Mike Epstein vs. Jason Thompson — Career Comparison

Mike Epstein
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Jason Thompson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Mike Epstein and Jason Thompson 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+ 116 for Mike Epstein, 114 for Jason Thompson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 120). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Mike Epstein and Jason Thompson

Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
160.39
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1418
149.63
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
3393
600
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
2854
504.69
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4802
506.72
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
695
122.9
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1253
132.22
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
456
80.64
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
829
87.48
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
93
16.45
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
21.53
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.83
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.27
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
22.99
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
21.95
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
239
42.26
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
44.74
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
463.84
82.02
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
811.3
85.61
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
1210
213.97
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2105
222.12
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
1213
214.5
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2078
219.28
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.782
0.782
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.778
0.778
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.801
0.801
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
362
64.01
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
67.53
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
380
67.2
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
782
82.52
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
612
108.22
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1214
128.1
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
463.21
81.91
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
819.1
86.43
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
12.38
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.95
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
448
79.22
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816
86.11
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.6
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
7.39
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
114.06
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
862
90.96
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.6
6.6
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.53
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.18
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.7
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
9.37
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
113
11.92
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.24
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
3.01
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.74
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.24
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.58
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
29.17
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.33
53.33

Fielding Stats for Mike Epstein and Jason Thompson

Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
1.08
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1314
1.04
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
1.05
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
1.01
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
20626
27
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34019
27
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6875.1
9
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11339.2
9
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
6957
9.11
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11818
9.38
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
0.62
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
0.65
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.09
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.08
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7504
9.82
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12734
10.11
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
7434
9.73
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12637
10.03
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
99.07
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.033
9.033
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.617
9.617
Mike Epstein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.5
96.5
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
0.89
Jason Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1090
0.87
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Epstein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0