Bobby Thomson
1946–1960 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, New York Giants
1,779G
.270AVG
.332OBP
.462SLG
More career statistics
1,705H
264HR
1,026RBI
38SB
6Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 6,305 | 6,304 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 20 | 32 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 804 | 811 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,957 | 6,960 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,026 | 1,028 |
| Batting · Walks | 559 | 563 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,779 | 6,957 | 6,305 | 903 | 1,705 | 267 | 74 | 264 | 1,026 | 559 | 804 | 38 | 20 | 34 | 23 | 2,912 | .270 | .332 | .462 | .794 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1951-09-15 to 1952-04-16
37longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1958-06-04 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1951-09-07 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1950-06-06 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 874 | 3322 | 794 | 130 | 508 | 255 | 352 | .263 | .316 | .462 |
| Away | 905 | 3638 | 911 | 134 | 520 | 308 | 459 | .277 | .335 | .462 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 142 | 585 | 132 | 19 | 80 | 45 | 64 | .249 | .303 | .401 |
| May | 305 | 1264 | 325 | 49 | 207 | 105 | 135 | .283 | .340 | .488 |
| June | 327 | 1329 | 328 | 43 | 194 | 124 | 154 | .278 | .340 | .452 |
| July | 336 | 1300 | 315 | 66 | 210 | 93 | 162 | .264 | .314 | .490 |
| August | 357 | 1329 | 317 | 43 | 183 | 100 | 156 | .262 | .314 | .433 |
| September | 303 | 1119 | 278 | 42 | 147 | 94 | 136 | .275 | .332 | .472 |
| October | 9 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | .323 | .353 | .645 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 262 | 1057 | 265 | 35 | 168 | 88 | 123 | .277 | .334 | .464 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 246 | 945 | 245 | 43 | 161 | 78 | 118 | .288 | .342 | .495 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 243 | 968 | 237 | 42 | 153 | 82 | 104 | .270 | .330 | .504 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 240 | 961 | 233 | 28 | 108 | 76 | 107 | .267 | .322 | .416 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 209 | 781 | 182 | 31 | 106 | 57 | 107 | .255 | .306 | .443 |
| chicago-cubs | 205 | 807 | 196 | 37 | 146 | 76 | 94 | .273 | .337 | .496 |
| boston-braves | 126 | 528 | 131 | 15 | 62 | 37 | 44 | .269 | .318 | .427 |
| milwaukee-braves | 77 | 297 | 67 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 26 | .245 | .283 | .416 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  New York Giants | 18 | 54 | 17 | 2 | 9 | – | .315 | – | – |
| 1947 | New York Giants | 138 | 545 | 154 | 29 | 86 | 1 | .283 | – | – |
| 1948 | New York Giants | 138 | 471 | 117 | 16 | 64 | 2 | .248 | – | – |
| 1949 | New York Giants | 156 | 641 | 198 | 27 | 109 | 11 | .309 | – | – |
| 1950 | New York Giants | 149 | 563 | 142 | 25 | 86 | 3 | .252 | – | – |
| 1951 | New York Giants | 148 | 518 | 152 | 32 | 101 | 5 | .293 | – | – |
| 1952 | New York Giants | 153 | 608 | 164 | 24 | 108 | 5 | .270 | – | – |
| 1953 | New York Giants | 154 | 608 | 175 | 26 | 106 | 4 | .288 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Milwaukee Braves | 43 | 99 | 23 | 2 | 15 | – | .232 | – | – |
| 1955 | Milwaukee Braves | 101 | 343 | 88 | 12 | 56 | 2 | .257 | – | – |
| 1956 | Milwaukee Braves | 142 | 450 | 106 | 20 | 74 | 1 | .236 | – | – |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants | 122 | 363 | 87 | 12 | 61 | 3 | .240 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Chicago Cubs | 152 | 547 | 155 | 21 | 82 | – | .283 | – | – |
| 1959 | Chicago Cubs | 122 | 374 | 97 | 11 | 51 | 1 | .259 | – | – |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox | 43 | 120 | 30 | 5 | 20 | – | .250 | – | – |