Jakie May vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Jakie May
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jakie May 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 3.88 and 1.448 for Jakie May. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jakie May and Tom Thomas

Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
2.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
3.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4687
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
9.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
3.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
4.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6831
39.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6126
35.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jakie May and Tom Thomas

Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jakie May and Tom Thomas

Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
466.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
532.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
91.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
71.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
11.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.37
28.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
120.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
125.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
37.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
27.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
62.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.5
26.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
120
136.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
4.39
4.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jakie May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
33.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakie May
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA