Jack Flaherty vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Jack Flaherty
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Flaherty built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 3.8 and 1.208 for Jack Flaherty. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flaherty and Tom Thomas

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
3.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
10.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4120
37.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.198
1.198
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3686
33.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jack Flaherty and Tom Thomas

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2972
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flaherty and Tom Thomas

Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
792
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
492
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
60
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.96
23.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
112
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.8
19.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
46
184
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
3.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flaherty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA