Eric Hillman vs. Tom Thobe — Career Comparison

Eric Hillman
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thobe
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Hillman built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thobe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thobe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.82 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.85 and 1.453 for Eric Hillman. By the career numbers, Tom Thobe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Hillman and Tom Thobe

Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.85
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
11.06
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.06
11.06
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.16
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.75
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.72
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.608
0.608
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
39.18
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
39.54
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.59
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.79
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.58
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.89
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
930
36.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
38.57
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Eric Hillman and Tom Thobe

Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.4
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.24
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.94
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.78
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.939
0.939
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Hillman and Tom Thobe

Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
376.92
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
500
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
9.16
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-3.31
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
192.31
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Hillman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
92.31
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Hillman
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA