Frank Thomas vs Jim Thome

Frank Thomas and Jim Thome compared on their MLB careers: Frank Thomas played 19 seasons, 1990 to 2008, Jim Thome 22 seasons, 1991 to 2012. Frank Thomas has .301 batting average to Jim Thome's .276. Frank Thomas won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Frank Thomas and Jim Thome career totals

2,322	GP	2,543
8,199	AB	8,422
1,494	R	1,583
2,468	H	2,328
521	HR	612
1,704	RBI	1,699
32	SB	19
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.6	SLG	0.6
1.0	OPS	1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Frank Thomas and Jim Thome postseason

16	GP	71
49	AB	232
5	R	35
11	H	49
3	HR	17
5	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8

Where each stands all time

Frank Thomas and Jim Thome all-time places

20th (521)	Home runs	8th (612)
108th (2,468)	Hits	145th (2,328)
23rd (1,704)	RBI	25th (1,699)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Frank Thomas: 1 championship; AL Silver Slugger ×4, AL MVP ×2
Jim Thome: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Frank Thomas and Jim Thome season by season

1st	1990	.330	7	31	1991	.255	1	9
2nd	1991	.318	32	109	1992	.205	2	12
3rd	1992	.323	24	115	1993	.266	7	22
4th	1993	.317	41	128	1994	.268	20	52
5th	1994	.353	38	101	1995	.314	25	73
6th	1995	.308	40	111	1996	.311	38	116
7th	1996	.349	40	134	1997	.286	40	102
8th	1997	.347	35	125	1998	.293	30	85
9th	1998	.265	29	109	1999	.277	33	108
10th	1999	.305	15	77	2000	.269	37	106
11th	2000	.328	43	143	2001	.291	49	124
12th	2001	.221	4	10	2002	.304	52	118
13th	2002	.252	28	92	2003	.266	47	131
14th	2003	.267	42	105	2004	.274	42	105
15th	2004	.271	18	49	2005	.207	7	30
16th	2005	.219	12	26	2006	.288	42	109
17th	2006	.270	39	114	2007	.275	35	96
18th	2007	.277	26	95	2008	.245	34	90
19th	2008	.240	8	30	2009	.249	23	77
20th	—	—	—	—	2010	.283	25	59
21st	—	—	—	—	2011	.256	15	50
22nd	—	—	—	—	2012	.252	8	25

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


16	GP	71
49	AB	232
5	R	35
11	H	49
3	HR	17
5	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8


16	GP	71
49	AB	232
5	R	35
11	H	49
3	HR	17
5	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8


16	GP	71
49	AB	232
5	R	35
11	H	49
3	HR	17
5	RBI	37
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.4	OBP	0.3
0.4	SLG	0.4
0.9	OPS	0.8