Zack Greinke vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Greinke 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 3.49 and 1.178 for Zack Greinke. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Tom Thomas

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1315
3.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
2.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12890
34.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Tom Thomas

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
2.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Tom Thomas

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
597
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
114
114
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA