Born January 14, 1951
Los Angeles, CA, USA
He played second base, shortstop, third base, all three outfield spots and caught in the major leagues, a combination almost nobody else has managed across a career, and he did it for seven clubs over fifteen seasons. The Dodgers used him at whatever position had an injury in any given week during his five years there.
Fifteen seasons gave him 1,163 hits, 154 doubles, 585 runs batted in, 140 stolen bases and a .249 average, with 608 games at second base, 542 in the outfield, 339 at shortstop and 116 at third. He was on the Dodgers' pennant winners of 1981.
He finished with Philadelphia in 1985 at thirty-four. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | HOU | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | SDP | 130 | 500 | 48 | 115 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 73 | 9 | .230 |
| 1973 | SDP | 113 | 404 | 41 | 96 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 52 | 15 | .238 |
| 1974 | SDP | 141 | 523 | 48 | 129 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 7 | .247 |
| 1975 | SFG | 144 | 540 | 99 | 149 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 28 | .276 |
| 1976 | SFG | 81 | 272 | 38 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 26 | 10 | .232 |
| 1977 | SFG | 148 | 506 | 75 | 135 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | 70 | 15 | .267 |
| 1978 | SDP | 128 | 352 | 36 | 80 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 35 | 37 | 11 | .227 |
| 1979 | LAD | 141 | 406 | 47 | 104 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 18 | .256 |
| 1980 | LAD | 117 | 297 | 32 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 7 | .266 |
| 1981 | LAD | 80 | 218 | 25 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 7 | .248 |
| 1982 | LAD | 66 | 98 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | .265 |
| 1983 | LAD | 118 | 192 | 38 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 9 | .250 |
| 1984 | CAL/MON | 122 | 272 | 29 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 0 | .243 |
| 1985 | PHI | 63 | 92 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 2 | .207 |
| Career | — | 1597 | 4677 | 585 | 1163 | 154 | 54 | 43 | 370 | 456 | 593 | 140 | .249 |
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Derrel Thomas made a major-league debut on September 14, 1971.
Derrel Thomas played a final major-league game on October 5, 1985.
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