Lou Johnson vs. Sam Thompson — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Sam Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Sam Thompson posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Johnson. Sam Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.890 vs .708) and on-base percentage (.384 vs .318). Lou Johnson had the advantage in home run production (48 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Sam Thompson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Sam Thompson

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
129.64
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6526
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2049
546.16
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5998
551.46
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
529
141
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1988
182.78
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
370
98.62
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1358
124.85
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
25.86
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
31.54
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.73
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
14.8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.79
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
11.58
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
42.38
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
57.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1185.76
109.02
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
798
212.71
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3031
278.67
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2503
230.13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
65.04
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1261
115.94
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
120.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2443
224.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
255.24
68.03
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1262.34
116.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
5.79
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
452
41.56
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
320
85.3
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
21.51
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.03
7.03
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.89
27.89
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.2
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.2
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.2
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
13.33
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
19.72
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
21.33
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Sam Thompson

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
1.03
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.98
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36891
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12297
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
1.81
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2174
1.59
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.21
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2630
1.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
1.86
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2457
1.8
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.743
1.743
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.98
84.98
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Sam Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.04
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0