Marcus Thames vs. Clarence Williams — Career Comparison

Marcus Thames
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Clarence Williams
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCuban X GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Catcher

Looking at the career totals, Marcus Thames and Clarence Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Marcus Thames posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .716) and slugging (.485 vs .373). Clarence Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.343 vs .310). By the career numbers, Marcus Thames had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marcus Thames and Clarence Williams

Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
81
149.08
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
326
600
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
287
528.22
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.751
0.751
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
133.93
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
143.56
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
73.81
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
24.7
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.36
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.13
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.95
83.02
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
40.3
74.17
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
107
196.93
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
200.61
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
76.19
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
99.39
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
44
80.98
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
131.55
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
173.01
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44.43
81.77
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
4.17
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
47.32
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
20
36.81
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.19
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.72
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.93
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Marcus Thames and Clarence Williams

Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.09
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.03
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2037
27
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
9
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
2.54
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
5.69
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.03
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.29
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
811
2.68
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
7.01
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
2.63
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
6.72
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.84
95.84
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.925
1.925
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.183
6.183
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Clarence Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.34
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.13
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0