Tom Thomas vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom Thomas. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Thomas and Dazzy Vance

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
2.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Tom Thomas and Dazzy Vance

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Thomas and Dazzy Vance

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
238.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
971
523.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
25.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
125.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
42.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100