Ben Thurmond
J. Ben Thurmond
Born: October 2, 1981
Columbia, SC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: CF, OF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 24 (2002 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
Draft: Round 15 (2003 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Winthrop
Arizona State
Career: 2003-2008
Ben Thurmond compiled a career record of 35 wins and 25 losses and a 3.92 ERA in his 100-game pitching career with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Hagerstown Suns, Augusta GreenJackets, San Jose Giants, Reno Silver Sox, New Jersey Jackals, Atlantic City Surf and El Paso Diablos. He began playing during the 2003 season and last took the field during the 2008 campaign.
![]() Salem-Keizer Volcanoes |
![]() Hagerstown Suns |
![]() San Jose Giants |
![]() Augusta GreenJackets |
![]() Reno Silver Sox |
![]() Atlantic City Surf |
![]() New Jersey Jackals |
![]() Atlantic City Surf |
![]() El Paso Diablos |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Short Season A | NORW | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.93 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.3 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 202 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 4 | 6 | .400 | 2.54 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92.0 | 87 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 376 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 2 | 3 | .400 | 6.64 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.72 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.3 | 72 | 38 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 289 |
| 2006 | Ind | GOBL | Reno Silver Sox | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.43 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 | 101 | 44 | 38 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 421 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Atlantic City Surf | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.81 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.3 | 86 | 39 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 296 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | 5 | 2 | .714 | 6.17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 2008 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.94 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 2008 | Ind | CAMA | Atlantic City Surf | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Totals | 35 | 25 | .583 | 3.92 | 100 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 462.0 | 514 | 245 | 201 | 43 | 126 | 1 | 358 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 1995 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Short Season A | NORW | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | P | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .929 | .929 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | P | 19 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 1.000 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | P | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | P | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .316 |
| 2006 | Ind | GOBL | Reno Silver Sox | P | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .947 | 1.125 |
| 2006 | Ind | GOBL | Reno Silver Sox | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2006 | Ind | GOBL | Reno Silver Sox | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | New Jersey Jackals | P | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .889 |
| 2007 | Ind | CAMA | Atlantic City Surf | P | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 2008 | Ind | CAMA | Atlantic City Surf | P | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | Ind | AA | El Paso Diablos | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| Totals | 102 | 29 | 60 | 3 | 4 | .967 | .873 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SFN | ||
| 2004 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | SFN | May 6, 2004 | September 4, 2004 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | April 12, 2005 | May 3, 2005 |
| 2005 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta GreenJackets | SFN | May 11, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | Ind | Golden Baseball League | Reno Silver Sox | |||
| 2007 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | New Jersey Jackals | |||
| 2007 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Atlantic City Surf | |||
| 2008 | Ind | Canadian-American Association | Atlantic City Surf | May 25, 2008 | June 5, 2008 | |
| 2008 | Ind | American Association | El Paso Diablos | June 18, 2008 | July 3, 2008 |
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