Kelly Gruber vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Kelly Gruber
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Kelly Gruber holds a real edge over Marcus Thames in this comparison. Kelly Gruber led in contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 65), batting average (AVG+ 102 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 96 vs 93). Marcus Thames held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 255 vs 159). The edge belongs to Kelly Gruber.

Hitting Stats for Kelly Gruber and Marcus Thames

Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
939
163.68
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3442
600
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3159
550.67
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
1827
543.75
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
142.59
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
92.21
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
25.8
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.18
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
20.4
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
50.38
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418.68
72.98
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1365
237.94
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1051
183.21
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
623
185.42
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
431
75.13
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
76.19
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
77.22
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
757
131.96
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
419.86
73.19
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270.78
80.59
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
6.28
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.17
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
34.34
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
47.32
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
87.86
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
6.83
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.61
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.1
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.76
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 600 PA
86
14.99
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.93
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
13.95
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.75
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.68
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
19.7
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.8
70.8
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Kelly Gruber and Marcus Thames

Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
942
1.17
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
0.99
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21743
27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7247.2
9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
0.89
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1723
2.14
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2555
3.17
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2442
3.03
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.592
2.592
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.29
84.29
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Kelly Gruber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.16
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Gruber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0