Mike Morgan vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Mike Morgan
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Morgan 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 4.23 and 1.428 for Mike Morgan. 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 Morgan and Tom Thomas

Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2943
9.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
0.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
4.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11872
38.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
34.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Morgan and Tom Thomas

Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
1.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8317
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
2.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
2.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.84
68.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Morgan and Tom Thomas

Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
625.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
520.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
56.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.05
7.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
61.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
29.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.66
-9.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
151
158.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
61.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Morgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Morgan
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA