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Jim Thome vs José Canseco Comparison

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Seasons

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Jim Thome

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José Canseco

 

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)
José Canseco Oakland Athletics (1985-1992, 1997), Texas Rangers (1992-1994), Boston Red Sox (1995-1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1998), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999-2000), New York Yankees (2000), Chicago White Sox (2001)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
José Canseco Outfielder, Designated Hitter

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
José Canseco 6'4"

Weight

Jim Thome 250
José Canseco 240

Bats

Jim Thome Left
José Canseco Right

Throws

Jim Thome Right
José Canseco Right

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
José Canseco By the Athletics in the 15th Round (392nd Overall) in the 1982 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 2 (1989, 2000) StarStar

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997) StarStar
José Canseco 3 (1988-1990, 2000) StarStarStar

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
José Canseco 5 (1988-1990, 1995, 2000) StarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No
José Canseco No

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
José Canseco No

MVP

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 1 (1988) Star

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
José Canseco Yes (1986)

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006) StarStarStarStarStar
José Canseco 6 (1986, 1988–1990, 1992, 1999) StarStarStarStarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996) Star
José Canseco 4 (1988, 1990-1991, 1998) StarStarStarStar

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome 1 (2003) Star
José Canseco 2 (1988, 1991) StarStar

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 1 (1988) Star

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 1 (1988) Star

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 2,543
José Canseco 1,887

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 10,313
José Canseco 8,129

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 8,422
José Canseco 7,057

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.276
José Canseco 0.266

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 2,328
José Canseco 1,877

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 1,583
José Canseco 1,186

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 612
José Canseco 462

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 1,699
José Canseco 1,407

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 451
José Canseco 340

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 26
José Canseco 14

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 1,747
José Canseco 906

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 2,548
José Canseco 1,942

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 19
José Canseco 200

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 20
José Canseco 88

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.402
José Canseco 0.353

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.554
José Canseco 0.515

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.956
José Canseco 0.867

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 69
José Canseco 84

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 4,667
José Canseco 3,631

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 1,089
José Canseco 816

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.322
José Canseco 0.299

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.278
José Canseco 0.249

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.485
José Canseco 0.393

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome 1.032
José Canseco 0.869

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome 36.9
José Canseco 279.2

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome 16.9%
José Canseco 11.1%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 24.7%
José Canseco 23.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome 52%
José Canseco 58%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 13.8
José Canseco 15.3

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 72.9
José Canseco 42.6

Runs Created (RC)

Jim Thome 1,991
José Canseco 1,292

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 71
José Canseco 30

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 267
José Canseco 112

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 232
José Canseco 103

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome .211
José Canseco .184

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 49
José Canseco 19

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 35
José Canseco 15

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 17
José Canseco 7

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 37
José Canseco 18

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 2
José Canseco 1

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 1
José Canseco 0

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 30
José Canseco 21

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 73
José Canseco 28

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 5

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0
José Canseco 3

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 4
José Canseco 1

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 104
José Canseco 41

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome .312
José Canseco .325

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome .448
José Canseco .398

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 0.760
José Canseco 0.723

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome .225
José Canseco .174

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome 27.3%
José Canseco 25.0%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 11.2%
José Canseco 18.8%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome .237
José Canseco .214

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome .366
José Canseco .437

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 20
José Canseco 8

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome 159 (2003)
José Canseco 159 (1987)

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome 578 (2003)
José Canseco 630 (1987)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome 698 (2003)
José Canseco 705 (1988)

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome 0.314 (1995)
José Canseco 0.307 (1988)

Hits (H)

Jim Thome 157 (1996)
José Canseco 187 (1988)

Runs (R)

Jim Thome 122 (1996)
José Canseco 120 (1988)

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome 52 (2002)
José Canseco 46 (1998)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome 131 (2003)
José Canseco 124 (1988)

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome 34 (1998)
José Canseco 35 (1987)

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome 5 (1996)
José Canseco 3 (1987)

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome 127 (1999)
José Canseco 78 (1991)

