Willie Stargell vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Willie Stargell
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderMVPAll-Star
Sam Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Willie Stargell and Sam Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Stargell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.904 vs .890) and slugging (.529 vs .505). Sam Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.384 vs .376). By the career numbers, Willie Stargell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Stargell and Sam Thompson

Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2360
156.88
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9026
600
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7927
526.94
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2232
148.37
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
1279
85.02
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
28.12
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.66
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
31.58
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
953
63.35
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
57.92
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1526.85
101.5
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4190
278.53
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3247
215.84
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.889
0.889
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.892
0.892
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
1194
79.37
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
102.37
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
2259
150.17
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1483.24
98.6
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
5.19
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.79
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937
62.29
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
452
41.56
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
15.09
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
1936
128.69
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.6
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.2
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.99
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
143
9.51
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.06
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.19
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 600 PA
51.52
51.52
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Stargell and Sam Thompson

Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2144
1.07
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
1.02
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53872
27
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17957.1
9
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9278
4.65
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
0.24
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.21
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.08
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9915
4.97
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2630
1.92
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9764
4.89
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.554
4.554
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.34
95.34
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Willie Stargell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
0.36
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.04
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Stargell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0