Marcus Thames vs Russell Branyan

Marcus Thames and Russell Branyan compared on their MLB careers: Marcus Thames played 10 seasons, 2002 to 2011, Russell Branyan 14 seasons, 1998 to 2011. Marcus Thames has .246 batting average to Russell Branyan's .232.

Who has the better career numbers?

Marcus Thames and Russell Branyan career totals

640	GP	1,059
1,827	AB	2,934
256	R	405
450	H	682
115	HR	194
301	RBI	467
3	SB	16
0.2	AVG	0.2
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.8

How do they compare in the postseason?

Marcus Thames and Russell Branyan postseason

16	GP	6
44	AB	16
4	R	2
9	H	4
1	HR	0
4	RBI	3
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7

Titles and awards

Marcus Thames: 0 championships; none on file
Russell Branyan: 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.

Marcus Thames and Russell Branyan season by season

1st	2002	.231	1	2	1998	.000	0	0
2nd	2003	.205	1	4	1999	.211	1	6
3rd	2004	.255	10	33	2000	.238	16	38
4th	2005	.196	7	16	2001	.232	20	54
5th	2006	.256	26	60	2002	.228	24	56
6th	2007	.242	18	54	2003	.216	9	26
7th	2008	.241	25	56	2004	.234	11	27
8th	2009	.252	13	36	2005	.257	12	31
9th	2010	.288	12	33	2006	.228	18	36
10th	2011	.197	2	7	2007	.196	10	26
11th	—	—	—	—	2008	.250	12	20
12th	—	—	—	—	2009	.251	31	76
13th	—	—	—	—	2010	.237	25	57
14th	—	—	—	—	2011	.197	5	14

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI


16	GP	6
44	AB	16
4	R	2
9	H	4
1	HR	0
4	RBI	3
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7


16	GP	6
44	AB	16
4	R	2
9	H	4
1	HR	0
4	RBI	3
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7


16	GP	6
44	AB	16
4	R	2
9	H	4
1	HR	0
4	RBI	3
0	SB	0
0.2	AVG	0.3
0.3	OBP	0.3
0.3	SLG	0.4
0.6	OPS	0.7