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome 16 (1991)
José Canseco 31 (1985)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome 4 (1995)
José Canseco 40 (1988)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome 0 (2012)
José Canseco 0 (2000)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome 6 (2007)
José Canseco 10 (1988)

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome 331 (2003)
José Canseco 347 (1988)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome 0.450 (1996)
José Canseco 0.400 (1996)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome 0.677 (2002)
José Canseco 0.589 (1996)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome 1.122 (2002)
José Canseco 0.989 (1996)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome 7.5 (1996)
José Canseco 7.3 (1988)

Runs Created (RC)

Jim Thome 155 (2002)
José Canseco 136 (1988)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome 0.369 (1995)
José Canseco 0.400 (1985)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome 0.373 (2002)
José Canseco 0.300 (1996)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome 0.625 (2002)
José Canseco 0.481 (1996)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Jim Thome 15.4% (1991)
José Canseco 18.2% (1988)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome 20.2% (1999)
José Canseco 16.0% (2000)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome 9.2 (2002)
José Canseco 12.6 (1999)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome 80 (2003)
José Canseco 77 (1991)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Jim Thome 8 (1997)
José Canseco 9 (1987)

Seasons

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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)
José Canseco Oakland Athletics (1985-1992, 1997), Texas Rangers (1992-1994), Boston Red Sox (1995-1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1998), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1999-2000), New York Yankees (2000), Chicago White Sox (2001)

Position

Jim Thome Designated Hitter, First Baseman, Third Baseman
José Canseco Outfielder, Designated Hitter

Height

Jim Thome 6'4"
José Canseco 6'4"

Weight

Jim Thome José Canseco

Bats

Jim Thome Left
José Canseco Right

Throws

Jim Thome Right
José Canseco Right

Drafted/Signed

Jim Thome By the Indians in the 13th Round (333rd Overall) in the 1989 Draft
José Canseco By the Athletics in the 15th Round (392nd Overall) in the 1982 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Jim Thome José Canseco

World Series Appearances

Jim Thome 2 (1995, 1997)
José Canseco 3 (1988-1990, 2000)

Playoff Appearances

Jim Thome 10 (1995-1999, 2001, 2008-2010, 2012)
José Canseco 5 (1988-1990, 1995, 2000)

World Series MVP

Jim Thome José Canseco

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Jim Thome No
José Canseco No

Number Retired

Jim Thome No
José Canseco No

MVP

Jim Thome José Canseco

Gold Gloves

Jim Thome José Canseco

Rookie of the Year

Jim Thome No
José Canseco Yes (1986)

All-Star Games

Jim Thome 5 (1997-1999, 2004, 2006)
José Canseco 6 (1986, 1988–1990, 1992, 1999)

Silver Slugger Award

Jim Thome 1 (1996)
José Canseco 4 (1988, 1990-1991, 1998)

League Batting Champion

Jim Thome José Canseco

League Leader in Home Runs

Jim Thome 1 (2003)
José Canseco 2 (1988, 1991)

League Leader in RBIs

Jim Thome José Canseco

League Leader in Hits

Jim Thome José Canseco

League Leader in Total Bases

Jim Thome José Canseco

League Leader in Doubles

Jim Thome José Canseco

League Leader in Runs

Jim Thome José Canseco

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Jim Thome José Canseco

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Jim Thome José Canseco

Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome José Canseco

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Hits (H)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Runs (R)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome José Canseco

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome José Canseco

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Total Average (TotA)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Jim Thome José Canseco

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Runs Created (RC)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Plate Appearances (PA)

Jim Thome José Canseco

At Bats (AB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Batting Average (BA)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Hits (H)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Runs (R)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Home Runs (HR)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Doubles (2B)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Triples (3B)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Walks (BB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Strikeouts (SO)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Stolen Bases (SB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Caught Stealing (CS)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Total Bases (TB)

Jim Thome José Canseco

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Jim Thome José Canseco

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Secondary Average (SECA)

Jim Thome José Canseco

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Jim Thome José Canseco

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