Rich Rodriguez vs. Harry Thompson — Career Comparison

Rich Rodriguez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Thompson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Thompson built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Rodriguez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Rodriguez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.481 compared to 4.23 and 1.355 for Harry Thompson. By the career numbers, Rich Rodriguez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Harry Thompson

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.44
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.49
58.49
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.81
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.23
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
27
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.1
9
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
9.02
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
10.41
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.87
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
3.67
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.79
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.56
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.79
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
38.63
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
36.76
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.05
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.79
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
4.27
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.88
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2429
34.12
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
34.64
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Harry Thompson

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1922
27
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640.2
9
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.56
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.18
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.09
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.13
96.13
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.421
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Rodriguez and Harry Thompson

Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
10457.14
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
320.93
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
28
480
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
42.37
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-13.37
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
45.29
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.5
21.5
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100