Neal Ball vs. Faye Throneberry — Career Comparison

Neal Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Faye Throneberry
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueUnknown

Neal Ball and Faye Throneberry are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 95 for Neal Ball, 97 for Faye Throneberry), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 100 vs 96). The overall lean goes to Faye Throneberry, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Neal Ball and Faye Throneberry

Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
502
169.59
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
215.14
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
600
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1613
544.93
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
1302
537.65
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404
136.49
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
307
126.77
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
110.47
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
218
90.02
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
18.92
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
19.82
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.74
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.96
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.98
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
77
26.01
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
36.75
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169.79
57.36
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152.29
62.89
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
170.95
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
466
192.43
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
171.28
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
183.34
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
55.07
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
62.77
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
51.01
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
56.57
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
104.73
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
107.36
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.87
63.13
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154.94
63.98
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.13
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
99
33.45
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
52.44
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.89
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
323
109.12
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
117.27
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.27
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.06
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.72
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.19
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
31.08
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
9.5
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.69
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.78
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
32.77
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
37
15.28
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.85
94.85
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 600 PA
62.16
62.16

Fielding Stats for Neal Ball and Faye Throneberry

Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
1.72
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.53
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.02
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
1.01
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7470
27
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6047
27
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
9
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2015.2
9
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
3.44
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
2.58
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.94
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.78
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9.16
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
2.8
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
8.38
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
2.69
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
91.48
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.862
4.862
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.91
58.91
Faye Throneberry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.08
66.08
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.52
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Faye Throneberry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0