Win Mercer vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Win Mercer and Tom Thomas are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Thomas posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 3.98) and WHIP (1.355 vs 1.544). Win Mercer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.23 per nine innings vs 0.52). By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Tom Thomas

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1098
3.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
11.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
2.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.518
0.518
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
6.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Tom Thomas

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
1.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12210
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4070
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Tom Thomas

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
133.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
11.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
21.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
664
202.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
43.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
178
54.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
11.05
11.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA