Jim Korwan vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Jim Korwan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb 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. Jim Korwan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.92 and WHIP 2.282 compared to 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb Thomas. By the career numbers, Jim Korwan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Korwan and Herb Thomas

Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.92
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
12.92
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.92
12.92
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.62
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.32
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
46.62
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
45.37
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.54
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
9.3
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.282
2.282
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
38.77
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.355
0.355
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.62
46.62
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Jim Korwan and Herb Thomas

Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.35
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.46
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.67
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.52
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.333
3.333
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Korwan and Herb Thomas

Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
225
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.16
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-31
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Korwan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Korwan
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA