Dick Billings vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Dick Billings
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Tommy Thompson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tommy Thompson comes out clearly ahead of Dick Billings across most offensive categories. Tommy Thompson led in contact rate (K%+ 167 vs 90), walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 66), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 99 vs 86). Tommy Thompson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Dick Billings and Tommy Thompson

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
178.44
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
190.41
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
600
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1251
600
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1231
549.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1107
530.94
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
280
124.91
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
141.01
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
219
97.7
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
118.47
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.63
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
16.31
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.92
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.32
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
27.21
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
22.54
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101.45
45.26
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
58.04
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
374
166.84
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
174.1
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
376
167.73
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
196.16
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
101
45.06
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
68.11
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
63.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.07
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
227
101.26
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
120.86
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
104.05
46.42
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.25
67.27
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.01
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
87
38.81
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
51.8
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
207
92.34
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
30.22
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6.5
6.5
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.86
19.86
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.23
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.91
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.8
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
36
16.06
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
13.43
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.68
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.36
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.03
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.36
Dick Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Billings and Tommy Thompson

Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.16
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8276
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2758.2
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
4.61
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.49
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
5.21
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1564
5.1
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.72
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.229
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.52
86.52
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.49
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.26
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0