Marcus Thames

Former Prospect Hitting Coach - Kansas City Royals (MLB) [2026]
High Level
MLB
Years
1997-2011 (2002-2011)
Proper Name
Marcus Markey Thames
Nickname
Slick
Pronunciation
TIMS
Positions
OF (816) ... LF (304) ... DH (164) ... RF (77) ... 1B (45) ... 3B (1)
Height / Weight
6-2 / 220
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
Birthdate
March 6,1977   Age:  49.098
High School
Louisville (Louisville,MS)
Colleges
Drafted/Signed
Service Time
6.108 (2010)
MLB Debut
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
thamm001
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[2002] Hit a Home Run in his 1st MLB At Bat on June 10,2002

Games - Batting

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2002NYA722510428.6100.00020000000140000003040
2003TEX3021172024270.081.0208010106106000000040200
2004DET61413956100767.295.130223014917175000000400123
2005DET3828253541573.789.320120033121062000000210103
2006DET111100596652190.159.014625110183113319141000000540543
2007DET8672435490583.759.762240109361027154003300037096
2008DET10387556890684.563.232302612312302294009000730713
2009DET87674866130277.071.61236236292411245002000200050
2010NYA82573554150169.561.41819132211212667000010250834
2011LAN3617518180147.229.48281010111511500000017002
Tot: 6414923284428673476.866.76816115113648457214313879470044010294075154
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position

On Base - Batting

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2002NYA7131334.231.30830000101101000000100022100.000006812.520210.00100.00000
2003TEX3084732529.298.345158200401220100010010004250.0020129358.68766.9024833.33200
2004DET611841656068.326.37042162008020120102002071110331648.4814147510821.32514015.94401230.00300
2005DET381181073133.263.28021910020122071000041110161381.25612527512.0172137.5622731.82310
2006DET111390348130141.333.3628937421804120226700001510100603863.331810717323714.35477213.16822429.27400
2007DET862842697990.278.31765131443032150185003296120543259.26224212517420.73866216.06711622.54300
2008DET103342316100116.292.3397624061903912025600411210120564376.79144214920515.14857014.43752330.67400
2009DET8729425895101.323.34465291105040111139006184100361952.78143214920811.1486398.02671928.36711
2010NYA822372128388.350.3716119310404270129003047100332163.64105511115713.43664211.48632539.68321
2011LAN3670661718.243.25713400010911210042110007342.86410344511.1106109.4310220.00100
Tot: 6412016182762318.309.341450159141464502488341154000236604276030118962.791042925903125214.9290635612.2545513629.893042
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs

Outs - Batting

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2002NYA7131310240.5030110310430.7702201030.0000003140
2003TEX3084735818220.8271325232011821.4351080421216.7202611111383
2004DET6118416512431510.612720413252514222.8383012083368.312410221547148
2005DET381181078614340.41161448929313832.2092711021273.70131101521162
2006DET111390348257451200.38644511292981129223.59207121180650.00319124627794019
2007DET8628426920157720.7942246204801117225.351960124365111.8109114028612018
2008DET10334231623751910.5645341225290829527.781278171966010.0161093937692916
2009DET8729425819346750.6146209226681097224.49115418055578.8441253320533424
2010NYA8223721215136540.673317418255736125.74104516043437.07328242147328
2011LAN3670665418200.9013704624201622.8671600141428.61135781186
Tot: 6412016182713713185430.59296194531485531582051025.30101393117645303688.217206467232185402205104
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... Outs: Outs ... GO: Groundouts ... AO: Air Outs ... ratio: Groundouts/Airouts ... FLY: Flyballs ... LO: Lineouts ... POP: Popouts ... OUT_IF: Infield Outs ... OUT_OF: Outfield Outs ... OUT_PR: Productive Outs ... RBI_OUT: RBIs on outs ... SO: Strikeouts ... SO%: Strikeout% ... SO3: Struck out on 3 pitches ... SW: Strikeouts swinging ... CAL: Strikeouts looking ... FC: Reached on fielders choice ... FO: Reached on forceout ... GDP: Grounded into Double Play ... OPP: Double play opportunities ... GDP%: Grounded into double play% ... LOC1-9: Balls hit to position location

Baserunning - Batting

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2002NYA71300000--000000010011100.0000002450.00
2003TEX3084000000.0110052230271450.090160122941.38
2004DET61184000000.0110032031271163.61211101246835.29
2005DET3811800000--00004110012728.650432113333.33
2006DET1113901100050.011002025523103727.01914716114143.26
2007DET862842200066.71100451730122060.0300120379041.11
2008DET103342000000.03120133741293030.06051125011643.10
2009DET87294000000.02101173164093129.0503503310132.67
2010NYA8223700000--000094120171741.2703102228825.00
2011LAN367000001--00001100012366.71002041822.22
Tot: 64120163300125.096217623183111126617138.66722166825668837.21
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored

Pitches - Batting

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2002NYA7134432121157925203.3872.7327.2756.880.025.0020.54753.8323.100240.50
2003TEX3084329197132592952561451153.9259.8840.1244.179.317.9317.0265464.31214.33024320.75
2004DET61184766472294132841251243472564.1661.6238.3845.373.817.2316.25210858.7168.710040830.48
2005DET381184753121631106961702511804.0365.6834.3252.871.723.1614.7416857.61210.212219510.37
2006DET11139015759736023122031862577875694.0461.7838.2250.072.319.8116.314322557.74511.5232691880.37
2007DET8628410216873342011401351985523993.6067.2932.7154.172.319.6919.411318866.24415.5171771210.64
2008DET10334213148664482981801512237155213.8465.9134.0954.472.922.6817.014021161.73811.1102721510.48
2009DET8729411567184382191581411925774113.9362.1137.8949.971.218.9416.610416656.53612.2246681230.55
2010NYA822379115833281701191321544513243.8464.0036.0049.571.818.6616.98214259.93012.7110521020.51
2011LAN367025316984503331501381003.6166.8033.2054.572.519.7619.8254158.6710.05118320.56
Tot: 64120167844500928351562102010211333398828953.8963.8636.1450.872.619.9117.0730121060.024312.1115144418870.50
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Airballs Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%