Joe Kohlman vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Kohlman
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Kohlman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 5.27 and 1.500 for Joe Kohlman. By the career numbers, Bud Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Kohlman and Bud Thomas

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.96
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.89
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
38.85
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
34.24
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Kohlman and Bud Thomas

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Kohlman and Bud Thomas

Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
61.71
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
48
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-10.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Joe Kohlman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Kohlman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA