	—	—	-1,306

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	130	319	36	81	8	40	.254
Away	122	307	20	63	4	20	.205

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SO
1961-10-01	CLE	LAA	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961-09-30	CLE	LAA	L	5	1	2	0	1	1	1
1961-09-19	CLE	KC1	W	4	2	1	0	1	1	0
1961-09-17	CLE	MIN	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-16	CLE	MIN	W	3	0	2	1	0	1	0
1961-09-15	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	1
1961-09-10	CLE	NYY	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1961-09-03	CLE	BAL	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961-09-02	CLE	BAL	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1961-09-02	CLE	BAL	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
C	249	182	1128	92	15	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1957	NY1	C	88	66	396	31	4	8
1958	SFN	C	61	47	244	17	2	4
1959	PHI	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1959	PHI	C	65	43	310	25	7	3
1960	BAL	C	8	5	27	2	0	1
1961	CLE	C	27	21	151	17	2	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	249
Third Base	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Valmy Thomas

What years did Valmy Thomas play?: Valmy Thomas played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1961.
Was Valmy Thomas a pitcher?: No. Valmy Thomas was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Valmy Thomas hit?: Valmy Thomas hit 12 career home runs with 144 hits.