Josh Geer vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Josh Geer
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Geer 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 5.28 and 1.380 for Josh Geer. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Geer and Tom Thomas

Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
5.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
10.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.06
10.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
38.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.365
1.365
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
35.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Josh Geer and Tom Thomas

Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Geer and Tom Thomas

Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
351.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
482.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
21.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
18.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
204.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Josh Geer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Geer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA