Mike Soroka vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Mike Soroka
Gen ZCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Soroka 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 3.85 and 1.227 for Mike Soroka. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Soroka and Tom Thomas

Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.82
75.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
7.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
3.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
37.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
4.29
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
33.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Soroka and Tom Thomas

Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1247
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.82
75.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Soroka and Tom Thomas

Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
769.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
507.04
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.66
-14.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
23
194.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Soroka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Soroka
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA