Matt Joyce vs. Bobby Thomson — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Bobby Thomson
Greatest GenerationScotlandThrows RightBats RightNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Matt Joyce holds a real edge over Bobby Thomson in this comparison. Matt Joyce led in walk rate (BB%+ 144 vs 90), on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 103), and contact rate (K%+ 95 vs 95). Bobby Thomson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 194 vs 123). The edge belongs to Matt Joyce.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Bobby Thomson

Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1779
153.43
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6957
600
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6305
543.77
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
147.05
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1100
94.87
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
23.03
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.38
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
149
20.53
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
22.77
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
370
50.98
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
52.18
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949.93
81.93
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
217.82
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2912
251.14
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2298
198.19
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
77.88
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1026
88.49
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1665
143.6
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
976.86
84.25
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
2.93
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
559
48.21
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.98
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
69.34
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
8.65
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.98
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
10.47
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
13.71
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.82
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
3.28
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.72
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.99
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.52
65.52

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Bobby Thomson

Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.21
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
2.86
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
1.01
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
0.99
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16021
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5340.1
9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
6.4
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
0.83
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.2
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4411
7.43
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4292
7.23
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.525
2.525
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.53
34.53
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.1
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0