Ken Tatum vs. Tommy Thomas — Career Comparison

Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Thomas
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tommy Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 4.11 and 1.403 for Tommy Thomas. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Tatum and Tommy Thomas

Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.65
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
1.1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.48
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.53
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.76
47.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.09
67.09
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
995
4.11
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2176.1
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2341
9.68
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.6
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.73
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.94
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
3.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9488
39.24
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.36
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1185
4.9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8752
36.19
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Ken Tatum and Tommy Thomas

Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
27
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.49
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.075
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Tatum and Tommy Thomas

Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
290.89
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
529.41
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
526.37
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
102.79
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
86.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.19
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
16.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.8
30.48
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
123.94
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
131.96
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
41.56
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
51.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
91.13
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.31
32.3
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
29.16
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
200
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
110.81
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
44.47
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0