Lum Davenport vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Lum Davenport
Lost GenerationArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Lum Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 7.71 and 1.954 for Lum Davenport. By the career numbers, Tommy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lum Davenport and Tommy Thomas

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.86
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.48
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
7.71
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
4.11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.72
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
9.68
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.6
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.87
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.94
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.04
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
42.27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9488
39.24
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.7
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
9.41
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
4.9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.41
9.41
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.954
1.954
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
34.25
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8752
36.19
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.27
42.27
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Lum Davenport and Tommy Thomas

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lum Davenport and Tommy Thomas

Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
782.61
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
526.37
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.848
0.848
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
102.79
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
86.76
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.12
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.04
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.61
94.06
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.8
30.48
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
123.94
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
131.96
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.838
0.838
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
41.56
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
51.76
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
91.13
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
105.5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.31
32.3
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
29.16
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.47
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Lum Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0