Ian Desmond vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Ian Desmond
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ian Desmond and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .744) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .317). Ian Desmond had the advantage in slugging (.427 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 Ian Desmond and Jack Thornton

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1478
149.19
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5944
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5442
549.33
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.768
0.768
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1432
144.55
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
937
94.58
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
27.96
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.73
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
49.97
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
739.84
74.68
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2326
234.79
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1862
187.95
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
724
73.08
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
71.77
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
126.58
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.93
74.99
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.34
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
39.06
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
141.52
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.33
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
3.94
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 600 PA
132
13.32
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
18.27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.65
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
23.92
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.37
76.37
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Ian Desmond and Jack Thornton

Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1451
1.06
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1389
1.01
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37065
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12355
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
2.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
1.87
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6036
4.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5860
4.27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.08
97.08
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.039
4.039
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
0.48
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Ian Desmond and Jack Thornton

Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
36
Ian Desmond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Ian Desmond
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5