Milt Steengrafe vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tommy Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.403 compared to 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. By the career numbers, Tommy Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Tommy Thomas

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.48
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.76
47.76
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
4.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
9.68
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.94
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9488
39.24
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1185
4.9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.403
1.403
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8752
36.19
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Tommy Thomas

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Milt Steengrafe and Tommy Thomas

Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
526.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
102.79
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
86.76
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.19
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.8
30.48
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
123.94
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
131.96
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.56
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
51.76
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
91.13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.31
32.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
29.16
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.47
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0