Ralph Kiner vs. Jason Thompson — Career Comparison

Ralph Kiner
Greatest GenerationNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderAll-Star
Jason Thompson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Ralph Kiner comes out clearly ahead of Jason Thompson across most offensive categories. Ralph Kiner led in home run production (HR/PA+ 329 vs 196), slugging (SLG+ 150 vs 120), and walk rate (BB%+ 181 vs 161). Ralph Kiner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Ralph Kiner and Jason Thompson

Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1472
141.18
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1418
149.63
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6256
600
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5205
499.2
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4802
506.72
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.941
0.941
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.819
0.819
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1451
139.16
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
132.22
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
827
79.32
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
829
87.48
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
20.72
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
21.53
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.74
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.27
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
35.39
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
21.95
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
59.85
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
44.74
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1140.6
109.39
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
811.3
85.61
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2852
273.53
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2105
222.12
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2486
238.43
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2078
219.28
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.946
0.946
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.007
1.007
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.801
0.801
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
93.13
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
640
67.53
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1015
97.35
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
782
82.52
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1617
155.08
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1214
128.1
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1142.05
109.53
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
819.1
86.43
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.3
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.95
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
96.96
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
816
86.11
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.1
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
7.39
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
71.84
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
862
90.96
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.35
8.35
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.6
6.6
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
0.86
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.67
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.7
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
126
12.08
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
11.92
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.11
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.19
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.74
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.3
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.58
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Ralph Kiner and Jason Thompson

Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
6.56
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
1.04
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.03
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
1.01
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5928
27
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34019
27
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1976
9
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11339.2
9
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3431
15.63
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11818
9.38
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.5
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.65
Ralph Kiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.41
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.08
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3631
16.54
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
10.11
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3540
16.12
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12637
10.03
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.49
97.49
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.458
2.458
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.617
9.617
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.5
96.5
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1090
0.87
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Kiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0