Nolan Arenado vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Nolan Arenado
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Sam Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Thompson posted the stronger offensive profile against Nolan Arenado. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .853) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .345). Nolan Arenado had the advantage in home run production (353 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Thompson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Nolan Arenado and Sam Thompson

Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
142.73
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7512
600
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6807
543.69
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1921
153.43
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1129
90.18
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
32.35
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
343
31.54
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.72
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
28.19
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
63.26
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
57.92
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1132.82
90.48
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3453
275.8
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2541
202.96
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.846
0.846
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
992
79.23
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1184
94.57
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1823
145.61
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1129.7
90.23
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
43
3.43
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
46.09
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
6.39
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
1094
87.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
6.87
6.87
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.2
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
6.39
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
202
16.13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.48
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.84
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.31
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 600 PA
57.41
57.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Nolan Arenado and Sam Thompson

Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1731
1.05
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
1.04
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44701
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14900.1
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
0.71
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
1.59
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3750
2.27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.21
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5057
3.05
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
2.97
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.29
97.29
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.842
2.842
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.48
99.48
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nolan Arenado
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
0.27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Arenado
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0