Yu Chang vs. Pinch Thomas — Career Comparison

Yu Chang
MillenialTaiwanThrows RightBats RightAsiaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Pinch Thomas
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Yu Chang and Pinch Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Yu Chang posted stronger numbers in OPS (.624 vs .602) and slugging (.359 vs .284). Pinch Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .265). By the career numbers, Yu Chang had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Yu Chang and Pinch Thomas

Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
235
216.92
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
240.9
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
650
600
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
600
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594
548.31
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
518.36
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
121
111.69
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
122.7
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
73
67.38
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
104.17
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.15
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
13.52
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.69
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.01
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.46
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
44.31
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
37
18.53
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59.92
55.31
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104.45
52.31
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
196.62
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
147.25
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
172
158.77
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
184.31
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
66.46
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
44.07
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
72.92
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
51.09
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
120.92
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
94.16
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
53.92
49.77
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.97
60.59
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.38
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
43
39.69
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.1
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
188
173.54
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
42.57
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.85
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.03
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.77
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
17
15.69
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.62
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.01
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.54
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.01
Yu Chang
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Yu Chang and Pinch Thomas

Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.99
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4490
27
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1496.2
9
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
3
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.9
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.96
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.9
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.91
98.91
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.474
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.62
67.62
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Yu Chang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yu Chang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0