Bob Keegan vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Keegan
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Keegan 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 3.66 and 1.412 for Bob Keegan. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Keegan and Tom Thomas

Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.44
64.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1934
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
9.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
3.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2768
38.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
4.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2527
35.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bob Keegan and Tom Thomas

Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.3
56.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Keegan and Tom Thomas

Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
345.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
498.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
81.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
73.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.59
16.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
91.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
119.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.95
15.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
31
78.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.61
7.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Keegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Keegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA