Frank Austin vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Frank Austin
Greatest GenerationCZThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Frank Austin and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Austin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.846 vs .795) and on-base percentage (.405 vs .310). Marcus Thames had the advantage in slugging (.485 vs .441). By the career numbers, Frank Austin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Austin and Marcus Thames

Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
254
133.22
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
529.72
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
181.47
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
140.03
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
32.52
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.34
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.57
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
79
41.43
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191.47
100.42
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278.95
83.02
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
445
233.39
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
236.54
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
103.32
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
139
72.9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
174.65
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205.97
108.02
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.1
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
52.97
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.19
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
572
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.5
50.5
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.21
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.06
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.06
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Frank Austin and Marcus Thames

Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.05
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.04
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6479
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2159.2
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
2.47
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
3.19
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
5.97
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
5.66
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.368
5.368
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.43
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0