Tom Thomas vs. Jake Volz — Career Comparison

Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Volz
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Volz 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. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 6.1 and 1.643 for Jake Volz. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Thomas and Jake Volz

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.58
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
6.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
7.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
40.62
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
6.45
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.81
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.644
1.644
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
33.1
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62

Fielding Stats for Tom Thomas and Jake Volz

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.54
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Thomas and Jake Volz

Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Jake Volz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
660
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-20.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Volz
Career
Per 600 PA