Marcus Semien vs. Bobby Thomson — Career Comparison

Marcus Semien
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bobby Thomson
Greatest GenerationScotlandThrows RightBats RightNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Marcus Semien holds a real edge over Bobby Thomson in this comparison. Marcus Semien led in contact rate (K%+ 146 vs 95), walk rate (BB%+ 112 vs 90), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 103). Bobby Thomson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 194 vs 132). The edge belongs to Marcus Semien.

Hitting Stats for Marcus Semien and Bobby Thomson

Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1629
138.21
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1779
153.43
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7072
600
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
6957
600
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6365
540.02
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6305
543.77
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1613
136.85
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1705
147.05
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
84.93
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1100
94.87
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
27.4
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
267
23.03
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.05
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.38
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
253
21.46
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
22.77
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
51.92
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
605
52.18
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
923.91
78.39
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949.93
81.93
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
2767
234.76
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2912
251.14
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
2271
192.68
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2298
198.19
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
968
82.13
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
903
77.88
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
801
67.96
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1026
88.49
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1516
128.62
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1665
143.6
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
926.32
78.59
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
976.86
84.25
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.29
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.93
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
631
53.54
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
559
48.21
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.68
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.98
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
1305
110.72
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
69.34
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
5.42
5.42
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
8.65
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.59
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.1
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.56
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.98
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
8.65
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
13.71
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
11.79
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.28
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
3.39
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.72
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
15.19
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.65
77.65
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
65.52
65.52

Fielding Stats for Marcus Semien and Bobby Thomson

Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1635
1.04
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
2.86
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
1.02
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
0.99
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42371
27
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16021
27
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14123.2
9
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5340.1
9
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2256
1.44
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
6.4
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4258
2.71
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
0.83
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.1
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.2
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6668
4.25
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4411
7.43
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6514
4.15
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4292
7.23
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.984
3.984
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.525
2.525
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.53
34.53
Marcus Semien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
0.58
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.1
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Semien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0