Jimmy Mathison vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Jimmy Mathison
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jimmy Mathison and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Marcus Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .676) and slugging (.485 vs .308). Jimmy Mathison had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .310). By the career numbers, Marcus Thames had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Mathison and Marcus Thames

Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
29
155.36
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
112
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
91
487.5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
24
128.57
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
133.93
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
112.5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.71
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
24.7
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
12.31
65.96
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
28
150
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
208.93
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
76.19
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
19
101.79
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
131.55
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
14.18
75.95
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.78
80.59
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.17
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.19
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.57
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
11.2
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Mathison and Marcus Thames

Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.06
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.57
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.94
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.44
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.95
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.51
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Jimmy Mathison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.84
81.84
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Mathison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0