Frank Thomas vs. Carl Yastrzemski — Career Comparison

Frank Thomas
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Carl Yastrzemski
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameLeft FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star

Frank Thomas and Carl Yastrzemski 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, 132 for Carl Yastrzemski), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 148 vs 144). The overall lean goes to Frank Thomas, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Frank Thomas and Carl Yastrzemski

Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2322
138.3
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3308
141.86
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10074
600
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13991
600
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8199
488.33
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11988
514.1
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.852
0.852
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2468
146.99
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3419
146.62
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1440
85.77
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2262
97.01
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
29.48
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
27.7
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.71
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
2.53
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
31.03
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
452
19.38
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1028
61.23
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1157
49.62
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1947.88
116.01
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2148.17
92.12
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4550
270.99
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5539
237.54
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4222
251.46
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5304
227.46
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.842
0.842
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.843
0.843
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1494
88.98
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1816
77.88
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1704
101.49
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1844
79.08
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2677
159.44
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3208
137.57
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1899.01
113.1
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2164.27
92.81
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.18
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
40
1.72
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1667
99.29
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1845
79.12
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
10.01
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
8.15
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1397
83.2
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393
59.74
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7.21
7.21
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
10.04
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
1.19
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
0.56
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.21
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
105
4.5
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
13.46
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 600 PA
323
13.85
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
32
1.91
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
7.2
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
1.37
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
4.97
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.28
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
12.18
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
58.18
58.18
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.15
59.15

Fielding Stats for Frank Thomas and Carl Yastrzemski

Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
1.04
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2874
1.05
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
1.04
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826
1.03
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25150
27
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73908
27
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8383.1
9
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24636
9
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7910
8.49
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10437
3.81
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
0.53
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
775
0.28
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.09
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.05
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8487
9.11
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11347
4.15
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8407
9.03
Carl Yastrzemski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11212
4.1
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.06
99.06
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
98.81
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.658
8.658
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.901
3.901
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.79
99.79
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Frank Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
0.83
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
0.23
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Yastrzemski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0