Matt Joyce vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Sam Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Thompson posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Joyce. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .772) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .346). Matt Joyce had the advantage in home run production (149 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Thompson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Sam Thompson

Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
206
28.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
370
50.98
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
217.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Sam Thompson

Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
1.93
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.21
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1691
2
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
1.97
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.743
1.743
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.04
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0