Thurman Munson

C/DH · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1969–1979 BORN: AKRON, USA

ROY 1970 MVP 1976 All-Star ×7 Gold Glove ×3

Career

1558 H · 113 HR · 701 RBI · 48 SB

.292 AVG · .756 OPS · 1423 G

1979 Season

.288 AVG · 3 HR · 39 RBI · 1 SB

.340 OBP · .374 SLG · .714 OPS

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Thurman Munson was a catcher in MLB history. Across 1423 career games, with a .292 batting average and 113 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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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
1969	NYY	26	86	6	22	1	2	1	9	0	10	10	.256	.330	.349	.679
1970	NYY	132	453	59	137	25	4	6	53	5	57	56	.302	.386	.415	.801
1971	NYY	125	451	71	113	15	4	10	42	6	52	65	.251	.335	.368	.703
1972	NYY	140	511	54	143	16	3	7	46	6	47	58	.280	.343	.364	.707
1973	NYY	147	519	80	156	29	4	20	74	4	48	64	.301	.362	.487	.849
1974	NYY	144	517	64	135	19	2	13	60	2	44	66	.261	.316	.381	.697
1975	NYY	157	597	83	190	24	3	12	102	3	45	52	.318	.366	.429	.795
1976	NYY	152	616	79	186	27	1	17	105	14	29	38	.302	.337	.432	.769
1977	NYY	149	595	85	183	28	5	18	100	5	39	55	.308	.351	.462	.813
1978	NYY	154	617	73	183	27	1	6	71	2	35	70	.297	.332	.373	.705
1979	NYY	97	382	42	110	18	3	3	39	1	32	37	.288	.340	.374	.714
Career Totals	—	1423	5344	696	1558	229	32	113	701	48	438	571	.292	.346	.410	.756

Awards & Achievements

Gold Glove (3): 1973, 1974, 1975
Most Valuable Player (1): 1976
Player of the Week (2): 1975, 1976
Rookie of the Year (1): 1970
TSN All-Star (4): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
TSN Player of the Year (1): 1976

All-Star Selections

1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

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