Pat Larkin vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison
Mike Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Larkin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pat Larkin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.645 compared to 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. By the career numbers, Pat Larkin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Pat Larkin and Mike Thompson
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.35
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.35
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
41.81
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
40.12
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
35.71
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
35.19
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.81
41.81
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Fielding Stats for Pat Larkin and Mike Thompson
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.35
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.51
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.26
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Hitting Stats for Pat Larkin and Mike Thompson
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3000
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Pat Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38