Tommy John vs. Brad Thompson — Career Comparison

Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brad Thompson
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy John built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Thompson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy John led in strikeout rate (K%+ 69 vs 60), home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 117), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 94). Brad Thompson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 118). Role difference aside, Tommy John holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tommy John and Brad Thompson

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
0.55
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.44
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.49
55.49
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.31
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
3.34
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
4.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4783
9.14
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9.84
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
2.41
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
2.69
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.19
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
4.29
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
4.22
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.767
0.767
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.36
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.19
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19692
37.63
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.01
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.42
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
3.85
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.88
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.3
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.15
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
0.73
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18101
34.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
35.08
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Tommy John and Brad Thompson

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
1.34
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.1
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
0.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.18
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.93
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.91
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.27
96.27
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.428
0.428
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.92
15.92
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy John and Brad Thompson

Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
443.3
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
1715.49
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
524.27
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
473.24
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
82.14
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
71.65
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.57
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.91
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.49
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.05
17.51
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
18.12
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
98.45
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.94
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
101.41
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
25.05
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
31.46
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
53.59
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.54
10.22
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
19.36
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
19.22
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
122.91
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
228.17
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
54.17
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
109.86
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.65
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100