Lave Cross vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Thurston. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .638) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .314). 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 Joe Thurston

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9084
559.53
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2057
126.7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
411
25.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.89
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
594
36.59
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35.34
55.22
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
170.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
116
181.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
28.7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
13.37
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
9.86
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.25
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Lave Cross and Joe Thurston

Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
707.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
0.27
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9405
4.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
3.69
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.52
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.937
1.937
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.25
48.25
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0