Bob Schmidt vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Schmidt
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Dave Thomas posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Schmidt. Dave Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .687) and on-base percentage (.326 vs .306). Bob Schmidt had the advantage in home run production (39 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Dave Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Schmidt and Dave Thomas

Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
454
191.02
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
143.89
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1426
600
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1305
549.09
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1951
541.94
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
317
133.38
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
145
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
219
92.15
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
106.11
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
55
23.14
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
25.56
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.68
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
16.41
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.83
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
41.23
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
38.89
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
146.54
61.66
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251.04
69.73
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
497
209.12
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
203.06
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
422
177.56
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
192.22
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
133
55.96
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
79.17
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
150
63.11
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
66.39
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
244
102.66
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
139.72
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
145.42
61.19
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277.16
76.99
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.1
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.08
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
42.22
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.15
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
199
83.73
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
7.17
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.95
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.83
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.79
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
40
16.83
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.17
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.52
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.52
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.17
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Schmidt and Dave Thomas

Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.2
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
1
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.07
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9954
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3318
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2161
5.86
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.45
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.47
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.23
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2355
6.39
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2327
6.31
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.241
5.241
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.11
83.11
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.55
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.26
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.36
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.19
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0