Frank Thomas
1951–1966 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,766G
.266AVG
.320OBP
.454SLG
More career statistics
1,671H
286HR
962RBI
15SB
4Rare 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 | 6,285 | 6,284 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 22 | 24 |
| Batting · Doubles | 262 | 263 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 894 | 897 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 6,916 | 6,915 |
| Batting · Runs | 792 | 793 |
| Batting · RBI | 962 | 961 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,766 | 6,916 | 6,285 | 792 | 1,671 | 262 | 31 | 286 | 962 | 484 | 894 | 15 | 22 | 51 | 70 | 2,853 | .266 | .320 | .454 | .774 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1962-05-12 to 1962-05-27
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1960-07-04 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1954-05-02 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1958-08-16 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 897 | 3453 | 876 | 126 | 495 | 240 | 415 | .280 | .323 | .461 |
| Away | 869 | 3462 | 795 | 160 | 466 | 244 | 482 | .252 | .300 | .447 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 160 | 650 | 157 | 29 | 87 | 43 | 90 | .268 | .308 | .456 |
| May | 321 | 1248 | 316 | 46 | 165 | 93 | 157 | .278 | .328 | .469 |
| June | 310 | 1241 | 298 | 47 | 175 | 92 | 174 | .265 | .314 | .446 |
| July | 324 | 1234 | 316 | 49 | 165 | 87 | 171 | .281 | .327 | .467 |
| August | 365 | 1451 | 348 | 70 | 232 | 108 | 172 | .266 | .314 | .473 |
| September | 280 | 1072 | 232 | 45 | 136 | 59 | 131 | .234 | .271 | .409 |
| October | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .316 | .312 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 233 | 867 | 219 | 36 | 112 | 54 | 86 | .277 | .315 | .480 |
| chicago-cubs | 226 | 940 | 235 | 40 | 152 | 95 | 122 | .284 | .351 | .497 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 224 | 848 | 188 | 26 | 90 | 59 | 111 | .244 | .291 | .396 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 222 | 864 | 192 | 37 | 122 | 41 | 112 | .239 | .270 | .413 |
| milwaukee-braves | 212 | 857 | 192 | 23 | 100 | 62 | 112 | .246 | .296 | .384 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 133 | 512 | 121 | 28 | 70 | 34 | 93 | .260 | .303 | .472 |
| san-francisco-giants | 122 | 496 | 134 | 23 | 77 | 28 | 57 | .290 | .327 | .509 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 114 | 474 | 129 | 25 | 78 | 37 | 73 | .302 | .350 | .515 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 148 | 39 | 2 | 16 | – | .264 | – | – |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 21 | 2 | – | – | – | .095 | – | – |
| 1953 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 128 | 455 | 116 | 30 | 102 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 153 | 577 | 172 | 23 | 94 | 3 | .298 | – | – |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 142 | 510 | 125 | 25 | 71 | 2 | .245 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 157 | 588 | 166 | 25 | 80 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 594 | 172 | 23 | 89 | 3 | .290 | – | – |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 562 | 158 | 35 | 109 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Cincinnati Reds | 108 | 374 | 84 | 12 | 47 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1960 |  Chicago Cubs | 135 | 478 | 114 | 21 | 64 | 1 | .238 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Braves | 139 | 473 | 133 | 27 | 73 | 2 | .281 | – | – |
| 1962 |  New York Mets | 156 | 571 | 152 | 34 | 94 | 2 | .266 | – | – |
| 1963 | New York Mets | 126 | 420 | 109 | 15 | 60 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1964 | New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies | 99 | 340 | 92 | 10 | 45 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1965 | Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 168 | 37 | 4 | 17 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |