Dick Billings vs. Derrel Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Derrel Thomas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Derrel Thomas comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Derrel Thomas led in walk rate (BB%+ 96 vs 66), contact rate (K%+ 111 vs 90), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 98 vs 86). Dick Billings held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 58 vs 43). Derrel Thomas was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Derrel Thomas

Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
400
178.44
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1597
181.89
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5268
600
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4677
532.69
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
132.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
103.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
17.54
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
4.9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
61
27.21
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
28.59
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513.18
58.45
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1554
176.99
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1644
187.24
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
66.63
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
42.14
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
103.87
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547.99
62.41
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.85
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
51.94
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.57
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.64
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
67.54
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
8.88
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
9.23
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
3.3
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
8.31
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
15.95
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.35
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
10.48
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.03
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
26.42
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Derrel Thomas

Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.16
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
1.36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
0.96
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8276
27
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32362
27
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2758.2
9
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10787.1
9
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2948
2.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.49
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2572
2.15
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.17
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5721
4.77
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5520
4.61
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.387
3.387
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.43
70.43
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
0.46
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0