Henry Blackmon vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Henry Blackmon
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueThird Baseman
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Henry Blackmon and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .708) and slugging (.418 vs .384). Henry Blackmon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.325 vs .309). 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 Henry Blackmon and Lane Thomas

Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
226
142.29
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
160.41
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
953
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
852
536.41
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
146.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
111.44
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
29
18.26
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.56
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.81
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
55
34.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
110.56
69.61
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
327
205.88
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
187.62
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
76.81
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
75.8
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
74.92
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
142.92
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123.9
78.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.15
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
61
38.41
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.41
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136.14
136.14
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.71
8.71
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
22.04
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.63
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.93
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.56
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.67
91.67
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Henry Blackmon and Lane Thomas

Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.05
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.03
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5889
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1963
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.27
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
2.09
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.2
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
3.92
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
3.71
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.553
3.553
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.68
98.68
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.93
83.93
Henry Blackmon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Henry Blackmon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0