Matt Keough vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Matt Keough
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Keough 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 4.17 and 1.440 for Matt Keough. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Keough and Tom Thomas

Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1190
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
3.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5157
39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
4.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4534
34.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Matt Keough and Tom Thomas

Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3570
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
1.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Keough and Tom Thomas

Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
7233.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
68.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
77.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Keough
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA