Eric Surkamp vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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 6.68 and 1.882 for Eric Surkamp. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Surkamp and Tom Thomas

Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
6.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
11.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
10.45
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.45
10.45
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
43.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
7.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
36.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
36.06
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Eric Surkamp and Tom Thomas

Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Surkamp and Tom Thomas

Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
12.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA