Cliff Lee vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Cliff Lee and Tommy Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Cliff Lee posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.52 vs 4.11) and WHIP (1.202 vs 1.403). Tommy Thomas had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 0.93). By the career numbers, Cliff Lee had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Lee and Tommy Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.48
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.76
47.76
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.09
67.09
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
4.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
9.68
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
712
2.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
736
3.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9488
39.24
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.36
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
4.9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.22
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.23
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.69
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8752
36.19
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Cliff Lee and Tommy Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.37
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6470
27
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156.2
9
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.78
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.21
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.13
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.77
93.77
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Lee and Tommy Thomas

Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
629.91
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
321
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
543.93
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
526.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
51
95.33
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
102.79
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
41
76.64
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
86.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.08
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.19
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12.47
23.32
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.8
30.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
66
123.36
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.94
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
104.67
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.96
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
18
33.64
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.56
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
19
35.51
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
51.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
35
65.42
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
91.13
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
8.75
16.36
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.31
32.3
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
29.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
205.61
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
44.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.61
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0