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Andre Thornton

#16 RANKED AT POSITION
1973—1987
Designated Hitter
BORN
August 13, 1949, in Tuskegee, AL
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-3 / 200
PRIMARY TEAM
Cleveland Indians
.254
BATTING AVERAGE
1565
GAMES
24.0
WAR
.360
ON-BASE PCT
792
RUNS
23.1
WAR7
.452
SLUGGING
1342
HITS
12.6
WAR3
.811
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
253
HOME RUNS
2.5
WAR PER SEASON
Power-hitter went from Cubs to Indians, which was good for him because he was born to be a designated hitter. Great patience and power, made a few All-Star teams for Cleveland.
2-TIME
ALL-STAR
Indians
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Designated Hitters

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Thornton
CAREER
24.0
LONG PEAK
23.1
PRIME
12.2
SHORT PEAK
12.6
JAWS
23.6
WAR PER
2.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
64.1
LONG PEAK
37.4
PRIME
25.6
SHORT PEAK
17.4
JAWS
50.8
WAR PER
4.3

Where Does Andre Thornton Rank Among Designated Hitters?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
16
CAREER
15
LONG PEAK
13
PRIME
16
SHORT PEAK
14
JAWS
15
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Designated Hitters Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Thornton
Average HOF Designated Hitter
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.02423.112.212.623.52.564.137.425.617.450.84.3Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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