Benn Karr vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Benn Karr
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Benn Karr 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 4.6 and 1.513 for Benn Karr. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Benn Karr and Tom Thomas

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.17
42.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.77
32.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2341
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
780.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
10.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.564
0.564
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3447
39.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
5.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3167
36.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Benn Karr and Tom Thomas

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.429
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Benn Karr and Tom Thomas

Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
367.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
543.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
133.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
102.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
27.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.38
51.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
169.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
59.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
65.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
121.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.42
57.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
36.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
58
80.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
7.47
7.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benn Karr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA