Andre Thornton

Designated Hitter · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1987)

AVG .254
HR 253
RBI 895
H 1,342
OPS .811
PIV 16,790
Position
Designated Hitter
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
8/13/1949 in Tuskegee, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1973-07-28
Last Game
1987-08-31
Awards
2× All-Star · Silver Slugger · Roberto Clemente Award
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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,565 5,291 792 1,342 244 22 253 895 48 876 851 .254 .360 .452 .811 16,790

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — +10.6% above league average.

Career SLG .452 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +17.0% above league average.

Career OPS .811 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — +14.1% above 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
1973 CHN NL 17 35 3 7 3 0 0 2 0 7 9 .200 — — — — 0.0
1974 CHN NL 107 303 41 79 16 4 10 46 2 48 50 .261 .256 (+2%) .324 (+13%) .369 (+19%) .693 (+16%) 1020.6
1975 CHN NL 120 372 70 109 21 4 18 60 3 88 63 .293 .257 (+14%) .327 (+31%) .374 (+38%) .701 (+35%) 2810.2
1976 CHN NL 27 85 8 17 6 0 2 14 2 20 14 .200 .255 (-22%) .320 (+13%) .360 (-5%) .681 (+3%) 120.0
1976 MON NL 69 183 20 35 5 2 9 24 2 28 32 .191 .255 (-25%) .320 (-5%) .360 (+7%) .681 (+2%) 120.0
1977 CLE AL 131 433 77 114 20 5 28 70 3 70 82 .263 .264 (avg) .329 (+15%) .401 (+31%) .730 (+24%) 2233.1
1978 CLE AL 145 508 97 133 22 4 33 105 4 93 72 .262 .257 (+2%) .323 (+17%) .378 (+36%) .702 (+27%) 2915.0
1979 CLE AL 143 515 89 120 31 1 26 93 5 90 93 .233 .265 (-12%) .329 (+5%) .397 (+13%) .727 (+9%) 1108.5
1981 CLE AL 69 226 22 54 12 0 6 30 3 23 37 .239 .255 (-7%) .320 (-5%) .368 (+1%) .688 (-2%) -106.8
1982 CLE AL 161 589 90 161 26 1 32 116 6 109 81 .273 .261 (+5%) .324 (+19%) .388 (+24%) .712 (+22%) 3019.4
1983 CLE AL 141 508 78 143 27 1 17 77 4 87 72 .281 .260 (+8%) .324 (+18%) .389 (+13%) .714 (+15%) 1810.7
1984 CLE AL 155 587 91 159 26 0 33 99 6 91 79 .271 .259 (+4%) .322 (+13%) .384 (+26%) .707 (+20%) 2526.1
1985 CLE AL 124 461 49 109 13 0 22 88 3 47 75 .236 .257 (-8%) .323 (-6%) .390 (+4%) .714 (avg) -75.2
1986 CLE AL 120 401 49 92 14 0 17 66 4 65 67 .229 .257 (-11%) .325 (+2%) .395 (-1%) .720 (avg) 112.2
1987 CLE AL 36 85 8 10 2 0 0 5 1 10 25 .118 .262 (-55%) .331 (-38%) .415 (-66%) .746 (-53%) -759.6
Career · 15 seasons 1,565 5,291 792 1,342 244 22 253 895 48 876 851 .254 — — — — 16,854

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home7882612415687138492.263
Away7772679377655115403.244

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1987-08-31 CLEDETW 100000001
1987-08-16 CLENYYW 400000002
1987-08-05 CLENYYL 100000001
1987-08-04 CLENYYW 410000110
1987-08-03 CLENYYW 311000010
1987-07-25 CLETEXL 100000001
1987-07-21 CLEKCRL 200000102
1987-07-20 CLEKCRW 100000000
1987-07-10 CLETEXL 100000001
1987-07-08 CLEKCRW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 729 692 6223 501 51 558
3B 3 0 2 0 0 0
OF 11 9 14 1 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1973 CHN 1B 9 8 81 10 1 3
1974 CHN 1B 90 76 760 70 7 61
1974 CHN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CHN 1B 113 107 982 77 13 88
1975 CHN 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0
1976 CHN 1B 25 22 202 19 3 17
1976 MON 1B 43 38 326 26 2 43
1976 MON OF 11 9 14 1 1 0
1977 CLE 1B 117 114 1026 71 6 97
1978 CLE 1B 145 144 1327 106 7 106
1979 CLE 1B 130 130 1089 82 7 100
1981 CLE 1B 11 8 67 5 1 7
1982 CLE 1B 8 8 76 5 0 5
1983 CLE 1B 27 26 201 21 2 20
1984 CLE 1B 11 11 86 9 2 11

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 728
Third Base 3
Right Field 11
Designated Hitter 738

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1984 Silver Slugger DH
1983 Player of the Week Week of 1983-04-08
1982 Hutch Award
1982 Player of the Week Week of 1982-07-30
1982 Player of the Week Week of 1982-04-16
1982 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1979 Roberto Clemente Award
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-06-02
1977 Player of the Week Week of 1977-07-22
1975 Player of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1988 CLE AL $1,100,000
1987 CLE AL $1,100,000
1986 CLE AL $1,100,000
1985 CLE AL $1,100,000
Total Career Earnings $4,400,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1984 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 5.0 392 0
1982 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 8.0 392 0
1978 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 12.0 392 0

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Career Spans

Andre Thornton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Cliff Johnson
    .258 avg, 196 HR
  2. 78
    Brian Downing
    .267 avg, 275 HR
  3. 76
    Kendrys Morales
    .265 avg, 213 HR
  4. 69
    Travis Hafner
    .273 avg, 213 HR
  5. 66
    Billy Butler
    .290 avg, 147 HR
  6. 56
    Mike Sweeney
    .297 avg, 215 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Andre Thornton

What years did Andre Thornton play?
Andre Thornton played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1987.
Was Andre Thornton a pitcher?
No. Andre Thornton was a position player (Designated Hitter).
How many home runs did Andre Thornton hit?
Andre Thornton hit 253 career home runs with 1342 hits.