Jim Bolger vs. Pinch Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Bolger
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown
Pinch Thomas
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Jim Bolger and Pinch Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Pinch Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.602 vs .576) and on-base percentage (.318 vs .275). Jim Bolger had the advantage in slugging (.301 vs .284). By the career numbers, Pinch Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Bolger and Pinch Thomas

Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
284.07
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
240.9
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
659
600
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
600
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
612
557.21
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
518.36
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
127.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
122.7
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
114
103.79
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
104.17
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.75
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
13.52
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.46
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.01
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.46
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.67
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
18.53
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
47.15
42.93
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.45
52.31
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
167.53
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
147.25
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
178
162.06
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
184.31
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
59.18
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
44.07
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
48
43.7
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
51.09
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
97.42
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
94.16
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
49.64
45.19
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.97
60.59
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.46
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
32
29.14
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.1
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.73
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
75.57
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
42.57
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
7.94
7.94
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.64
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.03
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
20
18.21
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.73
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.01
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.64
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.37
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.01
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Jim Bolger and Pinch Thomas

Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.3
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.99
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
27
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157.2
9
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.64
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.82
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
2.71
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.474
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.05
76.05
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Jim Bolger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bolger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0