Steve Hovley vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Steve Hovley and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Marcus Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .670) and slugging (.485 vs .330). Steve Hovley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.340 vs .310). By the career numbers, Marcus Thames had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve Hovley and Marcus Thames

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
190.48
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1019
530.73
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
136.98
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
109.9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
24.7
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.6
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.17
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
121.59
63.33
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
336
175
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
199.48
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
122
63.54
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
76.19
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
88
45.83
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
202
105.21
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
131.55
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
131.34
68.41
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.78
80.59
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
66.67
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.08
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.77
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.1
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.25
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.68
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
21.35
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.73
70.73
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Steve Hovley and Marcus Thames

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.37
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.37
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
2.26
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.39
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
2.68
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.35
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
2.63
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.03
98.03
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.925
1.925
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.8
61.8
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.84
81.84
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0