#19 Dickie Thon, Shortstop, 27 yrs, Houston Astros
Monday, 5/13/1986 |
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| Dickie Thon
6/20/1958
27
6"2
245
Shortstop
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R
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GREAT
Prone
3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,600,000
1989
6 Year(s), 65 Days (1097 total Days)
42 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 77 Days (1109 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 2 (Range), .947 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 1 (Range), .932 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 3 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 5/2 | @ATL | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 5/4 | Cin | L 3-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 5/5 | Cin | W 7-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 5/6 | Cin | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 5/7 | Cin | L 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 5/8 | @SF | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
| 5/9 | @SF | L 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 5/10 | @SF | W 10-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 5/11 | CHI | W 8-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 5/12 | CHI | W 3-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 36 | 142 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 7 | .331 | .353 | .493 | .846 | .802 | .162 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 34 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 26.1 | 6.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 52 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .364 | .462 | .825 |
| vs. RHP | 90 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .347 | .511 | .858 |
| Close/Late | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
| Scoring Position | 38 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .381 | .526 | .907 |
| Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 18 | 71 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | .352 | .373 | .549 | .923 |
| Road | 18 | 71 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | .310 | .329 | .437 | .766 |
| Last Week | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .292 | .273 | .564 |
| March/April | 25 | 104 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | .375 | .396 | .567 | .964 |
| May | 11 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .211 | .225 | .289 | .514 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1979 | 161 | 579 | 139 | 18 | 7 | 16 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 41 | 10 | 2 | .240 | .321 | .378 | .699 | HOU |
| 1980 | 135 | 521 | 132 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 56 | 66 | 32 | 37 | 10 | 5 | .253 | .297 | .367 | .663 | HOU |
| 1981 | 151 | 626 | 165 | 38 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 92 | 60 | 34 | 11 | 3 | .264 | .328 | .387 | .715 | HOU |
| 1982 | 133 | 511 | 146 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 66 | 83 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 7 | .286 | .347 | .423 | .770 | HOU |
| 1983 | 149 | 547 | 171 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 82 | 85 | 47 | 33 | 18 | 5 | .313 | .367 | .488 | .855 | HOU |
| 1984 | 157 | 625 | 202 | 45 | 10 | 21 | 121 | 104 | 49 | 32 | 13 | 12 | .323 | .372 | .528 | .900 | HOU,NL |
| 1985 | 158 | 593 | 163 | 27 | 14 | 22 | 94 | 89 | 49 | 44 | 13 | 2 | .275 | .330 | .479 | .809 | HOU |
| 1986 | 36 | 142 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .331 | .353 | .493 | .846 | HOU |
| Total | 1080 | 4144 | 1165 | 225 | 51 | 109 | 584 | 624 | 360 | 251 | 87 | 39 | .281 | .339 | .439 | .778 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1981 | 6 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .464 | .741 | 1.205 |
| 1982 | 13 | 51 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .373 | .396 | .529 | .926 |
| 1983 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .519 | .778 |
| 1984 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .381 | .500 | .881 |
| Total | 31 | 125 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .380 | .568 | .948 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Shortstop | 36 | 34 | 53 | 111 | 21 | 175 | 11 | .937 | 301.1 | 5.23 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Houston in 1979... Had first career hit on 4/1/1979, off Manny Sarmiento (LA)... Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1979, off Brian Kingman (MON)... Injured
on 4/9/1980 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks... Drove in 9 runs against Atlanta on 7/5/1980... Injured on 4/15/1981 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 6/9
/1982 with a Inflamed Groin Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Montreal on 8/6/1982...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1982, hitting .524 with 2 HR, 9 RBI...
Injured on 6/14/1983 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1984, hitting .519 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1984, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1984, hitting .462 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 4/28/1986...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1983 - .313 - 6th
1984 - .323 - 6th
| SLG
1984 - .528 - 10th
| Hits
1984 - 202 - 5th
| Triples
1985 - 14 - 8th
| RBI
1984 - 121 - 3rd
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