Carlisle Littlejohn vs. Justin Thompson — Career Comparison

Carlisle Littlejohn
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Justin Thompson 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. Justin Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 4.14 and 1.500 for Carlisle Littlejohn. By the career numbers, Justin Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Justin Thompson

Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.43
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.57
45.57
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.14
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.02
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.2
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
10.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
8.78
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.01
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.41
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
3.26
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.68
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
5.94
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
39.16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
38
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.5
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.44
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.85
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
35.76
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
34.03
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38

Fielding Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Justin Thompson

Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.43
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.4
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648.2
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.25
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.6
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.58
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.06
98.06
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Justin Thompson

Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
27
704.35
Justin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
4414.29
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
32.36
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.72
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
33.02
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-33.83
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA