Troy Cate vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Cate and Bud Thomas

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
10.13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Bud Thomas

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Bud Thomas

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA