Win Mercer vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Win Mercer
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thompson
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Win Mercer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Win Mercer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 6.06 and 1.714 for Tommy Thompson. By the career numbers, Win Mercer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Mercer and Tommy Thompson

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.21
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.93
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.09
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.48
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.59
44.59
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.92
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
3.98
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.06
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7454
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2484.2
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3081
11.16
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
11.85
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.16
11.16
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.23
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
2.73
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.58
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
1.93
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.13
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.52
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11106
40.23
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
39.12
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.38
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
6.35
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.82
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10207
36.97
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
34.71
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Win Mercer and Tommy Thompson

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
1.22
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12210
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4070
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
1.12
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
1.95
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
3.5
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.515
2.515
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Mercer and Tommy Thompson

Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
172.65
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1967
600
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1773
540.82
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
154.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
133.3
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
11.9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.02
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.14
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.05
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238.63
72.79
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
43.72
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
186.68
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
202.54
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
84.8
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
60.09
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
468
142.76
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270.24
82.43
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
66.83
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.19
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
43.01
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
54.3
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.05
11.05
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.33
4.33
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
10.98
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.84
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.84
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Win Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0