John Foreman vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

John Foreman
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and John Foreman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 4.97 and 1.605 for John Foreman. By the career numbers, Bud Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Foreman and Bud Thomas

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.45
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.99
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
4.97
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.96
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
9.83
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.61
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.874
0.874
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
41.6
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
6.74
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.89
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
35.83
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for John Foreman and Bud Thomas

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.04
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.84
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Foreman and Bud Thomas

John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
208.7
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
490.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
76
495.65
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
514.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
48
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
20.34
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
16.54
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
92.57
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
39.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.29
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
54.86
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
18.62
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
4.04
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
9
30.86
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA