Russ McKelvy vs. Moe Thacker — Career Comparison

Russ McKelvy
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis BluesNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Moe Thacker
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Russ McKelvy and Moe Thacker are closely matched on the surface stats. Russ McKelvy posted stronger numbers in slugging (.284 vs .227) and batting average (.222 vs .177). Moe Thacker had the advantage in OPS (.536 vs .521). By the career numbers, Russ McKelvy had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Russ McKelvy and Moe Thacker

Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
64
146.56
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
312.87
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
262
600
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
600
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
588.55
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
514.85
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
130.53
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
46
91.09
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
109.92
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
37
73.27
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.16
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.86
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.87
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.58
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.96
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.61
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
17.82
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.35
39.73
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.41
36.45
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
167.18
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
59
116.83
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
62
141.98
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
174.26
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
75.57
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.6
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
39.6
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
153.44
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
38
75.25
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.84
43.15
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
17.66
34.97
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.96
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.45
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
79.21
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.84
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
87.02
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
81
160.4
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
6.89
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.86
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.96
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.94
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 600 PA
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Russ McKelvy and Moe Thacker

Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.05
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.71
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.95
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
27
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2394
27
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
798
9
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.9
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
5.63
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.42
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
2.76
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
6.51
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
2.32
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
6.41
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.09
84.09
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.209
2.209
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.737
3.737
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.26
55.26
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Russ McKelvy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Moe Thacker
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Russ McKelvy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Thacker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44