Dave Thomas vs. Lane Thomas — Career Comparison

Dave Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIFirst BasemanAll-Star
Lane Thomas
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Dave Thomas and Lane Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Lane Thomas posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .701) and slugging (.418 vs .375). Dave Thomas had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 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 Dave Thomas and Lane Thomas

Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
518
143.89
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
160.41
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2160
600
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2248
600
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1951
541.94
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2023
539.95
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
145
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
489
130.52
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
106.11
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
295
78.74
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
92
25.56
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
28.56
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.94
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
5.83
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
20.28
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
140
38.89
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
51.78
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
251.04
69.73
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276.82
73.88
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
731
203.06
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
846
225.8
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
192.22
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
185.23
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
79.17
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
284
75.8
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
239
66.39
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
67.79
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
139.72
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
462
123.31
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277.16
76.99
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
269.5
71.93
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
5
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.67
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
152
42.22
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
48.04
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.53
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.94
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
573
152.94
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308.57
308.57
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.92
3.92
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.71
21.71
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
10.83
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.34
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
30
8.01
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
18.95
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.47
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.17
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
26.42
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
71.72
71.72

Fielding Stats for Dave Thomas and Lane Thomas

Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.08
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.19
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.07
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
1
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13025
27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13432
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4341.2
9
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4477.1
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4583
9.5
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1127
2.27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.47
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.23
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4920
10.2
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
2.39
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4811
9.97
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
2.36
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.78
97.78
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.234
9.234
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.983
1.983
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.42
99.42
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.93
83.93
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.55
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Dave Thomas and Lane Thomas

Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
17.18
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.18
17.18
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
12.1
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.51
25.51
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.909
1.909
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
51.55
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
17.18
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.18
17.18
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.727
2.727
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
39.27
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Lane Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.55
51.55
Lane Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54