Jack Matchett vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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 3.64 and 1.395 for Jack Matchett. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Matchett and Tom Thomas

Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
3.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
9.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
39.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
35.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jack Matchett and Tom Thomas

Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Matchett and Tom Thomas

Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
282.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
562.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.621
0.621
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
145.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
122.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
51.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
174.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.21
61.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
29.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA