Matt Duff vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Matt Duff
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Matt Duff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Duff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 2.294 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. By the career numbers, Matt Duff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Duff and Bud Thomas

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12.71
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.18
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.71
12.71
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.35
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
31.76
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Matt Duff and Bud Thomas

Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
11.12
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.59
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Matt Duff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Duff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Duff and Bud Thomas

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