Derrel Thomas
1971–1985 · bats B / throws R · California Angels, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
1,597G
.249AVG
.317OBP
.332SLG
More career statistics
1,163H
43HR
370RBI
140SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,597 | 5,268 | 4,677 | 585 | 1,163 | 154 | 54 | 43 | 370 | 456 | 593 | 140 | 92 | 25 | 29 | 1,554 | .249 | .317 | .332 | .649 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1972-05-23 to 1972-06-07
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1976-04-28 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1975-05-20 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1984-07-13 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 793 | 2568 | 589 | 21 | 165 | 225 | 277 | .258 | .317 | .330 |
| Away | 804 | 2700 | 574 | 22 | 205 | 231 | 316 | .239 | .298 | .334 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 212 | 669 | 148 | 3 | 33 | 59 | 72 | .252 | .309 | .319 |
| May | 290 | 986 | 219 | 6 | 68 | 88 | 115 | .251 | .311 | .324 |
| June | 275 | 834 | 190 | 6 | 71 | 80 | 74 | .261 | .324 | .348 |
| July | 232 | 812 | 184 | 7 | 69 | 65 | 91 | .253 | .307 | .346 |
| August | 286 | 1004 | 207 | 14 | 69 | 91 | 125 | .231 | .297 | .330 |
| September | 275 | 883 | 200 | 7 | 56 | 67 | 111 | .251 | .302 | .335 |
| October | 27 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | .211 | .263 | .239 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| houston-astros | 173 | 609 | 149 | 2 | 41 | 58 | 65 | .276 | .340 | .343 |
| cincinnati-reds | 172 | 560 | 129 | 3 | 44 | 52 | 67 | .263 | .323 | .360 |
| atlanta-braves | 165 | 516 | 129 | 4 | 43 | 34 | 49 | .277 | .316 | .348 |
| chicago-cubs | 125 | 414 | 93 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 35 | .255 | .314 | .352 |
| san-francisco-giants | 124 | 385 | 79 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 30 | .230 | .275 | .320 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 124 | 398 | 95 | 4 | 29 | 41 | 47 | .268 | .342 | .372 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 122 | 393 | 86 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 42 | .244 | .300 | .338 |
| new-york-mets | 120 | 409 | 67 | 2 | 30 | 46 | 63 | .190 | .276 | .278 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Houston Astros | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1972 |  San Diego Padres | 130 | 500 | 115 | 5 | 36 | 9 | .230 | – | – |
| 1973 | San Diego Padres | 113 | 404 | 96 | – | 22 | 15 | .238 | – | – |
| 1974 | San Diego Padres | 141 | 523 | 129 | 3 | 41 | 7 | .247 | – | – |
| 1975 |  San Francisco Giants | 144 | 540 | 149 | 6 | 48 | 28 | .276 | – | – |
| 1976 | San Francisco Giants | 81 | 272 | 63 | 2 | 19 | 10 | .232 | – | – |
| 1977 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 506 | 135 | 8 | 44 | 15 | .267 | – | – |
| 1978 | San Diego Padres | 128 | 352 | 80 | 3 | 26 | 11 | .227 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 141 | 406 | 104 | 5 | 44 | 18 | .256 | – | – |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 117 | 297 | 79 | 1 | 22 | 7 | .266 | – | – |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 80 | 218 | 54 | 4 | 24 | 7 | .248 | – | – |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 66 | 98 | 26 | – | 2 | 2 | .265 | – | – |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 118 | 192 | 48 | 2 | 8 | 9 | .250 | – | – |
| 1984 | California Angels, Montreal Expos | 122 | 272 | 66 | – | 22 | – | .243 | – | – |
| 1985 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 92 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 2 | .207 | – | – |