Ray Bates vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Ray Bates
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Lane Thomas posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Bates. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.309 vs .277). By the career numbers, Lane 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 Ray Bates and Lane Thomas

Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
164.71
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
160.41
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
561
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
550.8
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2023
539.95
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
120
128.34
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
130.52
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
95.19
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.39
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
31
33.16
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
49.53
52.97
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
164
175.4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
151
161.5
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
185.23
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
51
54.55
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
75.8
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
74.87
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
127.27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
54
57.75
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269.5
71.93
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.49
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.67
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.67
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
51.34
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.69
11.69
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
16.04
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Ray Bates and Lane Thomas

Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13432
27
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4477.1
9
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.27
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
2.39
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
2.36
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.29
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.983
1.983
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.02
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0