Pinch Thomas vs. Rube Walker — Career Comparison

Pinch Thomas
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Rube Walker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Pinch Thomas and Rube Walker are closely matched on the surface stats. Rube Walker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.640 vs .602) and slugging (.341 vs .284). Pinch Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.318 vs .299). By the career numbers, Rube Walker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pinch Thomas and Rube Walker

Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
481
240.9
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
207.51
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1198
600
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1758
600
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
518.36
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1585
540.96
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
245
122.7
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
122.87
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
104.17
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
86.35
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
27
13.52
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
23.55
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.01
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.02
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.95
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
37
18.53
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.52
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
104.45
52.31
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160.74
54.86
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
294
147.25
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
184.3
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
184.31
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
515
175.77
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.635
0.635
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
44.07
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
38.91
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
102
51.09
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
65.53
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
94.16
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
92.49
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120.97
60.59
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160.75
54.86
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.5
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.71
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
59.1
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
51.19
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.1
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
42.57
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
213
72.7
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.09
14.09
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
8.25
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
20.03
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.39
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.75
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.41
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.01
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.02
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.01
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.37
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Pinch Thomas and Rube Walker

Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.83
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4444
27
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481.1
9
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1976
12.01
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.24
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1949
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
13.48
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2180
13.24
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.474
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.678
4.678
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.19
35.19
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Pinch Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Pinch Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24