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Jim Thome vs Frank Thomas 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)
Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008), Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Frank Thomas Designated Hitter, First Baseman

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Frank Thomas 6'5"

Weight

Jim Thome 250
Frank Thomas 240

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Frank Thomas Right

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Frank Thomas Right

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Frank Thomas By the White Sox in the 1st Round (7th Overall) in the 1989 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997) StarStar
Frank Thomas 0

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Frank Thomas 3 (1993, 2000, 2006

World Series MVP

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No Not Eligible
Frank Thomas Yes 83.7% in 2014

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
Frank Thomas Yes

MVP

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 2 (1993-1994) StarStar

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Frank Thomas No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006) StarStarStarStarStar
Frank Thomas 5 (1993-1997) StarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996) Star
Frank Thomas 4 (1991, 1993-1994, 2000) StarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 1 (1997) Star

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome 1 (2003) Star
Frank Thomas 0

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 1 (1992) Star

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 1 (1994) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 4 (1991-1992, 1994, 1997) StarStarStarStar

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas (1994)

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 2,543
Frank Thomas 2,322

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 10,313
Frank Thomas 10,075

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 8,422
Frank Thomas 8,199

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.276
Frank Thomas 0.301

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 2,328
Frank Thomas 2,468

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 1,583
Frank Thomas 1,494

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 612
Frank Thomas 521

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 1,699
Frank Thomas 1,704

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 451
Frank Thomas 495

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 26
Frank Thomas 12

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 1,747
Frank Thomas 1,667

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 2,548
Frank Thomas 1,397

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 19
Frank Thomas 32

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 20
Frank Thomas 23

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.402
Frank Thomas 0.419

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.554
Frank Thomas 0.555

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.956
Frank Thomas 0.974

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 69
Frank Thomas 87

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 4,667
Frank Thomas 4,550

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 1,089
Frank Thomas 1,028

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.322
Frank Thomas 0.304

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.278
Frank Thomas 0.254

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.485
Frank Thomas 0.458

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome 1.032
Frank Thomas 1.056

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome 36.9
Frank Thomas 60.3

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome 16.9%
Frank Thomas 16.5%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 24.7%
Frank Thomas 13.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome 52%
Frank Thomas 64%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 13.8
Frank Thomas 15.7

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 72.9
Frank Thomas 73.4

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 71
Frank Thomas 16

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 267
Frank Thomas 68

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 232
Frank Thomas 49

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome .211
Frank Thomas .224

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 49
Frank Thomas 11

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 35
Frank Thomas 5

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 17
Frank Thomas 3

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 37
Frank Thomas 5

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 2
Frank Thomas 1

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 1
Frank Thomas 0

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 30
Frank Thomas 18

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 73
Frank Thomas 10

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0
Frank Thomas 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 4
Frank Thomas 1

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 104
Frank Thomas 21

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome .312
Frank Thomas .441

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome .448
Frank Thomas .429

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.760
Frank Thomas 0.870

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome .225
Frank Thomas .222

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 27.3%
Frank Thomas 14.7%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 11.2%
Frank Thomas 26.5%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome .237
Frank Thomas .204

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome .366
Frank Thomas .571

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 20
Frank Thomas 4

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 159 (2003)
Frank Thomas 160 (1998)

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 578 (2003)
Frank Thomas 585 (1998)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 698 (2003)
Frank Thomas 712 (1998)

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.314 (1995)
Frank Thomas 0.353 (1994)

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 157 (1996)
Frank Thomas 191 (2000)

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 122 (1996)
Frank Thomas 115 (2000)

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 52 (2002)
Frank Thomas 43 (2000)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 131 (2003)
Frank Thomas 143 (2000)

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 34 (1998)
Frank Thomas 46 (1992)

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 5 (1996)
Frank Thomas 3 (1990)

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 127 (1999)
Frank Thomas 138 (1991)

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 16 (1991)
Frank Thomas 12 (2001)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 4 (1995)
Frank Thomas 7 (1998)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0 (2012)
Frank Thomas 0 (2008)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 6 (2007)
Frank Thomas 12 (2003)

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 331 (2003)
Frank Thomas 364 (2000)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.450 (1996)
Frank Thomas 0.487 (1994)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.677 (2002)
Frank Thomas 0.729 (1994)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 1.122 (2002)
Frank Thomas 1.217 (1994)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 7.5 (1996)
Frank Thomas 7.3 (1997)

Runs Created (RC)

Jim Thome 155 (2002)
Frank Thomas 163 (2000)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.369 (1995)
Frank Thomas 0.421 (1990)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.373 (2002)
Frank Thomas 0.376 (1994)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.625 (2002)
Frank Thomas 0.647 (1994)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Jim Thome 15.4% (1991)
Frank Thomas 8.0% (1993)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 20.2% (1999)
Frank Thomas 21.1% (1994)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 9.2 (2002)
Frank Thomas 8.8 (2005)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 80 (2003)
Frank Thomas 87 (2000)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Jim Thome 8 (1997)
Frank Thomas 13 (1993)

Seasons

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Info

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)
Frank Thomas Chicago White Sox (1990-2005), Oakland Athletics (2006, 2008), Toronto Blue Jays (2007-2008)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Frank Thomas Designated Hitter, First Baseman

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Frank Thomas 6'5"

Weight

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Frank Thomas Right

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Frank Thomas Right

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Frank Thomas By the White Sox in the 1st Round (7th Overall) in the 1989 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012)
Frank Thomas 3 (1993, 2000, 2006

World Series MVP

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No Not Eligible
Frank Thomas Yes 83.7% in 2014

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
Frank Thomas Yes

MVP

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Frank Thomas No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006)
Frank Thomas 5 (1993-1997)

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996)
Frank Thomas 4 (1991, 1993-1994, 2000)

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Frank Thomas

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