Fred McGriff vs. Hank Thompson — Career Comparison

Fred McGriff
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star
Hank Thompson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred McGriff comes out clearly ahead of Hank Thompson across most offensive categories. Fred McGriff led in home run production (HR/PA+ 269 vs 165), slugging (SLG+ 141 vs 117), and walk rate (BB%+ 164 vs 140). Hank Thompson held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 81). Fred McGriff was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred McGriff and Hank Thompson

Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2460
145.08
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1089
154.91
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10174
600
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4218
600
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8757
516.43
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3577
508.82
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.852
0.852
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2490
146.84
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
984
139.97
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1532
90.35
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
93.6
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
441
26.01
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
133
18.92
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.42
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.97
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
29.07
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
144
20.48
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
958
56.5
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
326
46.37
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1696.1
100.03
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
652.96
92.88
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4458
262.91
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1647
234.28
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3834
226.11
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1568
223.04
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.836
0.836
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.862
0.862
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1349
79.56
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
625
88.9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1550
91.41
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
568
80.8
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2406
141.89
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1049
149.22
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1672.72
98.65
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
675.68
96.11
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
2.3
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.98
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
76.96
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
556
79.09
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
10.08
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.85
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
1882
110.99
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
47.94
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
5.41
5.41
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
1.65
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.12
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.97
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.19
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.13
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.33
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
6.54
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.25
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
8.11
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.24
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.13
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
6.49
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
10.24
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 600 PA
65.45
65.45
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.17
79.17

Fielding Stats for Fred McGriff and Hank Thompson

Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2239
1.04
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1018
2.35
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2223
1.03
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.04
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58206
27
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11686
27
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19402
9
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3895.1
9
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18985
8.81
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
3.07
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
0.67
Hank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1813
4.19
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.08
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.45
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20599
9.56
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3337
7.71
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20432
9.48
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3142
7.26
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
94.16
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.126
9.126
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.086
3.086
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.11
44.11
Fred McGriff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1775
0.82
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.58
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McGriff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0