Ben Shields vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Ben Shields
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Tom Thomas posted a stronger line than Ben Shields. Tom Thomas posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.31 vs 8.27) and WHIP (1.355 vs 1.984). By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ben Shields and Tom Thomas

Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
8.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
11.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.98
11.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.61
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
43.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.22
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
8.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.984
1.984
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
36.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.11
43.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Ben Shields and Tom Thomas

Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Shields and Tom Thomas

Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ben Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-30.77
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA