Joe Sherman vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Joe Sherman
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sherman 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. Joe Sherman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom Thomas. By the career numbers, Joe Sherman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sherman and Tom Thomas

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
36.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
34.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Sherman and Tom Thomas

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sherman and Tom Thomas

Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
230.77
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
38.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
66.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sherman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA