George Thomas
1957–1971 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Minnesota Twins
685G
.255AVG
.316OBP
.389SLG
More career statistics
430H
46HR
202RBI
13SB
1Rare feat
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 · Plate appearances | 1,865 | 1,864 |
| Batting · Walks | 138 | 137 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 685 | 1,865 | 1,688 | 203 | 430 | 71 | 9 | 46 | 202 | 138 | 343 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 657 | .255 | .316 | .389 | .705 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1961-09-15 to 1961-09-24
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1961-07-21 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1961-07-30 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1964-07-21 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 332 | 910 | 216 | 27 | 114 | 65 | 161 | .262 | .309 | .420 |
| Away | 353 | 954 | 214 | 19 | 88 | 72 | 182 | .248 | .300 | .360 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 105 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 23 | .216 | .248 | .361 |
| May | 111 | 306 | 67 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 47 | .243 | .294 | .399 |
| June | 103 | 265 | 60 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 51 | .244 | .275 | .321 |
| July | 144 | 394 | 106 | 17 | 64 | 26 | 74 | .297 | .335 | .490 |
| August | 149 | 434 | 99 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 82 | .249 | .304 | .353 |
| September | 129 | 359 | 77 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 66 | .245 | .318 | .376 |
| October | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 85 | 261 | 53 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 43 | .231 | .299 | .306 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 82 | 214 | 50 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 39 | .258 | .290 | .402 |
| minnesota-twins | 81 | 240 | 66 | 8 | 29 | 9 | 49 | .293 | .312 | .444 |
| chicago-white-sox | 77 | 240 | 63 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 38 | .289 | .329 | .427 |
| cleveland-guardians | 73 | 185 | 45 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 37 | .266 | .330 | .444 |
| baltimore-orioles | 72 | 181 | 37 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 31 | .233 | .309 | .333 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 56 | 153 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 36 | .214 | .268 | .343 |
| boston-red-sox | 44 | 123 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 27 | .268 | .325 | .518 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1958 | Detroit Tigers | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 96 | 288 | 79 | 13 | 59 | 3 | .274 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 56 | 181 | 43 | 4 | 12 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 102 | 276 | 61 | 5 | 26 | 2 | .221 | – | – |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 105 | 308 | 88 | 12 | 44 | 4 | .286 | – | – |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 169 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 2 | .213 | – | – |
| 1966 |  Boston Red Sox | 69 | 173 | 41 | 5 | 20 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1967 | Boston Red Sox | 65 | 89 | 19 | 1 | 6 | – | .213 | – | – |
| 1968 | Boston Red Sox | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .200 | – | – |
| 1969 | Boston Red Sox | 29 | 51 | 18 | – | 8 | – | .353 | – | – |
| 1970 | Boston Red Sox | 38 | 99 | 34 | 2 | 13 | – | .343 | – | – |
| 1971 | Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins | 32 | 43 | 9 | – | 3 | – | .209 | – | – |