Lou Merloni vs. Marcus Thames — Career Comparison

Lou Merloni
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lou Merloni and Marcus Thames are closely matched on the surface stats. Marcus Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .719) and slugging (.485 vs .384). Lou Merloni had the advantage in on-base percentage (.334 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 Lou Merloni and Marcus Thames

Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
207.52
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
190.48
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
1223
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
532.3
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.738
0.738
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
144.24
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
101.06
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
32.87
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.43
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.87
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
88
43.17
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
134.18
65.83
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
417
204.58
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
399
195.75
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
138
67.7
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
76.19
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
125
61.32
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
249
122.16
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
131.55
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
140.32
68.84
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.78
80.59
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.17
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
88
43.17
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
47.32
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.45
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
104.5
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.81
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.38
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.76
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PA
38
18.64
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.93
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.42
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.92
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.68
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.34
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Lou Merloni and Marcus Thames

Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.39
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
1.37
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
0.96
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
7987
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662.1
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
2.34
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
2.31
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.14
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
4.78
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1375
4.65
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.17
97.17
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.354
3.354
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.27
69.27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.84
81.84
Lou Merloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.43
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Merloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0