Bill Narleski vs. Derrel Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Narleski
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Derrel Thomas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Narleski and Derrel Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Narleski posted stronger numbers in OPS (.666 vs .653) and batting average (.265 vs .249). Derrel Thomas had the advantage in home run production (43 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Narleski had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Narleski and Derrel Thomas

Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
202.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
181.89
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
400
600
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5268
600
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
537
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4677
532.69
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
142.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1163
132.46
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
69
103.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
103.87
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
37.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
17.54
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.15
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.9
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
39
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
28.59
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.31
61.96
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513.18
58.45
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
183
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1554
176.99
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
190.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1644
187.24
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
41
61.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
66.63
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
48
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
42.14
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
109.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
103.87
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.1
67.66
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.99
62.41
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.85
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
28
42
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
51.94
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.64
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
40.5
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
593
67.54
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.81
14.81
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8.88
8.88
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
1.04
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
15
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
9.23
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.3
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
73
8.31
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
15.95
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
10.48
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
26.42
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Bill Narleski and Derrel Thomas

Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
1.36
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
0.96
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32362
27
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10787.1
9
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2948
2.46
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2572
2.15
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.17
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5721
4.77
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5520
4.61
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.576
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.387
3.387
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.43
70.43
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
0.46
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Bill Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0