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Jim Thome played 22 major-league seasons (1991-2012) as a 1B (1,106), 3B (493). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 24 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21 | CLE | 27 | 98 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .255 | .665 | 84 |
| 1992 | 22 | CLE | 40 | 117 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 34 | .205 | .574 | 61 |
| 1993 | 23 | CLE | 47 | 154 | 28 | 41 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 29 | 36 | .266 | .859 | 131 |
| 1994 | 24 | CLE | 98 | 321 | 58 | 86 | 20 | 52 | 3 | 46 | 84 | .268 | .882 | 125 |
| 1995 | 25 | CLE | 137 | 452 | 92 | 142 | 25 | 73 | 4 | 97 | 113 | .314 | .996 | 158 |
| 1996 | 26 | CLE | 151 | 505 | 122 | 157 | 38 | 116 | 2 | 123 | 141 | .311 | 1.062 | 166 |
| 1997 | 27 | CLE | 147 | 496 | 104 | 142 | 40 | 102 | 1 | 120 | 146 | .286 | 1.001 | 159 |
| 1998 | 28 | CLE | 123 | 440 | 89 | 129 | 30 | 85 | 1 | 89 | 141 | .293 | .997 | 157 |
| 1999 | 29 | CLE | 146 | 494 | 101 | 137 | 33 | 108 | 0 | 127 | 171 | .277 | .967 | 146 |
| 2000 | 30 | CLE | 158 | 557 | 106 | 150 | 37 | 106 | 1 | 118 | 171 | .269 | .929 | 134 |
| 2001 | 31 | CLE | 156 | 526 | 101 | 153 | 49 | 124 | 0 | 111 | 185 | .291 | 1.040 | 170 |
| 2002 | 32 | CLE | 147 | 480 | 101 | 146 | 52 | 118 | 1 | 122 | 139 | .304 | 1.122 | 194 |
| 2003 | 33 | PHI | 159 | 578 | 111 | 154 | 47 | 131 | 0 | 111 | 182 | .266 | .958 | 153 |
| 2004 | 34 | PHI | 143 | 508 | 97 | 139 | 42 | 105 | 0 | 104 | 144 | .274 | .977 | 156 |
| 2005 | 35 | PHI | 59 | 193 | 26 | 40 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 45 | 59 | .207 | .712 | 94 |
| 2006 | 36 | CHA | 143 | 490 | 108 | 141 | 42 | 109 | 0 | 107 | 147 | .288 | 1.014 | 160 |
| 2007 | 37 | CHA | 130 | 432 | 79 | 119 | 35 | 96 | 0 | 95 | 134 | .275 | .973 | 154 |
| 2008 | 38 | CHA | 149 | 503 | 93 | 123 | 34 | 90 | 1 | 91 | 147 | .245 | .865 | 128 |
| 2009 | 39 | CHA | 107 | 345 | 55 | 86 | 23 | 74 | 0 | 69 | 116 | .249 | .864 | 126 |
| 2009 | 39 | LAN | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .235 | .471 | 29 |
| 2010 | 40 | MIN | 108 | 276 | 48 | 78 | 25 | 59 | 0 | 60 | 82 | .283 | 1.039 | 180 |
| 2011 | 41 | MIN|CLE | 93 | 277 | 32 | 71 | 15 | 50 | 0 | 46 | 92 | .256 | .838 | 129 |
| 2012 | 42 | BAL | 28 | 101 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 40 | .257 | .744 | 105 |
| 2012 | 42 | PHI | 30 | 62 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .242 | .854 | 135 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3B | 27 | 27 | 12 | 60 | 8 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3B | 40 | 37 | 21 | 61 | 11 | 3 |
| 1993 | 3B | 47 | 45 | 29 | 86 | 6 | 10 |
| 1994 | 3B | 94 | 90 | 62 | 173 | 15 | 12 |
| 1995 | 3B | 134 | 128 | 75 | 214 | 16 | 22 |
| 1996 | 3B | 150 | 144 | 86 | 262 | 17 | 24 |
| 1997 | 1B | 145 | 140 | 1233 | 95 | 10 | 123 |
| 1998 | 1B | 117 | 114 | 998 | 85 | 10 | 97 |
| 1999 | 1B | 111 | 109 | 930 | 83 | 6 | 93 |
| 2000 | 1B | 107 | 106 | 834 | 91 | 5 | 101 |
| 2001 | 1B | 148 | 144 | 1177 | 78 | 10 | 105 |
| 2002 | 1B | 128 | 128 | 1063 | 75 | 10 | 118 |
| 2003 | 1B | 156 | 155 | 1372 | 86 | 5 | 132 |
| 2004 | 1B | 134 | 134 | 1091 | 84 | 7 | 103 |
| 2005 | 1B | 52 | 52 | 405 | 30 | 0 | 36 |
| 2006 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1B | 4 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Jim Thome won: TSN All-Star 1995 (AL), Silver Slugger 1996 (AL), TSN All-Star 1996 (AL), TSN All-Star 2001 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (9 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2010, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 1998, 1997, 1996.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 15 | 9 / 392 | 0 |
| 1997 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 6 | 89 / 392 | 0 |
| 1998 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 25 | 1 / 392 | 0 |
| 2001 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 107 / 392 | 0 |
| 2002 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 7 | 69 / 392 | 0 |
| 2003 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 4 | 203 / 448 | 0 |
| 2004 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 20 | 7 / 448 | 0 |
| 2006 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 12 | 17 / 392 | 0 |
| 2010 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 18 | 2 / 392 | 0 |
Jim Thome ranks on 5 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #31 | designated hitters | 2006 | 160 OPS+ |
| #39 | first basemen | 2002 | 194 OPS+ |
| #41 | designated hitters | 2007 | 154 OPS+ |
| #62 | third basemen | 1996 | 166 OPS+ |
| #89 | third basemen | 1995 | 158 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.