#49 Joe Thurston, Second Base, 29 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Monday, 2/28/2009 |
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| Joe Thurston
9/29/1979
29
Fairfield, Ca.
5"11
175
Second Base
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2 / 6 (Fair)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,000,000
2012
5 Year(s), 85 Days (945 total Days)
0 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 7 (Range), .964 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2002 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .462 | .538 | 1.000 | LA |
| 2003 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 | LA |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .353 | .529 | LA |
| 2005 | 63 | 270 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | 11 | .281 | .316 | .404 | .719 | SEA |
| 2006 | 149 | 629 | 208 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 90 | 98 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 74 | 47 | .331 | .366 | .486 | .853 | SEA CHA |
| 2007 | 152 | 604 | 184 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 90 | 97 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 64 | 40 | .305 | .348 | .424 | .772 | CHA,AL |
| 2008 | 141 | 572 | 161 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 73 | 87 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 64 | 25 | .281 | .328 | .402 | .731 | CHA |
| Total | 542 | 2115 | 640 | 117 | 39 | 27 | 285 | 327 | 135 | 0 | 9 | 345 | 233 | 123 | .303 | .343 | .433 | .776 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1999, AAA | 71 | 277 | 79 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 48 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 0 | .285 | 1.#IO | .343 | 1.#IO |
| 1999, AAA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.#IO | .000 | 1.#IO |
| 2000, AAA | 138 | 551 | 167 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 70 | 97 | 56 | 61 | 43 | 0 | .303 | 1.#IO | .410 | 1.#IO |
| 2001, AA | 134 | 544 | 145 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 80 | 48 | 65 | 20 | 18 | .267 | 1.#IO | .377 | 1.#IO |
| 2002, A | 136 | 587 | 196 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 106 | 25 | 60 | 22 | 9 | .334 | 1.#IO | .506 | 1.#IO |
| 2003, A | 132 | 538 | 156 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 77 | 31 | 48 | 1 | 12 | .290 | 1.#IO | .401 | 1.#IO |
| 2004, A | 101 | 317 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 38 | 20 | 46 | 7 | 2 | .284 | 1.#IO | .394 | 1.#IO |
| 2005, AAA | 92 | 383 | 111 | 28 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 63 | 25 | 55 | 28 | 5 | .290 | .332 | .486 | .817 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2006 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .308 | .375 | .683 |
| 2007 | 18 | 77 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | .273 | .341 | .403 | .744 |
| 2008 | 15 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .194 | .267 | .460 |
| Total | 39 | 161 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 6 | .230 | .283 | .348 | .631 |
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Drafted in 51st round, 1503rd overall pick, by Seattle in 2005...
Hit first career homerun on 7/30/2005, off Russ Ortiz (CLE)...
Traded from Seattle to Chicago (A) on 5/11/2006 (Going to CHA: P Seth Etherton, P Andres Lopez, 2B Joe Thurston. Going to SEA: SS Edgar Renteria, P Victor Santos)...
6/11/2006: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $1,460,000 per year, for 2 years.
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Anaheim on 7/24/2007...
Won World Series with Chicago (A) in 2007...
4/13/2008: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won World Series with Chicago (A) in 2008...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2006 - .331 - 2nd
2007 - .305 - 9th
| Hits
2006 - 208 - 1st
2007 - 184 - 9th
| Triples
2006 - 16 - 7th
| SB
2006 - 74 - 5th
2007 - 64 - 6th
2008 - 64 - 6th
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