Frank Thomas vs Keith McDonald

Frank ThomasKeith McDonald

Frank Thomas and Keith McDonald compared on their MLB careers: Frank Thomas played 19 seasons, 1990 to 2008, Keith McDonald 2 seasons, 2000 to 2001. Frank Thomas has .301 batting average to Keith McDonald's .333. Frank Thomas won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Frank Thomas and Keith McDonald career totals
2,322GP8
8,199AB9
1,494R3
2,468H3
521HR3
1,704RBI5
32SB0
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.5
0.6SLG1.3
1.0OPS1.8

Where each stands all time

Frank Thomas and Keith McDonald all-time places
20th (521)Home runs—
108th (2,468)Hits—
23rd (1,704)RBI—

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
  • Keith McDonald: 0 championships; none on file

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 Keith McDonald season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1990.3307312000.42935
2nd1991.318321092001.00000
3rd1992.32324115————
4th1993.31741128————
5th1994.35338101————
6th1995.30840111————
7th1996.34940134————
8th1997.34735125————
9th1998.26529109————
10th1999.3051577————
11th2000.32843143————
12th2001.221410————
13th2002.2522892————
14th2003.26742105————
15th2004.2711849————
16th2005.2191226————
17th2006.27039114————
18th2007.2772695————
19th2008.240830————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI