Luther Hackman vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Luther Hackman
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Luther Hackman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 5.09 and 1.590 for Luther Hackman. By the career numbers, Bud Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luther Hackman and Bud Thomas

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.09
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.96
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
9.59
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.59
9.59
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.46
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.59
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
40.88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.4
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
5.65
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.76
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
35.02
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Luther Hackman and Bud Thomas

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
6.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.36
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.91
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.83
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luther Hackman and Bud Thomas

Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
3311.11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
533.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
5.22
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-17.11
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
229.71
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Hackman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA