Bud Thomas vs. Jake Walsh — Career Comparison

Bud Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Walsh
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Thomas built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Walsh as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 13.5 and 1.875 for Jake Walsh. By the career numbers, Bud Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Thomas and Jake Walsh

Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.45
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.99
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.58
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.37
42.37
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.96
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1578
27
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
9
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
10.69
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.91
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.84
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
2.31
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
16.88
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.88
16.88
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.625
2.625
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2347
40.16
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
50.63
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
5.89
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2177
37.25
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.16
40.16
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63

Fielding Stats for Bud Thomas and Jake Walsh

Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
27
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
9
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.36
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.839
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Thomas and Jake Walsh

Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
490.29
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
514.29
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
61.71
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
16.54
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
82.29
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
4.04
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
67
229.71
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
2.61
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bud Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA