Carlisle Littlejohn vs. Claude Thomas — Career Comparison

Carlisle Littlejohn
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Claude Thomas
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlisle Littlejohn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 4.14 and 1.500 for Carlisle Littlejohn. By the career numbers, Claude Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Claude Thomas

Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.14
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
10.09
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.58
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.41
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.81
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.68
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.676
0.676
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
39.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
36.85
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.45
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
35.76
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
32.4
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Claude Thomas

Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Claude Thomas

Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
704.35
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
32.36
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
33.02
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA