Mike Montgomery vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Montgomery 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 3.84 and 1.368 for Mike Montgomery. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Montgomery and Tom Thomas

Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
8.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
3.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
6.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
38.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
34.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.4
38.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Montgomery and Tom Thomas

Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Montgomery and Tom Thomas

Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
1298.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
564.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
70.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
56.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.44
17.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
98.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
77.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
35.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-2.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA