Jim Thome vs Mark McGwire

Jim ThomeMark McGwire

Jim Thome and Mark McGwire compared on their MLB careers: Jim Thome played 22 seasons, 1991 to 2012, Mark McGwire 16 seasons, 1986 to 2001. Jim Thome has .276 batting average to Mark McGwire's .263. Mark McGwire won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Thome and Mark McGwire career totals
2,543GP1,874
8,422AB6,187
1,583R1,167
2,328H1,626
612HR583
1,699RBI1,414
19SB12
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.4
0.6SLG0.6
1.0OPS1.0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Jim Thome and Mark McGwire postseason
71GP42
232AB129
35R13
49H28
17HR5
37RBI14
0SB0
0.2AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.3
0.8OPS0.7

Where each stands all time

Jim Thome and Mark McGwire all-time places
8th (612)Home runs11th (583)
145th (2,328)Hits—
25th (1,699)RBI63rd (1,414)

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

  • Jim Thome: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger
  • Mark McGwire: 1 championship; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger ×2, NL 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.

Jim Thome and Mark McGwire 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.
1st1991.255191986.18939
2nd1992.2052121987.28949118
3rd1993.2667221988.2603299
4th1994.26820521989.2313395
5th1995.31425731990.23539108
6th1996.311381161991.2012275
7th1997.286401021992.26842104
8th1998.29330851993.333924
9th1999.277331081994.252925
10th2000.269371061995.2743990
11th2001.291491241996.31252113
12th2002.304521181997.27458123
13th2003.266471311998.29970147
14th2004.274421051999.27865147
15th2005.2077302000.3053273
16th2006.288421092001.1872964
17th2007.2753596————
18th2008.2453490————
19th2009.2492377————
20th2010.2832559————
21st2011.2561550————
22nd2012.252825————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI