Lou Gehrig vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Lou Gehrig
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanMVPAll-Star
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lou Gehrig comes out clearly ahead of Marcus Thames across most offensive categories. Lou Gehrig led in home run production (HR/PA+ 488 vs 255), walk rate (BB%+ 170 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 168 vs 124). Lou Gehrig was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Gehrig and Marcus Thames

Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2164
134.41
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9660
600
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8001
496.96
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.053
1.053
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2721
169.01
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1531
95.09
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
33.17
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
10.12
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
30.62
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1190
73.91
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
202
60.12
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2222.79
138.06
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
278.95
83.02
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5060
314.29
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
886
263.69
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4274
265.47
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.485
0.485
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.247
1.247
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1888
117.27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1995
123.91
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
301
89.58
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3390
210.56
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2207.87
137.13
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
2.8
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1508
93.66
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.19
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
49.07
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.23
12.23
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
6.58
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.12
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
6.34
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
6.27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.68
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
12.61
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.25
50.25
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Lou Gehrig and Marcus Thames

Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8158
27
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2719.1
9
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19525
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20808
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
2.68
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20612
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
2.63
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.06
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.6
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.925
1.925
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.84
81.84
Lou Gehrig
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1575
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Gehrig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0