Tom Thomas vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers 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. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom Thomas. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Thomas and Rube Vickers

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.725
0.725
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
33.48
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Tom Thomas and Rube Vickers

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.38
93.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Tom Thomas and Rube Vickers

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
301.68
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
546.37
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
73.74
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.49
21.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
100.56
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
120.67
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
43.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
56.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.3
17.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
33.52
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
34
113.97
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
5.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA