Leo Hannibal vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Leo Hannibal
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leo Hannibal 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 5.18 and 1.697 for Leo Hannibal. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leo Hannibal and Tom Thomas

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
5.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
10.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
41.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
6.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
35.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Leo Hannibal and Tom Thomas

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.727
1.727
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leo Hannibal and Tom Thomas

Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
306.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
586.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
133.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
43.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
160
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
80
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
40
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
52.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hannibal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA