Mike Kelley vs. Lou Thornton — Career Comparison

Mike Kelley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Thornton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Mike Kelley and Lou Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Kelley posted a career OPS of .634 against Lou Thornton's .613. On the surface stats, Mike Kelley and Lou Thornton are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Mike Kelley and Lou Thornton

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
76
145.22
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
612.9
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
538.85
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
129.94
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
141.94
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
99.36
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.02
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.57
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.25
61.63
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.87
50.77
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
175.8
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
181.53
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
167.74
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
91.72
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
63.06
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
149.04
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.84
66.58
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
51.53
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
40.13
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.04
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
25
161.29
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.27
14.27
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
3.72
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.55
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.11
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.11
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for Mike Kelley and Lou Thornton

Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.07
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.16
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
27
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
9
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
10.53
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.09
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
11.36
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.16
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
11.06
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.09
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.303
10.303
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Mike Kelley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.52
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0