Doc McMahon vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Doc McMahon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc McMahon 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. Doc McMahon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom Thomas. By the career numbers, Doc McMahon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc McMahon and Tom Thomas

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Doc McMahon and Tom Thomas

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc McMahon and Tom Thomas

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
111.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA