Buster Posey vs. Gorman Thomas — Career Comparison

Buster Posey
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Gorman Thomas
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Buster Posey holds a real edge over Gorman Thomas in this comparison. Buster Posey led in contact rate (K%+ 160 vs 55), batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 92), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 106). Gorman Thomas held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 266 vs 141). The edge belongs to Buster Posey.

Hitting Stats for Buster Posey and Gorman Thomas

Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1371
146.71
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1435
156.94
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5607
600
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5486
600
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4970
531.84
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4677
511.52
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.842
0.842
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1500
160.51
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1051
114.95
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1040
111.29
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
558
61.03
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
31.35
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
212
23.19
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.42
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
158
16.91
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
29.31
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
460
49.22
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
53.92
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833.32
89.17
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
728.7
79.7
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2285
244.52
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2093
228.91
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2083
222.9
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1766
193.15
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
663
70.95
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
74.48
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
729
78.01
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
782
85.53
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
132.05
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1195
130.7
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
859.07
91.93
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
687.36
75.18
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.6
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.97
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
540
57.78
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
76.23
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
7.17
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.48
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
77.15
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1339
146.45
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.11
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.48
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.67
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.8
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
163
17.44
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
9.19
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.46
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
5.47
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.96
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.36
Buster Posey
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.42
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
10.83
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.88
71.88
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
50.51
50.51

Fielding Stats for Buster Posey and Gorman Thomas

Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1322
1.08
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
1.1
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.04
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1067
1
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32955
27
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28722
27
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10985
9
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9574
9
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9919
8.13
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
2.78
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
0.54
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.04
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.05
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10626
8.71
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3061
2.88
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10573
8.66
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3010
2.83
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.998
7.998
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.579
2.579
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.15
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Posey
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
0.43
Gorman Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Posey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.21
Gorman Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0