Mike Edwards vs. Pinch Thomas — Career Comparison

Mike Edwards
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Pinch Thomas
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Edwards and Pinch Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Edwards posted stronger numbers in slugging (.298 vs .284) and batting average (.250 vs .237). Pinch Thomas had the advantage in OPS (.602 vs .578). By the career numbers, Mike Edwards had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Edwards and Pinch Thomas

Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
317
202.77
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
240.9
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
938
600
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1198
600
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
879
562.26
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
518.36
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
140.72
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
122.7
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
118.98
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
104.17
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
17.91
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
27
13.52
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.56
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.01
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.28
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
21.75
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
18.53
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
67.53
43.2
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.45
52.31
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
167.59
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
147.25
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
257
164.39
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
184.31
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
60.13
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
88
44.07
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
49
31.34
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
51.09
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
141
90.19
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
94.16
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
73.57
47.06
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120.97
60.59
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.2
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.5
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
32
20.47
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.1
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
49.25
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
42.57
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
12.18
12.18
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
21
13.43
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.03
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.64
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
19
12.15
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
24.31
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.01
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
19.19
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
43.5
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.01
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
55.88
55.88
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Mike Edwards and Pinch Thomas

Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.22
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.02
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6308
27
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2102.2
9
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.16
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
2.96
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
5.32
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1949
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1197
5.12
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1897
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.185
4.185
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.474
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.22
83.22
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.58
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0