Jim Korwan vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Korwan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Korwan 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 6.92 and 2.282 for Jim Korwan. By the career numbers, Bud Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Korwan and Bud Thomas

Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.45
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.92
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.96
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
12.92
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
10.69
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.92
12.92
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.69
10.69
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.62
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
46.62
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.54
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.89
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.282
2.282
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
38.77
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
37.25
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.62
46.62
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Korwan and Bud Thomas

Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.333
3.333
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Korwan and Bud Thomas

Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
490.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
525
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.16
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-31
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
30.86
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA