Nick Johnson vs. Milt Thompson — Career Comparison

Nick Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Milt Thompson
Baby BoomersDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Nick Johnson comes out clearly ahead of Milt Thompson across most offensive categories. Nick Johnson led in walk rate (BB%+ 178 vs 97), home run production (HR/PA+ 103 vs 46), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 107). Milt Thompson held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 104). Nick Johnson was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Nick Johnson and Milt Thompson

Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
832
150.54
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1359
196.25
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3316
600
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4155
600
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2698
488.18
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3761
543.1
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
723
130.82
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1029
148.59
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
450
81.42
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
113.94
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
31.3
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
156
22.53
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.9
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.34
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
17.19
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.79
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
49.4
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
240
34.66
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
508.3
91.97
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
504.33
72.83
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1191
215.5
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1400
202.17
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1319
238.66
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1387
200.29
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
0.84
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.874
0.874
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
430
77.8
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
70.9
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
72.01
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
357
51.55
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
733
132.63
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
115.67
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
500.55
90.57
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
523.01
75.52
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
13.39
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.18
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
94.45
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
336
48.52
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
7.6
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
6.64
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
103.5
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
635
91.7
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.54
6.54
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.63
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.89
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.35
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
2.31
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
14.11
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.66
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
5.25
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
30.9
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.34
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
9.53
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
53
9.59
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
40.43
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
54.72
54.72
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.43
76.43

Fielding Stats for Nick Johnson and Milt Thompson

Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
1.09
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
1.21
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
1.02
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
0.98
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16733
27
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23807
27
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5577.2
9
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7935.2
9
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5320
8.58
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2168
2.46
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.68
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.05
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.08
Milt Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.04
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
9.35
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
2.55
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5743
9.27
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2214
2.51
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.15
99.15
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
98.36
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.508
8.508
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.083
2.083
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.93
93.93
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.66
81.66
Nick Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
0.79
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0