Eric Thames vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Eric Thames
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Josh Willingham
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver Slugger

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Josh Willingham comes out clearly ahead of Eric Thames across most offensive categories. Josh Willingham led in home run production (HR/PA+ 169 vs 144), walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 116), and contact rate (K%+ 84 vs 74). Josh Willingham was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Eric Thames and Josh Willingham

Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
605
171.88
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2112
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1868
530.68
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
451
128.13
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
988
128.45
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
238
67.61
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
73.07
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
28.41
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
28.08
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
4.83
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.95
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
27.27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
25.35
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
60.51
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
55.38
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
298.16
84.71
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
873
248.01
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1819
236.49
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
686
194.89
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
81.25
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
235
66.76
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632
82.17
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
425
120.74
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1001
130.14
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
286.76
81.47
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.95
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
207
58.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.98
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.86
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
175.28
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036
134.69
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.57
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.26
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.99
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.68
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.1
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.11
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.55
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.7
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.82
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
5.72
Eric Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Eric Thames and Josh Willingham

Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
1.18
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.04
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
1.05
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
11542
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
3847.1
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2189
5.12
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.34
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.51
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2335
5.46
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.07
99.07
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.624
4.624
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.12
88.12
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.42
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Eric Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0