Dan Driessen vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Dan Driessen
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dan Driessen and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Dan Driessen posted a career OPS of .777 against Jack Thornton's .780. On the surface stats, Dan Driessen and Jack Thornton are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Dan Driessen and Jack Thornton

Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1732
163.81
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6344
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5479
518.19
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.792
0.792
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1464
138.46
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
95.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
26.67
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.18
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
14.47
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
43.32
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853.95
80.76
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2251
212.89
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2253
213.08
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
70.55
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
72.16
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1356
128.25
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857.86
81.13
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
2.65
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
71.97
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
9.46
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
719
68
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.82
8.82
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.04
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 600 PA
128
12.11
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.56
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.96
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
20.52
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.97
70.97
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Dan Driessen and Jack Thornton

Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1641
1.15
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
1.02
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38687
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12895.2
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11058
7.72
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
0.75
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.07
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12230
8.54
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12134
8.47
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.22
99.22
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.394
7.394
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.25
7.25
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.4
89.4
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dan Driessen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
0.71
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Driessen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0