John Roseboro vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

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On the career numbers, Sam Thompson posted the stronger offensive profile against John Roseboro. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .710) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .340). 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 John Roseboro and Sam Thompson

John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585
172.06
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
5527
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6526
600
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
4847
526.18
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1206
130.92
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
868
94.23
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
190
20.63
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.78
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
104
11.29
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
11.58
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
338
36.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
625.4
67.89
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1796
194.97
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1789
194.21
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
512
55.58
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
548
59.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
956
103.78
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
634.89
68.92
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.91
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
59.38
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
11.94
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
677
73.49
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
8.16
8.16
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.78
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.2
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.75
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
76
8.25
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
67
7.27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
13.35
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
54.47
54.47
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Roseboro and Sam Thompson

John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
1.11
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
1.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36057
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12019
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9332
6.99
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
678
0.51
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.21
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10117
7.58
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10010
7.5
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.723
6.723
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
91.2
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.09
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.08
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
0.32
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
0.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.22
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0