Josh Thole
Joshua Michael Thole
Born: October 28, 1986
Breese, IL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230
Draft: Round 13 (2005 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Mater Dei HS, IL
Career: 2005-2019
Major League Statistics
Josh Thole compiled a career batting average of .282 with 23 home runs and 290 RBI in his 667-game career with the Mets, Kingsport Mets, Savannah Sand Gnats, Peoria Saguaros, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Buffalo Bisons, New Britain Bees, Erie SeaWolves, Salt Lake Bees, Oklahoma City Dodgers and Tulsa Drillers. He began playing during the 2005 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | R | GULF | Mets | 35 | 130 | 104 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | .269 | .406 | .337 | .743 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | 36 | 110 | 98 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 25 | .235 | .300 | .306 | .606 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | 117 | 458 | 389 | 46 | 104 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 57 | .267 | .372 | .311 | .683 | 121 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 111 | 402 | 347 | 49 | 104 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 38 | .300 | .382 | .427 | .808 | 148 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Saguaros | 19 | 86 | 69 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | .319 | .400 | .420 | .820 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 103 | 442 | 384 | 48 | 126 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 34 | .328 | .395 | .422 | .816 | 162 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 48 | 191 | 165 | 20 | 44 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | .267 | .353 | .430 | .783 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 41 | 167 | 149 | 18 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 25 | .322 | .383 | .510 | .893 | 76 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 45 | 170 | 149 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | .228 | .320 | .262 | .581 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | 21 | 76 | 63 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .238 | .320 | .302 | .622 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | 17 | 75 | 60 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .317 | .425 | .367 | .791 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 22 | 74 | 65 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .292 | .365 | .338 | .703 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 25 | 90 | 74 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .203 | .333 | .270 | .604 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 25 | 103 | 87 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 25 | .241 | .359 | .368 | .727 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 667 | 2579 | 2208 | 278 | 623 | 121 | 7 | 23 | 290 | 19 | 12 | 297 | 327 | .282 | .370 | .375 | .745 | 827 | 56 | 30 | 14 | 30 | 10 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | R | GULF | Mets | C | 7 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .980 | 6.857 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 2005 | R | GULF | Mets | 1B | 21 | 131 | 7 | 1 | 14 | .993 | 6.571 | ||||
| 2006 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | C | 8 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 6.375 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 14.3 |
| 2006 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | 1B | 18 | 130 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .978 | 7.278 | ||||
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | C | 11 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .971 | 6.000 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11.1 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | 1B | 103 | 905 | 55 | 7 | 69 | .993 | 9.320 | ||||
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | C | 75 | 461 | 40 | 3 | 7 | .994 | 6.680 | 7 | 69 | 20 | 22.5 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Saguaros | C | 15 | 114 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .984 | 8.133 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 31.2 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 1B | 12 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 18 | .990 | 8.667 | ||||
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Saguaros | 1B | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | C | 89 | 574 | 54 | 5 | 7 | .992 | 7.056 | 9 | 60 | 26 | 30.2 |
| 2009 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 48 | 343 | 19 | 4 | 8 | .989 | 7.542 | 6 | 41 | 9 | 18.0 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 37 | 259 | 19 | 2 | 3 | .993 | 7.514 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 22.0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 1B | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | ||||
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | C | 45 | 316 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .997 | 7.400 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 21.2 |
| 2018 | AA | EL | Erie SeaWolves | C | 21 | 165 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 8.333 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 22.7 |
| 2018 | Ind | ATLL | New Britain Bees | C | 15 | 115 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .984 | 8.067 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 15.0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | C | 25 | 211 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .996 | 9.120 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 33.3 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | C | 23 | 199 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .986 | 9.043 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 20.8 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 19 | 164 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 8.684 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma City Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| Totals | 597 | 4354 | 289 | 41 | 151 | .991 | 7.777 | 53 | 352 | 102 | 22.5 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | June 25, 2005 | August 11, 2005 |
| 2006 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Mets | NYN | June 21, 2006 | August 30, 2006 |
| 2007 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Sand Gnats | NYN | April 5, 2007 | August 30, 2007 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | April 5, 2008 | August 30, 2008 |
| 2008 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Saguaros | October 8, 2008 | November 20, 2008 | |
| 2009 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | April 8, 2009 | August 29, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | April 8, 2010 | June 23, 2010 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | NYN | May 30, 2012 | May 31, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 4, 2013 | June 5, 2013 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 9, 2015 | August 21, 2015 |
| 2018 | Ind | Atlantic League | New Britain Bees | May 29, 2018 | June 20, 2018 | |
| 2018 | AA | Eastern League | Erie SeaWolves | DET | June 24, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | LAN | April 6, 2019 | June 23, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma City Dodgers | LAN | April 13, 2019 | July 7, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | July 13, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
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