Jeff's Bespoke Baseball Stats

Paul Arnold vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Paul Arnold

Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IICenter FielderAll-Star

Marcus Thames

Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Paul Arnold and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Marcus Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .650) and slugging (.485 vs .309). Paul Arnold had the advantage in on-base percentage (.341 vs .310). By the career numbers, Marcus Thames had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Paul Arnold and Marcus Thames

Seasons Hitting

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

7

7

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

10

10

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

111

145.41

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

640

190.48

Plate Appearances

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

458

600

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

2016

600

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

391

512.23

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

1827

543.75

Batting Average

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.253

0.253

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

0.246

0.246

Equivalent Average

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.695

0.695

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.797

0.797

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

99

129.69

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

450

133.93

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PAverified

81

106.11

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

248

73.81

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

14

18.34

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

83

24.7

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PAverified

4

5.24

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

4

1.19

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

115

34.23

Extra Base Hits

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

18

23.58

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

202

60.12

Extra Base Hit Pct

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.182

0.182

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.449

0.449

Home Runs Per at Bat

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.063

0.063

Home Runs Per Hit

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.256

0.256

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

47.41

62.11

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

278.95

83.02

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

121

158.52

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

886

263.69

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PAverified

151

197.82

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

623

185.42

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.341

0.341

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

0.309

0.309

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.31

0.31

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.485

0.485

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.65

0.65

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.794

0.794

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.056

0.056

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.239

0.239

Gross Production Average (GPA)

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.231

0.231

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.26

0.26

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.616

0.616

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.75

0.75

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0.257

0.257

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0.275

0.275

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PAverified

69

90.39

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

256

76.19

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

35

45.85

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

301

89.58

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PAverified

104

136.24

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

442

131.55

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

53.87

70.57

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

270.78

80.59

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

14

4.17

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PAverified

52

68.12

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

159

47.32

Intentional Walks

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

4

1.19

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

6

7.86

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

510

151.79

Plate Appearances per Strikeout

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

76.33

76.33

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

3.95

3.95

Walks Per Strikeout

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

8.67

8.67

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

0.31

0.31

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

15

19.65

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

16

4.76

Ground into Double Play (GIDP)

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

0

0

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

30

8.93

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

7

9.17

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

3

0.89

Caught Stealing

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PA

0

0

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

9

2.68

Stolen Base Attempts

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 600 PAverified

7

9.17

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 600 PA

12

3.57

Stolen Base Percentage

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 600 PAverified

100

100

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 600 PA

25

25

Fielding Stats for Paul Arnold and Marcus Thames

Seasons Fielding

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

7

7

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

10

10

Games Played as Fielder

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

111

1.14

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

413

1.37

Starts as Fielder

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

109

1.12

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

338

1.12

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

2639

27

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

8158

27

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

879.2

9

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

2719.1

9

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

209

2.14

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

768

2.54

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

10

0.1

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

27

0.09

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 9 Innings

6

0.06

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 9 Inningsverified

16

0.05

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

225

2.3

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

811

2.68

Chances Accepted

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

219

2.24

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

795

2.63

Fielding Percentage

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

97.33

97.33

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

98.03

98.03

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

1.973

1.973

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 9 Innings

1.925

1.925

Games Started %

Paul Arnold

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

98.2

98.2

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 9 Innings

81.84

81.84

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

3

0.03

Marcus Thames

Careerverified

Per 9 Inningsverified

32

0.11

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Wild Pitch as Fielder

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Stolen Base Allowed

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Catcher Caught Stealing

Paul Arnold

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0

Marcus Thames

Career

Per 9 Innings

0

0