Thurman Munson Stats
Thurman Munson
| Primary Position: Catcher |
Bats: R Throws: R |
| Born: June 07, 1947 |
Location: Akron, OH USA |
| Played in 11
Major League seasons (1969-1979) |
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Career Shark War: 41.4588
- Hitting WAR: 31.7488
- Fielding WAR: 9.71
- Pitching WAR: 0.0
Hitting Statistics
| Year | League | Team | Age | Shark WAR | Batting WAR | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | CS | wRC | OBP | SLG | Pos |
| 1969 |
AL |
NYA |
22 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
26 |
97 |
22 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
8.930 |
0.330 |
0.349 |
C |
| 1970 |
AL |
NYA |
23 |
6.1 |
3.9 |
132 |
526 |
137 |
25 |
4 |
6 |
57 |
5 |
7 |
68.770 |
0.386 |
0.415 |
C |
| 1971 |
AL |
NYA |
24 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
125 |
517 |
113 |
15 |
4 |
10 |
52 |
6 |
5 |
51.194 |
0.335 |
0.368 |
C |
| 1972 |
AL |
NYA |
25 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
140 |
567 |
143 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
47 |
6 |
7 |
56.619 |
0.343 |
0.364 |
C |
| 1973 |
AL |
NYA |
26 |
6.5 |
5.2 |
147 |
576 |
156 |
29 |
4 |
20 |
48 |
4 |
6 |
85.480 |
0.362 |
0.487 |
C |
| 1974 |
AL |
NYA |
27 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
144 |
571 |
135 |
19 |
2 |
13 |
44 |
2 |
0 |
57.738 |
0.316 |
0.381 |
C |
| 1975 |
AL |
NYA |
28 |
6.5 |
4.6 |
157 |
661 |
190 |
24 |
3 |
12 |
45 |
3 |
2 |
88.231 |
0.366 |
0.429 |
C |
| 1976 |
AL |
NYA |
29 |
4.8 |
4.0 |
152 |
665 |
186 |
27 |
1 |
17 |
29 |
14 |
11 |
82.493 |
0.337 |
0.432 |
C |
| 1977 |
AL |
NYA |
30 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
149 |
638 |
183 |
28 |
5 |
18 |
39 |
5 |
6 |
88.127 |
0.351 |
0.462 |
C |
| 1978 |
AL |
NYA |
31 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
154 |
666 |
183 |
27 |
1 |
6 |
35 |
2 |
3 |
68.017 |
0.332 |
0.373 |
C |
| 1979 |
AL |
NYA |
32 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
97 |
419 |
110 |
18 |
3 |
3 |
32 |
1 |
2 |
45.207 |
0.340 |
0.374 |
C |
| Career Totals | 41.5 | 31.7 | 1423 | 5903 | 1558 | 229 | 32 | 113 | 438 | 48 | 50 | 700.806 | 0.345 | 0.410 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year | Position | Team | Age | Fielding WAR | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Def Runs Saved |
| 1969 |
C |
NYA |
22 |
-0.0 |
25.0 |
218.0 |
119.0 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
-0.138 |
| 1970 |
C |
NYA |
23 |
2.1 |
125.0 |
1093.0 |
631.0 |
80.0 |
8.0 |
11.0 |
19.479 |
| 1971 |
C |
NYA |
24 |
1.5 |
117.0 |
1019.0 |
547.0 |
67.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
13.322 |
| RF |
NYA |
24 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.022 |
| 1972 |
C |
NYA |
25 |
0.7 |
132.0 |
1160.0 |
575.0 |
71.0 |
15.0 |
11.0 |
6.398 |
| 1973 |
C |
NYA |
26 |
1.4 |
142.0 |
1246.0 |
673.0 |
80.0 |
12.0 |
11.0 |
13.496 |
| 1974 |
C |
NYA |
27 |
0.7 |
137.0 |
1202.7 |
743.0 |
75.0 |
22.0 |
10.0 |
6.442 |
| 1975 |
1B |
NYA |
28 |
-0.1 |
2.0 |
17.0 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
-0.538 |
| 3B |
NYA |
28 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.404 |
| C |
NYA |
28 |
2.0 |
130.0 |
1131.7 |
700.0 |
95.0 |
23.0 |
14.0 |
20.002 |
| LF |
NYA |
28 |
-0.0 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.121 |
| RF |
NYA |
28 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.333 |
| 1976 |
C |
NYA |
29 |
1.0 |
121.0 |
1062.0 |
537.0 |
78.0 |
12.0 |
8.0 |
9.526 |
| LF |
NYA |
29 |
-0.1 |
2.0 |
21.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-0.922 |
| RF |
NYA |
29 |
-0.1 |
9.0 |
62.0 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
-1.264 |
| 1977 |
C |
NYA |
30 |
0.2 |
136.0 |
1158.7 |
657.0 |
73.0 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
1.840 |
| 1978 |
C |
NYA |
31 |
0.4 |
125.0 |
1063.0 |
666.0 |
61.0 |
10.0 |
4.0 |
3.527 |
| RF |
NYA |
31 |
0.1 |
13.0 |
118.0 |
34.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.848 |
| 1979 |
1B |
NYA |
32 |
-0.1 |
3.0 |
19.0 |
23.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
-0.866 |
| C |
NYA |
32 |
-0.0 |
88.0 |
754.7 |
405.0 |
44.0 |
10.0 |
5.0 |
-0.158 |
| 1B (2 seasons) | -0.1 | 5.0 | 36.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | -1.4042 |
| 3B (1 season) | -0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.4041 |
| C (11 seasons) | 10.0 | 1278.0 | 11108.7 | 6253.0 | 742.0 | 127.0 | 82.0 | 93.734 |
| LF (2 seasons) | -0.1 | 3.0 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -1.0427 |
| RF (4 seasons) | 0.0 | 24.0 | 189.7 | 46.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -0.1046 |