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Jim Thome vs Eric Hosmer Comparison

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Teams

Jim Thome Cleveland Indians (1991-2002, 2011), Philadelphia Phillies (2003-2005, 2012), Chicago White Sox (2006-2009), Los Angeles Dodgers (2009), Minnesota Twins (2010-2011), Baltimore Orioles (2012)
Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals (2011-2017), San Diego Padres (2018-Present)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Eric Hosmer First Baseman

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Eric Hosmer 6'4"

Weight

Jim Thome 250
Eric Hosmer 226

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Eric Hosmer Left

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Eric Hosmer Left

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Eric Hosmer By the Royals in the 1st Round (3rd Overall) in the 2008 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 1 (2015) Star

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997) StarStar
Eric Hosmer 2 (2014-2015) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Eric Hosmer 3 (2014-2015, 2020) StarStarStar

World Series MVP

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

Awards And Honors

MVP

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 4 (2013-2015, 2017) StarStarStarStar

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Eric Hosmer No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006) StarStarStarStarStar
Eric Hosmer 1 (2016) Star

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996) Star
Eric Hosmer 1 (2017) Star

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome 1 (2003) Star
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 2,543
Eric Hosmer 1,658

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 10,313
Eric Hosmer 6,877

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 8,422
Eric Hosmer 6,255

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.276
Eric Hosmer 0.277

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 2,328
Eric Hosmer 1,731

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 1,583
Eric Hosmer 805

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 612
Eric Hosmer 196

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 1,699
Eric Hosmer 879

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 451
Eric Hosmer 319

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 26
Eric Hosmer 20

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 1,747
Eric Hosmer 556

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 2,548
Eric Hosmer 1,210

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 19
Eric Hosmer 76

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 20
Eric Hosmer 30

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.402
Eric Hosmer 0.336

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.554
Eric Hosmer 0.428

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.956
Eric Hosmer 0.764

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 69
Eric Hosmer 23

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 4,667
Eric Hosmer 2,678

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 1,089
Eric Hosmer 535

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.322
Eric Hosmer 0.314

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.278
Eric Hosmer 0.151

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.485
Eric Hosmer 0.248

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome 1.032
Eric Hosmer 0.700

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome 36.9
Eric Hosmer 109.5

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome 16.9%
Eric Hosmer 8.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 24.7%
Eric Hosmer 17.6%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome 52%
Eric Hosmer 71%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 13.8
Eric Hosmer 31.9

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 72.9
Eric Hosmer 19

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 71
Eric Hosmer 40

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 267
Eric Hosmer 165

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 232
Eric Hosmer 148

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome .211
Eric Hosmer .257

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 49
Eric Hosmer 38

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 35
Eric Hosmer 21

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 17
Eric Hosmer 4

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 37
Eric Hosmer 33

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 2
Eric Hosmer 6

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 1
Eric Hosmer 1

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 30
Eric Hosmer 13

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 73
Eric Hosmer 38

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0
Eric Hosmer 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 4
Eric Hosmer 0

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 104
Eric Hosmer 58

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome .312
Eric Hosmer .309

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome .448
Eric Hosmer .392

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.760
Eric Hosmer 0.701

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome .225
Eric Hosmer .309

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 27.3%
Eric Hosmer 23.0%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 11.2%
Eric Hosmer 7.9%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome .237
Eric Hosmer .135

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome .366
Eric Hosmer .223

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 20
Eric Hosmer 11

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 159 (2003)
Eric Hosmer 162 (2017)

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 578 (2003)
Eric Hosmer 623 (2013)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 698 (2003)
Eric Hosmer 680 (2013)

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.314 (1995)
Eric Hosmer 0.355 (2022)

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 157 (1996)
Eric Hosmer 192 (2017)

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 122 (1996)
Eric Hosmer 98 (2017)

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 52 (2002)
Eric Hosmer 25 (2017)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 131 (2003)
Eric Hosmer 104 (2016)

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 34 (1998)
Eric Hosmer 35 (2014)

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 5 (1996)
Eric Hosmer 5 (2015)

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 127 (1999)
Eric Hosmer 66 (2017)

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 16 (1991)
Eric Hosmer 15 (2022)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 4 (1995)
Eric Hosmer 16 (2012)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0 (2012)
Eric Hosmer 0 (2022)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 6 (2007)
Eric Hosmer 5 (2021)

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 331 (2003)
Eric Hosmer 300 (2017)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.450 (1996)
Eric Hosmer 0.434 (2022)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.677 (2002)
Eric Hosmer 0.538 (2022)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 1.122 (2002)
Eric Hosmer 0.972 (2022)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 7.5 (1996)
Eric Hosmer 4.3 (2017)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.369 (1995)
Eric Hosmer 0.400 (2022)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.373 (2002)
Eric Hosmer 0.231 (2020)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.625 (2002)
Eric Hosmer 0.323 (2022)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Jim Thome 15.4% (1991)
Eric Hosmer 14.2% (2022)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 20.2% (1999)
Eric Hosmer 12.3% (2022)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 9.2 (2002)
Eric Hosmer 15.9 (2020)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 80 (2003)
Eric Hosmer 57 (2017)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Jim Thome 8 (1997)
Eric Hosmer 6 (2014)

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Teams

Jim Thome Cleveland Indians (1991-2002, 2011), Philadelphia Phillies (2003-2005, 2012), Chicago White Sox (2006-2009), Los Angeles Dodgers (2009), Minnesota Twins (2010-2011), Baltimore Orioles (2012)
Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals (2011-2017), San Diego Padres (2018-Present)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Eric Hosmer First Baseman

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Eric Hosmer 6'4"

Weight

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Eric Hosmer Left

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Eric Hosmer Left

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Eric Hosmer By the Royals in the 1st Round (3rd Overall) in the 2008 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997)
Eric Hosmer 2 (2014-2015)

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012)
Eric Hosmer 3 (2014-2015, 2020)

World Series MVP

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Awards And Honors

MVP

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Eric Hosmer No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006)
Eric Hosmer 1 (2016)

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996)
Eric Hosmer 1 (2017)

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Eric Hosmer

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