Lance Berkman vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Lance Berkman posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Thurston. Lance Berkman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.955 vs .638) and on-base percentage (.418 vs .314). By the career numbers, Lance Berkman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Joe Thurston

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1879
144.3
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
526.56
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1905
146.29
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1087
83.48
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
20
31.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
26
40.63
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35.34
55.22
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
170.31
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
116
181.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
88.01
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2014
154.67
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
5.07
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35
54.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1300
99.83
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.01
6.01
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
4.15
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
11.29
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
6.6
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
10.29
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Joe Thurston

Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1762
1.08
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.88
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
707.2
9
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7899
4.83
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
629
0.38
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8607
5.26
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
3.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8528
5.21
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.52
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.937
1.937
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.25
48.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0