Rance Pless vs. Lou Thornton — Career Comparison

Rance Pless
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Lou Thornton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Rance Pless posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Thornton. Rance Pless posted stronger numbers in OPS (.684 vs .613) and on-base percentage (.354 vs .287). Lou Thornton had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Rance Pless had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rance Pless and Lou Thornton

Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
48
300
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
612.9
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
85
531.25
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
143.75
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
141.94
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
118.75
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
116.13
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.75
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.65
54.07
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.87
50.77
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
28
175
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
212.5
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
167.74
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
9
56.25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
13
81.25
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.05
62.84
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
51.53
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
25
161.29
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
3.72
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Rance Pless
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Rance Pless and Lou Thornton

Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.21
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.16
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.58
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.09
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.16
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
9.79
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.09
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Rance Pless
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.21
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rance Pless
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0