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Jim Thome vs Harold Baines Comparison

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Jim Thome

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Harold Baines

 

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)
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

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Harold Baines Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Harold Baines 6'2"

Weight

Jim Thome 250
Harold Baines 175

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Harold Baines Left

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Harold Baines Left

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd 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

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997) StarStar
Harold Baines 1 (1990) Star

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 6 (1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999-2000) StarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No Not Eligible
Harold Baines Yes 75% in 2019

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
Harold Baines Yes

MVP

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Harold Baines No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006) StarStarStarStarStar
Harold Baines 6 (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996) Star
Harold Baines 1 (1989) Star

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome 1 (2003) Star
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 1 (1984) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 2,543
Harold Baines 2,830

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 10,313
Harold Baines 11,092

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 8,422
Harold Baines 9,908

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.276
Harold Baines 0.289

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 2,328
Harold Baines 2,866

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 1,583
Harold Baines 1,299

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 612
Harold Baines 384

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 1,699
Harold Baines 1,628

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 451
Harold Baines 488

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 26
Harold Baines 49

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 1,747
Harold Baines 1,062

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 2,548
Harold Baines 1,441

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 19
Harold Baines 34

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 20
Harold Baines 34

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.402
Harold Baines 0.356

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.554
Harold Baines 0.465

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.956
Harold Baines 0.820

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 69
Harold Baines 14

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 4,667
Harold Baines 4,604

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 1,089
Harold Baines 921

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.322
Harold Baines 0.303

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.278
Harold Baines 0.175

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.485
Harold Baines 0.283

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome 1.032
Harold Baines 0.770

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome 36.9
Harold Baines 62.5

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome 16.9%
Harold Baines 9.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 24.7%
Harold Baines 13.0%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome 52%
Harold Baines 74%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 13.8
Harold Baines 25.8

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 72.9
Harold Baines 38.8

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 71
Harold Baines 31

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 267
Harold Baines 113

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 232
Harold Baines 102

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome .211
Harold Baines .324

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 49
Harold Baines 33

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 35
Harold Baines 14

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 17
Harold Baines 5

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 37
Harold Baines 16

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 2
Harold Baines 4

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 1
Harold Baines 0

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 30
Harold Baines 9

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 73
Harold Baines 12

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0
Harold Baines 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 4
Harold Baines 0

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 104
Harold Baines 52

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome .312
Harold Baines .378

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome .448
Harold Baines .510

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.760
Harold Baines 0.888

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome .225
Harold Baines .329

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 27.3%
Harold Baines 10.6%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 11.2%
Harold Baines 8.0%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome .237
Harold Baines .186

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome .366
Harold Baines .275

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 20
Harold Baines 9

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 159 (2003)
Harold Baines 161 (1982)

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 578 (2003)
Harold Baines 640 (1985)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 698 (2003)
Harold Baines 693 (1985)

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.314 (1995)
Harold Baines 0.313 (1993)

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 157 (1996)
Harold Baines 198 (1985)

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 122 (1996)
Harold Baines 89 (1982)

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 52 (2002)
Harold Baines 29 (1984)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 131 (2003)
Harold Baines 113 (1985)

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 34 (1998)
Harold Baines 39 (1988)

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 5 (1996)
Harold Baines 10 (1984)

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 127 (1999)
Harold Baines 73 (1996)

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 16 (1991)
Harold Baines 16 (2001)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 4 (1995)
Harold Baines 10 (1982)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0 (2012)
Harold Baines 0 (2001)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 6 (2007)
Harold Baines 2 (1986)

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 331 (2003)
Harold Baines 308 (1984)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.450 (1996)
Harold Baines 0.403 (1995)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.677 (2002)
Harold Baines 0.541 (1984)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 1.122 (2002)
Harold Baines 0.943 (1995)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 7.5 (1996)
Harold Baines 4.3 (1984)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.369 (1995)
Harold Baines 0.338 (1989)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.373 (2002)
Harold Baines 0.242 (1995)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.625 (2002)
Harold Baines 0.418 (1995)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Jim Thome 15.4% (1991)
Harold Baines 9.8% (1995)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 20.2% (1999)
Harold Baines 15.3% (1995)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 9.2 (2002)
Harold Baines 0.0 (2001)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 80 (2003)
Harold Baines 67 (1984)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Jim Thome 8 (1997)
Harold Baines 10 (1985)

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)
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

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
Harold Baines Designated Hitter, Outfielder

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
Harold Baines 6'2"

Weight

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Bats

Jim Thome Left
Harold Baines Left

Throws

Jim Thome Right
Harold Baines Left

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd 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

Jim Thome Harold Baines

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997)
Harold Baines 1 (1990)

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012)
Harold Baines 6 (1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1999-2000)

World Series MVP

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No Not Eligible
Harold Baines Yes 75% in 2019

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
Harold Baines Yes

MVP

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
Harold Baines No

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006)
Harold Baines 6 (1985-1987, 1989, 1991, 1999)

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996)
Harold Baines 1 (1989)

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome Harold Baines

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Hits (H)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Runs (R)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome Harold Baines

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