Gary Kolb vs. Don Thompson — Career Comparison

Gary Kolb
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown
Don Thompson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Gary Kolb and Don Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Kolb posted stronger numbers in OPS (.581 vs .550) and slugging (.296 vs .254). Don Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.296 vs .285). By the career numbers, Gary Kolb had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gary Kolb and Don Thompson

Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
350.9
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
379.59
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
538.92
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
307
537.03
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
112.57
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
117.2
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
87.43
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
101.46
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.78
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.99
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.51
48.51
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
20.5
35.85
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
159.28
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
136.44
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
167.66
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
176.68
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
75.45
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
90.96
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
34.73
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
33.24
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
102.99
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
122.45
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.56
48.57
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
23.1
40.41
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.09
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
54.23
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
104
124.55
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.98
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.98
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.79
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.24
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.77
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.24
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26.67
26.67

Fielding Stats for Gary Kolb and Don Thompson

Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.71
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
19.38
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.84
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
27
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.1
9
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
2.07
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
19.83
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.35
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.01
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
2.52
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
21.17
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
2.41
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
20.84
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.67
95.67
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.075
1.075
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.94
48.94
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0