What years did Gus Thompson play?

Gus Thompson played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1906.

Was Gus Thompson a pitcher?

Yes. Gus Thompson pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 58 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Gus Thompson hit?

Gus Thompson hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Gus Thompson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1903-1906)

W–L 4–13

ERA 4.07

WHIP 1.40

SO 58

Pitcher PIV -447.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 6/22/1877 in Humboldt, IA, USA
Died: 3/28/1958 in Kalispell, MT, USA
MLB Debut: 1903-08-31
Last Game: 1906-09-21

Full name: John Gustav Thompson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	13	22	16	11	0	0	146.0	163	66	3	41	58	4.07	-447.5

Career ERA 4.07 vs. league average 2.87 across their career seasons — 41.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1903	PIT	NL	2	2	5	4	3	43.0	52	17	16	22	3.56	3.10 (-15%)	-119.5
1906	SLN	NL	2	11	17	12	8	103.0	111	49	25	36	4.28	2.68 (-60%)	-328.0
Career · 2 seasons			4	13	22	16	11	146.0	163	66	41	58	4.07	—	-448

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
22	50	1	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	8	.200	.231	.200	.431	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 21.3% below league average.

Career OBP .231 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 26.0% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career OPS .431 vs. league average .641 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1903	PIT	NL	5	16	0	4	3	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1906	SLN	NL	17	34	1	6	2	8	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			22	50	1	10	5	8	.200	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1903	WS	PIT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	1	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1903	WS	PIT	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	1	4.50

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	12	28	1	5	0	1	.179
Away	10	22	0	5	0	0	.227

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	88.2	107	0	25	35	0.00
Away	10	56.2	54	0	16	23	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1906-09-21	STL	BRO	L	1	0	1
1906-09-16	STL	CIN	L	2	0	1
1906-09-04	STL	PIT	L	3	1	1
1906-09-01	STL	CHC	L	3	1	1
1906-08-27	STL	BRO	L	1	0	0
1906-08-16	STL	NY1	L	2	0	0
1906-08-11	STL	BSN	L	0	0	0
1906-08-07	STL	PHI	L	1	1	0
1906-08-03	STL	NY1	L	4	1	2
1906-07-20	STL	BRO	L	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO
1906-09-21	STL	BRO	—	5.0	3	0	0	2
1906-09-16	STL	CIN	—	4.1	4	2	1	5
1906-09-04	STL	PIT	L	8.0	11	5	2	1
1906-09-01	STL	CHC	L	8.0	10	8	4	3
1906-08-27	STL	BRO	—	3.0	6	3	1	0
1906-08-16	STL	NY1	L	6.1	10	6	1	3
1906-08-11	STL	BSN	L	2.1	2	1	2	2
1906-08-07	STL	PHI	—	2.2	2	0	0	1
1906-08-03	STL	NY1	L	8.1	6	2	3	3
1906-07-20	STL	BRO	L	9.0	10	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	22	12	3	44	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1903	PIT	P	5	0	2	8	3	0
1906	SLN	P	17	12	1	36	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	22

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Grinnell College	Grinnell	IA	1900, 1901

Frequently Asked Questions about Gus Thompson

What years did Gus Thompson play?: Gus Thompson played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1906.
Was Gus Thompson a pitcher?: Yes. Gus Thompson pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 58 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gus Thompson hit?: Gus Thompson hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.