Munson had an average at the plate of .292 for his career in baseball in addition to 696 scored runs and an OPS of .756. He went down on strikes 571 times and took a walk on 438 occasions, contributing to a .346 OBP. In his career, Munson hit 113 balls over the fence while knocking in 701 runs. He compiled a slugging percentage of .410 in addition to having tallied 2,190 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 5,905 times and delivered with a hit 1,558 times.
Thurman Munson Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .292 | 113 | 1,558 | 438 | 696 | 701 | .346 | 5,905 | 5,344 | .756 | 116 | 229 | 32 | 1,423 | .410 | 48 | 50 | 2,190 | 571 | |
| 1979 | NYY | .288 | 3 | 110 | 32 | 42 | 39 | .340 | 419 | 382 | .714 | 95 | 18 | 3 | 97 | .374 | 1 | 2 | 143 | 37 |
| 1978 | NYY | .297 | 6 | 183 | 35 | 73 | 71 | .332 | 667 | 617 | .705 | 101 | 27 | 1 | 154 | .373 | 2 | 3 | 230 | 70 |
| 1977 | NYY | .308 | 18 | 183 | 39 | 85 | 100 | .351 | 638 | 595 | .813 | 121 | 28 | 5 | 149 | .462 | 5 | 6 | 275 | 55 |
| 1976 | NYY | .302 | 17 | 186 | 29 | 79 | 105 | .337 | 665 | 616 | .769 | 126 | 27 | 1 | 152 | .432 | 14 | 11 | 266 | 38 |
| 1975 | NYY | .318 | 12 | 190 | 45 | 83 | 102 | .366 | 661 | 597 | .795 | 126 | 24 | 3 | 157 | .429 | 3 | 2 | 256 | 52 |
| 1974 | NYY | .261 | 13 | 135 | 44 | 64 | 60 | .316 | 571 | 517 | .697 | 101 | 19 | 2 | 144 | .381 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 66 |
| 1973 | NYY | .301 | 20 | 156 | 48 | 80 | 74 | .362 | 576 | 519 | .849 | 142 | 29 | 4 | 147 | .487 | 4 | 6 | 253 | 64 |
| 1972 | NYY | .280 | 7 | 143 | 47 | 54 | 46 | .343 | 568 | 511 | .707 | 114 | 16 | 3 | 140 | .364 | 6 | 7 | 186 | 58 |
| 1971 | NYY | .251 | 10 | 113 | 52 | 71 | 42 | .335 | 517 | 451 | .703 | 105 | 15 | 4 | 125 | .368 | 6 | 5 | 166 | 65 |
| 1970 | NYY | .302 | 6 | 137 | 57 | 59 | 53 | .386 | 526 | 453 | .801 | 126 | 25 | 4 | 132 | .415 | 5 | 7 | 188 | 56 |
| 1969 | NYY | .256 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 9 | .330 | 97 | 86 | .679 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .349 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 |
1979 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 97 | 249th |
| Plate Appearances | 419 | 184th |
| At-Bats | 382 | 179th |
| Runs Scored | 42 | 207th |
| Hits | 110 | 165th |
| Doubles | 18 | 155th |
| Triples | 3 | 147th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 271st |
| Runs Batted In | 39 | 197th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 348th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 254th |
| Walks | 32 | 181st |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 220th |
| Batting Average | .288 | 145th |
| On-Base Percentage | .340 | 228th |
| Slugging Percentage | .374 | 291st |
| OPS | .714 | 269th |
| OPS+ | 95 | 259th |
| Total Bases | 143 | 186th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 46th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 646th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 440th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 144th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 227th |
1978 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 154 | 42nd |
| Plate Appearances | 667 | 28th |
| At-Bats | 617 | 17th |
| Runs Scored | 73 | 69th |
| Hits | 183 | 9th |
| Doubles | 27 | 53rd |
| Triples | 1 | 313th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 175th |
| Runs Batted In | 71 | 68th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 265th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 200th |
| Walks | 35 | 158th |
| Strikeouts | 70 | 82nd |
| Batting Average | .297 | 72nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .332 | 235th |
| Slugging Percentage | .373 | 247th |
| OPS | .705 | 235th |
| OPS+ | 101 | 216th |
| Total Bases | 230 | 63rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 20 | 5th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 83rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 460th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 10th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 81st |
1977 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 149 | 84th |
| Plate Appearances | 638 | 55th |
| At-Bats | 595 | 28th |
| Runs Scored | 85 | 55th |
| Hits | 183 | 18th |
| Doubles | 28 | 56th |
| Triples | 5 | 79th |
| Home Runs | 18 | 69th |
| Runs Batted In | 100 | 23rd |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 153rd |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 103rd |
| Walks | 39 | 145th |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 160th |
| Batting Average | .308 | 81st |
| On-Base Percentage | .351 | 167th |
| Slugging Percentage | .462 | 120th |
| OPS | .813 | 124th |
| OPS+ | 121 | 120th |
| Total Bases | 275 | 32nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 17th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 168th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 748th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 256th |
| Intentional Walks | 8 | 41st |
1976 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 152 | 46th |
| Plate Appearances | 665 | 23rd |
| At-Bats | 616 | 13th |
| Runs Scored | 79 | 30th |
| Hits | 186 | 10th |
| Doubles | 27 | 42nd |
| Triples | 1 | 304th |
| Home Runs | 17 | 33rd |
| Runs Batted In | 105 | 5th |
| Stolen Bases | 14 | 74th |
| Caught Stealing | 11 | 33rd |
| Walks | 29 | 190th |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 213th |
| Batting Average | .302 | 60th |
| On-Base Percentage | .337 | 177th |
| Slugging Percentage | .432 | 80th |
| OPS | .769 | 95th |
| OPS+ | 126 | 84th |
| Total Bases | 266 | 15th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 17 | 19th |
| Hit By Pitch | 9 | 7th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 430th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 8th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 68th |
1975 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 157 | 18th |
| Plate Appearances | 661 | 27th |
| At-Bats | 597 | 17th |
| Runs Scored | 83 | 31st |
| Hits | 190 | 8th |
| Doubles | 24 | 71st |
| Triples | 3 | 117th |
| Home Runs | 12 | 79th |
| Runs Batted In | 102 | 9th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 204th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 237th |
