Cleo Smith vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Cleo Smith
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Cleo Smith and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .713) and slugging (.418 vs .379). Cleo Smith had the advantage in on-base percentage (.334 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 Cleo Smith and Lane Thomas

Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
115
144.96
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
160.41
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
476
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
417
525.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
143.7
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
108.4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.17
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.08
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.04
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
35.29
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58.74
74.05
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.82
73.88
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
158
199.16
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
191.6
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
88.24
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
75.8
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
70.59
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
153.78
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.78
81.65
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.64
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.52
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
238
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.47
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
23.95
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
18.95
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
23.95
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Cleo Smith and Lane Thomas

Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.12
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.03
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2791
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
930.1
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
2.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.27
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.2
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.58
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.21
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.93
83.93
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0