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Andre Thornton
Andre Thornton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.

Debut July 28, 1973
  vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 31, 1987
Born August 13, 1949 in Tuskegee, AL

Brother-In-Law of Pat Kelly

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1967. (All Transactions)

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        "Andy Thornton is as good a man as you'll find on the face of the earth." — Bobby Bonds

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 23 CHC NL  17   35    3    7   3  0   0    2   0  0   7   9  .200  .333  .286   69   10   0   0   0   0   1
 1974 24 CHC NL 107  303   41   79  16  4  10   46   2  1  48  50  .261  .368  .439  123  133   1   1   4   4   6
 1975 25 CHC NL 120  372   70  109  21  4  18   60   3  2  88  63  .293  .428  .516  158  192   3   6  12   4   6
 1976 26 TOT NL  96  268   28   52  11  2  11   38   4  1  48  46  .194  .323  .373   93  100   1   4   1   5   1
         CHC NL  27   85    8   17   6  0   2   14   2  0  20  14  .200  .361  .341   95   29   0   1   1   2   0
         MON NL  69  183   20   35   5  2   9   24   2  1  28  32  .191  .304  .388   92   71   1   3   0   3   1
 1977 27 CLE AL 131  433   77  114  20  5  28   70   3  4  70  82  .263  .378  .527  149  228   1   2   1  11   9
 1978 28 CLE AL 145  508   97  133  22  4  33  105   4  7  93  72  .262  .377  .516  151  262   2   8   4   6  17 MVP-20
 1979 29 CLE AL 143  515   89  120  31  1  26   93   5  4  90  93  .233  .347  .449  113  231   1   7   2   4   8
 1981 31 CLE AL  69  226   22   54  12  0   6   30   3  1  23  37  .239  .303  .372   94   84   2   5   1   0  15
 1982 32 CLE AL 161  589   90  161  26  1  32  116   6  7 109  81  .273  .386  .484  137  285   3   5  18   2  21 MVP-23,AS
 1983 33 CLE AL 141  508   78  143  27  1  17   77   4  2  87  72  .281  .383  .439  123  223   0   8  14   2  10
 1984 34 CLE AL 155  587   91  159  26  0  33   99   6  5  91  79  .271  .366  .484  132  284   0   9  11   2   9 SS,MVP-19,AS
 1985 35 CLE AL 124  461   49  109  13  0  22   88   3  2  47  75  .236  .304  .408   94  188   0   6   1   0  14
 1986 36 CLE AL 120  401   49   92  14  0  17   66   4  1  65  67  .229  .333  .392   99  157   0   8   0   1  11
 1987 37 CLE AL  36   85    8   10   2  0   0    5   1  0  10  25  .118  .206  .141   -5   12   0   2   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons    1565 5291  792 1342 244 22 253  895  48 37 876 851  .254  .360  .452  122 2389  14  71  69  41 129
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        548   82  139  25  2  26   93   5  4  91  88  .254  .360  .452  122  247   1   7   7   4  13
 Career High    161  589   97  161  31  5  33  116   6  7 109  93  .293  .428  .527  158  285   3   9  18  11  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 23 CHC NL   42   29    4   3.7   102| .200  .271| .333  .341| .286  .402| .619  .743|  69  .435  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1974 24 CHC NL  357  233   51   5.9    97| .261  .266| .368  .338| .439  .384| .807  .722| 123  .645  10.2   1.0  66%
 1975 25 CHC NL  473  280   89   8.6    99| .293  .270| .428  .341| .516  .390| .944  .732| 158  .778  34.6   3.5  60%
 1976 26 TOT NL  326  223   37   4.5    96| .194  .269| .323  .337| .373  .384| .696  .721|  93  .541  -1.6  -0.1  80%
         CHC NL  108   69   13   5.1    98| .200  .272| .361  .339| .341  .387| .702  .726|  95  .597   0.6   0.1 100%
         MON NL  218  154   24   4.2    96| .191  .268| .304  .336| .388  .382| .692  .718|  92  .512  -2.1  -0.2  66%
 1977 27 CLE AL  517  335   89   7.1    96| .263  .262| .378  .325| .527  .398| .905  .723| 149  .686  30.8   3.0  42%
 1978 28 CLE AL  617  409   99   6.5    93| .262  .260| .377  .325| .516  .383| .893  .708| 151  .677  37.2   3.7  36%
 1979 29 CLE AL  617  415   86   5.5   103| .233  .271| .347  .336| .449  .410| .796  .746| 113  .572  11.6   1.1  55%
 1981 31 CLE AL  256  195   23   3.2    89| .239  .256| .303  .321| .372  .373| .675  .693|  94  .384  -1.2  -0.1  75%
 1982 32 CLE AL  708  464  109   6.3    99| .273  .265| .386  .329| .484  .404| .870  .733| 137  .642  34.0   3.3  46%
 1983 33 CLE AL  605  385   90   6.3   101| .281  .270| .383  .333| .439  .408| .822  .740| 123  .642  20.3   2.0  66%
 1984 34 CLE AL  689  451  108   6.4    99| .271  .266| .366  .329| .484  .401| .850  .730| 132  .655  27.9   2.8  54%
 1985 35 CLE AL  514  374   56   4.0    98| .236  .260| .304  .326| .408  .404| .712  .730|  94  .437  -4.4  -0.4  60%
 1986 36 CLE AL  475  329   55   4.5    99| .229  .259| .333  .327| .392  .404| .725  .731|  99  .480   1.2   0.1  80%
 1987 37 CLE AL   97   78    3   1.0   106| .118  .265| .206  .333| .141  .426| .347  .759|  -5  .053 -12.9  -1.2 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     6293 4200  899   5.7    98| .254  .265| .360  .331| .452  .398| .812  .729| 122  .611 186.7  18.6  56%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1973 23 CHC NL  1B    9     81   10    1    3  .989  .992 10.11  8.40 11.38  9.82    8   72.0
 1974 24 CHC NL  1B   90    760   70    7   61  .992  .991  9.22  8.34 10.58  9.94   76  706.0
                 3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.60  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1975 25 CHC NL  1B  113    982   77   13   88  .988  .990  9.37  8.52  9.97  9.42  107  955.7
                 3B    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  2.60  3.00  3.00    0    6.0
 1976 26 TOT NL  1B   68    528   45    5   60  .991  .991  8.43  8.61  9.69  9.95   60  532.0
         CHC NL  1B   25    202   19    3   17  .987  .991  8.84  8.61  9.80  9.95   22  203.0
         MON NL  1B   43    326   26    2   43  .994  .991  8.19  8.61  9.63  9.95   38  329.0
                 RF   11     13    1    1    0  .933  .972  1.27  1.83  1.53  2.15    9   82.3
 1977 27 CLE AL  1B  117   1026   71    6   97  .995  .990  9.38  8.55  9.66  8.81  114 1021.7
                 DH    9
 1978 28 CLE AL  1B  145   1327  106    7  106  .995  .992  9.88  6.90 10.33  7.21  144 1248.3
 1979 29 CLE AL  1B  130   1089   82    7  100  .994  .992  9.01  7.69  9.19  7.84  130 1147.3
                 DH   13
 1981 31 CLE AL  DH   53
                 1B   11     67    5    1    7  .986  .993  6.55  8.57  7.71 10.06    8   84.0
 1982 32 CLE AL  DH  152 AS
                 1B    8     76    5    0    5 1.000  .991 10.12  8.51  9.08  9.85    8   80.3 AS
 1983 33 CLE AL  DH  114
                 1B   27    201   21    2   20  .991  .992  8.22  8.24  8.88  9.90   26  225.0
 1984 34 CLE AL  DH  144 AS
                 1B   11     86    9    2   11  .979  .991  8.64  8.25  8.91  9.75   11   96.0 AS
 1985 35 CLE AL  DH  122
 1986 36 CLE AL  DH  110
 1987 37 CLE AL  DH   21

