Tom Carey vs. Pinch Thomas — Career Comparison

Tom Carey
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Pinch Thomas
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tom Carey and Pinch Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Carey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.655 vs .602) and slugging (.348 vs .284). Pinch Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .308). By the career numbers, Tom Carey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom Carey and Pinch Thomas

Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
466
173.88
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
240.9
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1608
600
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1198
600
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1521
567.54
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
518.36
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
155.97
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
245
122.7
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
120.9
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
208
104.17
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
29.48
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
27
13.52
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.85
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.01
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.75
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
35.07
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
37
18.53
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159.17
59.39
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
104.45
52.31
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
197.39
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
294
147.25
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
182.84
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
184.31
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
63.06
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
88
44.07
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
62.31
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
102
51.09
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
124.63
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
188
94.16
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181.59
67.76
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
120.97
60.59
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.24
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.63
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.1
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
27.24
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
85
42.57
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.03
22.03
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14.09
14.09
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
5.6
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.03
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.99
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.12
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.01
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.87
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.99
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.01
Tom Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Tom Carey and Pinch Thomas

Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1271
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1949
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2197
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.086
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.474
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Tom Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0