Dave Parker vs. Jim Thorpe — Career Comparison

Dave Parker
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Jim Thorpe
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Dave Parker posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Thorpe. Dave Parker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.820 vs .648) and on-base percentage (.350 vs .286). By the career numbers, Dave Parker had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Parker and Jim Thorpe

Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2466
145.29
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
231.51
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10184
600
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
749
600
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9358
551.34
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
698
559.15
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2712
159.78
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
176
140.99
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1772
104.4
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
104.94
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
30.99
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.02
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
4.42
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
19.97
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.61
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
55.38
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
45
36.05
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1461.69
86.12
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
77.47
62.06
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
259.52
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
253
202.67
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3451
203.32
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
209
167.42
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1272
74.94
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
91
72.9
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
87.96
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
82
65.69
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2426
142.93
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
166
132.98
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1473.58
86.82
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
85.05
68.13
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
3.3
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
683
40.24
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
27
21.63
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
10.02
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1537
90.55
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
97.73
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
6.63
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6.14
6.14
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.06
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.42
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5.07
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
209
12.31
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
9.07
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
23.23
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.66
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.6
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
15.73
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.83
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
57.68
57.68
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.55
93.55

Fielding Stats for Dave Parker and Jim Thorpe

Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
1.04
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1859
1.02
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49056
27
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16352
9
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3949
2.17
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.08
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.08
Jim Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4245
2.34
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4101
2.26
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.881
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.03
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0