Alek Thomas or Jordan Westburg? The MLB Stat Breakdown

This is as close as it gets. Alek Thomas and Jordan Westburg split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested Batter comparisons in MLB history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Alek Thomas's Stolen Bases of 28 compared to Jordan Westburg's 11 represents a 154.5% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Alek Thomas's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Batting Average, where Alek Thomas posts .230 against Jordan Westburg's .264 — a gap of just 14.8%. Jordan Westburg can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Batting Average is the statistical ammunition for the Jordan Westburg side.

Offensive production in baseball requires looking beyond batting average to on-base percentage and slugging — the components of OPS that most completely capture a hitter's value across a full career.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Alek Thomas claims the tiebreaker through Stolen Bases advantage — a 154.5% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this MLB debate.