Thurston
Career Stats, Bio & Records
Thurston was a baseball player who played in Major League Baseball. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Thurston: the record in brief
Thurston's record comes from the tables on this page.
Thurston's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .000 average on 0 hits. Pitching in the Negro Leagues, Thurston went 0-1 with a 2.61 ERA. Negro Leagues totals are drawn from box-score research and sit in their own table on this page.
Frequently Asked Questions about Thurston
- Did Thurston pitch?
- Yes. Thurston has no major-league record, but Retrosheet credits him with 10.1 innings pitched in the Negro Leagues.
- Is Thurston in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Thurston has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.