Luke Appling vs. Clint Thomas — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Clint Thomas
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Luke Appling and Clint Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Clint Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.827 vs .798) and slugging (.462 vs .398). Luke Appling had the advantage in on-base percentage (.399 vs .364). By the career numbers, Clint Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Clint Thomas

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
845
142.38
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3561
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3133
527.89
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
948
159.73
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
643
108.34
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
25.77
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
29.32
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
5.97
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
11.12
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
10.95
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
51.39
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1488.21
87.17
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
561.11
94.54
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1449
244.14
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
211.12
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.827
0.827
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.873
0.873
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
77.26
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
590
99.41
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
98.23
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
140
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1108
186.69
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1608.48
94.22
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
597.69
100.71
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.56
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
272
45.83
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
528
30.93
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.53
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
19.4
19.4
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237.4
237.4
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
74
4.33
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
20.72
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
129
7.56
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
10.49
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
27.63
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.02
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
16.81
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
29.65
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.18
93.18

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Clint Thomas

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
1.18
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
1.04
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19774
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6591.1
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
2.18
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.49
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.1
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
2.77
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
2.67
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.261
2.261
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.98
87.98
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.06
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clint Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0