Ernie Clement vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Ernie Clement
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ernie Clement and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .672) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .296). Ernie Clement had the advantage in slugging (.376 vs .364). By the career numbers, Jack Thornton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Clement and Jack Thornton

Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
186.32
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1404
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1313
561.11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
146.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
105.13
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
27.78
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.56
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
10.68
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
41.03
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141.87
60.63
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
211.11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
175.21
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
73.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
53.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
117.09
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149.4
63.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.7
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
24.36
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
151
64.53
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.98
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.82
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
8.12
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.39
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.52
65.52
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ernie Clement and Jack Thornton

Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
467
1.36
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
0.98
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9280
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093.1
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
1.35
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
2.13
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1229
3.58
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1196
3.48
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
97.31
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.561
2.561
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.38
72.38
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.41
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ernie Clement and Jack Thornton

Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.26
20.26
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
24.75
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.75
24.75
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
40.5
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
47.25
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
36
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ernie Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Ernie Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5