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Jim Thome vs Fred McGriff Comparison

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Jim Thome

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Fred McGriff

 

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)
Fred McGriff Toronto Blue Jays (1986-1990), San Diego Padres (1991-1993), Atlanta Braves (1993-1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-2001, 2004), Chicago Cubs (2001-2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Fred McGriff First Baseman

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Fred McGriff 6'3"

Weight

Jim Thome 250
Fred McGriff 200

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Fred McGriff Left

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Fred McGriff Left

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Fred McGriff By the Yankees in the 9th Round (233rd Overall) in the 1981 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 1 (1995) Star

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997) StarStar
Fred McGriff 2 (1995-1996) StarStar

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Fred McGriff 5 (1989, 1993, 1995-1997) StarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No
Fred McGriff No

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
Fred McGriff No

MVP

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Fred McGriff No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006) StarStarStarStarStar
Fred McGriff 5 (1992, 1994-1996, 2000) StarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996) Star
Fred McGriff 3 (1989, 1992-1993) StarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome 1 (2003) Star
Fred McGriff 2 (1989, 1992) StarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 2,543
Fred McGriff 2,460

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 10,313
Fred McGriff 10,174

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 8,422
Fred McGriff 8,757

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.276
Fred McGriff 0.284

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 2,328
Fred McGriff 2,490

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 1,583
Fred McGriff 1,349

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 612
Fred McGriff 493

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 1,699
Fred McGriff 1,550

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 451
Fred McGriff 441

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 26
Fred McGriff 24

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 1,747
Fred McGriff 1,305

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 2,548
Fred McGriff 1,882

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 19
Fred McGriff 72

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 20
Fred McGriff 38

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.402
Fred McGriff 0.377

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.554
Fred McGriff 0.509

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.956
Fred McGriff 0.886

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 69
Fred McGriff 39

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 4,667
Fred McGriff 4,458

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 1,089
Fred McGriff 958

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.322
Fred McGriff 0.309

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.278
Fred McGriff 0.225

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.485
Fred McGriff 0.378

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome 1.032
Fred McGriff 0.894

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome 36.9
Fred McGriff 125.7

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome 16.9%
Fred McGriff 12.8%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 24.7%
Fred McGriff 18.5%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome 52%
Fred McGriff 63%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 13.8
Fred McGriff 17.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 72.9
Fred McGriff 52.5

Runs Created (RC)

Jim Thome 1,991
Fred McGriff 1,704

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 71
Fred McGriff 50

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 267
Fred McGriff 218

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 232
Fred McGriff 188

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome .211
Fred McGriff .303

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 49
Fred McGriff 57

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 35
Fred McGriff 36

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 17
Fred McGriff 10

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 37
Fred McGriff 37

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 2
Fred McGriff 11

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 1
Fred McGriff 1

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 30
Fred McGriff 27

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 73
Fred McGriff 40

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0
Fred McGriff 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 4
Fred McGriff 0

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 104
Fred McGriff 100

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome .312
Fred McGriff .385

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome .448
Fred McGriff .532

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.760
Fred McGriff 0.917

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome .225
Fred McGriff .333

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 27.3%
Fred McGriff 18.3%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 11.2%
Fred McGriff 12.4%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome .237
Fred McGriff .229

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome .366
Fred McGriff .372

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 20
Fred McGriff 22

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 159 (2003)
Fred McGriff 161 (1989)

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 578 (2003)
Fred McGriff 617 (1996)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 698 (2003)
Fred McGriff 691 (1996)

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.314 (1995)
Fred McGriff 0.318 (1994)

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 157 (1996)
Fred McGriff 182 (1996)

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 122 (1996)
Fred McGriff 111 (1993)

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 52 (2002)
Fred McGriff 37 (1993)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 131 (2003)
Fred McGriff 107 (1996)

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 34 (1998)
Fred McGriff 37 (1996)

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 5 (1996)
Fred McGriff 4 (1992)

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 127 (1999)
Fred McGriff 119 (1989)

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 16 (1991)
Fred McGriff 2 (1986)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 4 (1995)
Fred McGriff 8 (1992)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0 (2012)
Fred McGriff 0 (2004)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 6 (2007)
Fred McGriff 5 (1995)

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 331 (2003)
Fred McGriff 306 (1993)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.450 (1996)
Fred McGriff 0.405 (1999)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.677 (2002)
Fred McGriff 0.623 (1994)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 1.122 (2002)
Fred McGriff 1.012 (1994)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 7.5 (1996)
Fred McGriff 6.6 (1989)

Runs Created (RC)

Jim Thome 155 (2002)
Fred McGriff 124 (1990)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.369 (1995)
Fred McGriff 0.335 (1999)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.373 (2002)
Fred McGriff 0.304 (1994)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.625 (2002)
Fred McGriff 0.477 (1989)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Jim Thome 15.4% (1991)
Fred McGriff 15.9% (1994)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 20.2% (1999)
Fred McGriff 17.5% (1989)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 9.2 (2002)
Fred McGriff 0.0 (1986)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 80 (2003)
Fred McGriff 73 (1988)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Jim Thome 8 (1997)
Fred McGriff 7 (2000)

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)
Fred McGriff Toronto Blue Jays (1986-1990), San Diego Padres (1991-1993), Atlanta Braves (1993-1997), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998-2001, 2004), Chicago Cubs (2001-2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2003)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Fred McGriff First Baseman

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Fred McGriff 6'3"

Weight

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Fred McGriff Left

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Fred McGriff Left

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
Fred McGriff By the Yankees in the 9th Round (233rd Overall) in the 1981 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997)
Fred McGriff 2 (1995-1996)

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012)
Fred McGriff 5 (1989, 1993, 1995-1997)

World Series MVP

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No
Fred McGriff No

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
Fred McGriff No

MVP

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Fred McGriff No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006)
Fred McGriff 5 (1992, 1994-1996, 2000)

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996)
Fred McGriff 3 (1989, 1992-1993)

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome 1 (2003)
Fred McGriff 2 (1989, 1992)

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Runs Created (RC)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Fred McGriff

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