Joe Hesketh vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Hesketh 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 3.78 and 1.428 for Joe Hesketh. 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 Hesketh and Tom Thomas

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
3.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
8.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4113
38.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
4.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3652
34.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Hesketh and Tom Thomas

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.44
91.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hesketh and Tom Thomas

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
1942.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
491.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
3.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
91.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.66
-15.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
58
331.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA