Mike Donlin vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Mike Donlin
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Donlin and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Donlin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.854 vs .780) and slugging (.468 vs .364). Jack Thornton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.417 vs .386). By the career numbers, Mike Donlin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Donlin and Jack Thornton

Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1049
146.99
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4282
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3854
540.03
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.895
0.895
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1282
179.64
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
958
134.24
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
24.66
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
13.59
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
45.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
737.16
103.29
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.71
85.37
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1805
252.92
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1614
226.16
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
669
93.74
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
76.09
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1161
162.68
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792.92
111.1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
106.11
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.8
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
43.72
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
311
43.58
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.77
13.77
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
13.45
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
29.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
29.85
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Mike Donlin and Jack Thornton

Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
1.18
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
0.52
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22107
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7369
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2416
2.95
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
0.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.21
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2757
3.37
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
3.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.661
2.661
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.61
43.61
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.07
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Mike Donlin and Jack Thornton

Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
7.16
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
8.82
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7.71
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.31
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
42.98
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
40.5
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
8.27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
34.71
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.98
42.98
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5