Rick Sutcliffe vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rick Sutcliffe 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 4.08 and 1.415 for Rick Sutcliffe. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Sutcliffe and Larry Thomas

Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.46
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.08
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2662
8.88
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.79
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
3.61
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1679
5.6
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.133
1.133
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.33
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.15
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11548
38.53
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1324
4.42
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.37
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.62
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10222
34.1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Rick Sutcliffe and Larry Thomas

Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
0.7
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.7
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.7
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.31
97.31
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Sutcliffe and Larry Thomas

Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
425.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
79
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
657
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
513.24
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.15
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
68.49
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.09
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.66
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.93
29.16
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
126.03
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.36
25.9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
143
130.59
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA