Max Leon vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Max Leon
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Max Leon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Leon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.71 and WHIP 1.392 compared to 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike Thompson. By the career numbers, Max Leon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Leon and Mike Thompson

Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.71
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
9.14
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.81
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.9
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.93
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1346
39.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.86
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
4.44
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.49
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
34.66
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Max Leon and Mike Thompson

Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
931
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310.1
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.51
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.42
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
2.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.03
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
0.432
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Leon and Mike Thompson

Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
1662.3
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
511.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
522.58
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
30.85
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.19
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
127.87
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
96.77
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
49.18
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
42.05
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
6.66
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.25
15.25
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Leon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA