Al Shealy vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Al Shealy
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Shealy 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 5.71 and 1.764 for Al Shealy. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Shealy and Tom Thomas

Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.53
25.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
5.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
11.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.78
11.78
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.886
0.886
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
42.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.22
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
6.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.44
6.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.764
1.764
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
38.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.51
42.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Al Shealy and Tom Thomas

Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Shealy and Tom Thomas

Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
587.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
537.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
70.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
212.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
187.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
77.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
100
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Al Shealy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Shealy
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA