Ruben Gomez vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ruben Gomez
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ruben Gomez 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 1.409 for Ruben Gomez. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ruben Gomez and Tom Thomas

Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.91
46.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.93
70.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
4.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4362
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1454
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
8.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
3.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6278
38.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
734
4.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5661
35.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.86
38.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ruben Gomez and Tom Thomas

Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
3.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.71
95.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ruben Gomez and Tom Thomas

Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
440.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
519
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
551.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
109.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
92.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
12.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
17.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.33
28.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
135.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
127.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
67.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
25.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
89.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.25
26.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
16.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
61
70.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
8.51
8.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
31.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruben Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA