Jim Rice vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Jim Rice
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Sam Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Thompson posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Rice. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .859) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .357). Jim Rice had the advantage in home run production (382 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Thompson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Rice and Sam Thompson

Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2089
138.37
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9058
600
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8225
544.82
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
0.86
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2452
162.42
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1618
107.18
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
24.71
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
79
5.23
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
25.3
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834
55.24
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1370.47
90.78
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4129
273.5
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3186
211.04
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.854
0.854
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
1249
82.73
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1451
96.11
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2318
153.54
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1404.66
93.04
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
4.24
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
44.38
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.1
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
94.26
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
6.37
6.37
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.33
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.2
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.23
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
315
20.87
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
58
3.84
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.25
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
92
6.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Jim Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
63.04
63.04
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Jim Rice and Sam Thompson

Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
1.03
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1540
1.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40610
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13536.2
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3103
2.06
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.21
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.04
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
2.2
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3240
2.15
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
98
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Jim Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.01
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.04
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0