Willie Smith vs. Jack Thornton — Career Comparison

Willie Smith
UnknownNewark EaglesNegro National League IIThird Baseman
Jack Thornton
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta Black CrackersNegro American LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Jack Thornton posted the stronger offensive profile against Willie Smith. Jack Thornton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.780 vs .400) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .200). By the career numbers, Jack Thornton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Smith and Jack Thornton

Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
18.03
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
85.37
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
23.01
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
106.11
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Willie Smith and Jack Thornton

Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.64
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.57
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.87
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.3
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
11.86
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Willie Smith and Jack Thornton

Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.56
-0.56
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Willie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Jack Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5