Eric Junge vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Junge and Bud Thomas

Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
2.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Eric Junge and Bud Thomas

Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Junge and Bud Thomas

Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA