Jim Pyburn vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Jim Pyburn
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Joe Thurston posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Pyburn. Joe Thurston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.638 vs .547) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .275). Jim Pyburn had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Thurston had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Pyburn and Joe Thurston

Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
158
284.68
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
333
600
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
384
600
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
529.73
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
56
100.9
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
118.75
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.48
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
78.13
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
23.42
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
23.42
42.2
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.34
55.22
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
80
144.14
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
170.31
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
91
163.96
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
181.25
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
64.86
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
36.04
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
42.19
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
95.5
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
23.09
41.6
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
54.33
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
61.26
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
54.69
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
100.9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
5.95
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.25
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.22
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.06
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.81
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.94
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Jim Pyburn and Joe Thurston

Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.71
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.83
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.88
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2209
27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
27
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.1
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
707.2
9
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.22
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.27
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.8
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.76
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.614
1.614
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Jim Pyburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.25
48.25
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pyburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0