Danny Klassen vs. Ira Thomas — Career Comparison

Danny Klassen
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ira Thomas
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Danny Klassen and Ira Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Danny Klassen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.630 vs .604) and slugging (.341 vs .308). Ira Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.296 vs .289). By the career numbers, Danny Klassen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Danny Klassen and Ira Thomas

Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
85
177.7
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
195.56
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
287
600
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
261
545.64
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1352
546.26
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
59
123.34
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
132.12
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
43
89.9
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
105.45
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.72
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
18.59
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.87
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.54
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.45
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
26.67
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.72
53.76
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132.51
53.54
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
186.06
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
168.08
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
82
171.43
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
431
174.14
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
71.08
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
50.1
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
23
48.08
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
62.63
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
51
106.62
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
111.52
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
25.56
53.43
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148.78
60.11
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.89
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.9
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
33.13
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
175.61
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
56.97
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
3.42
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.53
10.53
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.27
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
11.72
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.54
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.18
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
8.08
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.27
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.45
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
8.48
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.24
95.24

Fielding Stats for Danny Klassen and Ira Thomas

Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.2
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.89
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6465
27
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2155
9
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.58
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2136
8.92
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.47
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
2.41
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
4.2
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2797
11.68
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.05
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2714
11.33
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.388
3.388
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.004
6.004
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.75
83.75
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.88
52.88
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.15
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Klassen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ira Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.09
Danny Klassen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.96