Lave Cross vs. Lee Thomas — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Lee Thomas
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Lave Cross and Lee Thomas are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 102 for Lave Cross, 103 for Lee Thomas), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 107). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Lee Thomas

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1027
165.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3730
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3324
534.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
847
136.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
608
97.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
111
17.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.54
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
17.05
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
239
38.45
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
440
70.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1320
212.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3148
193.9
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1211
194.8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
405
65.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
428
68.85
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
727
116.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
455.06
73.2
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
53.4
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
397
63.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
9.4
9.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.7
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
85
13.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
25
4.02
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.77
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
5.79
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
69.44
69.44

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Lee Thomas

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
1.09
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
831
1
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22525
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7508.1
9
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4262
1.96
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4278
5.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
0.37
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4654
5.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4587
5.5
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.041
5.041
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.32
91.32
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
0.38
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Lee Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Lee Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0