Bruce Hurst vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bruce Hurst
Baby BoomersUtahThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Hurst 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 3.92 and 1.342 for Bruce Hurst. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Hurst and Tom Thomas

Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
3.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7252
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2417.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
9.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
2.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
6.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10204
37.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
4.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9294
34.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bruce Hurst and Tom Thomas

Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7252
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2417.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
1.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Hurst and Tom Thomas

Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
688.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
496.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
56.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
47.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.59
11.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
65.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
92.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.69
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
36.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
141
255.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA