Larry Bowa vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Larry Bowa
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Larry Bowa posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Thorpe. Larry Bowa posted stronger numbers in OPS (.623 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.303 vs .266). Bob Thorpe had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Larry Bowa had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bowa and Bob Thorpe

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2247
148.11
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9103
600
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8418
554.85
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2191
144.41
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1815
119.63
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
68
118.95
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
17.27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
6.53
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
0.99
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
24.78
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.24
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
828.13
54.58
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2696
177.7
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
187.17
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
176.78
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
987
65.06
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
34.6
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.98
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497
98.67
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924.36
60.93
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
1.12
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
31.24
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.97
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
569
37.5
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
83.97
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7.15
7.15
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
0.83
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
9.95
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.83
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
7.98
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
20.96
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
6.92
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
27.88
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.18
75.18
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Larry Bowa and Bob Thorpe

Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2227
1.05
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
1.03
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57250
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19083.1
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3323
1.57
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6864
3.24
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.1
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10398
4.9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10187
4.8
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.574
4.574
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.07
98.07
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bowa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1267
0.6
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Bowa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0