Jon Gray vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Jon Gray
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jon Gray 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 4.49 and 1.321 for Jon Gray. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jon Gray and Tom Thomas

Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.37
51.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
4.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3692
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
8.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
1.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
8.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5235
38.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
653
4.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4715
34.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jon Gray and Tom Thomas

Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3692
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1230.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jon Gray and Tom Thomas

Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
508.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
242
516.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
46.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
36.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
8.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.36
9.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
61.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
70.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
23.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
27.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
49.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.82
-12.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
147
313.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
1.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jon Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA