Jimmy Cockerham vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Jimmy Cockerham
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Jack Thornton posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Cockerham. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .650) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .400). 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 Jimmy Cockerham and Jack Thornton

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
59.55
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
77.49
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Cockerham and Jack Thornton

Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.64
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.55
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Cockerham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0