Don Thompson vs. Del Young — Career Comparison

Don Thompson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Del Young
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Don Thompson and Del Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Del Young posted stronger numbers in slugging (.281 vs .254) and batting average (.224 vs .218). Don Thompson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.296 vs .264). By the career numbers, Del Young had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Thompson and Del Young

Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
379.59
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
180.35
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
600
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
307
537.03
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
554.47
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
67
117.2
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
124.32
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
101.46
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
100.39
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
13.99
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.09
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.09
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.75
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.74
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
23.93
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
20.5
35.85
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.21
39.81
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
136.44
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
155.84
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
176.68
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
154.09
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
90.96
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
50.78
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
33.24
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
44.36
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
122.45
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
93.39
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
23.1
40.41
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.88
43.12
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.75
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
54.23
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
28.02
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.98
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
115
67.12
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
10.72
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
8.94
8.94
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.76
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.24
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.26
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.24
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.24
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Don Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26.67
26.67
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Thompson and Del Young

Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
19.38
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
27
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.1
9
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
19.83
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.01
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.34
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
21.17
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1424
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
20.84
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.45
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.559
Don Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0