Matt Joyce vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt Joyce and Jack Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Joyce posted a career OPS of .772 against Jack Thornton's .780. On the surface stats, Matt Joyce and Jack Thornton are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Jack Thornton

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.07
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.66
4.66
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.41
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.82
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
7.99
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.34
60.34
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Jack Thornton

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.21
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.64
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.03
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.01
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0