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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1969 22 NYY AL 0.3 26 97 86 6 22 1 2 1 9 0 1 10 10 .256 .330 .349 .679 94 .315 91 30 5 0 0 1 1 2/H
1970 23 NYY AL 5.5 132 526 453 59 137 25 4 6 53 5 7 57 56 .302 .386 .415 .801 126 .375 134 188 13 7 5 4 6 *2H MVP-19,ROY-1
1971 24 NYY AL 4.1 125 517 451 71 113 15 4 10 42 6 5 52 65 .251 .335 .368 .703 105 .338 111 166 10 7 4 3 1 *2H/9 AS
1972 25 NYY AL 3.5 140 568 511 54 143 16 3 7 46 6 7 47 58 .280 .343 .364 .707 114 .336 117 186 13 3 4 2 5 *2/H
1973 26 NYY AL 7.2 147 576 519 80 156 29 4 20 74 4 6 48 64 .301 .362 .487 .849 142 .391 144 253 12 4 1 4 4 *2/HD AS,MVP-12,GG
1974 27 NYY AL 3.0 144 571 517 64 135 19 2 13 60 2 0 44 66 .261 .316 .381 .697 101 .335 103 197 14 1 1 8 12 *2/DH AS,MVP-26,GG
1975 28 NYY AL 6.6 157 661 597 83 190 24 3 12 102 3 2 45 52 .318 .366 .429 .795 126 .387 136 256 23 6 3 10 8 *2D/3H579 AS,MVP-7,GG
1976 29 NYY AL 5.3 152 665 616 79 186 27 1 17 105 14 11 29 38 .302 .337 .432 .769 126 .362 127 266 17 9 1 10 6 *2D/9H7 AS,MVP-1
1977 30 NYY AL 4.9 149 638 595 85 183 28 5 18 100 5 6 39 55 .308 .351 .462 .813 121 .372 126 275 18 2 0 2 8 *2D/H AS,MVP-7
1978 31 NYY AL 3.3 154 667 617 73 183 27 1 6 71 2 3 35 70 .297 .332 .373 .705 101 .326 97 230 20 3 1 10 6 *2D9/H AS,MVP-22
1979 32 NYY AL 2.4 97 419 382 42 110 18 3 3 39 1 2 32 37 .288 .340 .374 .714 95 .343 103 143 15 0 1 4 2 2/D3H
11 Yrs 46.1 1423 5905 5344 696 1558 229 32 113 701 48 50 438 571 .292 .346 .410 .756 116 .356 120 2190 160 42 21 58 59 *2DH9/375
162 Game Avg 5.2 162 672 608 79 177 26 4 13 80 5 6 50 65 .292 .346 .410 .756 116 .356 120 249 18 5 2 7 7
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1976 29 NYY AL,WS 9 40 40 5 19 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 .475 .475 .525 1.000 21 1 0 0 0 0 /*2
1977 30 NYY AL,WS 11 49 46 7 14 3 0 2 8 0 0 2 10 .304 .327 .500 .827 23 1 0 0 1 1 *2
1978 31 NYY AL,WS 10 46 43 7 13 4 0 1 9 1 0 3 7 .302 .348 .465 .813 20 2 0 0 0 0 *2
3 Yrs 30 135 129 19 46 9 0 3 22 1 1 5 19 .357 .378 .496 .874 64 4 0 0 1 1 *2
162 Game Avg 162 729 697 103 248 49 0 16 119 5 5 27 103 .357 .378 .496 .874 346 22 0 0 5 5
WS (3 Yrs) 16 72 67 11 25 5 0 1 12 1 0 5 16 .373 .417 .493 .909 33 2 0 0 0 1 *2
AL (3 Yrs) 14 63 62 8 21 4 0 2 10 0 1 0 3 .339 .333 .500 .833 31 2 0 0 1 0 *2

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
1969 22 NYY AL C 25 24 24 218.0 139 119 18 2 0 .986 .987 1 6 5.66 6.65 5.48 6.65 5 9 6 7 53.8 35.8 1
1970 23 NYY AL C 125 119 117 1092.2 719 631 80 8 11 .989 .988 9 10 5.86 6.65 5.69 6.62 10 24 31 33 51.6 39.4 1 MVP-19,ROY-1
1971 24 NYY AL C 117 114 110 1019.0 615 547 67 1 4 .998 .988 6 7 5.42 6.37 5.25 6.34 9 45 23 36 61.0 38.8 1 AS
1971 24 NYY AL OF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.20 AS
1971 24 NYY AL RF 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.00 AS
1972 25 NYY AL C 132 132 130 1160.0 661 575 71 15 11 .977 .985 -2 -2 5.01 6.48 4.89 6.46 9 42 32 29 47.5 38.7 3
1973 26 NYY AL C 142 142 140 1246.0 765 673 80 12 11 .984 .985 9 9 5.44 6.05 5.30 6.02 10 41 50 47 48.5 38.4 5 AS,MVP-12,GG
1973 26 NYY AL DH 1 0 0.00 AS,MVP-12,GG
1974 27 NYY AL C 137 136 131 1202.2 840 743 75 22 10 .974 .983 -4 -4 6.12 5.89 5.97 5.87 6 41 72 38 34.5 38.0 8 AS,MVP-26,GG
1974 27 NYY AL DH 4 3 0.00 AS,MVP-26,GG
1975 28 NYY AL C 130 129 119 1131.2 818 700 95 23 14 .972 .983 8 8 6.32 6.00 6.12 5.98 9 37 59 60 50.4 37.7 8 AS,MVP-7,GG
1975 28 NYY AL DH 22 21 0.00 AS,MVP-7,GG
1975 28 NYY AL OF 2 2 1 17.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1 35 2.65 2.38 2.50 2.35 AS,MVP-7,GG
1975 28 NYY AL 1B 2 2 2 17.0 20 20 0 0 1 1.000 .990 -1 -42 10.59 9.85 10.00 9.80 AS,MVP-7,GG
1975 28 NYY AL LF 1 1 0 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0 -15 1.13 2.14 1.00 2.20 AS,MVP-7,GG
1975 28 NYY AL RF 1 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .975 1 80 4.00 2.10 4.00 2.10 AS,MVP-7,GG
1975 28 NYY AL 3B 1 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 0.00 3.15 0.00 3.20 AS,MVP-7,GG
1976 29 NYY AL C 121 118 108 1062.0 627 537 78 12 8 .981 .981 2 2 5.21 5.75 5.08 5.77 12 34 91 50 35.5 33.9 8 AS,MVP-1
1976 29 NYY AL DH 21 21 0.00 AS,MVP-1
1976 29 NYY AL OF 11 9 7 83.0 11 9 0 2 0 .818 .981 -2 -33 0.98 2.47 0.82 2.48 AS,MVP-1
1976 29 NYY AL RF 9 7 5 62.0 9 8 0 1 0 .889 .980 -1 -25 1.16 2.21 0.89 2.22 AS,MVP-1
1976 29 NYY AL LF 2 2 2 21.0 2 1 0 1 0 .500 .980 -1 -57 0.43 2.23 0.50 2.25 AS,MVP-1
1977 30 NYY AL C 136 136 117 1158.2 742 657 73 12 4 .984 .986 -2 -2 5.67 6.01 5.37 5.97 10 35 76 50 39.7 39.1 1 AS,MVP-7
1977 30 NYY AL DH 10 10 0.00 AS,MVP-7
1978 31 NYY AL C 125 125 109 1063.0 737 666 61 10 4 .986 .983 3 3 6.16 5.53 5.82 5.48 8 34 61 50 45.0 37.7 2 AS,MVP-22
1978 31 NYY AL DH 14 14 0.00 AS,MVP-22
1978 31 NYY AL OF 13 13 12 118.0 33 32 0 1 0 .970 .979 0 3 2.44 2.47 2.46 2.45 AS,MVP-22
1978 31 NYY AL RF 13 13 12 118.0 35 34 0 1 0 .971 .978 0 3 2.59 2.24 2.62 2.22 AS,MVP-22
1979 32 NYY AL C 88 88 77 754.2 459 405 44 10 5 .978 .982 4 6 5.35 5.46 5.10 5.39 5 20 32 27 45.8 35.7 1
1979 32 NYY AL DH 5 5 0.00
1979 32 NYY AL 1B 3 3 2 19.0 23 23 0 0 2 1.000 .992 0 -19 10.89 10.09 7.67 9.97
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Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% lgCS% Pick Awards
11 Yrs 1311 1293 1206 11367.0 7214 6342 742 130 85 .982 .984 32 3 5.61 5.99 5.40 5.96 93 362 533 427 44.5 37.5 39
C (11 Yrs) C 1278 1263 1182 11108.1 7122 6253 742 127 82 .982 .984 34 4 5.67 6.05 5.47 6.02 93 362 533 427 44.5 37.5 39
DH (7 Yrs) DH 77 74 0.00
OF (4 Yrs) OF 27 24 20 218.2 49 46 0 3 0 .939 .979 -2 -8 1.89 2.47 1.70 2.45
RF (4 Yrs) RF 24 21 18 189.2 48 46 0 2 0 .958 .978 0 -3 2.18 2.23 1.92 2.21
1B (2 Yrs) 1B 5 5 4 36.0 43 43 0 0 3 1.000 .991 -1 -30 10.75 9.98 8.60 9.90
LF (2 Yrs) LF 3 3 2 29.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 .980 -1 -46 0.62 2.20 0.67 2.23
3B (1 Yr) 3B 1 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 0.00 3.15 0.00 3.20
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB SB CS CS% Awards
1976 29 NYY AL,WS C 9 9 9 78.2 54 39 13 2 0 .963 5.95 5.78 1 12 9 42.9
1977 30 NYY AL,WS C 11 11 10 99.0 73 64 9 0 0 1.000 6.64 6.64 1 7 8 53.3
1978 31 NYY AL,WS C 10 10 9 87.0 64 55 9 0 1 1.000 6.62 6.40 1 11 7 38.9
3 Yrs 30 30 28 264.2 191 158 31 2 1 .990 6.43 6.30 3 30 24 44.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Thurman Munson born?

Thurman Munson was born on June 7, 1947.

Where was Thurman Munson born?

Thurman Munson was born in Akron, OH.

How tall was Thurman Munson?

Thurman Munson was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Thurman Munson weigh when playing?

Thurman Munson weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Thurman Munson play?

Thurman Munson played 11 seasons.

Is Thurman Munson in the Hall of Fame?

Thurman Munson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Thurman Munson drafted?

Thurman Munson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (4th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

What position did Thurman Munson play?

Thurman Munson was a Catcher.

How many hits did Thurman Munson have?

Thurman Munson had 1,558 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Thurman Munson have?

Thurman Munson had 113 home runs over his career.

What was Thurman Munson's average?

Thurman Munson had a .292 average over his career.

How many teams has Thurman Munson played for?

Thurman Munson played for 1 team, the New York Yankees.

How many World Series has Thurman Munson won?

Thurman Munson won 2 World Series.

When did Thurman Munson retire?

Thurman Munson last played in 1979.

What are Thurman Munson's nicknames?

Tugboat,Squatty Body,The Walrus are nicknames for Thurman Munson.

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