Luke Appling vs. Bobby Thomson — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Bobby Thomson
Greatest GenerationScotlandThrows RightBats RightNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Bobby Thomson in this comparison. Luke Appling led in contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 95), walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 90), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 103). Bobby Thomson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 194 vs 48). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Bobby Thomson

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1779
153.43
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
6957
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6305
543.77
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.816
0.816
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.802
0.802
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
1705
147.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
1100
94.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
25.77
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
267
23.03
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
5.97
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.38
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
22.77
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
52.18
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488.21
87.17
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
949.93
81.93
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2912
251.14
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
2298
198.19
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.794
0.794
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
77.26
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
77.88
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1026
88.49
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
140
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1665
143.6
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1608.48
94.22
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
976.86
84.25
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.93
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
559
48.21
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.98
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
804
69.34
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.65
8.65
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.1
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.98
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
13.71
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.28
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.72
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.52
65.52

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Bobby Thomson

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
2.86
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
0.99
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16021
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5340.1
9
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4674
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
6.4
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
0.83
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.2
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4411
7.43
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4292
7.23
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.525
2.525
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.53
34.53
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.1
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thomson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0