José Suárez vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

José Suárez
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati Cuban StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

José Suárez built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 3.91 and 1.367 for José Suárez. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for José Suárez and Larry Thomas

José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.26
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.98
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.05
78.05
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.91
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9.26
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.04
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.14
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
39.92
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.41
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.41
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.77
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
34.87
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for José Suárez and Larry Thomas

José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.32
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.89
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.82
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.02
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.7
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.7
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.68
89.68
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.055
2.055
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for José Suárez and Larry Thomas

José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
192
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
541.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
168
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
130.29
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.33
79.98
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
229.71
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
198.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
130.29
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.44
90.64
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.43
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA