Lonnie Smith vs. Joe Thurston — Career Comparison

Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Lonnie Smith posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Thurston. Lonnie Smith posted stronger numbers in OPS (.793 vs .638) and on-base percentage (.373 vs .314). By the career numbers, Lonnie Smith had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lonnie Smith and Joe Thurston

Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1613
162.6
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5170
521.17
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
526.56
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488
150
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
106.75
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
27.52
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
5.85
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
9.88
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
43.25
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
26
40.63
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877.91
88.5
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35.34
55.22
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2171
218.85
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
109
170.31
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
116
181.25
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34
53.13
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
53.73
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344
135.48
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
60
93.75
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892.62
89.98
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
34.77
54.33
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
62.8
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
35
54.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
1.92
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
849
85.58
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
2.12
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.25
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
4.64
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.96
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.81
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.13
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.94
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.55
72.55
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Lonnie Smith and Joe Thurston

Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
1.16
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.88
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
27
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
707.2
9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2388
2.04
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.27
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.08
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.44
96.44
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.22
93.22
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.25
48.25
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0