Marlin Carter vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Marlin Carter
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Marlin Carter and Bob Thorpe are closely matched on the surface stats. Marlin Carter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.652 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.320 vs .266). Bob Thorpe had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Marlin Carter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Marlin Carter and Bob Thorpe

Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
143.66
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
994
600
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
888
536.02
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
135.21
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
105.03
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.95
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.71
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.26
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.21
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30.18
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
26.24
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.68
63.19
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
178.07
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
187.17
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
312
188.33
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
75.45
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.55
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
32
55.98
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
132.8
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116.82
70.52
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.21
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
51.91
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
48
83.97
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
7.15
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.87
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.68
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.6
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.5
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.28
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.45
95.45
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Marlin Carter and Bob Thorpe

Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.13
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.06
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5735
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911.2
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.86
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
3.44
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
3.18
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.6
92.6
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.817
2.817
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.17
94.17
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marlin Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marlin Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0