Babe Davis vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Babe Davis
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Babe Davis and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .753) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .347). Babe Davis had the advantage in slugging (.407 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 Babe Davis and Jack Thornton

Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
149.45
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
540.66
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.777
0.777
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
151.65
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
107.69
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.37
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.99
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
43.96
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.14
81.62
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
219.78
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
206.59
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.753
0.753
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
103.3
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
83.52
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
180.22
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.15
88.23
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.59
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
48.35
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.4
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136.5
136.5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.99
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.99
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Babe Davis and Jack Thornton

Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533.2
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.69
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.42
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Babe Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.26
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
2.11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Babe Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.28
93.28
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Babe Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.761
1.761
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.96
92.96
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Babe Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0