Jelly Gardner vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Jelly Gardner
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jelly Gardner and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Marcus Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .708) and slugging (.485 vs .331). Jelly Gardner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.376 vs .310). By the career numbers, Marcus Thames had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jelly Gardner and Marcus Thames

Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
142.26
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2944
600
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2487
506.86
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
143.27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
123.71
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
74
15.08
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
24.7
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.87
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.61
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
96
19.57
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377.24
76.88
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
824
167.93
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
219.5
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
96.4
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
232
47.28
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
143.07
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419.35
85.47
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
73.78
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.19
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.67
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163.56
163.56
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.11
20.11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
16.92
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
27.72
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.24
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
29.96
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.52
92.52
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Jelly Gardner and Marcus Thames

Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
1.22
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
1.04
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15552
27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5184
9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
1.92
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.18
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
2.18
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
2.68
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209
2.1
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
2.63
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
96.1
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.925
1.925
Jelly Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.92
84.92
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jelly Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0