| Walks | 45 | 103rd |
| Strikeouts | 52 | 137th |
| Batting Average | .318 | 53rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .366 | 118th |
| Slugging Percentage | .429 | 115th |
| OPS | .795 | 109th |
| OPS+ | 126 | 95th |
| Total Bases | 256 | 23rd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 23 | 6th |
| Hit By Pitch | 6 | 23rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 244th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 7th |
| Intentional Walks | 8 | 55th |
1974 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 144 | 84th |
| Plate Appearances | 571 | 91st |
| At-Bats | 517 | 77th |
| Runs Scored | 64 | 92nd |
| Hits | 135 | 90th |
| Doubles | 19 | 107th |
| Triples | 2 | 168th |
| Home Runs | 13 | 74th |
| Runs Batted In | 60 | 80th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 225th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 665th |
| Walks | 44 | 109th |
| Strikeouts | 66 | 95th |
| Batting Average | .261 | 228th |
| On-Base Percentage | .316 | 292nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .381 | 200th |
| OPS | .697 | 219th |
| OPS+ | 101 | 210th |
| Total Bases | 197 | 82nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 14 | 57th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 256th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 410th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 20th |
| Intentional Walks | 12 | 17th |
1973 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 147 | 65th |
| Plate Appearances | 576 | 88th |
| At-Bats | 519 | 79th |
| Runs Scored | 80 | 44th |
| Hits | 156 | 46th |
| Doubles | 29 | 24th |
| Triples | 4 | 57th |
| Home Runs | 20 | 46th |
| Runs Batted In | 74 | 51st |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 140th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 63rd |
| Walks | 48 | 95th |
| Strikeouts | 64 | 100th |
| Batting Average | .301 | 76th |
| On-Base Percentage | .362 | 116th |
| Slugging Percentage | .487 | 58th |
| OPS | .849 | 65th |
| OPS+ | 142 | 59th |
| Total Bases | 253 | 30th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 12 | 93rd |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 53rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 408th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 107th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 135th |
1972 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 140 | 64th |
| Plate Appearances | 568 | 62nd |
| At-Bats | 511 | 60th |
| Runs Scored | 54 | 83rd |
| Hits | 143 | 44th |
| Doubles | 16 | 114th |
| Triples | 3 | 96th |
| Home Runs | 7 | 133rd |
| Runs Batted In | 46 | 94th |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 82nd |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 45th |
| Walks | 47 | 84th |
| Strikeouts | 58 | 103rd |
| Batting Average | .280 | 113th |
| On-Base Percentage | .343 | 154th |
| Slugging Percentage | .364 | 221st |
| OPS | .707 | 187th |
| OPS+ | 114 | 154th |
| Total Bases | 186 | 70th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 54th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 93rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 165th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 195th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 108th |
1971 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 125 | 136th |
| Plate Appearances | 517 | 106th |
| At-Bats | 451 | 109th |
| Runs Scored | 71 | 59th |
| Hits | 113 | 123rd |
| Doubles | 15 | 138th |
| Triples | 4 | 77th |
| Home Runs | 10 | 106th |
| Runs Batted In | 42 | 132nd |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 87th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 82nd |
| Walks | 52 | 73rd |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 76th |
| Batting Average | .251 | 274th |
| On-Base Percentage | .335 | 200th |
| Slugging Percentage | .368 | 251st |
| OPS | .703 | 229th |
| OPS+ | 105 | 194th |
| Total Bases | 166 | 119th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 115th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 18th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 167th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 145th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 321st |
1970 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 132 | 120th |
| Plate Appearances | 526 | 105th |
| At-Bats | 453 | 112th |
| Runs Scored | 59 | 114th |
| Hits | 137 | 83rd |
| Doubles | 25 | 58th |
| Triples | 4 | 87th |
| Home Runs | 6 | 190th |
| Runs Batted In | 53 | 110th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 107th |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 39th |
| Walks | 57 | 66th |
| Strikeouts | 56 | 141st |
| Batting Average | .302 | 90th |
| On-Base Percentage | .386 | 87th |
| Slugging Percentage | .415 | 181st |
| OPS | .801 | 127th |
| OPS+ | 126 | 94th |
| Total Bases | 188 | 105th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 13 | 66th |
| Hit By Pitch | 7 | 24th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 117th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 89th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 92nd |
1969 Stats for Thurman Munson
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 26 | 667th |
| Plate Appearances | 97 | 392nd |
| At-Bats | 86 | 394th |
| Runs Scored | 6 | 446th |
| Hits | 22 | 362nd |
| Doubles | 1 | 538th |
| Triples | 2 | 190th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 403rd |
| Runs Batted In | 9 | 364th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 754th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 312th |
| Walks | 10 | 352nd |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 564th |
| Batting Average | .256 | 249th |
| On-Base Percentage | .330 | 265th |
| Slugging Percentage | .349 | 289th |
| OPS | .679 | 265th |
| OPS+ | 94 | 242nd |
| Total Bases | 30 | 365th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 239th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 770th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 841st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 304th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 324th |