Jason Thompson Notable

b. July 6, 1954 · Detroit Tigers 1976–1980, California Angels 1980, Pittsburgh Pirates 1981–1985, Montreal Expos 1986

Jason Thompson played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 1976 and closing with the Montreal Expos in 1986.

Across 1,418 games he batted .261, with 1,253 hits and 640 runs. He finished with 208 home runs, 204 doubles, 816 walks and 8 stolen bases.

He played 1,314 games at first base, with 11,818 putouts and 97 errors. He turned 1,090 double plays.

He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1977 and 1982.

He was born in Hollywood, CA, USA on July 6, 1954. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1977, 1978, 1982
Player of the Week	3	1978, 1980, 1982

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1976	DET	123	412	45	90	12	1	17	54	68	72	2	.218
1977	DET	158	585	87	158	24	5	31	105	73	91	0	.270
1978	DET	153	589	79	169	25	3	26	96	74	96	0	.287
1979	DET	145	492	58	121	16	1	20	79	70	90	2	.246
1980	CAL/DET	138	438	69	126	19	0	21	90	83	86	2	.288
1981	PIT	86	223	36	54	13	0	15	42	59	49	0	.242
1982	PIT	156	550	87	156	32	0	31	101	101	107	1	.284
1983	PIT	152	517	70	134	20	1	18	76	99	128	1	.259
1984	PIT	154	543	61	138	22	0	17	74	87	73	0	.254
1985	PIT	123	402	42	97	17	1	12	61	84	58	0	.241
1986	MON	30	51	6	10	4	0	0	4	18	12	0	.196
Career	—	1418	4802	640	1253	204	12	208	782	816	862	8	.261

On this day & linked events

1954

Born July 6, 1954

Hollywood, CA, USA

1976

Major-league debut: Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson made a major-league debut on April 23, 1976.

1986

Final major-league game: Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson played a final major-league game on June 23, 1986.

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