Lou Boudreau vs. Tim Thompson — Career Comparison

Lou Boudreau
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopMVPAll-Star
Tim Thompson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Lou Boudreau posted the stronger offensive profile against Tim Thompson. Lou Boudreau posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .641) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .302). Tim Thompson had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lou Boudreau had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Boudreau and Tim Thompson

Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1646
140.62
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
200.36
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7023
600
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6029
515.08
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
553.93
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1779
151.99
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
123
131.79
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1260
107.65
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
89
95.36
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
32.89
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.71
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.64
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
5.81
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.57
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
44.34
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
36.43
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
955.29
81.61
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52.51
56.26
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2500
213.58
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
187.5
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2609
222.9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
164
175.71
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
861
73.56
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
52.5
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
67.41
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50.36
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1582
135.16
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1017.01
86.89
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.64
57.48
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
68.01
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
41.79
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
26.4
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
55.71
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.73
22.73
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.77
10.77
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
14.01
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
155
13.24
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.36
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.27
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
8.63
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.43
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.5
50.5
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Lou Boudreau and Tim Thompson

Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.1
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.01
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3377
27
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125.2
9
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3265
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
4.94
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4877
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8372
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.56
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8142
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
5.48
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.25
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.032
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.007
5.007
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27