Andre Thornton
Andre Thornton
Born: August 13, 1949
Tuskegee, AL USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Career: 1973-1987
Minor League Statistics
Andre Thornton compiled a career batting average of .254 with 253 home runs and 895 RBI in his 1565-game career with the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1973 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 17 | 42 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | .200 | .333 | .286 | .619 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 107 | 357 | 303 | 41 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 50 | .261 | .368 | .439 | .807 | 133 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1975 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 120 | 473 | 372 | 70 | 109 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 63 | .293 | .428 | .516 | .944 | 192 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 1976 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 27 | 108 | 85 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 14 | .200 | .361 | .341 | .702 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | 69 | 218 | 183 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 32 | .191 | .304 | .388 | .692 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 131 | 517 | 433 | 77 | 114 | 20 | 5 | 28 | 70 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 82 | .263 | .378 | .527 | .904 | 228 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 145 | 617 | 508 | 97 | 133 | 22 | 4 | 33 | 105 | 4 | 7 | 93 | 72 | .262 | .377 | .516 | .893 | 262 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 1979 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 143 | 617 | 515 | 89 | 120 | 31 | 1 | 26 | 93 | 5 | 4 | 90 | 93 | .233 | .347 | .449 | .796 | 231 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 1981 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 69 | 256 | 226 | 22 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 37 | .239 | .303 | .372 | .675 | 84 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 161 | 708 | 589 | 90 | 161 | 26 | 1 | 32 | 116 | 6 | 7 | 109 | 81 | .273 | .386 | .484 | .870 | 285 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 |
| 1983 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 141 | 605 | 508 | 78 | 143 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 77 | 4 | 2 | 87 | 72 | .281 | .383 | .439 | .822 | 223 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 155 | 689 | 587 | 91 | 159 | 26 | 0 | 33 | 99 | 6 | 5 | 91 | 79 | .271 | .366 | .484 | .850 | 284 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 1985 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 124 | 514 | 461 | 49 | 109 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 88 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 75 | .236 | .304 | .408 | .711 | 188 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1986 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 120 | 475 | 401 | 49 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 4 | 1 | 65 | 67 | .229 | .333 | .392 | .724 | 157 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 36 | 97 | 85 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | .118 | .206 | .141 | .347 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1565 | 6293 | 5291 | 792 | 1342 | 244 | 22 | 253 | 895 | 48 | 37 | 876 | 851 | .254 | .360 | .452 | .811 | 2389 | 129 | 41 | 14 | 71 | 69 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 9 | 8 | 72.0 | 81 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .989 | 11.375 | 1.111 |
| 1974 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 90 | 76 | 706.0 | 760 | 70 | 7 | 61 | .992 | 1.581 | 9.222 |
| 1974 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1975 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 113 | 107 | 955.7 | 982 | 77 | 13 | 88 | .988 | 9.973 | 9.372 |
| 1975 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 43 | 38 | 329.0 | 326 | 26 | 2 | 43 | .994 | 9.629 | 8.186 |
| 1976 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 25 | 22 | 203.0 | 202 | 19 | 3 | 17 | .987 | 9.798 | 8.840 |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | OF | 11 | 9 | 82.3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.640 | 1.364 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 117 | 114 | 1021.7 | 1026 | 71 | 6 | 97 | .995 | 9.664 | 9.376 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 145 | 144 | 1248.3 | 1327 | 106 | 7 | 106 | .995 | 1.331 | 9.883 |
| 1979 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 130 | 130 | 1147.3 | 1089 | 82 | 7 | 100 | .994 | 9.186 | 9.008 |
| 1981 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 11 | 8 | 84.0 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .986 | 7.714 | 6.545 |
| 1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 8 | 8 | 80.3 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 9.075 | 1.125 |
| 1983 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 27 | 26 | 225.0 | 201 | 21 | 2 | 20 | .991 | 8.880 | 8.222 |
| 1984 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 11 | 11 | 96.0 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 11 | .979 | 8.906 | 8.636 |
| Totals | 743 | 701 | 6257.7 | 6239 | 502 | 52 | 558 | .992 | 9.695 | 9.073 |
Awards
1975 - NL Player of the Month September
1977 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1977-07-22
1978 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1978-06-02
1982 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1982-04-16
1982 - AL TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1982 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1982-07-30
1983 - AL Player of the Week Week of 1983-04-08
1984 - AL Silver Slugger DH
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
