Lou Johnson vs. Sandy Thompson — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Sandy Thompson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Lou Johnson and Sandy Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Sandy Thompson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .708) and on-base percentage (.356 vs .318). Lou Johnson had the advantage in slugging (.389 vs .377). By the career numbers, Sandy 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 Sandy Thompson

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
645
146.7
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2638
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2361
537
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
529
141
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
164.22
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
370
98.62
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
134.87
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
25.86
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
22.29
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.73
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.46
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
12.79
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.59
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
42.38
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
29.34
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334.97
76.19
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
798
212.71
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
202.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
206.29
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
65.04
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
350
79.61
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
70.05
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
148.07
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
255.24
68.03
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381.95
86.87
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.41
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
38.67
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.13
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.23
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
320
85.3
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.14
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.03
7.03
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
527.6
527.6
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
7.2
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
20.92
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.2
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
47
12.53
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.45
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
12.74
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.45
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
13.19
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.55
96.55

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Sandy Thompson

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.16
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
1.2
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.98
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.04
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14554
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4851.1
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
1.86
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.14
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1123
2.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
2
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.99
95.99
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.98
84.98
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.82
86.82
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Sandy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sandy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0