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Positions:  1B-1101, 3B-845, DH-502, SS-40

Full Name:  James Howard Thome
Born:  Aug 27,1970  in  Peoria, Illinois
Height:  6-4  Weight:  220  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Limestone Community (Bartonville, Illinois)
College:  Illinois Central College

Contract:   Signed 1-year, $13,000,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox on Sep 22,2008. Option vested after reaching PA threshold

Drafted:  Selected by Cleveland Indians in 13th Round (331st overall) of 1989 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

  • 3+ Homers in a game  2x 1994,2001
  • 40+ Homers in a Season MLB  6x 1997,2001-2004,2006
  • 500+ Career Homers 
  • Comeback Player of the Year  AL 2006
  • First Player Drafted from College  Illinois Central College (1989)
  • Home Run Derby Participant  3x 1997-1998,2004
  • HR Leader by Franchise  Cleveland Indians (334)
  • League MVP - Minors  International League 1993
  • Major League All-Star Game  5x 1997-1999,2004,2006
  • Player of the Month  3x Jul-2001 (AL),Sep-2003 (NL),Jun-2004 (NL)
  • Player of the Week  6x Jun-3-2001, Jul-22-2001, Apr-14-2002, Aug-17-2003, Jun-20-2004, Jul-19-2009
  • Regional Home Run Leader  Illinois
  • Silver Slugger Award  1x AL (3B) 1996
  • Top Prospect  1991 MLB (#93),1992 MLB (#51),1992 Cle (#4),


  • MLB Debut:  Sep 4,1991




    Scouting Report
    Power: 97
    Batting: 66
    Speed: 20
    Contact: 15
    Patience: 96
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    1991100,000  617,62780
    1992110,000  798,18571
    1993135,000  815,72360
    1994325,000  914,15745
    1995825,000  831,50424
    19961,600,000  835,26219
    19972,625,000  996,99015
    19984,800,00072  1,054,0377
    19998,225,00021  1,222,5372
    20008,175,00026  1,369,5053
    20017,875,00050  1,609,5125
    20028,000,00052  1,654,0885
    200311,166,66734  1,773,3643
    200412,166,66728  1,716,3033
    200513,166,66718  1,825,7562
    200614,166,66716  1,937,0042
    2007*14,833,33312  2,923,3402
    2008*15,666,66617  NA
    200913,000,00040  NA
    Career:  $136,961,667   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.

    Contract History

    2003-2008    Signed 6-year, $85,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies on Dec 2,2002. Club vesting option for 2009. $10m signing bonus
    2009-2009    Signed 1-year, $13,000,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox on Sep 22,2008. Option vested after reaching PA threshold