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Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right

6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg)

Born: August 27, 1970 in Peoria, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL).

High School: Limestone Community HS (Bartonville, IL)

School: Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)

Debut: September 4, 1991 (Age 21-008d, 16,048th in major league history)
   vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2012 (Age 42-037d)
   vs. TBR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. (Voted by BBWAA on 379/422 ballots)
   View Jim Thome’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Pat Rooney SFX

Full Name: James Howard Thome

Pronunciation: \TOE-may\

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Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB WPA cWPA SRC OSWC
1995 24 CLE AL ALDS BOS W 3 14 13 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 6 .154 .214 .385 .599 5 0 0 0 0 0 -0.14 -1.6%
1995 24 CLE AL ALCS SEA W 5 17 15 2 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 2 3 .267 .353 .667 1.020 10 1 0 0 0 0 0.09 2.8% 3.450 0.636
1995 24 CLE AL WS ATL L 6 21 19 1 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 .211 .286 .421 .707 8 0 0 0 0 0 -0.13 -6.4% 1.667 0.214
1996 25 CLE AL ALDS BAL L 4 12 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .300 .417 .300 .717 3 0 1 0 0 0 -0.01 0.0%
1997 26 CLE AL ALDS NYY W 4 16 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .200 .200 .200 .400 3 0 0 1 0 0 -0.14 -2.6%
1997 26 CLE AL ALCS BAL W 6 19 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 .071 .316 .071 .387 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.23 -4.6% 1.367 0.566
1997 26 CLE AL WS FLA L 7 33 28 8 8 0 1 2 4 0 0 5 7 .286 .394 .571 .965 16 2 0 0 0 0 -0.05 -5.2% 6.583 0.125
1998 27 CLE AL ALDS BOS W 4 17 15 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 5 .133 .235 .533 .769 8 0 0 0 0 1 -0.13 -1.4%
1998 27 CLE AL ALCS NYY L 6 25 23 4 7 0 0 4 8 0 0 1 8 .304 .360 .826 1.186 19 0 1 0 0 0 0.25 5.8% 6.583 0.736
1999 28 CLE AL ALDS BOS L 5 21 17 7 6 0 0 4 10 0 0 4 5 .353 .476 1.059 1.535 18 0 0 0 0 0 0.40 7.5%
2001 30 CLE AL ALDS SEA L 5 21 19 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 .158 .238 .316 .554 6 0 0 0 0 0 -0.10 -1.8%
2008 37 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 4 17 16 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .125 .176 .188 .364 3 0 0 0 0 0 -0.15 -1.6%
2009 38 LAD NL NLDS STL W 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.03 0.4%
2009 38 LAD NL NLCS PHI L 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.20 3.0% 0.350 0.200
2010 39 MIN AL ALDS NYY L 3 13 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .100 .308 .100 .408 1 0 1 0 0 0 -0.09 -1.0%
2012 41 BAL AL ALWC TEX W 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.02 -0.3%
2012 41 BAL AL ALDS NYY L 3 12 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .083 .167 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.23 -2.7%