Dick Higham vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder
Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Dick Higham and Dave Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Thomas posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.326 vs .314) and home run production (21 career HR at a higher rate). Dick Higham had the advantage in batting average (.307 vs .268). By the career numbers, Dave 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 Dick Higham and Dave Thomas

Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
143.89
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1951
541.94
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
522
145
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
382
106.11
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
25.56
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.99
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
5.83
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
104
34.61
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
38.89
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
198.9
66.19
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251.04
69.73
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
203.06
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
192.22
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
285
79.17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
66.39
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
503
139.72
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277.16
76.99
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
42.22
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
28
9.32
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
64.39
64.39
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.83
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.66
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.31
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Higham and Dave Thomas

Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.1
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.35
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.07
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10356
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3452
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1039
2.71
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.75
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.47
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.23
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
4.3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
3.46
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.44
80.44
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.44
31.44
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.55
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0