Jim Abbott vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy Thompson
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tommy Thompson posted a stronger line than Jim Abbott. Tommy Thompson posted stronger numbers in ERA (6.06 vs 20.25) and WHIP (1.714 vs 3.750). By the career numbers, Tommy Thompson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Tommy Thompson

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.341
0.341
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
11.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.85
11.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
67.5
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
39.12
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.38
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
34.71
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.387
0.387
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Tommy Thompson

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.1
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Tommy Thompson

Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
43.72
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
66.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0