Ervin Santana vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ervin Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ervin Santana 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 4.11 and 1.288 for Ervin Santana. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ervin Santana and Tom Thomas

Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.93
53.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
4.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2391
8.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
776
2.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
7.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10482
37.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
4.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9480
34.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ervin Santana and Tom Thomas

Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
0.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.918
0.918
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ervin Santana and Tom Thomas

Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
2217.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
537.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
67.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.02
10.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
83.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
78.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-6.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
255.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA