Joe Hatten vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Hatten
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Hatten 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 3.87 and 1.487 for Joe Hatten. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hatten and Tom Thomas

Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.02
57.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.95
63.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
3.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3261
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1087
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
9.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
4.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4723
39.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
4.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4212
34.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Hatten and Tom Thomas

Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.262
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hatten and Tom Thomas

Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
376.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
550.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
87.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
78.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.63
16.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
97.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
103.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
37.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
77.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.84
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
13.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
99
152.7
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
3.93
3.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
33.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hatten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA