Andy Carey vs. Jim Thome — Career Comparison

Andy Carey
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Jim Thome
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jim Thome comes out clearly ahead of Andy Carey across most offensive categories. Jim Thome led in home run production (HR/PA+ 257 vs 91), walk rate (BB%+ 213 vs 86), and slugging (SLG+ 146 vs 105). Andy Carey held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 68). Jim Thome was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Andy Carey and Jim Thome

Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
938
174.95
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2543
147.95
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
3217
600
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10313
600
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2850
531.55
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8422
489.98
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.949
0.949
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
741
138.2
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2328
135.44
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
520
96.98
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1239
72.08
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
119
22.19
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
26.24
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.09
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
26
1.51
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
64
11.94
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
35.61
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
221
41.22
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1089
63.36
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
369.04
68.83
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941.62
112.96
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
1128
210.38
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4667
271.52
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
1036
193.22
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4144
241.09
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.956
0.956
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.036
1.036
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
371
69.19
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
92.1
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
350
65.28
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1699
98.85
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
657
122.54
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2670
155.34
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
385.32
71.87
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1863.74
108.43
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.04
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
4.01
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
268
49.98
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1747
101.64
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.36
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
10.06
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
72.55
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
2548
148.24
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
4.05
4.05
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.06
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
5.22
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
4.31
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
13.99
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
9.6
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.29
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.11
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.92
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.16
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
39
2.27
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.27
52.27
Jim Thome
Career
Per 600 PA
48.72
48.72

Fielding Stats for Andy Carey and Jim Thome

Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
887
1.2
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599
1.05
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
1.01
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1561
1.03
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19957
27
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40972
27
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6652.1
9
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13657.1
9
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.16
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9450
6.23
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
2.29
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
1.03
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.15
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.09
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2663
3.6
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11152
7.35
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2549
3.45
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11015
7.26
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.874
2.874
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.889
6.889
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
84.1
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.26
Jim Thome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
0.65
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0