Ross Grimsley vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ross Grimsley 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 3.81 and 1.330 for Ross Grimsley. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Tom Thomas

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
3.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
9.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
2.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.642
0.642
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7792
34.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Tom Thomas

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Tom Thomas

Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
519
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
529.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
67.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
61.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.1
9.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
73.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.33
-5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
116
174
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
3.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
58.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA