Thad Christopher
Born: 12/24/1912 in Tampa, FL, USA
Died: 1/28/1973 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 176 lbs
Full name: Thadist B. Christopher
Biography
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | 632 | 94 | 158 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 82 | 11 | 84 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.340 | 0.380 | 0.720 | -302.5 |
Career AVG .250 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.
Career OBP .340 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .380 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS 0.720 vs. league average 0.706 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NBY | IND | 10 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.258 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1936 | NE | NN2 | 31 | 111 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0.261 | .283 (-8%) | .349 (+4%) | .404 (+3%) | .753 (+3%) | 89.1 |
| 1936 | WEG | NN2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | — | — | — | — | 89.1 |
| 1938 | NBY | NN2 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.245 | .272 (-10%) | .341 (-9%) | .392 (+15%) | .734 (+4%) | 17.5 |
| 1941 | NE | NN2 | 37 | 127 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0.213 | .262 (-19%) | .332 (-10%) | .373 (-30%) | .705 (-21%) | -403.9 |
| 1942 | CCB | NAL | 31 | 93 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.204 | .253 (-19%) | .323 (-11%) | .349 (-17%) | .672 (-14%) | -198.7 |
| 1943 | CC | NAL | 9 | 29 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.379 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | CBE | NAL | 17 | 56 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.250 | .255 (-2%) | .324 (-8%) | .346 (+13%) | .671 (+3%) | 0.0 |
| 1943 | HG | NN2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.300 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | BEG | NN2 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.467 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1944 | NBY | NN2 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.312 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1945 | NBY | NN2 | 23 | 70 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0.229 | .260 (-12%) | .328 (+18%) | .354 (+5%) | .683 (+11%) | 187.3 |
| 1945 | NE | NN2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 187.3 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 3 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 23 | 21 | 96 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| OF | 166 | 157 | 201 | 10 | 23 | 3 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | NBY | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1935 | NBY | C | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1935 | NBY | OF | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1936 | NE | OF | 33 | 31 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 1936 | WEG | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | NBY | C | 7 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 1938 | NBY | OF | 10 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1941 | NE | OF | 37 | 37 | 59 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1942 | CCB | C | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | CCB | OF | 26 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1943 | CC | C | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1943 | CC | OF | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1943 | CBE | C | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | CBE | OF | 15 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1943 | HG | C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | HG | OF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1943 | BEG | OF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1944 | NBY | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NBY | OF | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NBY | 1B | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1945 | NBY | C | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1945 | NBY | OF | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1945 | NE | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Catcher | 23 |
| First Base | 3 |
| Second Base | 1 |
| Left Field | 81 |
| Center Field | 11 |
| Right Field | 74 |