Dennis Higgins vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Dennis Higgins
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Higgins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Higgins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.42 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 4.87 and 1.556 for Jake Thompson. By the career numbers, Dennis Higgins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Higgins and Jake Thompson

Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.01
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.42
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.87
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
7.59
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.05
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.7
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
4.89
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
4.72
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
7.44
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.27
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1772
38.87
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
40.46
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1521
33.36
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
34.19
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Dennis Higgins and Jake Thompson

Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.12
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.62
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.6
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.65
98.65
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Higgins and Jake Thompson

Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
2224.62
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
535.38
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
13.34
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
16.93
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
90.91
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
8.65
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
3.25
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA