Sam Hairston vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Sam Hairston
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Hairston and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Hairston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.809 vs .795) and on-base percentage (.383 vs .310). Marcus Thames had the advantage in slugging (.485 vs .426). By the career numbers, Sam Hairston had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Hairston and Marcus Thames

Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
118
150.64
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
470
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
418
533.62
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.829
0.829
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
167.23
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
125.11
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
30.64
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.38
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
33
42.13
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72.42
92.45
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278.95
83.02
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
178
227.23
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
227.23
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
95.74
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
63
80.43
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
169.79
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.18
99.81
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.83
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
56.17
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.19
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
470
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.38
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.94
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.94
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Sam Hairston and Marcus Thames

Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.23
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.09
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2692
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
897.1
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
3.67
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
2.54
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.46
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
5.41
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
5.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.99
94.99
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.163
4.163
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Sam Hairston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.62
88.62
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Hairston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0