Bun Hayes vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bun Hayes
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bun Hayes 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 5.95 and 1.586 for Bun Hayes. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bun Hayes and Tom Thomas

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
5.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
10.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.78
10.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
3.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.777
0.777
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
40.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
6.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1478
35.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bun Hayes and Tom Thomas

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1202
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bun Hayes and Tom Thomas

Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
278.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
116.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
105.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
34.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
130.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
148.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.54
40.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
28.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
170
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bun Hayes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA