He first became eligible for Cooperstown in its 2018 ballot, and the only question was whether he would be voted in on the first ballot - which was a particularly loaded one that year - or would have to wait a couple of years for the honor. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? At the plate, Thome began to come into his own by 1995, when he hit 25 home runs and 73 runs batted in with a .314 batting average. Where what happened yesterday is being preserved today. Jim Thome on Baseball-Reference. He also set a major league record by scoring in each of the White Sox first 17 games. As of late in the 2007 season, Thome was #4 on the all-time list for fewest At-Bats-Per-Home-Run.

Thome was the 4th player to hit 100+ homers for three different clubs, following Darrell Evans, Reggie Jackson and Alex Rodriguez. His number 25 was retired by the Indians on August 18, 2018. update=copyright.getFullYear(); [citation needed] Instead, Thome accepted a six-year offer from the Philadelphia Phillies. On November 23, 2005, he was traded to the Chicago White Sox along with $22.0 million. 17 Darin Erstad | How comprehensive is our World Series data? 23 Jermaine Dye | Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. The White Sox sent CF Aaron Rowand and minor league pitching prospects Gio Gonzalez and Daniel Haigwood to Philadelphia in return. Thome had hit a home run every 13.6 at-bats, on average. You just try to go out and do the best you can." As of August 1, 2007, Thome had the highest strikeout percentage in the AL (33.6%).[2]. Thome then hit 38 home runs in 1996 and 40 in 1997. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. While there was no question that he would be pictured wearing an Indians cap on his plaque in Cooperstown, what was interesting was that he insisted that it be the "Bloc C" variation, and not the one sporting the controversial image of Chief Wahoo. Team President Paul Dolan commented that Thome looked good in an Indians uniform and expressed the hope that he would be wearing the team cap when he was eventually enshrined in the Hall of Fame. On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Thome was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation. The club put on a big feast for him unveiling an eight-foot statue of the slugger outside of Progressive Field. He went on to play both sports at Illinois Central College. 5 Juan Uribe | If they boo, it's because you're not … 14 Paul Konerko | Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. and he had 4 hits (no home runs) in 17 at-bats. He is one of only six players to be named Player of the Month in each league (Vladimir Guerrero, Fred McGriff, Mark McGwire, Gaylord Perry and Dave Winfield are the others).

Spending part of his 1992 and 1993 seasons in the minors, he was slugging over .500 and it was clear that he should be at the major league level full time. All the latest stats, news, highlights and more about Jim Thome on TSN Jim Thome Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN LIVE FRIDAY @ 8:30 ET/5:30 PT, CELTICS VS RAPTORS: GAME 7. 3rd Base Coach Razor Shines | Pitching Coach Don Cooper |

Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about designated hitter Jim Thome on ESPN. Jordan Bastian: "The dream of the '90s is alive with Thome: Former slugger thrilled to represent dominant Cleveland teams in Hall of Fame".

During high school in Bartonville, Illinois (not far from his birthplace, Peoria), Thome was all-state in baseball and basketball. In 2004, Thome hit his 400th career home run before a home crowd at the brand new Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, surpassing Al Kaline for 37th on the all-time home run list. You want to go out and concentrate and do your job. He pursued a contract with the Chicago Cubs, whom he had followed since childhood, but despite Thome's offer to accept a less competitive contract, the organization declined. James Howard "Jim" Thome (born August 27, 1970 in Peoria, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Chicago White Sox. Joe Posnanski: "Mr. Charisma: Thome tops charts in good vibes". In 2012 Steve Aschburner wrote a biography of Harmon Killebrew, for which Thome wrote the foreword. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. On August 25th, the Twins agreed to trade him to the Indians in return for a player to be named later. copyright=new Date(); Off the field, Thome is putting all 10 of his nieces and nephews through college. Thome has been named Player of the Month three times: July 2001, September 2003 and June 2004. He was signed as a 13th round pick in the 1989 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians and scout Tom Couston. Thome pinch-hit for Brian Anderson in the ninth inning and hit an infield single. Jim Thome photo credit. He hit a home run in 7 consecutive games that year, one game short of the all-time record, held by Dale Long, Don Mattingly and Ken Griffey, Jr. Do you have a sports website? The fans have a right to boo, you know? Joe Posnanski: "Thome 'still can't believe' he made it to HOF: All-time great slugger practiced speech at least once a day for months leading up to ceremony". Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 52 José Contreras | Join our linker program. He hit 49 home runs with the Indians in 2001, followed by a career-high 52 homers in 2002. The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball, 3-time AL Bases on Balls Leader (1997, 1999 & 2002), 20-Home Run Seasons: 16 (1994-2004 & 2006-2010), 30-Home Run Seasons: 12 (1996-2004 & 2006-2008), 40-Home Run Seasons: 6 (1997, 2001-2004 & 2006), 100 RBI Seasons: 9 (1996, 1997, 1999-2004 & 2006), 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 8 (1996, 1997, 1999-2003 & 2006). Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. The emergence of Howard made Thome expendable to the Phillies. 56 Mark Buehrle | 25 Jim Thome (DL) | When Thome was at bat, it was likely that he would either homer, strike out or walk. Thome flourished in his first season in Chicago. You want to go out and concentrate and do your job. 38 Pablo Ozuna | Template:Infobox MLB player The fans have a right to boo, you know? On August 15, 2011 he became the 8th player to hit 600 home runs. List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (alphabetical), List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (chronological), MLB players who have hit 30 or more home runs before the All-Star break, List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs, List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI, List of Major League Baseball home run champions, Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game, https://baseball.fandom.com/wiki/Jim_Thome?oldid=29639, Career statistics and player information from. The Jim Thome World Series stats seen below include his World Series year-by-year hitting stats, World Series fielding stats, and World Series pitching stats (where applicable).

50 John Danks | Things turned around when his manager with the AAA Charlotte Knights in 1993, Charlie Manuel taught him to point his bat at the pitcher, in Roy Hobbs fashion, to remind himself to hit the ball up the middle. Bob Nightengale: "Hall of Fame countdown: Jim Thome's power, persona make him a first-ballot lock". document.write(update); 12 A.J.

Ten days later, the Twins, having a dreadful season marred by an unending string of injuries, placed him on waivers and he was claimed by his original team, the Cleveland Indians. Thome was the first major leaguer to hit 13 career walk-off home runs. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Many of the Thome family played sports: Jim's grandmother was hired at a local Caterpillar plant solely to play for the company's softball team; his father built bulldozers for Caterpillar and played slow-pitch softball; his aunt Caroline Thome Hart is in the Women's Softball Hall of Fame; and his two older … Alex Cintron, also wearing 42, pinch ran for Thome but did not score. Thome never won an MVP award, but finished as high as fourth. We present them here for purely educational purposes. His last name is pronounced TOH-mee. In 2006 with the Chicago White Sox, he set a record by scoring a run in each of the team's first 17 games of the season. He also struck out 30.0% of the time, the highest percentage in the American League. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. 24 Joe Crede | This came shortly after the Indians had announced they would be phasing out the caricatural image before the 2019 season. Jim Thome is one of the great sluggers in baseball history.

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