John Smiley vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Smiley 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 3.8 and 1.242 for John Smiley. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Smiley and Tom Thomas

John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.49
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
2.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for John Smiley and Tom Thomas

John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.78
96.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Smiley and Tom Thomas

John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
376.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
525
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
76.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
59.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.67
18.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
96.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
102.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
21.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
36.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
56.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.74
9.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
183
190.63
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
3.15
3.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA