Troy Cate vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb 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 Herb Thomas

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
10.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
41.63
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.63
41.63
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Troy Cate and Herb Thomas

Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Cate and Herb Thomas

Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA