Fran Matthews vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Fran Matthews
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIFirst Baseman
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fran Matthews and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Marcus Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .742) and slugging (.485 vs .390). Fran Matthews had the advantage in on-base percentage (.352 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 Fran Matthews and Marcus Thames

Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
149.09
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
431
522.42
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
138.18
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
101.82
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
14
16.97
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
24.7
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
8
9.7
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
30
36.36
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
64.99
78.78
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
168
203.64
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
207.27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
112.73
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
58
70.3
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
173.33
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.99
84.83
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.64
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.17
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.8
10.8
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.48
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.7
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Fran Matthews and Marcus Thames

Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.16
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.09
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2730
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
9.16
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
2.54
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
9.87
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
9.61
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.39
97.39
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.308
8.308
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.02
94.02
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Fran Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fran Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0