Derrel Thomas

Second Base

1971—1985

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Player LeveL
Utility Player
Top 100 Rank
NR
Second Base RANK
NR

Player Detail

Derrel Osborn
GIVEN NAME
Thomas
SURNAME
January 14, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1971—1985
Playing Career
Played from 20-34
PLAYING AGE
Houston Astros
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
California Angels
Philadelphia Phillies
Teams Played For
Second Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Los Angeles Dodgers
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 160
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Both / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 14, 1971
Major League Debut
October 5, 1985
FINAL GAME

Related Content

Derrel is the only player in baseball history to play at least 400 games at second base AND center field.
  • Derrel Thomas Scouting Report

30

HITTING

30

POWER

60

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1597
1163
43
370
.249

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
NR
58.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.649
.667
97.6

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.249
.317
.332

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Davey Lopes
Phil Garner

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

Derrel Thomas Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Thomas
533
132
67
18
6
5
42
52
68
16
177
187
.249
.317
.332
649
AVG 2B
537
138
65
21
4
6
49
62
15
186
190
.257
.321
.347
.667

Derrel Thomas Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Second Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Derrel Thomas PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
6.6
NA
NA
NA
0.66
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
5.19
BLUE = Derrel Thomas
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
110.1
UNK
UNK
UNK
11.1
352.5
203.1
147.5
97.5
26.2
BLUE = Derrel Thomas
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B