Mike Madden vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Mike Madden
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Madden built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 3.94 and 1.649 for Mike Madden. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Madden and Tom Thomas

Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.62
36.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
3.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
9.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
5.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
39.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
4.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
33.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Madden and Tom Thomas

Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.62
36.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Madden and Tom Thomas

Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
852
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
444
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
5.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-7.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
23
276
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA