Frank Thompson
1945–1954 · bats L / throws L · ASE, Birmingham Black Barons, CCR, Homestead Grays, Memphis Red Sox, SAS
35G
.231AVG
.296OBP
.262SLG
More career statistics
15H
0HR
2RBI
0SB
12–10W–L
194.2IP
98K
3.51ERA
24GS
5SV
2Rare 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 · Games | 35 | 54 |
| Batting · At bats | 65 | 55 |
| Batting · Hits | 15 | 9 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 74 | 59 |
| Batting · Runs | 6 | 4 |
| Batting · RBI | 2 | 0 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Walks | 6 | 1 |
| Pitching · Games | 35 | 54 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 843 | 680 |
| Pitching · p cg | 13 | 23 |
| Pitching · p er | 76 | 30 |
| Pitching · p gs | 24 | 35 |
| Pitching · p h | 186 | 237 |
| Pitching · p hr | 2 | 4 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 584 | 848 |
| Pitching · p k | 98 | 72 |
| Pitching · p r | 107 | 126 |
| Pitching · p w | 61 | 46 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 74 | 65 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .231 | .296 | .262 | .558 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194.7 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 186 | 107 | 76 | 2 | 61 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 1.269 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1947-08-31 to 1948-05-11
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1947-08-21 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1945-07-23 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1947-06-23 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 5 | 4 | – | – | – | 1 | .000 | 24 | 10 |
| 1946 |  Homestead Grays | 10 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | 47 | 5 |
| 1947 | Homestead Grays | 18 | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | .100 | 107 | 29 |
| 1948 | Homestead Grays | 6 | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | .300 | 28 | 14 |
| 1949 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 15 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .222 | 75 | 14 |