Bob Sheldon vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Sheldon
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bob Sheldon and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .642) and slugging (.418 vs .324). Bob Sheldon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.317 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 Bob Sheldon and Lane Thomas

Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
188.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
160.41
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
299
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
262
525.75
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
134.45
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
108.36
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.05
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.03
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
26.09
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
26.04
52.25
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
85
170.57
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
92
184.62
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
185.23
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60.2
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
75.8
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
34.11
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
67.79
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
94.31
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
123.31
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
29.98
60.16
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269.5
71.93
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
23
46.15
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
50.17
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.96
11.96
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.06
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.02
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
5.34
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.03
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.01
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.03
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
7.47
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.03
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Bob Sheldon and Lane Thomas

Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.21
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.19
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
387.2
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
2.21
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.27
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.13
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.46
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
5.34
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
97.87
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.423
4.423
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.69
82.69
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Bob Sheldon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.81
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sheldon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0