Bill Moran vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Moran
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Moran 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 4.66 and 1.770 for Bill Moran. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Moran and Tom Thomas

Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
11.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
4.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.863
0.863
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
42.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
36.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bill Moran and Tom Thomas

Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Moran and Tom Thomas

Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA