Noah Syndergaard vs. Larry Thomas — Career Comparison

Noah Syndergaard
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Noah Syndergaard 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 3.71 and 1.206 for Noah Syndergaard. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Noah Syndergaard and Larry Thomas

Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.56
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.45
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.66
55.66
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.71
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
8.7
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.96
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.07
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.15
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
8.87
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.04
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.32
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3904
37.33
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
38.52
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
4.02
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.65
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3612
34.53
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Noah Syndergaard and Larry Thomas

Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.54
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.97
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.63
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.5
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.81
91.81
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Noah Syndergaard and Larry Thomas

Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
392.03
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
79
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
530.68
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.2
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.34
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
35.17
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
141.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
117.13
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.98
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.52
22.76
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
144
344.22
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
1.74
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.78
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA