Chili Davis vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Chili Davis
Baby BoomersJamaicaThrows RightBats SwitchCaribbeanCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Chili Davis and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Chili Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.823 vs .780) and slugging (.451 vs .364). Jack Thornton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.417 vs .372). By the career numbers, Chili Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chili Davis and Jack Thornton

Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2436
146.22
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9996
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8673
520.59
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Chili Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2380
142.86
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1576
94.6
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
25.45
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
1.8
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
21.01
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
804
48.26
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1442.15
86.56
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.71
85.37
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3914
234.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3589
215.43
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Chili Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.811
0.811
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Chili Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1240
74.43
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1372
82.35
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2262
135.77
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1430.6
85.87
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
0.9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1194
71.67
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
11.28
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1698
101.92
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
5.64
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
232
13.93
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
8.52
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
5.88
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
14.41
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.17
59.17
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Chili Davis and Jack Thornton

Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
1.04
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1151
1.01
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30659
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10219.2
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
2.26
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.07
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.07
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2723
2.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2643
2.33
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.229
2.229
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.05
97.05
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.01
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Chili Davis and Jack Thornton

Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.2
-0.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chili Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Chili Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5