1973
Born March 8, 1973
San Antonio, TX, USA
Justin Thompson Notable
Justin Thompson divided 10 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1996, then the Texas Rangers through 2005.
He went 36 and 43 with a 4.02 earned run average, pitching 648.7 innings in 103 games. He struck out 428. Across 103 games he batted .071, with 1 hit and 1 run.
He was an All-Star in 1997.
He was born in San Antonio, TX, USA on March 8, 1973. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1997 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | DET | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | DET | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | DET | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1999 | DET | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 103 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .071 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | DET | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 59.0 | 62 | 30 | 31 | 44 | 4.58 |
| 1997 | DET | 15 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 223.1 | 188 | 75 | 66 | 151 | 3.02 |
| 1998 | DET | 11 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 222.0 | 227 | 100 | 79 | 149 | 4.05 |
| 1999 | DET | 9 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 142.2 | 152 | 81 | 59 | 83 | 5.11 |
| 2005 | TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21.60 |
| Career | — | 36 | 43 | 103 | 101 | 0 | 648.2 | 633 | 290 | 235 | 428 | 4.02 |
On this day & linked events
1996
Major-league debut: Justin Thompson
Justin Thompson made a major-league debut on May 27, 1996.
2005
Final major-league game: Justin Thompson
Justin Thompson played a final major-league game on August 25, 2005.
Image: Brent Moore, CC BY 2.0