Kevin Millwood vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Kevin Millwood
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Millwood 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 4.11 and 1.345 for Kevin Millwood. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Millwood and Tom Thomas

Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.65
52.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
4.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2720.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
9.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
0.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
2.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
6.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11616
38.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
4.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10541
34.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Kevin Millwood and Tom Thomas

Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
1.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8161
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2720.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
0.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
1.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Millwood and Tom Thomas

Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
493.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
516.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
62.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
41.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
16.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.73
16.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
91.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
85.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
29.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
49.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-0.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
22.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
219
239.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kevin Millwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
60.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Millwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA