Dick Higham vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder
Tommy Thompson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dick Higham and Tommy Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Higham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .663) and slugging (.378 vs .328). Tommy Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .314). By the career numbers, Dick Higham 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 Tommy Thompson

Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
190.41
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1251
600
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1107
530.94
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
294
141.01
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
247
118.47
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
16.31
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.99
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.32
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
34.61
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
22.54
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198.9
66.19
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
121.02
58.04
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
363
174.1
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
196.16
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
142
68.11
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.07
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
252
120.86
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
140.25
67.27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
51.8
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.22
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19.86
19.86
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.91
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
13.43
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.36
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.66
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.31
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
58.82
58.82
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dick Higham and Tommy Thompson

Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.1
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10356
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3452
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
2.71
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.75
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
4.3
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1328
3.46
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.44
80.44
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.72
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.229
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.44
31.44
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0