Hal Griggs vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Hal Griggs
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Griggs 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 5.5 and 1.695 for Hal Griggs. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Griggs and Tom Thomas

Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
5.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
9.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
41.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
6.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.674
1.674
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1377
35.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Hal Griggs and Tom Thomas

Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Griggs and Tom Thomas

Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
729.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
538.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
47.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
8.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
68.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
27.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
61.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.25
-15.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
306.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
1.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Griggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA