Ralph Head vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ralph Head
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Head 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 6.66 and 1.829 for Ralph Head. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Head and Tom Thomas

Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.14
37.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
12.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.612
0.612
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
42.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
7.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
38.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ralph Head and Tom Thomas

Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Head and Tom Thomas

Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
488.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
586.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
3.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ralph Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-27.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
3.58
3.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Head
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA