Leo Hafford vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Leo Hafford
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leo Hafford 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. Leo Hafford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0.95 and WHIP 1.263 compared to 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom Thomas. By the career numbers, Leo Hafford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Hafford and Tom Thomas

Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
37.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
32.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Leo Hafford and Tom Thomas

Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Hafford and Tom Thomas

Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
37.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
39.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA