Bob Friedrichs vs. Claude Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Friedrichs
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Thomas
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Friedrichs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 11.25 and 2.750 for Bob Friedrichs. By the career numbers, Claude Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friedrichs and Claude Thomas

Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.27
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.58
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
54
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
36.85
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.45
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
32.4
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Bob Friedrichs and Claude Thomas

Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friedrichs and Claude Thomas

Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
5.34
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.4
-23.83
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Friedrichs
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA