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.

What was Harry Thompson's career batting average?

Harry Thompson batted .211 over his career, with 8 hits in 38 at bats.

How many RBI did Harry Thompson have?

Harry Thompson drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Harry Thompson's career ERA?

Harry Thompson finished with a 4.23 career ERA, going 0-4 with 11 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Harry Thompson have?

Harry Thompson recorded 11 career strikeouts.

Harry Thompson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1919)

Harry Thompson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1919 for the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Athletics. Across 15 career appearances, he went 0-4 with a 4.23 ERA and 11 strikeouts.

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 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

Harry Thompson — 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	55.1	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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Harry Thompson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1919	WS1	AL	3	12	2	1	43.1	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

Harry Thompson — 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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Harry Thompson — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Harry Thompson — 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

Harry Thompson — 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

Harry Thompson — 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

Harry Thompson — 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

Harry Thompson — 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

Harry Thompson — 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.

Harry Thompson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	15
Left Field	3
Center Field	1

Harry Thompson: the record in brief

Harry Thompson's major league career runs from a debut on April 24, 1919 to a final game on June 28, 1919. Club by club, the record runs the Washington Senators (1919) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1919). Thompson, born on September 9, 1889, in Nanticoke, PA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 5 feet, 8 inches and 150 pounds. Thompson's death is recorded on February 14, 1951, in Reno, NV, USA. Thompson's full given name, per the bio, is Harold Thompson.

Thompson went 0-4 with a 4.23 ERA in 15 games, 2 of them starts. Thompson had 11 strikeouts. The league ERA over Thompson's seasons was 3.09, so the 4.23 figure ran 37.1% worse than average. 1919 was Thompson's sharpest full season, a 3.53 ERA against the league's 3.09.

The position table credits Thompson with 15 games at pitcher and also lists 3 at left field and 1 at center field. On the mound, Thompson's fielding totals are 5 putouts, 16 assists and 0 errors.

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.
What was Harry Thompson's career batting average?: Harry Thompson batted .211 over his career, with 8 hits in 38 at bats.
How many RBI did Harry Thompson have?: Harry Thompson drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Harry Thompson's career ERA?: Harry Thompson finished with a 4.23 career ERA, going 0-4 with 11 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Harry Thompson have?: Harry Thompson recorded 11 career strikeouts.