Marv Breeding vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Marv Breeding
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Marv Breeding and Bob Thorpe are closely matched on the surface stats. Marv Breeding posted stronger numbers in OPS (.604 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.290 vs .266). Bob Thorpe had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Marv Breeding had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marv Breeding and Bob Thorpe

Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
184.17
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1352
600
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268
562.72
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
140.68
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
113.17
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.95
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
22.19
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.22
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.11
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
27.51
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
26.24
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.44
51.23
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
176.63
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
187.17
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
171.75
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
68.34
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
40.83
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.98
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
106.07
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127.14
56.42
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.78
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
29.29
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.33
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
79.88
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
83.97
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.51
7.51
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7.15
7.15
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
3.99
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.75
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.22
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.33
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.43
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.99
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
12.43
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.86
67.86
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Marv Breeding and Bob Thorpe

Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.17
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8750
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916.2
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
2.39
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
2.87
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.16
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
5.42
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
5.27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.504
4.504
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.22
85.22
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Breeding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.71
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marv Breeding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0