Hipolito Peña vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Hipolito Peña
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Hipolito Peña as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hipolito Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.84 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb Thomas. By the career numbers, Hipolito Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hipolito Peña and Herb Thomas

Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
6.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.08
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.32
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.96
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
40.03
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.96
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.37
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
32.21
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Hipolito Peña and Herb Thomas

Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.82
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hipolito Peña and Herb Thomas

Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4200
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
94.74
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hipolito Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA