How Tommy Thomas's ERA Compares to Similar Players

Tommy Thomas posted a career ERA of 4.11, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1927, posting 2.98, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.08 that year. The highest point came in 1935 at 6.57, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.28 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 6.57 in 1935 to 5.26 in 1936 and 6.26 in 1937. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 12 seasons.

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Tommy Thomas ERA Per Season

Tommy Thomas's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tommy Thomas ERA per season line chart

Tommy Thomas ERA by Team

Tommy Thomas's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tommy Thomas career ERA by team bar chart

Tommy Thomas ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Tommy Thomas's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Tommy Thomas ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Tommy Thomas ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tommy Thomas's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Tommy Thomas ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tommy Thomas ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tommy Thomas's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Tommy Thomas ERA season-by-season breakdown table