Travis Phelps vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Travis Phelps
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Phelps as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 4.34 and 1.382 for Travis Phelps. By the career numbers, Tommy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Phelps and Tommy Thomas

Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.73
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.48
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.34
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
4.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
105.2
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
7.75
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
9.68
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.6
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.6
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.94
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.92
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.04
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
39.86
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9488
39.24
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.13
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.85
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
4.9
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
33.9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8752
36.19
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Travis Phelps and Tommy Thomas

Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.73
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
27
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105.2
9
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.53
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.13
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.04
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Phelps and Tommy Thomas

Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
47400
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
526.37
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
102.79
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
86.76
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.8
30.48
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.94
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.96
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.56
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
51.76
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
91.13
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.31
32.3
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
29.16
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.47
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Travis Phelps
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0