Lave Cross vs. Jim Thorpe — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Jim Thorpe
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Thorpe. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .648) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .286). Jim Thorpe had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lave Cross had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lave Cross and Jim Thorpe

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
231.51
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
749
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
698
559.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
176
140.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
131
104.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.02
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
8.38
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.61
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
45
36.05
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
77.47
62.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
253
202.67
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
209
167.42
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
91
72.9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
82
65.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
166
132.98
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
85.05
68.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.63
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
97.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.23
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
18.66
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.83
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
93.55
93.55

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Jim Thorpe

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
1.06
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
0.22
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58737
27
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19579
9
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4553
2.09
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.58
20.58
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
0.14
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0