Dutch Henry vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Dutch Henry
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dutch Henry 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 4.39 and 1.546 for Dutch Henry. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dutch Henry and Tom Thomas

Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
2.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
11.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
2.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.557
0.557
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
40.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
5.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2698
37.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Dutch Henry and Tom Thomas

Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dutch Henry and Tom Thomas

Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
418.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
551.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
104.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
22.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.27
46.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
171.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
94.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.6
52.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
43.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
31
79.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
7.58
7.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA