Kyle Hendricks vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Kyle Hendricks
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kyle Hendricks 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 3.79 and 1.200 for Kyle Hendricks. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Hendricks and Tom Thomas

Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
3.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5235
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1745
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1668
8.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
2.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1373
7.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7213
37.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
4.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6652
34.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Kyle Hendricks and Tom Thomas

Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
1.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
1.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5235
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1745
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
2.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Hendricks and Tom Thomas

Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
461.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
358
531.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
54.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
47.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.34
7.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
62.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
74.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
23.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
41.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.58
-11.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
16.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
178
264.36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.27
2.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kyle Hendricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
49.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Hendricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA