Neal Ball vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Neal Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Neal Ball and Bob Thorpe are closely matched on the surface stats. Neal Ball posted stronger numbers in OPS (.609 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.295 vs .266). Bob Thorpe had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Neal Ball had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Neal Ball and Bob Thorpe

Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
169.59
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1613
544.93
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
136.49
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
110.47
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.95
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
18.92
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.74
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
26.01
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.24
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.79
57.36
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
170.95
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
187.17
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
171.28
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
55.07
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
51.01
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.98
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
104.73
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.87
63.13
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
33.45
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
323
109.12
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
83.97
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
7.15
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
31.08
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.69
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.5
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
32.77
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.85
94.85
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Neal Ball and Bob Thorpe

Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.72
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.02
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7470
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2490
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
3.44
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.94
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.78
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9.16
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
8.38
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.48
91.48
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.862
4.862
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.91
58.91
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.52
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0