Alex Avila vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Alex Avila
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver 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 Alex Avila. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .745) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .352). Alex Avila had the advantage in home run production (105 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 Alex Avila and Sam Thompson

Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1052
173.5
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3638
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3060
504.67
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
714
117.76
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
445
73.39
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
155
25.56
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.48
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
17.32
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
269
44.37
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
446.92
73.71
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
198.24
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1261
207.97
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
352
58.05
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
397
65.48
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
644
106.21
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
439.03
72.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
87.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.96
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
176.14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.81
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.2
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.3
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
83
13.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.32
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.32
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.64
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Alex Avila and Sam Thompson

Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
1.12
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
1.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
23588
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
7862.2
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6866
7.86
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.48
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.21
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7327
8.39
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7287
8.34
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.436
7.436
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.1
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.57
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.24
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0