Herb Thomas vs. Jake Walsh — Career Comparison

Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Jake Walsh
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb 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. Herb Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 8.08 and WHIP 1.980 compared to 13.5 and 1.875 for Jake Walsh. By the career numbers, Herb Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Thomas and Jake Walsh

Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
2.21
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
8.08
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.32
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
16.88
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.88
16.88
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.625
2.625
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
45.37
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
50.63
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
9.3
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
13.5
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
39.61
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
40.5
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.358
0.358
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.37
45.37
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63

Fielding Stats for Herb Thomas and Jake Walsh

Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.35
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
10.13
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jake Walsh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Thomas and Jake Walsh

Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
600
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Walsh
Career
Per 600 PA