Alex Diaz vs. Pinch Thomas — Career Comparison

Alex Diaz
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Pinch Thomas
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Diaz and Pinch Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Alex Diaz posted stronger numbers in slugging (.324 vs .284) and home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). Pinch Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .273). By the career numbers, Alex Diaz had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Alex Diaz and Pinch Thomas

Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
251.83
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
240.9
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
872
600
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
600
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816
561.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
518.36
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
134.17
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
122.7
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
149
102.52
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
104.17
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.33
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
27
13.52
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.82
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
4.01
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.5
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.65
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
37
18.53
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
71.04
48.88
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.45
52.31
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
181.65
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
147.25
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
233
160.32
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
184.31
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
70.18
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
88
44.07
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.61
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
51.09
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
116.28
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
94.16
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
71.28
49.04
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.97
60.59
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.44
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
22.71
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.1
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.06
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
107
73.62
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
42.57
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.57
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.03
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.82
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.01
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
28.21
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.01
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.2
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
45.41
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.01
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
62.12
62.12
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Alex Diaz and Pinch Thomas

Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.44
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.87
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5324
27
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774.2
9
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.45
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.61
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.57
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.785
1.785
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.474
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.56
60.56
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Alex Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0