Was Harry Thompson a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Thompson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 11 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Thompson hit?

Harry Thompson hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Harry Thompson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1919)

W–L 0–4

ERA 4.23

WHIP 1.36

SO 11

Pitcher PIV -919.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 150 lb
Born: 9/9/1889 in Nanticoke, PA, USA
Died: 2/14/1951 in Reno, NV, USA
MLB Debut: 1919-04-24
Last Game: 1919-06-28

Full name: Harold Thompson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	4	15	2	0	0	1	55.3	64	26	4	11	11	4.23	-919.7

Career ERA 4.23 vs. league average 3.09 across their career seasons — 37.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1919	WS1	AL	3	12	2	1	43.3	48	17	8	10	3.53	3.09 (-14%)	381.5
1919	PHA	AL	1	3	0	0	12.0	16	9	3	1	6.75	3.09 (-119%)	-1301.2
Career · 2 seasons			4	15	2	1	55.1	64	26	11	11	4.23	—	-920

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
23	38	0	8	2	0	0	4	1	3	2	.211	.268	.263	.531	0

Career AVG .211 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 19.7% below league average.

Career OBP .268 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 16.9% below league average.

Career SLG .263 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Career OPS .531 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 20.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1919	WS1	AL	18	32	8	2	3	1	3	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	PHA	AL	5	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			23	38	8	2	4	1	3	2	.211	—	—	—	—	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	13	16	0	2	0	1	.125
Away	10	22	0	6	0	2	.273

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	35.0	40	16	8	9	4.11
Away	5	20.1	24	11	3	2	4.87

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1919-06-28	PHA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1919-06-28	PHA	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1919-06-23	PHA	NYY	L	3	0	0	1	0	0
1919-06-20	PHA	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919-06-16	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1919-06-12	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1919-06-07	MIN	SLA	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
1919-06-04	MIN	BOS	L	3	1	0	0	0	0
1919-05-31	MIN	NYY	L	4	1	1	1	0	0
1919-05-30	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1919-06-23	PHA	NYY	—	7.0	9	6	6	1	0	4
1919-06-20	PHA	DET	L	2.0	4	3	3	2	1	0
1919-06-16	PHA	CHW	—	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1919-06-12	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1919-06-07	MIN	SLA	—	7.0	8	3	3	1	1	0
1919-06-04	MIN	BOS	—	4.0	4	4	4	1	3	0
1919-05-31	MIN	NYY	—	7.1	5	1	1	2	0	0
1919-05-30	MIN	NYY	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1919-05-26	MIN	CHW	L	6.0	6	3	2	0	0	0
1919-05-19	MIN	DET	—	3.0	4	3	2	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	4	0	6	0	0	0
P	15	0	5	16	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1919	WS1	OF	4	6	0	0
1919	WS1	P	12	5	12	1
1919	PHA	P	3	0	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	15
Left Field	3
Center Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Thompson

Was Harry Thompson a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Thompson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 11 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Thompson hit?: Harry Thompson hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.