Burt Hooton vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Burt Hooton
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Burt Hooton 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 3.38 and 1.265 for Burt Hooton. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Burt Hooton and Tom Thomas

Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.61
52.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
3.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7956
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2652
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2497
8.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
2.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
5.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11025
37.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
3.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10005
33.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Burt Hooton and Tom Thomas

Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7954
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2651.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
1.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.11
97.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Burt Hooton and Tom Thomas

Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
316.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
913
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
491.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
60.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
11.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.38
15.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
80.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
90.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
27.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
32.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
57.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.48
4.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
28.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
243
159.69
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.76
3.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
76.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Hooton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA