Rich Hunter vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Rich Hunter
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Hunter 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 6.49 and 1.716 for Rich Hunter. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Hunter and Tom Thomas

Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
10.9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.9
10.9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
41.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
7.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
35.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Rich Hunter and Tom Thomas

Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Hunter and Tom Thomas

Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
391.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
23.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
21.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
4.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rich Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA