Sam Bowens vs. Tim Thompson — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Tim Thompson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Tim Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Bowens posted stronger numbers in OPS (.659 vs .641) and slugging (.375 vs .338). Tim Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.302 vs .285). By the career numbers, Sam Bowens had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bowens and Tim Thompson

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
187
200.36
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
560
600
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1287
544.57
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
517
553.93
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
131.79
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
95.36
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.71
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.54
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.57
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
36.43
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142.08
60.12
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52.51
56.26
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
175
187.5
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
175.71
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
59.66
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
52.5
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
50.36
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
101.13
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.64
57.48
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.23
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.31
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
39
41.79
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.71
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.92
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.58
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
16.08
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.43
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.79
65.79
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Tim Thompson

Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.16
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.1
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
0.97
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.01
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
27
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1125.2
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.88
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
4.94
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.56
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
5.48
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.007
5.007
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.91
83.91
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27