Rich Thompson
Richard Neil Thompson
Born: November 1, 1958
New York, NY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 225
Draft: Round 8 (1980 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 6 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Amherst
Texas
Career: 1980-1994
Major League Statistics
Rich Thompson compiled a career record of 50 wins and 53 losses, with 45 saves, and a 3.82 ERA in his 335-game pitching career with the Batavia Trojans, Waterloo Indians, Chattanooga Lookouts, Buffalo Bisons, Maine Guides, Vancouver Canadians, Memphis Chicks, Jacksonville Expos, Albany-Colonie Yankees, Columbus Clippers, Omaha Royals, Indianapolis Indians, Knoxville Blue Jays, Monterrey Industriales, Oklahoma City 89ers and Winnipeg Goldeyes. He began playing during the 1980 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Short Season A | NYPL | Batavia Trojans | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.75 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Indians | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.13 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122.0 | 112 | 67 | 56 | 9 | 55 | 2 | 109 | 5 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.04 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 78.0 | 69 | 39 | 35 | 10 | 36 | 7 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2.86 | 43 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 78.7 | 67 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 46 | 5 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.35 | 51 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 104.7 | 96 | 48 | 39 | 7 | 47 | 6 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Maine Guides | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.30 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40.7 | 47 | 35 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.7 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.93 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | 0 | 0 | 9.58 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | 6 | 7 | .462 | 2.90 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 96.3 | 94 | 36 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.15 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 80.3 | 87 | 44 | 37 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 9 | 6 | .600 | 2.06 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 161.3 | 146 | 46 | 37 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.47 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.51 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 47 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 137 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.55 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 1994 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.85 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.7 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| Totals | 50 | 53 | .485 | 3.82 | 335 | 68 | 152 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 922.0 | 927 | 462 | 391 | 61 | 330 | 30 | 606 | 45 | 9 | 61 | 325 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | 23 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .000 | .190 | .000 | .190 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 73 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .000 | .182 | .000 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Short Season A | NYPL | Batavia Trojans | P | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 1981 | A | MIDW | Waterloo Indians | P | 28 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 2 | .895 | 1.214 |
| 1982 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 50 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .895 | .340 |
| 1983 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 43 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .349 |
| 1984 | AA | EL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 51 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 3 | .900 | .529 |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Maine Guides | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1986 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .261 |
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1987 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Expos | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1987 | AA | EL | Albany-Colonie Yankees | P | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | P | 20 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 1.050 |
| 1988 | AAA | AA2 | Omaha Royals | P | 17 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | .885 | 1.353 |
| 1989 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 23 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 1 | .957 | 1.957 |
| 1990 | AAA | AA2 | Indianapolis Indians | P | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 1991 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .562 |
| 1991 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 1994 | Ind | NORL | Winnipeg Goldeyes | P | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 335 | 52 | 169 | 18 | 12 | .925 | .660 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Batavia Trojans | CLE | ||
| 1981 | A | Midwest League | Waterloo Indians | CLE | ||
| 1982 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CLE | ||
| 1983 | AA | Eastern League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
| 1984 | AA | Eastern League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
| 1985 | AAA | International League | Maine Guides | CLE | ||
| 1986 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | ML4 | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Memphis Chicks | KCA | ||
| 1987 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Expos | MON | ||
| 1987 | AA | Eastern League | Albany-Colonie Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1988 | AA | Southern League | Memphis Chicks | KCA | ||
| 1988 | AAA | American Association 2 | Omaha Royals | KCA | ||
| 1989 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | MON | ||
| 1990 | AAA | American Association 2 | Indianapolis Indians | MON | ||
| 1991 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Mexican League | Monterrey Industriales | |||
| 1991 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1994 | Ind | Northern League | Winnipeg Goldeyes | June 8, 1994 | July 1, 1994 |
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