Junior Thompson
1939–1947 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants
185G
.225AVG
.248OBP
.275SLG
More career statistics
45H
0HR
18RBI
0SB
47–35W–L
686.2IP
315K
3.26ERA
68GS
7SV
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,936 | 2,945 |
| Pitching · p hr | 35 | 34 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,060 | 2,059 |
| Pitching · p r | 305 | 306 |
| Pitching · p w | 328 | 329 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 226 | 200 | 13 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | .225 | .248 | .275 | .523 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 686.7 | 185 | 68 | 27 | 47 | 35 | 7 | 602 | 305 | 249 | 35 | 328 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 | 1.354 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1941-09-17 to 1942-05-12
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1940-04-26 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 34 | 11 innings pitched | 1939-07-23 | 1 in 308 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | 7 walks allowed | 1940-07-04 | 1 in 192 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 92 | 110 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 24 | .255 | .245 | .316 |
| Away | 93 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 28 | .196 | .207 | .235 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 13 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .235 | .263 | .294 |
| May | 33 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .276 | .243 | .345 |
| June | 32 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | .212 | .211 | .273 |
| July | 32 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .222 | .256 | .278 |
| August | 34 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .154 | .143 | .179 |
| September | 40 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | .279 | .271 | .326 |
| October | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 32 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | .194 | .188 | .194 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 30 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .200 | .206 | .233 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 29 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | .257 | .244 | .343 |
| new-york-giants | 26 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | .263 | .227 | .289 |
| chicago-cubs | 22 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .261 | .250 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 19 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .240 | .214 | .360 |
| boston-braves | 18 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .211 | .238 | .263 |
| cincinnati-reds | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Cincinnati Reds | 42 | 48 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .229 | 151 | 87 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 33 | 79 | 18 | – | 11 | – | .228 | 225 | 103 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 30 | 7 | – | 2 | – | .233 | 109 | 46 |
| 1942 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 30 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .267 | 102 | 34 |
| 1946 |  New York Giants | 39 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | .143 | 62 | 32 |
| 1947 | New York Giants | 15 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 35 | 13 |