Ivan Howard vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Ivan Howard and Joe Thurston are closely matched on the surface stats. Ivan Howard posted a career OPS of .639 against Joe Thurston's .638. On the surface stats, Ivan Howard and Joe Thurston are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Ivan Howard and Joe Thurston

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
187.58
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
966
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
526.56
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
118.75
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
91.93
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.19
61.61
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35.34
55.22
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
170.31
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
116
181.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
56.52
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
53.42
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
108.7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.35
64.81
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35
54.69
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
80.12
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.49
7.49
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.94
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Joe Thurston

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.88
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707.2
9
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.27
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1363
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.25
48.25
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0