Rance Pless vs. Derrel Thomas — Career Comparison

Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Derrel Thomas
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Rance Pless posted the stronger offensive profile against Derrel Thomas. Rance Pless posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .321). Derrel Thomas had the advantage in home run production (43 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Rance Pless had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rance Pless and Derrel Thomas

Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
300
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1597
181.89
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5268
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4677
532.69
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1163
132.46
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
103.87
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
17.54
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
6.15
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
28.59
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
54.07
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513.18
58.45
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1554
176.99
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1644
187.24
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
585
66.63
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
56.25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
42.14
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
912
103.87
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
62.84
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547.99
62.41
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.85
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
51.94
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.64
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
67.54
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
8.88
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
9.23
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.3
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
8.31
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
15.95
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
10.48
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
26.42
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34

Fielding Stats for Rance Pless and Derrel Thomas

Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
1.36
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
0.96
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32362
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10787.1
9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2948
2.46
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2572
2.15
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.17
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5721
4.77
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5520
4.61
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.387
3.387
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.43
70.43
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550
0.46
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derrel Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0