John Hope vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

John Hope
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Hope 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 5.99 and 1.643 for John Hope. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Hope and Tom Thomas

John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
5.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
41.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
6.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
35.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.17
41.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for John Hope and Tom Thomas

John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Hope and Tom Thomas

John Hope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
654.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
13.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
8
218.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Hope
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA