Lou Thornton vs. Lloyd Waner — Career Comparison

Lou Thornton
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueUnknown
Lloyd Waner
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lloyd Waner posted the stronger offensive profile against Lou Thornton. Lloyd Waner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.747 vs .613) and on-base percentage (.353 vs .287). Lou Thornton had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lloyd Waner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Thornton and Lloyd Waner

Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
612.9
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1993
143.62
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8326
600
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7772
560.08
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
141.94
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2459
177.2
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
18
116.13
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2033
146.5
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
20.25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.5
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
1.95
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
30.7
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.87
50.77
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1070.53
77.15
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
29
187.1
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3057
220.3
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
26
167.74
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2905
209.34
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
187.1
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1201
86.55
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
43.09
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1772
127.7
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7.99
51.53
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1238.46
89.25
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
1.87
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
30.27
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
161.29
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
12.47
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
3.72
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.13
48.13
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
7.78
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.11
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.83
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.83
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lou Thornton and Lloyd Waner

Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.16
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
27
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
9
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.09
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4864
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.16
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5108
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.09
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5021
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.3
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.757
Lou Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Waner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0