Jose Silva vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Jose Silva
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Silva 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 5.41 and 1.584 for Jose Silva. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Silva and Tom Thomas

Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.42
34.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
10.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
3.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
6.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915
40.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1706
35.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Jose Silva and Tom Thomas

Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.67
97.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.42
34.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Silva and Tom Thomas

Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
832.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
486.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
48.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.47
7.95
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
59.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
81.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
32.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-5.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.22
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
38
205.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Silva
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
86.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Silva
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA