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Frank Thomas vs Sammy Sosa Comparison

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Info

Teams

Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008), Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)
Sammy Sosa Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1989-1991), Chicago Cubs (1992-2004), Baltimore Orioles (2005), Texas Rangers (2007)

Position

Frank Thomas Designated Hitter, First Baseman
Sammy Sosa Outfielder

Height

Frank Thomas 6'5"
Sammy Sosa 6'0"

Weight

Frank Thomas 240
Sammy Sosa 165

Bats

Frank Thomas Right
Sammy Sosa Right

Throws

Frank Thomas Right
Sammy Sosa Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 0

World Series Appearances

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 0

Playoff Appearances

Frank Thomas 3 (1993, 2000, 2006
Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2003) StarStar

World Series MVP

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Frank Thomas Yes
Sammy Sosa No

Number Retired

Frank Thomas Yes
Sammy Sosa No

MVP

Frank Thomas 2 (1993-1994) StarStar
Sammy Sosa 1 (1998) Star

Gold Gloves

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 0

Rookie of the Year

Frank Thomas No
Sammy Sosa No

All-Star Games

Frank Thomas 5 (1993-1997) StarStarStarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 7 (1995, 1998-2002, 2004) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Frank Thomas 4 (1991, 1993-1994, 2000) StarStarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 6 (1995, 1998-2002) StarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Home Runs

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 2 (2000, 2002) StarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2001) StarStar

League Leader in Hits

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 3 (1998-1999, 2001) StarStarStar

League Leader in Doubles

Frank Thomas 1 (1992) Star
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Runs

Frank Thomas 1 (1994) Star
Sammy Sosa 3 (1998, 2001-2002) StarStarStar

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Frank Thomas 4 (1991-1992, 1994, 1997) StarStarStarStar
Sammy Sosa 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Frank Thomas (1994)
Sammy Sosa 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas 2,322
Sammy Sosa 2,354

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas 10,075
Sammy Sosa 9,896

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas 8,199
Sammy Sosa 8,813

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas 0.301
Sammy Sosa 0.273

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas 2,468
Sammy Sosa 2,408

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas 1,494
Sammy Sosa 1,475

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas 521
Sammy Sosa 609

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas 1,704
Sammy Sosa 1,667

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas 495
Sammy Sosa 379

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas 12
Sammy Sosa 45

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas 1,667
Sammy Sosa 929

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas 1,397
Sammy Sosa 2,306

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas 32
Sammy Sosa 234

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas 23
Sammy Sosa 107

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas 0.419
Sammy Sosa 0.344

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas 0.555
Sammy Sosa 0.534

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas 0.974
Sammy Sosa 0.878

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas 87
Sammy Sosa 59

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas 4,550
Sammy Sosa 4,704

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas 1,028
Sammy Sosa 1,033

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas 0.304
Sammy Sosa 0.301

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas 0.254
Sammy Sosa 0.261

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas 0.458
Sammy Sosa 0.380

Total Average (TotA)

Frank Thomas 1.056
Sammy Sosa 0.867

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Frank Thomas 60.3
Sammy Sosa 338.1

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Frank Thomas 16.5%
Sammy Sosa 9.4%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas 13.9%
Sammy Sosa 23.3%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Frank Thomas 64%
Sammy Sosa 60%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Frank Thomas 15.7
Sammy Sosa 14.5

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Frank Thomas 73.4
Sammy Sosa 58.2

Runs Created (RC)

Frank Thomas 2,002
Sammy Sosa 1,625

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas 16
Sammy Sosa 15

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas 68
Sammy Sosa 67

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas 49
Sammy Sosa 53

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas .224
Sammy Sosa .245

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas 11
Sammy Sosa 13

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas 5
Sammy Sosa 8

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas 3
Sammy Sosa 2

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas 5
Sammy Sosa 7

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas 1
Sammy Sosa 3

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 0

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas 18
Sammy Sosa 13

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas 10
Sammy Sosa 17

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas 0
Sammy Sosa 2

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas 1
Sammy Sosa 1

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas 21
Sammy Sosa 22

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas .441
Sammy Sosa .403

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas .429
Sammy Sosa .415

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas 0.870
Sammy Sosa 0.818

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas .222
Sammy Sosa .324

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas 14.7%
Sammy Sosa 25.4%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Frank Thomas 26.5%
Sammy Sosa 19.4%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas .204
Sammy Sosa .170

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas .571
Sammy Sosa .396

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas 4
Sammy Sosa 5

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas 160 (1998)
Sammy Sosa 162 (1999)

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas 585 (1998)
Sammy Sosa 643 (1998)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas 712 (1998)
Sammy Sosa 722 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas 0.353 (1994)
Sammy Sosa 0.328 (2001)

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas 191 (2000)
Sammy Sosa 198 (1998)

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas 115 (2000)
Sammy Sosa 146 (2001)

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas 43 (2000)
Sammy Sosa 66 (1998)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas 143 (2000)
Sammy Sosa 160 (2001)

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas 46 (1992)
Sammy Sosa 38 (2000)

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas 3 (1990)
Sammy Sosa 10 (1990)

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas 138 (1991)
Sammy Sosa 116 (2001)

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas 12 (2001)
Sammy Sosa 47 (1989)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas 7 (1998)
Sammy Sosa 36 (1993)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas 0 (2008)
Sammy Sosa 0 (2007)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas 12 (2003)
Sammy Sosa 6 (2001)

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas 364 (2000)
Sammy Sosa 425 (2001)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas 0.487 (1994)
Sammy Sosa 0.437 (2001)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas 0.729 (1994)
Sammy Sosa 0.737 (2001)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas 1.217 (1994)
Sammy Sosa 1.174 (2001)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Frank Thomas 7.3 (1997)
Sammy Sosa 10.3 (2001)

Runs Created (RC)

Frank Thomas 163 (2000)
Sammy Sosa 193 (2001)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas 0.421 (1990)
Sammy Sosa 0.363 (2000)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas 0.376 (1994)
Sammy Sosa 0.409 (2001)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas 0.647 (1994)
Sammy Sosa 0.607 (2001)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Frank Thomas 8.0% (1993)
Sammy Sosa 19.8% (2005)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Frank Thomas 21.1% (1994)
Sammy Sosa 16.3% (2001)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Frank Thomas 8.8 (2005)
Sammy Sosa 9.0 (2001)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas 87 (2000)
Sammy Sosa 103 (2001)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Frank Thomas 13 (1993)
Sammy Sosa 12 (2001)

Seasons

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Teams

Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008), Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)
Sammy Sosa Texas Rangers (1989), Chicago White Sox (1989-1991), Chicago Cubs (1992-2004), Baltimore Orioles (2005), Texas Rangers (2007)

Position

Frank Thomas Designated Hitter, First Baseman
Sammy Sosa Outfielder

Height

Frank Thomas 6'5"
Sammy Sosa 6'0"

Weight

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Bats

Frank Thomas Right
Sammy Sosa Right

Throws

Frank Thomas Right
Sammy Sosa Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

World Series Appearances

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Playoff Appearances

Frank Thomas 3 (1993, 2000, 2006
Sammy Sosa 2 (1998, 2003)

World Series MVP

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Frank Thomas Yes
Sammy Sosa No

Number Retired

Frank Thomas Yes
Sammy Sosa No

MVP

Frank Thomas 2 (1993-1994)
Sammy Sosa 1 (1998)

Gold Gloves

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Rookie of the Year

Frank Thomas No
Sammy Sosa No

All-Star Games

Frank Thomas 5 (1993-1997)
Sammy Sosa 7 (1995, 1998-2002, 2004)

Silver Slugger Award

Frank Thomas 4 (1991, 1993-1994, 2000)
Sammy Sosa 6 (1995, 1998-2002)

League Leader in Home Runs

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

League Leader in RBIs

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Hits

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Total Bases

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Doubles

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Runs

Frank Thomas 1 (1994)
Sammy Sosa 3 (1998, 2001-2002)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Total Average (TotA)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Runs Created (RC)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Plate Appearances (PA)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

At Bats (AB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Batting Average (BA)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Hits (H)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Runs (R)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Home Runs (HR)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Doubles (2B)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Triples (3B)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Walks (BB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts (SO)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Stolen Bases (SB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Caught Stealing (CS)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Total Bases (TB)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Secondary Average (SECA)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Frank Thomas Sammy Sosa

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