Jaime Garcia vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Jaime Garcia
MillenialMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jaime Garcia 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 3.85 and 1.334 for Jaime Garcia. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jaime Garcia and Tom Thomas

Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.03
53.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.24
86.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
3.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3405
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1128
8.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
2.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4809
38.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4354
34.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.13
38.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jaime Garcia and Tom Thomas

Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3405
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
1.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.22
94.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.973
0.973
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.24
86.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jaime Garcia and Tom Thomas

Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
380.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
529.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
77.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
65.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.46
19.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
99.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
44.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
39.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
78.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.76
9.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
20.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
103
176.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
46.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jaime Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA