Bill Dahlen vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Bill Dahlen
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueShortstop
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Dahlen and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .740) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .358). Bill Dahlen had the advantage in slugging (.382 vs .364). 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 Bill Dahlen and Jack Thornton

Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2444
140.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10405
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9036
521.06
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2461
141.91
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1801
103.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
413
23.82
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
9.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
4.84
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
660
38.06
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1457.22
84.03
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3452
199.06
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3665
211.34
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1590
91.69
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1234
71.16
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2740
158
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1534.16
88.47
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
8.07
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
61.36
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
759
43.77
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.71
13.71
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
1.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
9.51
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
31.6
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
31.6
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Dahlen and Jack Thornton

Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2433
1.03
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
777
0.33
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64044
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21348
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5359
2.26
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8138
3.43
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
0.46
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14577
6.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13497
5.69
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.59
92.59
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.548
5.548
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.94
31.94
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Bill Dahlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
0.39
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dahlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0