Zach McAllister vs. Bud Thomas — Career Comparison

Zach McAllister
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McAllister as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach McAllister posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 4.96 and 1.504 for Bud Thomas. By the career numbers, Zach McAllister had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach McAllister and Bud Thomas

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.03
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.99
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.44
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.43
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.53
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.31
45.31
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.37
42.37
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.15
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
4.96
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
9.51
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.07
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.91
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
3.03
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
8.25
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2592
39.08
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2347
40.16
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.84
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.82
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
5.89
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.62
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.504
1.504
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2353
35.47
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2177
37.25
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16

Fielding Stats for Zach McAllister and Bud Thomas

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.03
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.99
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.69
23.69
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zach McAllister and Bud Thomas

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
28700
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
143
490.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
514.29
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
61.71
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
48
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.87
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
82.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
92.57
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-28.8
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA