Joe Thurston vs. Del Young — Career Comparison

Joe Thurston
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueUnknown
Del Young
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Joe Thurston posted the stronger offensive profile against Del Young. Joe Thurston posted stronger numbers in OPS (.638 vs .545) and on-base percentage (.314 vs .264). Del Young had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Thurston 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 Thurston and Del Young

Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
287.5
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
180.35
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
384
600
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
600
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
337
526.56
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
554.47
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
76
118.75
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
124.32
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
50
78.13
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
100.39
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.25
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
18.09
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.56
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.63
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
23.93
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35.34
55.22
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.21
39.81
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
170.31
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
155.84
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
181.25
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
154.09
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
53.13
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
50.78
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
27
42.19
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
44.36
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
93.75
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
93.39
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.77
54.33
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73.88
43.12
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.75
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
54.69
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
28.02
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
104.69
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
67.12
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
5.73
5.73
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.94
8.94
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.25
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.76
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.69
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.06
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12.26
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.81
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.94
Del Young
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.09
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Thurston and Del Young

Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.82
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.88
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
27
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707.2
9
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.27
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.25
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
3.69
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1424
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.52
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1345
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.45
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.937
1.937
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.559
Joe Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.25
48.25
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.41
Del Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0