Rocky Nelson vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Rocky Nelson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Rocky Nelson and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .702) and slugging (.418 vs .379). Rocky Nelson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .309). By the career numbers, Lane Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rocky Nelson and Lane Thomas

Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
239.23
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
601
160.41
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1394
537.88
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
133.89
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
92.99
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
61
23.54
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
5.4
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
11.96
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
106
40.9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
173.41
66.91
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
529
204.12
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
188.68
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
186
71.77
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
75.8
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
173
66.75
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
67.79
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
126.56
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
180.16
69.51
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269.5
71.93
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
50.16
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
48.04
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.02
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.53
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
36.27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.54
16.54
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.24
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.09
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
10.03
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.01
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.7
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.16
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.86
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Rocky Nelson and Lane Thomas

Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.71
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.19
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
18.54
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
2.27
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.31
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3009
19.96
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2993
19.85
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.4
98.4
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.318
7.318
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.23
34.23
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Rocky Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.98
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0