Matt Joyce vs. Sandy Thompson — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Sandy Thompson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Matt Joyce and Sandy Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Joyce posted stronger numbers in OPS (.772 vs .733) and slugging (.425 vs .377). Sandy Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.356 vs .346). By the career numbers, Matt Joyce 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 Sandy Thompson

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
645
146.7
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2638
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2361
537
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.766
0.766
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
164.22
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
134.87
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
22.29
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.46
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.59
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
29.34
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
334.97
76.19
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
889
202.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
206.29
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
350
79.61
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
70.05
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
148.07
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381.95
86.87
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.41
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
170
38.67
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.14
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527.6
527.6
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
20.92
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.45
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
12.74
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.45
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
13.19
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.55
96.55

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Sandy Thompson

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
1.2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.04
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14554
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4851.1
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
1.93
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
1.86
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.14
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.08
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
2.08
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
2
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.56
83.56
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.82
86.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0