Gerald E. "Jerry" Thomas (born 1935) is a former baseball pitcher. He won the 1956 College World Series Most Outstanding Player award while a junior at University of Minnesota.^[1] He is one of three players from University of Minnesota to win that award. The others are John Erickson and Dave Winfield.

He was an All-American in 1956.

Thomas played professionally from 1957 to 1960, never reaching the majors.

He was inducted into the University of Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.