Shawn Riggans vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Shawn Riggans
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueCatcher
Sam Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Thompson posted the stronger offensive profile against Shawn Riggans. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .622) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .266). Shawn Riggans had the advantage in home run production (7 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 Shawn Riggans and Sam Thompson

Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
183.73
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
209
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
188
539.71
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
38
109.09
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.03
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
8
22.97
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
15
43.06
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
18.58
53.35
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
67
192.34
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
55
157.89
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
27
77.51
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
28
80.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
48
137.8
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
16.62
47.7
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.87
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
45.93
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
117.7
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
5.1
5.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.2
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.74
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Shawn Riggans and Sam Thompson

Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
472.2
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
7.31
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
0.21
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.13
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
7.67
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
7.52
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.583
6.583
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.04
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.55
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Riggans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0