Robby Thompson

Second Base

1986—1996

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Second Base RANK
#41

Player Detail

Robert Randall
GIVEN NAME
Thompson
SURNAME
May 10, 1962, in West Palm Beach, FL
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1986—1996
Playing Career
Played from 24-34
PLAYING AGE
San Francisco Giants
Teams Played For
Second Base
PRIMARY POSITION
San Francisco Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 165
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 8, 1986
Major League Debut
September 22, 1996
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 Second Baseman —

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WHO IS Robby Thompson?

No, not Bobbbby Thomson… This is the wiry fella who played second base for the Giants in the 1980s.
Robby used the same batting glove for most of his career, so much that by his final seasons it was barely held together by stitches and fabric.
  • Robby Thompson Scouting Report

40

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

60

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
1304
1187
119
458
.257
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
32.1
58.2

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.733
.701
104.7

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

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.257
.329
.403

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Tony Phillips
Mariano Duncan
Bip Roberts

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.266
.346
.432

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Bob Brenly
Will Clark
John Patterson
Jose Uribe
Matt Williams
Barry Bonds
Brett Butler
Willie McGee
John Burkett
Rick Reuschel
Roger Craig

Robby Thompson 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
Thompson
529
136
77
27
4
14
52
50
113
12
213
194
.257
.329
.403
733
AVG 2B
535
141
69
24
4
8
51
81
15
198
196
.263
.330
.371
.701

Robby Thompson Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
41
48
37
44
100
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
49
38
34
32
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Robby Thompson PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
33.9
30.4
23.3
17.6
4.21
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
5.19
BLUE = Robby Thompson
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
164.1
137.7
105.9
73.0
20.3
352.5
203.1
147.5
97.5
26.2
BLUE = Robby Thompson
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B