Santo Alcala vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.76 and 1.552 for Santo Alcala. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Tom Thomas

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Tom Thomas

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Tom Thomas

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
510
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
532.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.25
16.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
90
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA