Alex Cobb vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tommy Thompson
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Alex Cobb and Tommy Thompson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Alex Cobb posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.84 vs 6.06) and WHIP (1.284 vs 1.714). Tommy Thompson had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.95). By the career numbers, Alex Cobb had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Tommy Thompson

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.93
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
11.85
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.95
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.58
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
7.51
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
39.12
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.82
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
34.71
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Tommy Thompson

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3983
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327.2
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Tommy Thompson

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
6.59
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
43.72
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-23.01
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
66.83
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0