Bob Knepper vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Knepper
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Knepper 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 3.68 and 1.356 for Bob Knepper. 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 Knepper and Tom Thomas

Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.5
48.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
3.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8124
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2708
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2737
9.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
2.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1473
4.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11488
38.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
4.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bob Knepper and Tom Thomas

Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8124
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2708
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
1.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554
1.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.81
92.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Knepper and Tom Thomas

Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
274.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
982
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
840
513.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
70.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
48.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
17.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.35
20.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
100.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
96.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
28.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
36.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
61.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.22
9.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
25.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
333
203.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.95
2.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
54.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA