Donny Lucy vs. Dave Thomas — Career Comparison

Donny Lucy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher
Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Donny Lucy and Dave Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Donny Lucy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.743 vs .701) and slugging (.425 vs .375). Dave Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 vs .318). By the career numbers, Donny Lucy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Donny Lucy and Dave Thomas

Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
286.36
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
143.89
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
545.45
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1951
541.94
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
136.36
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
145
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
106.11
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
25.56
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
5.83
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
38.89
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.83
79.44
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251.04
69.73
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
203.06
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
190.91
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
692
192.22
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
79.17
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
66.39
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
139.72
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
77.08
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277.16
76.99
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
5
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
42.22
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
190.91
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.83
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Donny Lucy and Dave Thomas

Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.39
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.02
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.07
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
8.63
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.47
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.23
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
8.81
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
8.81
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.333
6.333
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.33
73.33
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.55
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donny Lucy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.21
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donny Lucy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0