Al Grabowski vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

Al Grabowski
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Grabowski built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 4.07 and 1.420 for Al Grabowski. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Grabowski and Larry Thomas

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.24
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.8
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.9
35.9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
4.07
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
9.52
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.27
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.73
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
39.15
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.92
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
4.82
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
35.77
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Al Grabowski and Larry Thomas

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
27
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.2
9
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.114
0.114
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Grabowski and Larry Thomas

Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
482.35
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
576.47
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.06
83.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
258.82
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
117.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
91.96
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
11
129.41
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.64
4.64
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Grabowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Grabowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA