Mark
Thurmond
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 193
 
Born: September 12, 1956 in Usa, TX, HOUSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1976    1977   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 26 IND AL $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
1984 27 IND AL $ 300,000 6 3 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6
1985 28 IND AL $ 300,000 6 3 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6
1986 29 IND AL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1988 31 WAS NL   6 3 3 3 7 7 7 6 6 6
1989 32 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6
1990 33 WAS NL $ 350,000 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 26 IND AL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 2 1 0 0 13.53 .400 .400 1.000 1.400 0.0
    AA   4 2 .667 81 0 0 0 12 65.7 65 18 1 18 43 2.47 .265 .316 .347 .663  
1984 27 IND AL 7 3 .700 42 1 0 0 8 66.3 74 36 7 30 15 4.88 .284 .351 .437 .788 3.0
1985 28 IND AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 0 11.0 14 5 2 4 5 4.09 .311 .367 .489 .856 0.7
1986 29 IND AL 6 8 .429 40 10 0 0 6 99.3 128 67 18 30 23 6.07 .313 .361 .511 .872 0.9
1987 30 AA   7 0 1.000 24 1 0 0 1 56.7 38 12 1 16 40 1.91 .191 .251 .251 .502  
1988 31 AAA   1 4 .200 47 0 0 0 3 50.0 56 27 6 21 34 4.86 .289 .358 .464 .822  
1989 32 WAS NL 3 1 .750 9 2 0 0 1 22.7 27 14 3 4 6 5.56 .290 .327 .430 .757 1.0
    AAA   9 0 1.000 57 0 0 0 0 79.7 96 32 5 25 42 3.62 .304 .355 .396 .750  
1990 33 AAA   6 6 .500 59 0 0 0 3 100.3 112 51 12 31 69 4.57 .288 .340 .458 .798  
5 Years Sim 17 13 .567 98 13 0 0 15 200.7 245 124 31 68 49 5.56 .301 .354 .480 .834 5.5
3 Years AAA 16 10 .615 163 0 0 0 6 230.0 264 110 23 77 145 4.30 .294 .349 .437 .787  
2 Years AA 11 2 .846 105 1 0 0 13 122.3 103 30 2 34 83 2.21 .232 .287 .304 .591  
5 Years Minors 27 12 .692 268 1 0 0 19 352.3 367 140 25 111 228 3.58 .273 .329 .393 .722  
Season Average 3 2 .600 19 2 0 0 3 40.1 49 24 6 13 9 5.56 .301 .354 .480 .834  
Career Highs 7 8 1.000 42 10 0 0 8 99.3 128 67 18 30 23 13.53 .400 .400 1.000 1.400  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   183 89 25 54 33   .307 .365 .492 .856
vs LH   62 35 6 14 16   .286 .329 .447 .776
Home 7 8 .467 43 5 0 0 5 87.7 113 58 17 25 22 5.96 .312 .357 .519 .876
Away 10 5 .667 55 8 0 0 10 113.0 132 66 14 43 27 5.26 .293 .354 .448 .802
Mar/Apr 1 0 1.000 11 1 0 0 1 15.7 15 12 2 7 4 6.90 .259 .338 .448 .787
May 2 3 .400 21 0 0 0 5 28.7 30 13 4 12 5 4.08 .270 .341 .441 .783
June 2 1 .667 16 0 0 0 3 22.7 38 16 4 10 7 6.35 .380 .436 .570 1.006
July 5 3 .625 14 5 0 0 2 44.7 47 20 7 17 11 4.03 .272 .337 .422 .759
August 5 1 .833 16 5 0 0 1 58.7 68 31 3 13 15 4.76 .286 .323 .395 .718
Sep/Oct 2 5 .286 20 2 0 0 3 30.3 47 32 11 9 7 9.50 .353 .394 .684 1.079
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1983 26 IND AL P 1 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1984 27 IND AL P 42 1 66.3 5 6 0 1 1.000 1.49    
1985 28 IND AL P 6 0 11.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.82    
1986 29 IND AL P 40 10 99.3 8 17 0 2 1.000 2.27    
1989 32 WAS NL P 9 2 22.7 4 5 0 0 1.000 3.57    
Career Totals   98 13 200.7 17 29 0 3 1.000 2.06    
Career Highs   42 10 99.3 8 17 0 2 1.000 3.57    
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1968
Injured on 4/24/1969 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 5/16/1971 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/2/1972, off Nolan Ryan (PIT)
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/1972, off Don Drysdale (DET)
Drove in 6 runs against Detroit on 4/7/1972
Injured on 7/27/1973 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 4-5 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against New York (N) on 9/17/1973
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1973, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 9/21/1974
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,957,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1975, hitting .409 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Oakland on 8/11/1975
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,500,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Kansas City on 3/3/1976 (Going to CLE: 3B Tucker Ashford, P Ron Guidry, RF Otto Velez. Going to KCR: C Bill Sudakis)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1976, hitting .417 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1976, hitting .409 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1976
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,500,000 through salary arbitration
6/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1977
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1979, hitting .385 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 2/4/1980 (Going to KCR: P Mike Chris. Going to COL: C Bill Sudakis, P Wayne Twitchell, LF Boog Powell, P Chris Zachary)
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Detroit on 4/28/1980
Injured on 5/22/1981 with a Strained Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Drafted in 4th round, 91st overall pick, by Indianapolis in 1983
Earned first career win on 5/20/1984
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Indianapolis to New York (N) on 2/14/1987 (Going to NYG: RF John Morris, 3B Kelly Paris, 1B Wayne Cage, P Mark Thurmond. Going to IND: C Tim Blackwell)
Released by New York (N) on 7/31/1987
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/3/1988 to a minor league contract
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration