Frank Thomas vs. Mike Trout — Career Comparison

Frank Thomas
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Mike Trout
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star

Frank Thomas and Mike Trout are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 134 for Frank Thomas, 134 for Mike Trout), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 148 vs 148). The overall lean goes to Frank Thomas, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Frank Thomas and Mike Trout

Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2322
138.3
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1648
137.31
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10074
600
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
7201
600
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8199
488.33
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5967
497.18
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.984
0.984
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2468
146.99
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1754
146.15
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1440
85.77
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
970
80.82
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
29.48
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
325
27.08
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.71
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.58
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
31.03
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
33.66
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
61.23
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
784
65.32
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1947.88
116.01
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1455.7
121.29
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4550
270.99
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3401
283.38
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4222
251.46
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
2927
243.88
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.974
0.974
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.977
0.977
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.107
1.107
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1494
88.98
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1196
99.65
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1704
101.49
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
84.82
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677
159.44
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1810
150.81
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1899.01
113.1
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1398.1
116.49
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
87
5.18
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
8.83
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1667
99.29
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1067
88.9
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
10.01
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
10.83
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397
83.2
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
1663
138.56
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
7.21
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.21
Mike Trout
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.08
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
226
13.46
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
6.25
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.91
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
17.83
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.37
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.17
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.28
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
21
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
58.18
58.18
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.92
84.92

Fielding Stats for Frank Thomas and Mike Trout

Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
1.04
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1454
1.04
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.04
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1444
1.03
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25150
27
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37786
27
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8383.1
9
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12595.1
9
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7910
8.49
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3485
2.49
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
0.53
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.03
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.09
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.02
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8487
9.11
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3552
2.54
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8407
9.03
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
3531
2.52
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.06
99.06
Mike Trout
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.658
8.658
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.429
2.429
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.31
99.31
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
0.83
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.01
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Trout
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0