Jason Thompson

1B · L/L · MLB · ACTIVE: 1976–1986 BORN: HOLLYWOOD, USA

All-Star ×3

Career

1253 H · 208 HR · 782 RBI · 8 SB

.261 AVG · .804 OPS · 1418 G

1986 Season

.196 AVG · 0 HR · 4 RBI · 0 SB

.406 OBP · .275 SLG · .680 OPS

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Jason Thompson was a first baseman in MLB. Across 1418 career games, with a .261 batting average and 208 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1976	DET	123	412	45	90	12	1	17	54	2	68	72	.218	.328	.376	.704
1977	DET	158	585	87	158	24	5	31	105	0	73	91	.270	.347	.487	.834
1978	DET	153	589	79	169	25	3	26	96	0	74	96	.287	.364	.472	.836
1979	DET	145	492	58	121	16	1	20	79	2	70	90	.246	.338	.404	.742
1980	CAL	102	312	59	99	14	0	17	70	2	70	60	.317	.439	.526	.965
1980	DET	36	126	10	27	5	0	4	20	0	13	26	.214	.289	.349	.638
1981	PIT	86	223	36	54	13	0	15	42	0	59	49	.242	.396	.502	.899
1982	PIT	156	550	87	156	32	0	31	101	1	101	107	.284	.391	.511	.902
1983	PIT	152	517	70	134	20	1	18	76	1	99	128	.259	.376	.406	.782
1984	PIT	154	543	61	138	22	0	17	74	0	87	73	.254	.357	.389	.746
1985	PIT	123	402	42	97	17	1	12	61	0	84	58	.241	.369	.378	.747
1986	MON	30	51	6	10	4	0	0	4	0	18	12	.196	.406	.275	.680
Career Totals	—	1418	4802	640	1253	204	12	208	782	8	816	862	.261	.366	.438	.804

Awards & Achievements

Player of the Week (4): 1978, 1980, 1982, 1982

All-Star Selections

1977, 1978, 1982

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$1,066,667
1986	$1,000,000
1987	$1,150,000

Career Total: $3,216,667 (3 seasons)

Average: $1,072,222

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.