Jeff Abbott vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Jeff Abbott
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jeff Abbott and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .726) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .310). Jeff Abbott had the advantage in slugging (.416 vs .364). By the career numbers, Jack Thornton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jeff Abbott and Jack Thornton

Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
215.41
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
551
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
145.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
96.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.51
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.64
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
49
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75.5
69.8
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
229.28
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
183.05
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
75.81
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
76.73
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
135.9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.43
71.58
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.77
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
35.13
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
91
84.13
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.13
7.13
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.47
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.09
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.55
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.62
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.17
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.55
54.55
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jeff Abbott and Jack Thornton

Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.35
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.02
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229.1
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.19
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.26
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
2.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.41
97.41
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jeff Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.68
75.68
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0