Marcus Thames
2002–2011 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
640G
.246AVG
.309OBP
.485SLG
More career statistics
450H
115HR
301RBI
3SB
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | 2,016 | 1,827 | 256 | 450 | 83 | 4 | 115 | 301 | 159 | 510 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 886 | .246 | .309 | .485 | .794 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 2006-06-08 to 2006-06-18
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 2010-09-10 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 2005-06-12 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 2004-07-25 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 305 | 996 | 219 | 54 | 152 | 81 | 249 | .243 | .301 | .470 |
| Away | 335 | 1020 | 231 | 61 | 149 | 78 | 261 | .250 | .303 | .499 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 82 | 218 | 48 | 13 | 31 | 15 | 49 | .244 | .289 | .497 |
| May | 84 | 261 | 60 | 14 | 42 | 30 | 67 | .267 | .345 | .507 |
| June | 122 | 393 | 91 | 27 | 60 | 27 | 98 | .250 | .300 | .522 |
| July | 113 | 394 | 92 | 26 | 65 | 34 | 98 | .258 | .320 | .538 |
| August | 114 | 395 | 84 | 20 | 54 | 22 | 109 | .229 | .268 | .428 |
| September | 119 | 338 | 69 | 13 | 46 | 31 | 85 | .229 | .296 | .409 |
| October | 6 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .375 | .353 | .750 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 69 | 225 | 53 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 64 | .255 | .289 | .510 |
| cleveland-guardians | 64 | 216 | 47 | 12 | 34 | 15 | 54 | .237 | .287 | .500 |
| chicago-white-sox | 59 | 191 | 39 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 43 | .231 | .298 | .533 |
| kansas-city-royals | 56 | 183 | 39 | 11 | 30 | 18 | 39 | .242 | .311 | .491 |
| seattle-mariners | 37 | 124 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 36 | .188 | .250 | .330 |
| boston-red-sox | 35 | 121 | 24 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 32 | .226 | .281 | .491 |
| athletics | 35 | 120 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 38 | .183 | .250 | .376 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 34 | 102 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 32 | .281 | .324 | .458 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |  New York Yankees | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Texas Rangers | 30 | 73 | 15 | 1 | 4 | – | .205 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Detroit Tigers | 61 | 165 | 42 | 10 | 33 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 2005 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 107 | 21 | 7 | 16 | – | .196 | – | – |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | 110 | 348 | 89 | 26 | 60 | 1 | .256 | – | – |
| 2007 | Detroit Tigers | 86 | 269 | 65 | 18 | 54 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 2008 | Detroit Tigers | 103 | 316 | 76 | 25 | 56 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 2009 | Detroit Tigers | 87 | 258 | 65 | 13 | 36 | – | .252 | – | – |
| 2010 | New York Yankees | 82 | 212 | 61 | 12 | 33 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 2011 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 66 | 13 | 2 | 7 | – | .197 | – | – |