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Marcus Thames
Marcus Markley Thames

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

Debut June 10, 2002

Born March 6, 1977 in Louisville, MS

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 16, 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 25 NYY AL   7   13    2    3   1  0   1    2   0  0   0   4  .231  .231  .538   96    7   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 26 TEX AL  30   73   12   15   2  0   1    4   0  1   8  18  .205  .298  .274   47   20   0   1   0   2   2
 2004 27 DET AL  61  165   24   42  12  0  10   33   0  1  16  42  .255  .326  .509  118   84   0   1   0   2   3
 2005 28 DET AL  38  107   11   21   2  0   7   16   0  0   9  38  .196  .263  .411   78   44   0   1   1   1   1
 2006 29 DET AL 110  348   61   89  20  2  26   60   1  1  37  92  .256  .333  .549  123  191   0   1   0   4   0
 2007 30 DET AL  86  269   37   65  15  0  18   54   2  1  13  72  .242  .278  .498   99  134   0   1   1   1   6
 2008 31 DET AL 103  316   50   76  12  0  25   56   0  3  24  95  .241  .292  .516  109  163   0   2   0   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      435 1291  197  311  64  2  88  225   3  7 107 361  .241  .302  .498  106  643   0   7   2  10  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        481   73  116  24  1  33   84   1  3  40 134  .241  .302  .498  106  239   0   3   1   4   7
 Career High    110  348   61   89  20  2  26   60   2  3  37  95  .256  .333  .549  123  191   0   2   1   4   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 25 NYY AL   13   10    2   5.3   105| .231  .264| .231  .332| .538  .425| .769  .757|  96  .536  -0.2   0.0   0%
 2003 26 TEX AL   84   62    6   2.6   116| .205  .280| .298  .348| .274  .448| .572  .796|  47  .229  -5.9  -0.6   0%
 2004 27 DET AL  184  128   27   5.7   105| .255  .265| .326  .332| .509  .425| .835  .756| 118  .539   4.3   0.4   0%
 2005 28 DET AL  118   88   12   3.6   103| .196  .266| .263  .328| .411  .421| .674  .750|  78  .367  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 2006 29 DET AL  390  261   67   6.8   111| .256  .275| .333  .340| .549  .438| .882  .778| 123  .621  10.6   1.0  50%
 2007 30 DET AL  284  212   35   4.4   108| .242  .272| .278  .340| .498  .425| .776  .765|  99  .438  -2.4  -0.2  66%
 2008 31 DET AL  342  251   45   4.8   106| .241  .269| .292  .337| .516  .423| .808  .760| 109  .485   1.4   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1415 1012  194   5.1   108| .241  .271| .302  .338| .498  .429| .800  .767| 106  .504   3.9   0.3  30%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
2002 25 NYY AL OF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 2.04 2.10 2.34 2 30.0 RF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.82 1.80 2.12 2 25.0 LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 3.60 2.16 0 5.0 2003 26 TEX AL OF 24 37 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.58 2.08 1.89 2.35 21 180.7 RF 20 32 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.65 1.79 1.84 2.11 19 161.7 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.85 2.37 2.18 2 19.0 DH 4 2004 27 DET AL OF 52 94 3 0 1 1.000 .985 1.87 2.05 2.38 2.30 38 367.0 LF 40 78 3 0 1 1.000 .983 2.02 1.73 2.44 2.04 31 298.7 RF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.92 2.11 2.21 7 68.3 DH 5 2005 28 DET AL OF 31 45 0 1 0 .978 .987 1.45 2.05 1.72 2.30 25 235.0 LF 21 31 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.48 1.79 1.82 2.10 16 153.0 RF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 1.83 1.54 2.12 9 82.0 DH 4 2006 29 DET AL OF 59 84 1 2 0 .977 .986 1.44 1.99 1.72 2.30 57 444.7 LF 54 70 1 2 0 .973 .986 1.31 1.69 1.59 2.06 52 400.7 DH 45 RF 5 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.80 1.84 2.86 2.21 5 44.0 2007 30 DET AL OF 46 77 1 2 1 .975 .987 1.70 2.00 2.24 2.30 35 313.7 LF 37 67 1 2 1 .971 .986 1.84 1.71 2.21 2.11 32 276.7 1B 33 180 15 2 17 .990 .995 5.91 7.93 8.99 9.37 31 195.3 RF 9 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.11 1.77 2.43 2.09 3 37.0 DH 6 2008 31 DET AL LF 73 120 3 5 1 .961 .984 1.68 1.66 2.27 2.05 69 488.0 DH 13 1B 9 34 1 0 10 1.000 .994 3.89 8.01 7.68 9.26 3 41.0 RF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.14 1.83 2.88 2.16 2 25.