Chuck Smith vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Chuck Smith
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chuck 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 3.84 and 1.400 for Chuck 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 Chuck Smith and Tom Thomas

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
38.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
33.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Chuck Smith and Tom Thomas

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.48
93.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Smith and Tom Thomas

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
308.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
565.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
9.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-5.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
231.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA