Bill Lillard vs. Tim Thompson — Career Comparison

Bill Lillard
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Tim Thompson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Lillard and Tim Thompson are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Lillard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.654 vs .641) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .302). Tim Thompson had the advantage in slugging (.338 vs .316). By the career numbers, Bill Lillard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Lillard and Tim Thompson

Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
80
181.82
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
200.36
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
264
600
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
225
511.36
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
553.93
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
125
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
131.79
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
97.73
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
95.36
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.45
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.71
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.55
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.27
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.57
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
27.27
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
36.43
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.5
57.94
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52.51
56.26
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
71
161.36
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
187.5
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
197.73
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
175.71
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
68.18
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
52.5
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
22
50
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.36
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
115.91
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
94.29
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.5
64.77
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53.64
57.48
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.27
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.14
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.45
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
41.79
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.5
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
65.91
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
55.71
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
9.1
9.1
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.07
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.91
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.07
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.82
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.5
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.14
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.27
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.29
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.27
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.43
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Bill Lillard and Tim Thompson

Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.1
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.01
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3377
27
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1125.2
9
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
4.94
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.54
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
696
5.56
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
5.48
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.75
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.56
98.56
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.987
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.007
5.007
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.97
91.97
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Bill Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tim Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.3
Bill Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27