Kirk Gibson vs. Clint Thomas — Career Comparison

Kirk Gibson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVP
Clint Thomas
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Kirk Gibson and Clint Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Clint Thomas posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.364 vs .359) and batting average (.303 vs .268). Kirk Gibson had the advantage in home run production (255 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Clint 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 Kirk Gibson and Clint Thomas

Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1635
147.39
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
845
142.38
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6656
600
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3561
600
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5798
522.66
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3133
527.89
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.845
0.845
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
139.99
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
948
159.73
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
984
88.7
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
643
108.34
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
23.44
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
29.32
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
4.87
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
11.12
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
22.99
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
65
10.95
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
51.29
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
51.39
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017.29
91.7
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561.11
94.54
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2686
242.13
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1449
244.14
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2332
210.22
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1253
211.12
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.853
0.853
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.873
0.873
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
985
88.79
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
590
99.41
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
78.43
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
98.23
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1600
144.23
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1108
186.69
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006.12
90.7
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
597.69
100.71
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
5.5
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.56
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
64.72
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
272
45.83
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.49
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
1285
115.84
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.53
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
5.18
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237.4
237.4
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.07
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
20.72
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.05
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
6.49
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
25.6
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
27.63
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
7.03
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.02
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
32.63
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
176
29.65
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
78.45
78.45
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.18
93.18

Fielding Stats for Kirk Gibson and Clint Thomas

Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1239
1.07
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
1.18
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1183
1.02
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
1.04
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31227
27
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19774
27
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10409
9
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6591.1
9
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2523
2.18
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1595
2.18
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.04
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.49
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.05
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.1
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2627
2.27
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
2.77
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2564
2.22
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
2.67
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.069
2.069
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.261
2.261
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.98
87.98
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.06
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Kirk Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0