Johnny Pesky vs. Matt Thaiss — Career Comparison

Johnny Pesky
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Matt Thaiss
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Johnny Pesky posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Thaiss. Johnny Pesky posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.394 vs .321). Matt Thaiss had the advantage in home run production (23 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Johnny Pesky had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Pesky and Matt Thaiss

Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
138.14
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
190.43
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5516
600
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
961
600
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4745
516.13
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
819
511.34
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1455
158.27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
172
107.39
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1162
126.4
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
119
74.3
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
24.58
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.11
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.44
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.85
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
14.36
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
31.87
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
33.09
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750.48
81.63
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.62
60.95
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1832
199.27
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2142
232.99
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
307
191.68
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
867
94.31
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
92
57.44
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
43.94
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
59.31
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1254
136.4
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
164
102.39
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827.31
89.99
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
97.34
60.78
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.72
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.62
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
72.01
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
78.67
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
23.71
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
272
169.82
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.3
25.3
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
9.03
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.75
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.92
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
9.37
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.77
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.37
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.33
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.62
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.09
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.99
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 600 PA
51.96
51.96
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Johnny Pesky and Matt Thaiss

Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
35.8
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.27
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.05
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.01
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
27
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5871
27
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
298.2
9
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1957
9
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
59.88
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582
7.28
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
93.84
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
5.36
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5279
159.08
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1720
7.91
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5101
153.71
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1695
7.8
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.294
4.294
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.119
6.119
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.06
79.06
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
17.9
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Johnny Pesky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.49
Johnny Pesky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Thaiss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11