Jim Thome vs. Harmon Killebrew |

Jim Thome vs. Harmon Killebrew

Jim Thome is ranked # 8 on the career home run list with a total of 612 lifetime home runs, Harmon Killebrew is ranked #11 with 573 round trippers. This is a very interesting comparison of two of the greatest sluggers in the history of the game who played in two very different era’s. We feel baseball holds the career of Killebrew in a much higher regard even though they are both are equally great power hitters. Playing in the steroid era has diminished the way his statistical accomplishments are viewed and we feel Jim Thome is one of the most under-rated players of his era as well as in baseball history.

Harmon Killebrew 1954-1975
Seasons Omitted (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975)
Jim Thome 1991-2012
Seasons Omitted (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

In 13 Head to Head Season Comparisons Jim Thome-10 Harmon Killebrew 3
Our Career Rank : Jim Thome #51 Harmon Killebrew # 84

Player	Year	Age	Runs	H.R.	RBI’s	Avg.	OB%	Slg%	Points	Edge
Killebrew	1959	23	98	42	105	242	354	516	4.399
Thome	1995	24	92	25	73	314	438	558	4.525	Thome

Killebrew	1960	24	84	31	80	276	375	534	4.411
Thome	1996	25	122	38	116	311	450	612	4.687	Thome

Killebrew	1961	25	94	46	122	288	405	606	4.607	Killebrew
Thome	1997	26	104	40	102	286	423	579	4.574

Killebrew	1962	26	85	48	126	243	366	545	4.461
Thome	1998	27	89	30	85	293	413	584	4.524	Thome

Killebrew	1963	27	88	45	96	258	349	555	4.436
Thome	1999	28	101	33	108	277	426	549	4.527	Thome

Killebrew	1964	28	95	49	111	270	377	548	4.499	Killebrew
Thome	2000	29	106	37	106	269	398	531	4.484

Killebrew	1965	29	78	25	75	269	384	501	4.357
Thome	2001	30	101	49	124	291	416	624	4.654	Thome

Killebrew	1966	30	89	39	110	281	391	538	4.487
Thome	2002	31	101	52	118	304	445	337	4.749	Thome

Killebrew	1967	31	105	44	113	269	408	558	4.541
Thome	2003	32	111	47	131	266	385	573	4.560	Thome

Killebrew	1969	33	106	49	140	276	427	584	4.631	Killebrew
Thome	2004	33	97	42	105	274	396	581	4.537

Killebrew	1970	34	96	41	113	271	411	546	4.519
Thome	2006	35	108	42	109	288	416	598	4.603	Thome

Thome	1971	35	61	28	119	254	386	464	4.340
Killebrew	2007	36	79	35	96	275	410	563	4.493	Thome

Killebrew	1972	36	53	26	74	231	367	450	4.227
Thome	2008	37	93	34	90	245	362	503	4.361	Thome

Thome	2009	38	55	23	77	249	366	481	4.274

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