Josh Barfield vs. Matt Thaiss — Career Comparison

Josh Barfield
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Matt Thaiss
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Josh Barfield and Matt Thaiss are closely matched on the surface stats. Josh Barfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.675 vs .653) and slugging (.375 vs .332). Matt Thaiss had the advantage in on-base percentage (.321 vs .300). By the career numbers, Josh Barfield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Josh Barfield and Matt Thaiss

Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
172.47
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
190.43
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1075
600
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
961
600
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1012
564.84
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
819
511.34
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
149.02
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
172
107.39
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
107.16
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
119
74.3
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
29.58
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.11
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.35
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.93
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.36
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.86
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
53
33.09
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.42
64.42
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.62
60.95
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
212.09
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
176.37
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
191.68
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
74.23
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
92
57.44
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
62.51
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
95
59.31
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
127.81
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
164
102.39
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.06
67.01
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.34
60.78
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.79
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.62
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
24.56
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
78.67
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
104.93
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
5.72
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.79
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.02
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.75
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.14
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9.37
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.53
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.37
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.14
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
25.67
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.99
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 600 PA
76.09
76.09
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Josh Barfield and Matt Thaiss

Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.07
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.27
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.99
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.01
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7206
27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5871
27
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2402
9
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1957
9
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
2.15
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
7.28
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.83
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1353
5.07
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
7.91
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
4.98
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.8
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.663
4.663
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.119
6.119
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.63
92.63
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.06
79.06
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.64
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Josh Barfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.49
Josh Barfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11