Tommy Hanson vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Tommy Hanson
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Hanson 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 3.8 and 1.304 for Tommy Hanson. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Hanson and Tom Thomas

Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2124
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
3.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
8.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2995
38.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
4.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Tommy Hanson and Tom Thomas

Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2124
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.84
89.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Hanson and Tom Thomas

Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
328
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
498.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
2.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
42.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.89
-26.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
92
245.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
85.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tommy Hanson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Hanson
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA