Johnny Gooch vs. Milt Thompson — Career Comparison

Johnny Gooch
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Milt Thompson
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Milt Thompson holds a real edge over Johnny Gooch in this comparison. Milt Thompson led in home run production (HR/PA+ 46 vs 28), batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 84). Johnny Gooch held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 146 vs 97). The edge belongs to Milt Thompson.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Gooch and Milt Thompson

Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
805
184.85
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1359
196.25
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
2613
600
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4155
600
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
2363
542.59
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3761
543.1
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
662
152.01
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1029
148.59
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
528
121.24
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
789
113.94
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
98
22.5
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
22.53
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.66
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
5.34
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.61
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.79
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
134
30.77
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
34.66
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
301.11
69.14
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504.33
72.83
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
839
192.65
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
202.17
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
883
202.76
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1387
200.29
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
227
52.12
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
70.9
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
67.28
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
51.55
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
513
117.8
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
115.67
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340.67
78.23
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523.01
75.52
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.44
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
3.18
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
206
47.3
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
48.52
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.64
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
32.38
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
635
91.7
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
18.53
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.54
6.54
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.66
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.89
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.31
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
8.66
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.53
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
30.9
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.15
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
9.53
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.67
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
40.43
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
68.75
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.43
76.43

Fielding Stats for Johnny Gooch and Milt Thompson

Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
1.21
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
0.98
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23807
27
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7935.2
9
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2279
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2168
2.46
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.05
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.04
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2868
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
2.55
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2790
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2214
2.51
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.681
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.66
81.66
Johnny Gooch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Gooch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0