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2007 30 DET AL 1B 33 180 15 2 17 .990 .995 5.91 7.93 8.99 9.37 31 195.3 2008 31 DET AL 1B 9 34 1 0 10 1.000 .994 3.89 8.01 7.68 9.26 3 41.0 2003 26 TEX AL DH 4 2004 27 DET AL DH 5 2005 28 DET AL DH 4 2006 29 DET AL DH 45 2007 30 DET AL DH 6 2008 31 DET AL DH 13 2002 25 NYY AL LF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.73 3.60 2.16 0 5.0 2003 26 TEX AL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.85 2.37 2.18 2 19.0 2004 27 DET AL LF 40 78 3 0 1 1.000 .983 2.02 1.73 2.44 2.04 31 298.7 2005 28 DET AL LF 21 31 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.48 1.79 1.82 2.10 16 153.0 2006 29 DET AL LF 54 70 1 2 0 .973 .986 1.31 1.69 1.59 2.06 52 400.7 2007 30 DET AL LF 37 67 1 2 1 .971 .986 1.84 1.71 2.21 2.11 32 276.7 2008 31 DET AL LF 73 120 3 5 1 .961 .984 1.68 1.66 2.27 2.05 69 488.0 2002 25 NYY AL OF 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.00 2.04 2.10 2.34 2 30.0 2003 26 TEX AL OF 24 37 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.58 2.08 1.89 2.35 21 180.7 2004 27 DET AL OF 52 94 3 0 1 1.000 .985 1.87 2.05 2.38 2.30 38 367.0 2005 28 DET AL OF 31 45 0 1 0 .978 .987 1.45 2.05 1.72 2.30 25 235.0 2006 29 DET AL OF 59 84 1 2 0 .977 .986 1.44 1.99 1.72 2.30 57 444.7 2007 30 DET AL OF 46 77 1 2 1 .975 .987 1.70 2.00 2.24 2.30 35 313.7 2002 25 NYY AL RF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.82 1.80 2.12 2 25.0 2003 26 TEX AL RF 20 32 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.65 1.79 1.84 2.11 19 161.7 2004 27 DET AL RF 12 16 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.92 2.11 2.21 7 68.3 2005 28 DET AL RF 10 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.40 1.83 1.54 2.12 9 82.0 2006 29 DET AL RF 5 14 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.80 1.84 2.86 2.21 5 44.0 2007 30 DET AL RF 9 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.11 1.77 2.43 2.09 3 37.0 2008 31 DET AL RF 7 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.14 1.83 2.88 2.16 2 25.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total LF* 232 373 8 9 3 .977 .985 1.64 1.70 2.09 2.07 202 1641.0 OF* 219 344 6 5 2 .986 .986 1.60 2.03 2.01 2.31 178 1571.0 232 0 67# DH 77 Games not counted in Overall Total below RF* 67 99 1 1 0 .990 .981 1.49 1.83 2.03 2.14 47 443.0 1B* 42 214 16 2 27 .991 .995 5.48 7.95 8.76 9.35 34 236.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 261 558 22 7 29 .988 .989 2.22 2.98 2.89 3.23 212 1807
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2006   ALDS  DET NYY     W   4  15   2   5  2  0  0   1   1   5  .333  .375  .467   0  0             
        ALCS  DET OAK     W   2   5   1   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
        WS    DET STL     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Postseason Series   2-1   8  21   3   5  2  0  0   1   1   6  .238  .273  .333   0  0             
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 30th round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed May 16, 1997.

June 6, 2003: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Ruben Sierra.

October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2006Detroit Tigers$342,000
2007Detroit Tigers$432,500
Career (may be incomplete)$774,500

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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