George Metkovich vs. Dickie Thon — Career Comparison

George Metkovich
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Dickie Thon
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star

George Metkovich and Dickie Thon 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+ 98 for George Metkovich, 98 for Dickie Thon), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 103). The overall lean goes to Dickie Thon, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for George Metkovich and Dickie Thon

George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1055
160.05
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1387
170.85
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3955
600
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4871
600
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3585
543.87
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4449
548.02
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
934
141.69
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
144.86
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
684
103.77
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
870
107.16
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
25.34
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
23.77
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.46
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
5.17
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
47
7.13
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
8.75
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250
37.93
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
37.69
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
424.41
64.39
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.9
67.61
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1314
199.34
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1666
205.21
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1263
191.61
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1533
188.83
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
72.21
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
61.1
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
373
56.59
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
435
53.58
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
802
121.67
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
105.93
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
453.87
68.86
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568.72
70.05
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.34
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.11
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
46.57
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
42.87
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.28
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
54.46
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
658
81.05
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.02
11.02
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
5.76
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.7
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.46
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.31
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
80
12.14
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
9.48
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
61
9.25
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
20.57
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.25
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
7.76
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
89
13.5
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.33
George Metkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
68.54
68.54
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.61
72.61

Fielding Stats for George Metkovich and Dickie Thon

George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
35.58
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
1.15
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.95
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
1
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30218
27
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10072.2
9
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4023
153.42
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1790
1.6
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
8.39
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3422
3.06
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
2.78
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.17
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4316
164.59
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5404
4.83
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4243
161.81
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5212
4.66
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
George Metkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.548
4.548
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.034
4.034
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.22
86.22
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
9.65
Dickie Thon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
0.58
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Metkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dickie Thon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0