Mickey Mantle vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mickey Mantle comes out clearly ahead of Marcus Thames across most offensive categories. Mickey Mantle led in walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 98), on-base percentage (OBP+ 139 vs 93), and slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 124). Mickey Mantle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Marcus Thames

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2401
145.38
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8102
490.58
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2415
146.23
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
88.59
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
24.7
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.36
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
32.46
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
57.64
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
278.95
83.02
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
886
263.69
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.485
0.485
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1509
91.37
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
301
89.58
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
7.63
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1710
103.54
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
0.85
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.84
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
9.26
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.3
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
11.57
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Marcus Thames

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2290
1.27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
1.07
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6734
3.74
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
2.54
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.16
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.06
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7131
3.96
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7024
3.9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.5
98.5
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.03
98.03
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.067
3.067
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.15
84.15
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0