Matt Garza vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Garza 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 4.09 and 1.338 for Matt Garza. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Garza and Tom Thomas

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.73
46.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7313
38.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6575
34.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Matt Garza and Tom Thomas

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.29
89.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Garza and Tom Thomas

Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA