Bob Barton vs. Lou Thornton — Career Comparison

Bob Barton
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Lou Thornton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Lou Thornton posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Barton. Lou Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.613 vs .585) and slugging (.326 vs .287). Bob Barton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.298 vs .287). By the career numbers, Lou 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 Bob Barton and Lou Thornton

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
204.51
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
612.9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
545.88
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
123.33
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
141.94
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
100.95
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.13
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
22.38
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83.69
43.55
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.87
50.77
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
156.63
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
329
171.21
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
167.74
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
28.1
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
34.35
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
57.76
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87.32
45.44
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.99
51.53
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
45.27
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.37
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
87.42
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
161.29
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.86
6.86
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
3.72
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
17.17
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.56
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.12
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
4.68
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Bob Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Bob Barton and Lou Thornton

Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
1.21
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.16
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.01
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8454
27
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2818
9
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
6.34
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.09
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
7.02
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.16
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2171
6.93
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.09
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.713
5.713
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.42
83.42
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.58
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.4
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0