Mickey Mantle vs. Frank Thomas — Career Comparison

Mickey Mantle
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Frank Thomas
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mickey Mantle comes out clearly ahead of Frank Thomas across most offensive categories. Mickey Mantle led in home run production (HR/PA+ 279 vs 227), slugging (SLG+ 161 vs 148), and walk rate (BB%+ 217 vs 206). Frank Thomas held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 140 vs 75). Mickey Mantle was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mickey Mantle and Frank Thomas

Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2401
145.38
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2322
138.3
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
9909
600
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10074
600
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8102
490.58
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8199
488.33
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.976
0.976
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
2415
146.23
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2468
146.99
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
88.59
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1440
85.77
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
344
20.83
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
29.48
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
4.36
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.71
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
32.46
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
521
31.03
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
952
57.64
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1028
61.23
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1981.8
120
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1947.88
116.01
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4511
273.15
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4550
270.99
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4161
251.95
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4222
251.46
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.974
0.974
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.098
1.098
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1677
101.54
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1494
88.98
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1509
91.37
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1704
101.49
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2650
160.46
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2677
159.44
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1945.53
117.8
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1899.01
113.1
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
0.79
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.18
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1733
104.93
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1667
99.29
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
126
7.63
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
10.01
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1710
103.54
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
83.2
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.79
5.79
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
7.21
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
1.01
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
0.85
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.85
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.21
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.84
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.46
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
9.26
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.91
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.3
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.37
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
11.57
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.28
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.1
80.1
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
58.18
58.18

Fielding Stats for Mickey Mantle and Frank Thomas

Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
1.27
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
1.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1927
1.07
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
1.04
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48597
27
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25150
27
Mickey Mantle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16199
9
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8383.1
9
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6734
3.74
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7910
8.49
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.16
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
0.53
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.06
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.09
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7131
3.96
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8487
9.11
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7024
3.9
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8407
9.03
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.5
98.5
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.06
99.06
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.067
3.067
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.658
8.658
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.15
84.15
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.11
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
0.83
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mantle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0