Alex Main vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Main 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. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom Thomas. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Main and Tom Thomas

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.769
0.769
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Alex Main and Tom Thomas

Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Main and Tom Thomas

Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
334.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
552.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
86.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
22.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
108.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
117.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
47.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.57
15.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
36
156.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3.83
3.83
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA