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Frank Thomas vs Harold Baines Comparison

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Seasons

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Frank Thomas

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Harold Baines

 

Info

Teams

Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008), Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)
Harold Baines Chicago White Sox (1980-1989, 1996-1997, 2000-2001), Texas Rangers (1989-1990), Oakland Athletics (1990-1992), Baltimore Orioles (1993-1995, 1997-1999, 2000), Cleveland Indians (1999)

Position

Frank Thomas Designated Hitter, First Baseman
Harold Baines Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Frank Thomas 6'5"
Harold Baines 6'2"

Weight

Frank Thomas 240
Harold Baines 175

Bats

Frank Thomas Right
Harold Baines Left

Throws

Frank Thomas Right
Harold Baines Left

Drafted/Signed

Frank Thomas By the White Sox in the 1st Round (7th Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Harold Baines By the White Sox in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1977 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

World Series Appearances

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 1 (1990) Star

Playoff Appearances

Frank Thomas 3 (1993, 2000, 2006
Harold Baines 6 (1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999-2000) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Frank Thomas Yes 83.7% in 2014
Harold Baines Yes 75% in 2019

Number Retired

Frank Thomas Yes White Sox #35
Harold Baines Yes White Sox #3

MVP

Frank Thomas 2 (1993-1994) StarStar
Harold Baines 0

Gold Gloves

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

Rookie of the Year

Frank Thomas No
Harold Baines No

All-Star Games

Frank Thomas 5 (1993-1997) StarStarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 6 (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Frank Thomas 4 (1991, 1993-1994, 2000) StarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 1 (1989) Star

League Batting Champion

Frank Thomas 1 (1997) Star
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in RBIs

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Hits

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Doubles

Frank Thomas 1 (1992) Star
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Runs

Frank Thomas 1 (1994) Star
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Frank Thomas 4 (1991-1992, 1994, 1997) StarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Frank Thomas (1994)
Harold Baines 1 (1984) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas 2,322
Harold Baines 2,830

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas 10,075
Harold Baines 11,092

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas 8,199
Harold Baines 9,908

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas 0.301
Harold Baines 0.289

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas 2,468
Harold Baines 2,866

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas 1,494
Harold Baines 1,299

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas 521
Harold Baines 384

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas 1,704
Harold Baines 1,628

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas 495
Harold Baines 488

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas 12
Harold Baines 49

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas 1,667
Harold Baines 1,062

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas 1,397
Harold Baines 1,441

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas 32
Harold Baines 34

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas 23
Harold Baines 34

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas 0.419
Harold Baines 0.356

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas 0.555
Harold Baines 0.465

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas 0.974
Harold Baines 0.820

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas 87
Harold Baines 14

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas 4,550
Harold Baines 4,604

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas 1,028
Harold Baines 921

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas 0.304
Harold Baines 0.303

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas 0.254
Harold Baines 0.175

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas 0.458
Harold Baines 0.283

Total Average (TotA)

Frank Thomas 1.056
Harold Baines 0.770

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Frank Thomas 60.3
Harold Baines 62.5

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Frank Thomas 16.5%
Harold Baines 9.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas 13.9%
Harold Baines 13.0%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Frank Thomas 64%
Harold Baines 74%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Frank Thomas 15.7
Harold Baines 25.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Frank Thomas 73.4
Harold Baines 38.8

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas 16
Harold Baines 31

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas 68
Harold Baines 113

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas 49
Harold Baines 102

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas .224
Harold Baines .324

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas 11
Harold Baines 33

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas 5
Harold Baines 14

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas 3
Harold Baines 5

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas 5
Harold Baines 16

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas 1
Harold Baines 4

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 0

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas 18
Harold Baines 9

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas 10
Harold Baines 12

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas 0
Harold Baines 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas 1
Harold Baines 0

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas 21
Harold Baines 52

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas .441
Harold Baines .378

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas .429
Harold Baines .510

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas 0.870
Harold Baines 0.888

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas .222
Harold Baines .329

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas 14.7%
Harold Baines 10.6%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Frank Thomas 26.5%
Harold Baines 8.0%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas .204
Harold Baines .186

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas .571
Harold Baines .275

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas 4
Harold Baines 9

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas 160 (1998)
Harold Baines 161 (1982)

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas 585 (1998)
Harold Baines 640 (1985)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas 712 (1998)
Harold Baines 693 (1985)

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas 0.353 (1994)
Harold Baines 0.313 (1993)

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas 191 (2000)
Harold Baines 198 (1985)

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas 115 (2000)
Harold Baines 89 (1982)

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas 43 (2000)
Harold Baines 29 (1984)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas 143 (2000)
Harold Baines 113 (1985)

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas 46 (1992)
Harold Baines 39 (1988)

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas 3 (1990)
Harold Baines 10 (1984)

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas 138 (1991)
Harold Baines 73 (1996)

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas 12 (2001)
Harold Baines 16 (2001)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas 7 (1998)
Harold Baines 10 (1982)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas 0 (2008)
Harold Baines 0 (2001)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas 12 (2003)
Harold Baines 2 (1986)

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas 364 (2000)
Harold Baines 308 (1984)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas 0.487 (1994)
Harold Baines 0.403 (1995)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas 0.729 (1994)
Harold Baines 0.541 (1984)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas 1.217 (1994)
Harold Baines 0.943 (1995)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Frank Thomas 7.3 (1997)
Harold Baines 4.3 (1984)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas 0.421 (1990)
Harold Baines 0.338 (1989)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas 0.376 (1994)
Harold Baines 0.242 (1995)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas 0.647 (1994)
Harold Baines 0.418 (1995)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Frank Thomas 8.0% (1993)
Harold Baines 9.8% (1995)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Frank Thomas 21.1% (1994)
Harold Baines 15.3% (1995)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Frank Thomas 8.8 (2005)
Harold Baines 0.0 (2001)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas 87 (2000)
Harold Baines 67 (1984)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Frank Thomas 13 (1993)
Harold Baines 10 (1985)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008), Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)
Harold Baines Chicago White Sox (1980-1989, 1996-1997, 2000-2001), Texas Rangers (1989-1990), Oakland Athletics (1990-1992), Baltimore Orioles (1993-1995, 1997-1999, 2000), Cleveland Indians (1999)

Position

Frank Thomas Designated Hitter, First Baseman
Harold Baines Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Frank Thomas 6'5"
Harold Baines 6'2"

Weight

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Bats

Frank Thomas Right
Harold Baines Left

Throws

Frank Thomas Right
Harold Baines Left

Drafted/Signed

Frank Thomas By the White Sox in the 1st Round (7th Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Harold Baines By the White Sox in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1977 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

World Series Appearances

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Playoff Appearances

Frank Thomas 3 (1993, 2000, 2006
Harold Baines 6 (1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999-2000)

World Series MVP

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Frank Thomas Yes 83.7% in 2014
Harold Baines Yes 75% in 2019

Number Retired

Frank Thomas Yes White Sox #35
Harold Baines Yes White Sox #3

MVP

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Gold Gloves

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Rookie of the Year

Frank Thomas No
Harold Baines No

All-Star Games

Frank Thomas 5 (1993-1997)
Harold Baines 6 (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999)

Silver Slugger Award

Frank Thomas 4 (1991, 1993-1994, 2000)
Harold Baines 1 (1989)

League Batting Champion

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in Home Runs

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in RBIs

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in Hits

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in Total Bases

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in Doubles

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in Runs

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Frank Thomas (1994)
Harold Baines 1 (1984)

Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Total Average (TotA)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas Harold Baines

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