Maury Kent vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Maury Kent
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Maury Kent 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 4.66 and 1.605 for Maury Kent. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Maury Kent and Tom Thomas

Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
10.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
40.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.22
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
6.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
36.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Maury Kent and Tom Thomas

Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.391
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Maury Kent and Tom Thomas

Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
351.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
556.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
36.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
131.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
102.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
40.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
4.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Maury Kent
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA