Dana Kiecker vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Dana Kiecker
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dana Kiecker 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 4.68 and 1.477 for Dana Kiecker. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dana Kiecker and Tom Thomas

Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
9.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
3.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
5.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.993
0.993
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
39.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
5.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.445
1.445
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
34.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Dana Kiecker and Tom Thomas

Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dana Kiecker and Tom Thomas

Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dana Kiecker
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA