Cal Ripken Jr. vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Cal Ripken Jr.
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-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 Cal Ripken Jr.. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .793) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .346). Cal Ripken Jr. had the advantage in home run production (431 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 Cal Ripken Jr. and Sam Thompson

Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3001
139.77
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12883
600
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11551
537.96
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3184
148.29
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2106
98.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
28.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
44
2.05
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
20.07
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1078
50.21
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1729.27
80.54
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5168
240.69
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4379
203.94
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.788
0.788
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.731
0.731
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1647
76.71
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1695
78.94
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2911
135.57
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1770.05
82.44
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
3.07
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
52.58
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
4.98
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
60.78
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
9.87
9.87
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.2
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
5.91
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
350
16.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
36
1.68
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
1.82
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
75
3.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
48
48
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Cal Ripken Jr. and Sam Thompson

Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2977
1.03
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
1.03
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77876
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25958.2
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4112
1.43
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
1.59
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8214
2.85
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.21
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.1
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12620
4.38
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12326
4.27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.36
99.36
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Cal Ripken Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
0.58
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Ripken Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0