Buddy Ryan vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Buddy Ryan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Buddy Ryan posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Thurston. Buddy Ryan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .638) and on-base percentage (.339 vs .314). Joe Thurston had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Buddy Ryan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Ryan and Joe Thurston

Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
166
154.66
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
644
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
571
531.99
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
150
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
122.98
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.77
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
27.02
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.37
67.43
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35.34
55.22
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
188.2
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
170.31
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
195.65
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
116
181.25
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.6
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
58.7
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
131.37
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.83
76.24
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.45
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
38.2
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.4
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
16.95
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.36
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.25
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.57
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.88
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.94
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
67.74
67.74
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Buddy Ryan and Joe Thurston

Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.88
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707.2
9
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.094
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.25
48.25
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0