Bryn Smith vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bryn Smith
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bryn Smith 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 3.53 and 1.228 for Bryn Smith. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryn Smith and Tom Thomas

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1725
8.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.7
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
2.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
5.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7434
37.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
4.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6820
34.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bryn Smith and Tom Thomas

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
2.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
2.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.58
95.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryn Smith and Tom Thomas

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
365
361.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
491.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
60.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.18
21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
96.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
104.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
36.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
67.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.78
16.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
28.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
140
138.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.98
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA