Eric Junge vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb 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 Herb Thomas

Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Eric Junge and Herb Thomas

Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Junge and Herb Thomas

Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA