Jack Armstrong vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong 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 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Tom Thomas

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
5.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
34.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Tom Thomas

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Tom Thomas

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
426.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA