Earl Taborn vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Earl Taborn
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCatcher
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Earl Taborn and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .715) and slugging (.418 vs .355). Earl Taborn had the advantage in on-base percentage (.360 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 Earl Taborn and Lane Thomas

Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
167.29
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
160.41
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
373
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
327
526.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2023
539.95
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
146.38
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
109.38
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
35.39
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
28.56
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.94
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.61
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
37
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.19
74.31
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.82
73.88
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
116
186.6
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
213.94
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.682
0.682
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
41
65.95
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
75.8
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
72.39
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
67.79
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
136.73
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.36
81.01
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.04
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.67
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
59.52
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
48.04
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.5
186.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.43
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.83
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.83
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Earl Taborn and Lane Thomas

Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.12
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.07
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2442
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
6.76
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
2.27
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.93
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
7.97
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
7.68
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
96.39
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.881
6.881
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Earl Taborn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.93
83.93
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Taborn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0