Larry Thomas vs. Matt Young — Career Comparison

Larry Thomas
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Young
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Young 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 4.4 and 1.513 for Matt Young. By the career numbers, Larry Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Thomas and Matt Young

Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.72
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
4.4
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
8.12
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1207
9.13
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.57
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.75
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.15
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.27
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.04
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
6.48
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.28
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
38.52
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5236
39.61
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.02
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
5
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.28
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.93
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
32.85
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4563
34.52
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Larry Thomas and Matt Young

Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
14.92
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.52
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.23
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3569
27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1189.2
9
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.94
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.38
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.2
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.22
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.7
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.8
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.7
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
1.58
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.114
0.114
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.628
0.628
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.95
48.95
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Thomas and Matt Young

Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
79
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
66600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-64.27
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Young
Career
Per 600 PA