John Kelty vs. Lou Thornton — Career Comparison

John Kelty
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Lou Thornton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, John Kelty and Lou Thornton are closely matched on the surface stats. John Kelty posted a career OPS of .641 against Lou Thornton's .613. On the surface stats, John Kelty and Lou Thornton are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for John Kelty and Lou Thornton

John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
59
151.93
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
612.9
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
600
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
533.05
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
126.18
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
141.94
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
92.7
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
116.13
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.75
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.15
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.58
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.48
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.62
65.97
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.87
50.77
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
169.96
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
193.13
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
167.74
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
24
61.8
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
69.53
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
128.76
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.64
68.59
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
51.53
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.3
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.65
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
108.15
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
161.29
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.55
5.55
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
3.72
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.75
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
John Kelty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.75
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75

Fielding Stats for John Kelty and Lou Thornton

John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.11
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.16
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
27
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
9
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.88
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.09
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.22
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.16
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.09
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.83
89.83
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.797
1.797
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
John Kelty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0