Tom Thomas vs. Hippo Vaughn — Career Comparison

Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hippo Vaughn
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hippo Vaughn 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. Hippo Vaughn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.201 compared to 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom Thomas. By the career numbers, Hippo Vaughn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Thomas and Hippo Vaughn

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.59
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.87
84.87
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
2.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8190
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2730
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
8.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
817
2.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
4.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11225
37.01
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
3.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10323
34.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Tom Thomas and Hippo Vaughn

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
15.67
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
29.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.97
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
36.4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
33.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.83
91.83
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.133
2.133
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Thomas and Hippo Vaughn

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
392
231.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1015
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
921
544.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
93.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
73.89
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
14.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
20.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.5
31.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
121.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
135.96
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
47.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
36.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
82.17
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48.64
28.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.77
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
40.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
285
168.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.56
3.56
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
13.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.28
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Hippo Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71