Joe Greene vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Joe Greene
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Greene and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Greene posted stronger numbers in OPS (.819 vs .795) and on-base percentage (.378 vs .310). Marcus Thames had the advantage in slugging (.485 vs .441). By the career numbers, Joe Greene had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Greene and Marcus Thames

Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
252
163.46
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
925
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
777
504
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
137.51
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
88.86
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
37
24
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
24.7
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
12.97
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
18
11.68
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
75
48.65
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143.97
93.39
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278.95
83.02
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
343
222.49
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
344
223.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
96
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
91.46
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
89.58
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
175.78
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148.93
96.61
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.24
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
82.38
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.65
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.19
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.78
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
77.08
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
8.43
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.95
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.3
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.73
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Joe Greene
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.73
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Joe Greene and Marcus Thames

Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.16
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.04
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
5648
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
1882.2
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
6.2
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
2.54
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.85
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.17
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1509
7.21
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1474
7.05
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.68
97.68
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.066
6.066
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Joe Greene
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.71
89.71
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.75
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Greene
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0