Otis Johnson vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Otis Johnson
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueShortstop
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Otis Johnson and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in slugging (.418 vs .378) and batting average (.242 vs .234). Otis Johnson had the advantage in OPS (.741 vs .728). By the career numbers, Lane Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otis Johnson and Lane Thomas

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
162.6
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
160.41
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
262
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
478.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
112.21
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
130.52
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
70.99
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
78.74
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.74
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.87
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
18
41.22
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.98
82.4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.82
73.88
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
79
180.92
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
208.4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.09
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
75.8
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
123.66
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.2
82.9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.87
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.67
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
89.31
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
48.04
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
98.47
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.09
6.09
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.19
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
18.95
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
27.48
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
26.42
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Otis Johnson and Lane Thomas

Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13432
27
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4477.1
9
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.27
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.04
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
2.39
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
2.36
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.492
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.983
1.983
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Otis Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.02
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0