Marcus Thames vs. Josh Willingham — Career Comparison

Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Josh Willingham holds a real edge over Marcus Thames in this comparison. Josh Willingham led in walk rate (BB%+ 141 vs 98), contact rate (K%+ 84 vs 65), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 110 vs 93). Marcus Thames held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 255 vs 169). The edge belongs to Josh Willingham.

Hitting Stats for Marcus Thames and Josh Willingham

Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
640
190.48
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
149.12
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
2016
600
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4615
600
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1827
543.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3912
508.6
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
133.93
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
988
128.45
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
73.81
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
73.07
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
83
24.7
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
28.08
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.95
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34.23
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
25.35
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.12
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
55.38
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
278.95
83.02
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685.97
89.18
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
886
263.69
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1819
236.49
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
623
185.42
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1653
214.91
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.485
0.485
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.834
0.834
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
76.19
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564
73.33
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
89.58
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
632
82.17
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
442
131.55
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1001
130.14
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
270.78
80.59
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672.23
87.4
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.17
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.56
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
159
47.32
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
553
71.9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.19
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.86
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
151.79
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036
134.69
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.26
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.76
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
4.68
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.93
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
87
11.31
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.89
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.55
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.68
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.17
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.57
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
5.72
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.55
79.55

Fielding Stats for Marcus Thames and Josh Willingham

Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
956
1.08
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.12
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
1.05
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
8158
27
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23833
27
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
2719.1
9
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944.1
9
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
2.54
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
1.89
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.05
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.03
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
2.68
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
1.97
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
795
2.63
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1714
1.94
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.03
98.03
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.925
1.925
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.793
1.793
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.84
81.84
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Thames
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Marcus Thames
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0