Ken Holtzman vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Holtzman 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 3.49 and 1.314 for Ken Holtzman. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holtzman and Tom Thomas

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
3.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2787
8.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
2.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
5.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12069
37.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10987
34.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ken Holtzman and Tom Thomas

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
1.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holtzman and Tom Thomas

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
411.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
89.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
17.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.39
20.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
113.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
104.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
31.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
60.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
170
153.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
36.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA