John Curran vs. Frank Thomas — Career Comparison

John Curran
Pre-GenerationalIrelandEuropePhiladelphia AthleticsNational LeagueCatcher
Frank Thomas
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, John Curran and Frank Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .750) and slugging (.454 vs .417). John Curran had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .326). By the career numbers, Frank Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Curran and Frank Thomas

John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1766
153.21
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6916
600
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6285
545.26
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1671
144.97
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1092
94.74
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
22.73
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.69
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
24.81
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
50.23
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
1.55
77.49
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896.43
77.77
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2853
247.51
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2206
191.38
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
792
68.71
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
83.46
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
350
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
127.36
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
89.27
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
906.49
78.64
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.42
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
41.99
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.77
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
894
77.56
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
7.74
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
2.26
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.07
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
191
16.57
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.3
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1.91
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.21
John Curran
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.54
40.54

Fielding Stats for John Curran and Frank Thomas

John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.75
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
1.22
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1456
1.03
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38008
27
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12669.1
9
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.5
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4640
3.3
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
0.66
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.5
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.12
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.5
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5739
4.08
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5570
3.96
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
John Curran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.255
3.255
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.1
85.1
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
0.19
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Curran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0