Jim Gott vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Gott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. By the career numbers, Jim Gott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gott and Mike Thompson

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.08
43.08
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
3.87
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.69
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.68
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
3.74
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
6.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.42
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4828
38.8
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
4.39
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4252
34.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.8
38.8
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Jim Gott and Mike Thompson

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.86
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.8
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gott and Mike Thompson

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
547.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
97.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
36.05
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
6.66
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
251.61
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA