Bill McCall vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill McCall 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 3.97 and 1.271 for Bill McCall. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill McCall and Tom Thomas

Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.82
59.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
3.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bill McCall and Tom Thomas

Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.15
94.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.566
1.566
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill McCall and Tom Thomas

Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
267.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
546.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
103.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
13.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.75
36.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
133.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
152.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
48.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
85.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.55
42.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
32.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
26
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
18.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA