Andre Thornton
1973–1987 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, Montreal Expos
1,565G
.254AVG
.360OBP
.452SLG
More career statistics
1,342H
253HR
895RBI
48SB
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,565 | 6,295 | 5,291 | 792 | 1,342 | 244 | 22 | 253 | 895 | 876 | 851 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 71 | 2,389 | .254 | .360 | .452 | .812 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1975-08-23 to 1975-09-06
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Six-Walk Game | 1984-05-02 | 1 in 55,910 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1978-04-22 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1984-05-02 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 788 | 3098 | 687 | 138 | 492 | 425 | 378 | .263 | .359 | .475 |
| Away | 777 | 3197 | 655 | 115 | 403 | 451 | 473 | .244 | .346 | .429 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 174 | 735 | 143 | 27 | 107 | 105 | 125 | .233 | .337 | .417 |
| May | 262 | 1016 | 210 | 31 | 131 | 147 | 134 | .245 | .351 | .408 |
| June | 256 | 1043 | 231 | 50 | 149 | 148 | 145 | .264 | .363 | .483 |
| July | 287 | 1178 | 249 | 49 | 169 | 157 | 152 | .252 | .345 | .460 |
| August | 326 | 1304 | 288 | 53 | 188 | 177 | 158 | .262 | .357 | .460 |
| September | 243 | 953 | 208 | 40 | 143 | 130 | 129 | .258 | .355 | .465 |
| October | 17 | 66 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | .245 | .379 | .509 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 113 | 478 | 118 | 22 | 73 | 61 | 67 | .289 | .374 | .529 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 108 | 458 | 82 | 15 | 50 | 63 | 61 | .212 | .317 | .364 |
| new-york-yankees | 106 | 435 | 77 | 12 | 48 | 68 | 63 | .214 | .333 | .369 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 103 | 429 | 118 | 31 | 87 | 39 | 57 | .308 | .366 | .624 |
| baltimore-orioles | 99 | 413 | 85 | 12 | 52 | 63 | 55 | .246 | .358 | .396 |
| detroit-tigers | 94 | 390 | 71 | 17 | 47 | 65 | 51 | .225 | .349 | .418 |
| texas-rangers | 92 | 390 | 78 | 13 | 51 | 51 | 67 | .234 | .331 | .369 |
| kansas-city-royals | 92 | 359 | 77 | 18 | 50 | 36 | 50 | .244 | .315 | .441 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Chicago Cubs | 17 | 35 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago Cubs | 107 | 303 | 79 | 10 | 46 | 2 | .261 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 120 | 372 | 109 | 18 | 60 | 3 | .293 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos | 96 | 268 | 52 | 11 | 38 | 4 | .194 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Cleveland Guardians | 131 | 433 | 114 | 28 | 70 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 1978 | Cleveland Guardians | 145 | 508 | 133 | 33 | 105 | 4 | .262 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cleveland Guardians | 143 | 515 | 120 | 26 | 93 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 1981 | Cleveland Guardians | 69 | 226 | 54 | 6 | 30 | 3 | .239 | – | – |
| 1982 | Cleveland Guardians | 161 | 589 | 161 | 32 | 116 | 6 | .273 | – | – |
| 1983 | Cleveland Guardians | 141 | 508 | 143 | 17 | 77 | 4 | .281 | – | – |
| 1984 | Cleveland Guardians | 155 | 587 | 159 | 33 | 99 | 6 | .271 | – | – |
| 1985 | Cleveland Guardians | 124 | 461 | 109 | 22 | 88 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1986 | Cleveland Guardians | 120 | 401 | 92 | 17 | 66 | 4 | .229 | – | – |
| 1987 | Cleveland Guardians | 36 | 85 | 10 | – | 5 | 1 | .118 | – | – |