Hank Thompson
1943–1956 · bats L / throws R · ASP, Kansas City Monarchs, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns
1,086G
.286AVG
.387OBP
.489SLG
1,000H
155HR
586RBI
55SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,086 | 4,145 | 3,502 | 631 | 1,000 | 140 | 53 | 155 | 586 | 564 | 343 | 55 | 31 | 25 | 16 | 1,711 | .286 | .387 | .489 | .876 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1948-08-08 to 1948-09-03
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1947-05-22 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1947-07-04 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1954-06-03 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 560 | 2107 | 516 | 94 | 305 | 294 | 145 | .291 | .384 | .518 |
| Away | 526 | 2038 | 484 | 61 | 281 | 270 | 198 | .280 | .370 | .458 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 260 | 46 | 11 | 33 | 58 | 26 | .234 | .400 | .462 |
| May | 187 | 711 | 153 | 26 | 88 | 117 | 57 | .263 | .380 | .466 |
| June | 201 | 803 | 207 | 30 | 125 | 100 | 51 | .300 | .382 | .491 |
| July | 250 | 982 | 255 | 37 | 145 | 124 | 73 | .305 | .386 | .529 |
| August | 234 | 884 | 213 | 28 | 119 | 102 | 79 | .280 | .356 | .463 |
| September | 145 | 496 | 124 | 23 | 75 | 63 | 56 | .291 | .377 | .500 |
| October | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .222 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 134 | 520 | 115 | 22 | 91 | 76 | 59 | .267 | .367 | .490 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 131 | 499 | 100 | 16 | 62 | 70 | 53 | .242 | .341 | .407 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 130 | 524 | 118 | 18 | 66 | 79 | 42 | .269 | .376 | .441 |
| chicago-cubs | 129 | 516 | 116 | 14 | 63 | 77 | 44 | .268 | .374 | .441 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 125 | 444 | 90 | 13 | 39 | 55 | 47 | .235 | .327 | .392 |
| cincinnati-reds | 122 | 478 | 123 | 23 | 77 | 54 | 41 | .299 | .370 | .540 |
| milwaukee-braves | 75 | 269 | 59 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 26 | .267 | .379 | .439 |
| boston-braves | 57 | 229 | 60 | 12 | 41 | 31 | 20 | .311 | .397 | .544 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 33 | 100 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .330 | – | – |
| 1946 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 23 | 78 | 32 | 5 | 9 | – | .410 | – | – |
| 1947 | Kansas City Monarchs, St. Louis Browns | 70 | 221 | 78 | 9 | 45 | 9 | .353 | – | – |
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 57 | 180 | 76 | 11 | 43 | 13 | .422 | – | – |
| 1949 |  New York Giants | 75 | 275 | 77 | 9 | 34 | 5 | .280 | – | – |
| 1950 | New York Giants | 148 | 512 | 148 | 20 | 90 | 8 | .289 | – | – |
| 1951 | New York Giants | 85 | 262 | 62 | 8 | 33 | 1 | .237 | – | – |
| 1952 | New York Giants | 128 | 423 | 110 | 17 | 67 | 4 | .260 | – | – |
| 1953 | New York Giants | 114 | 388 | 117 | 24 | 75 | 6 | .302 | – | – |
| 1954 | New York Giants | 136 | 448 | 118 | 26 | 86 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 1955 | New York Giants | 135 | 432 | 106 | 17 | 63 | 2 | .245 | – | – |
| 1956 | New York Giants | 82 | 183 | 43 | 8 | 29 | 2 | .235 | – | – |