Joe Sullivan vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Sullivan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Joe Sullivan and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Sullivan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.743 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .309). Lane Thomas had the advantage in slugging (.418 vs .381). By the career numbers, Joe Sullivan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Sullivan and Lane Thomas

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
415
134.96
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
160.41
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1845
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1656
538.54
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
495
160.98
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
133.33
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
45
14.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
9.43
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.58
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
85
27.64
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
250.13
81.34
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.82
73.88
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
631
205.2
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
660
214.63
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.705
0.705
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
93.98
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
284
75.8
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
73.82
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
505
164.23
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280.24
91.13
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
15.61
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.67
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
117
38.05
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
26.02
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.06
23.06
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.8
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
16.59
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
51
16.59
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Sullivan and Lane Thomas

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
1.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10563
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3521
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
2.14
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
2.46
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.61
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2040
5.21
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1801
4.6
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.319
4.319
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.93
83.93
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0