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1973 23 CHC NL  1B    9     81   10    1    3  .989  .992 10.11  8.40 11.38  9.82    8   72.0
 1974 24 CHC NL  1B   90    760   70    7   61  .992  .991  9.22  8.34 10.58  9.94   76  706.0
 1975 25 CHC NL  1B  113    982   77   13   88  .988  .990  9.37  8.52  9.97  9.42  107  955.7
 1976 26 TOT NL  1B   68    528   45    5   60  .991  .991  8.43  8.61  9.69  9.95   60  532.0
         CHC NL  1B   25    202   19    3   17  .987  .991  8.84  8.61  9.80  9.95   22  203.0
         MON NL  1B   43    326   26    2   43  .994  .991  8.19  8.61  9.63  9.95   38  329.0
 1977 27 CLE AL  1B  117   1026   71    6   97  .995  .990  9.38  8.55  9.66  8.81  114 1021.7
 1978 28 CLE AL  1B  145   1327  106    7  106  .995  .992  9.88  6.90 10.33  7.21  144 1248.3
 1979 29 CLE AL  1B  130   1089   82    7  100  .994  .992  9.01  7.69  9.19  7.84  130 1147.3
 1981 31 CLE AL  1B   11     67    5    1    7  .986  .993  6.55  8.57  7.71 10.06    8   84.0
 1982 32 CLE AL  1B    8     76    5    0    5 1.000  .991 10.12  8.51  9.08  9.85    8   80.3
 1983 33 CLE AL  1B   27    201   21    2   20  .991  .992  8.22  8.24  8.88  9.90   26  225.0
 1984 34 CLE AL  1B   11     86    9    2   11  .979  .991  8.64  8.25  8.91  9.75   11   96.0

