Matt Harrison vs. Tom Thobe — Career Comparison

Matt Harrison
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thobe
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harrison built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thobe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Harrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 4.82 and 1.286 for Tom Thobe. By the career numbers, Matt Harrison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harrison and Tom Thobe

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.21
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
9.48
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.97
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
3.15
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
5.49
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2863
38.55
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
39.54
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.79
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.31
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
34.78
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
38.57
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Matt Harrison and Tom Thobe

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.17
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.62
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harrison and Tom Thobe

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
3709.09
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.32
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.86
-50.65
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
327.27
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
1.83
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA