Doug Fister vs. Tommy John — Career Comparison

Doug Fister
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Doug Fister and Tommy John are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 114 for Doug Fister and 110 for Tommy John, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 103 and 101 respectively. If forced to pick, Doug Fister gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Doug Fister and Tommy John

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
1.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.53
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.55
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.58
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.44
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.43
47.43
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.31
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
3.72
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
3.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1456
9.21
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4783
9.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.89
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.1
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
2.41
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.19
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
6.14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
4.29
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.25
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.36
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.46
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.19
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5976
37.81
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19692
37.63
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
655
4.14
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
3.85
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.17
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.3
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.22
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.15
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.89
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
0.73
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5511
34.87
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18101
34.59
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Doug Fister and Tommy John

Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.53
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.43
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
1.34
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422.1
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.78
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
0.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.18
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.96
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.281
1.281
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.39
93.39
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.13
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Fister and Tommy John

Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
1157.81
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
443.3
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
128
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
105
492.19
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
524.27
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
16
75
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
82.14
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
13
60.94
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
71.65
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.57
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.49
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
15.69
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.05
17.51
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
98.45
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.94
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.13
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
25.05
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.75
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
31.46
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
53.59
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
9.97
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.54
10.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.06
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
19.22
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
196.88
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
122.91
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
93.75
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
54.17
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Doug Fister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.65
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Fister
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA