Lave Cross vs. Danny Thompson — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Danny Thompson
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lave Cross comes out clearly ahead of Danny Thompson across most offensive categories. Lave Cross led in contact rate (K%+ 542 vs 140), slugging (SLG+ 111 vs 80), and batting average (AVG+ 114 vs 95). Lave Cross was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Danny Thompson

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
172.71
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2411
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2218
551.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
550
136.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
454
112.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
17.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
96
23.89
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
183.97
45.78
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
687
170.97
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
678
168.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
189
47.03
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
194
48.28
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
368
91.58
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
206.32
51.34
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
29.86
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.49
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
235
58.48
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10.26
10.26
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
11.45
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
15.93
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.99
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Danny Thompson

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
1.2
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
1.01
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15379
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5126.1
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
1.66
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1720
3.02
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2774
4.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
4.05
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2663
4.68
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.836
3.836
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.899
3.899
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.5
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Danny Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Danny Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0