Jamie Arnold vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thompson
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jamie Arnold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.73 and WHIP 1.652 compared to 6.06 and 1.714 for Tommy Thompson. By the career numbers, Jamie Arnold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Tommy Thompson

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.93
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.73
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
11.85
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.58
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
39.12
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.38
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.73
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
34.71
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Tommy Thompson

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Tommy Thompson

Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
43.72
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
66.83
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0