1973
Born October 1, 1973
Vicksburg, MS, USA
John Thomson Notable
b. October 1, 1973 · Colorado Rockies 1997–1999, 2001–2002, New York Mets 2002, Texas Rangers 2003, Atlanta Braves 2004–2006, Kansas City Royals 2007
John Thomson played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Colorado Rockies in 1997 and closing with the Kansas City Royals in 2007.
He went 63 and 85 with a 4.68 earned run average, pitching 1,270.3 innings in 216 games. He struck out 800 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 216 games he batted .198, with 63 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 6 doubles.
He was born in Vicksburg, MS, USA on October 1, 1973. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | COL | 27 | 47 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .213 |
| 1998 | COL | 26 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .120 |
| 1999 | COL | 14 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| 2001 | COL | 14 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | .241 |
| 2002 | COL/NYM | 30 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .212 |
| 2003 | TEX | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | ATL | 33 | 66 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | .197 |
| 2005 | ATL | 17 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .200 |
| 2006 | ATL | 18 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .267 |
| 2007 | KCR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 216 | 318 | 20 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 133 | 0 | .198 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | COL | 7 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 166.1 | 193 | 87 | 51 | 106 | 4.71 |
| 1998 | COL | 8 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 161.0 | 174 | 86 | 49 | 106 | 4.81 |
| 1999 | COL | 1 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 62.2 | 85 | 56 | 36 | 34 | 8.04 |
| 2001 | COL | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 93.2 | 84 | 42 | 25 | 68 | 4.04 |
| 2002 | COL/NYM | 9 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.2 | 201 | 95 | 44 | 107 | 4.71 |
| 2003 | TEX | 13 | 14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 217.0 | 234 | 117 | 49 | 136 | 4.85 |
| 2004 | ATL | 14 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 198.1 | 210 | 82 | 52 | 133 | 3.72 |
| 2005 | ATL | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 98.2 | 111 | 49 | 28 | 61 | 4.47 |
| 2006 | ATL | 2 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 80.1 | 93 | 43 | 32 | 46 | 4.82 |
| 2007 | KCR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 63 | 85 | 216 | 212 | 0 | 1270.1 | 1398 | 661 | 369 | 800 | 4.68 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Major-league debut: John Thomson
John Thomson made a major-league debut on May 11, 1997.
2007
Final major-league game: John Thomson
John Thomson played a final major-league game on July 1, 2007.