 1974 24 CHC NL  3B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.60  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
 1975 25 CHC NL  3B    2      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  1.00  2.60  3.00  3.00    0    6.0

 1977 27 CLE AL  DH    9
 1979 29 CLE AL  DH   13
 1981 31 CLE AL  DH   53
 1982 32 CLE AL  DH  152
 1983 33 CLE AL  DH  114
 1984 34 CLE AL  DH  144
 1985 35 CLE AL  DH  122
 1986 36 CLE AL  DH  110
 1987 37 CLE AL  DH   21

 1976 26 MON NL  OF   11     14    1    1    0  .938  .980  1.36  2.03  1.64  2.34    9   82.3

 1976 26 MON NL  RF   11     13    1    1    0  .933  .972  1.27  1.83  1.53  2.15    9   82.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  DH  738   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 1B* 729   6223  501   51  558  .992  .991  9.22  8.02  9.81  8.72  692 6168.3
                 RF*  11     13    1    1    0  .933  .972  1.27  1.83  1.53  2.15    9   82.3
                 3B*   3      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  2.60  2.57  2.96    0    7.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       743   6239  502   52  558  .992  .991  9.07  7.91  9.69  8.63  701   6258
An Important note about our fielding stats

All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1982   CLE AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1984   CLE AL       1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1982 *
1984 *

Awards
1979-ML-Roberto Clemente Award
1982-ML-Hutch Award

Silver Sluggers
1984-AL--DH

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1978-AL-20-0.03
1982-AL-23-0.02
1984-AL-19-0.01
Car-1033-0.06 shares

On-base %
1975 NL-**.428-4
1977 AL-.378-8
1978 AL-.377-9
1982 AL-.386-7
1983 AL-.383-10

Slugging %
1977 AL-.527-7
1978 AL-.516-5

OPS
1975 NL-**.944-7
1977 AL-.904-9
1978 AL-.893-4

Games
1982 AL-161-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1982 AL-708-5
1984 AL-689-9

Runs
1978 AL-97-4

Home Runs
1977 AL-28-10
1978 AL-33-4
1982 AL-32-5
1984 AL-33-3

RBI
1978 AL-105-4
1982 AL-116-3

Bases on Balls
1975 NL-88-9
1978 AL-93-4
1979 AL-90-5
1982 AL-109-3
1983 AL-87-4
1984 AL-91-4

Adjusted OPS+
1977 AL-149-5
1978 AL-151-4

Runs Created
1982 AL-109-10

Adjusted Batting Runs
1975 NL-35-3
1978 AL-37-3
1982 AL-34-10

Batting Wins
1975 NL-3.5-3
1978 AL-3.7-3
1982 AL-3.3-10

Extra-Base Hits
1978 AL-59-8

Times on Base
1982 AL-272-3
1984 AL-252-7

Offensive Win%
1977 AL-.686-9
1978 AL-.677-10

Hit By Pitch
1976 NL-5-9
1977 AL-11-3

Sac. Flies
1978 AL-8-9
1983 AL-8-7
1984 AL-9-6
1986 AL-8-6

Intentional Walks
1975 NL-12-8
1982 AL-18-1
1983 AL-14-2
1984 AL-11-5

Grounded into Double Plays
1978 AL-17-10
1981 AL-15-6
1982 AL-21-6

At Bats per Home Run
1975 NL-**20.7-8
1977 AL-15.5-2
1978 AL-15.4-4
1982 AL-18.4-8
1984 AL-17.8-8

Salary
1985 AL-$1,100,000-8

        
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Gray Ink: Batting - 46 (528) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 18.6 (713) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 18.0 (842) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

August 6, 1967: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1972: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Joe Hoerner to the Atlanta Braves for Jim Nash and Gary Neibauer.

May 19, 1973: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Pepitone.

May 17, 1976: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Montreal Expos for Steve Renko and Larry Biittner.

December 10, 1976: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cleveland Indians for Jackie Brown.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

December 4, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 30, 1987: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Cleveland Indians$1,100,000
1986Cleveland Indians$1,100,000
1987Cleveland Indians$1,100,000
1988Cleveland Indians$1,100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,400,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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